Becoming the Next American Idol with Ava August

<p><a href="https://www.avaaugust.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ava August</a> is a 15-year-old high school freshman from Laguna Niguel who is currently on American Idol. Here, the singer/songwriter chats with <a href="https://www.lagunabeachliving.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Laguna Beach Living</a> Editor-in-Chief, Lindsay DeLong, about her music career thus far -- everything from writing her first song at age 9 in Hawaii with a ukulele, to navigating her American Idol experience with her freshman year at Dana Hills High School.</p> <p><em>Follow Ava on Instagram at </em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/avaaugust/"><em>@avaaugust</em></a><em> or on Spotify at </em><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/2AJeJvPfjKAjHjVLIkW24u"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em></p>