Iam Tongi: 5 Things To Know About The ‘American Idol’ Season 21 Winner

Iam has won American Idol play 21. Iam is from Hawaii. Iam has released an archetypal song.

Iam Tongi became an American Idol play 21 instrumentality favourite close from the start. From his memorable audition to Hollywood Week to his Hawaii homecoming, Iam showed that he’s a unit to beryllium reckoned with successful the competition. After the epic expansive finale, Iam was crowned the winner of American Idol play 21.

So, who is Iam Tongi? The 18-year-old vocalist is tremendously talented. HollywoodLife has rounded up everything you request to cognize astir the play 21 champion.

Iam Tongi performing during Hollywood Week. (ABC)

1. Iam won American Idol play 21.

Iam performed a touching and almighty rendition of “Monsters” by James Blunt successful grant of his begetter during the season 21 premiere. The performance, which moved the judges to tears, has implicit 11 cardinal views connected YouTube. He aboriginal performed that aforesaid opus with James during the play 21 finale.

Iam sailed done the contention and earned his spot successful the apical 2 alongside Megan Danielle. He performed his archetypal opus “I’ll Be Seeing You,” which is dedicated to his father, earlier helium was crowned the victor of play 21. Ahead of the finale, HollywoodLife spoke EXCLUSIVELY with Iam astir his plans after Idol.

“I conscionable privation to play concerts and unrecorded performances due to the fact that I truly emotion performing live,” helium told HollywoodLife. “It conscionable feels bully erstwhile I’m connected that signifier and the lights and I conscionable adjacent my eyes and get into that feel. When different radical witnesser that and besides tin link to it’s conscionable crazy.”

2. Iam hails from Hawaii.

Iam is primitively from Kahuka, Hawaii, which is located connected the land of Oahu. He moved to Seattle 3 years agone aft getting “priced retired of paradise.” He was capable to instrumentality to Hawaii for the apical 26 performances and a hometown sojourn up of the finale.

3. Iam’s begetter precocious passed away.

Iam’s father, Rodney, died a fewer months earlier his audition. Iam credits his begetter for getting him into music. After his audition aired, Iam posted an Instagram photo from his father’s graveside and wrote, “I got that aureate summons dada privation you were here.”

4. Iam is inactive successful precocious school.

Iam is presently a elder successful precocious school. He attends Decatur High School, which is located successful Federal Way, Washington. The show’s official Facebook page shared Iam’s stellar audition and wrote, “Proud of this astonishing Gator! Yitadee!!”

Iam Tongi during his ‘American Idol’ audition. (ABC)

5. Iam has go a societal media sensation.

Following his unthinkable audition, Iam’s societal media numbers roseate significantly. He present has implicit 200,000 followers connected Instagram. He has implicit 336,000 followers connected TikTok, and his videos person racked up much than 1.2 cardinal likes.

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