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Don’t miss the CapLive debut of 18-year-old Samoan, Tongan Iam Tongi, winner of American Idol 2023, whose beautiful raspy voice, with a light island influence permeates every note in every song he sings, invariably taking listeners on an emotional journey. Tongi’s Idol audition video immediately went viral earning him hundreds of thousands of fans worldwide!BIO
Iam Tongi had America tearing up from the moment he started singing “Monster” by James Blunt. An emotional tribute to his father who’d encouraged him to audition for American Idol 2023 but passed away before he made it in front of the judges, the performance instantly became a viral sensation. The quiet yet powerful maturity in this 18-year-old Samoan, Tongan from Hawaii’s voice, is unparalleled. An old soul, Tongi himself is rarely serious, preferring to approach life with a laugh and a joke, his musical taste and styling shows a depth of range far beyond his years.
In his current single, “I’ll Be Seeing You”, Tongi gorgeously laments about the loss of his father. His formidable vocal ability brings a yearning to those moments when, although you’ve lost someone, you realize they are never truly gone; you see them everywhere you look. Tongi said, “This song is very beautiful, and it resonates with me… It is about my father and talks about ‘I’ll be seeing you wherever I go…’ when a loved one passes away you are going to remember them in everyday life.”
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