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One of the younger contestants we met during American Idol’s Milwaukee audition was Thia Megia, she of the movie star name in the words of Jennifer Lopez.

Thia earned a golden ticket to Hollywood by singing Adele’s “Chasing Pavements.”

But her success in the audition shouldn’t have surprised anyone. And here’s betting it didn’t surprise Idol producers.

Thia was a finalist on America’s Got Talent back in season four (2009).

The 15-year-old from California said she decided to audition for Idol as soon as she heard the age limit had been lowered.

So she booked a room in Milwaukee, saying she knew Idol would have auditions in her home state “but I couldn’t summon the patience to wait.”

She expressed a lot more patience on her YouTube channel.

“I’m trying my best with baby steps at a time,” she writes, “until I’m living and breathing my dreams and my destiny.”

If you want to hear more from Thia, here goes …

Singing an original song, “As I Do”

Singing at a David Foster and Friends concert

Singing “The Climb” on America’s Got Talent