Iam Tongi guardians are Rodney Fellow Tongi and Lillie N Rodney Tongi. Rodney and Lillie rasied their family in Hawaii.
Tries out for Season 21 of American Symbol authoritatively started off Sunday night February 19 on the ABC telecom company.
Tongi, whose profound tryout carried judges to tears, is a 18-year-old little fellow from Kahuku, Hawaii.
The youngster picked James Gruff’s “Beasts” as his tryout tune in recognition of his late dad.
Music drives people to try out for the unscripted TV drama. Such stories later become motivating for people watching the nation over.
This season, decided as well as watchers are moved by Tongi’s story. Iam Tongi was born to guardians Rodney Fellow and Lillie N Rodney Tongi on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, in Kahuku.
As per his Facebook bio, the artist is of Tongan, Samoan, and Irish plummet born and brought up in Kahuku.
He is a senior at Decatur Secondary School in Washington State and plays guitar and ukulele.
He consistently shares his tune covers on friendly stages, like Instagram and Tiktok, and says his dad impacted his melodic taste. Tongi is the most youthful of five children.
Iam Tongi father Rodney Tongi was likewise a vocalist. Tragically, his dad died in December 2021 at 50.
Rodney was the person who propelled his melodic desires. The tryout likewise included a clasp of Tongi and his father singing.
The youthful craftsman further said his father is the primary explanation he enjoys music. His tryouts left the adjudicators and the audience shattered as he tossed his entire being while at the same time playing out his front of the tune.
As Tongi cleaned his sad eyes after the tryout, Lionel Ritchie said, “I can see he made a big difference to you.”
Obtuse wrote the melody “Beasts” out of appreciation for his own dad, who was determined to have stage four kidney illness.
Iam Tongi mother Lillie is initially from Mu’A, Tongatapu. She experienced childhood in a family of 12 kin.
Nau, Pule, William, Vakameilalo, Eni, KJ, Verona, Manatau, Alopa, and Tevita are among the 12 kin of Tongi.
She studied at Liahona Secondary School in Tonga and later went to Brigham Youthful College in Hawaii.
She wedded her first love, Rodney, in 1977. The family was at first gotten comfortable Hawaii however later moved to Seattle, Washington.
Lillie is dynamic on Instagram under the username @lillietongi. Her Instagram posts exhibit her existence with her family and friends and family.
Iam Tongi has three kin. He has a brother Lerod Tongi and sisters Cassandra Alvino and Leilei Tongi.
Iam Tongi brother Lerod Tongi is the primary offspring of Lillie and Rodney. He and his more youthful kin went to Kahuku High and Global School.
Growing up, Lerod was a hopeful competitor and played Young men’s Varsity Football. The 5 feet 8 inches sought the Kahuku Secondary School as a guarded lineman and full patron.
He is dynamic on Twitter under the username @lerod43. Tongi joined the assistance in December 2015 and has shared his senior profession features.
He is additionally accessible on Instagram under the ID @dnoyc43.
Tongi is hitched to Cristina Tongi. The delightful couple as of late invited their little one. Cristina is dynamic on IG under the username @cristinatongi08.
Tongi’s sister Cassandra wedded Gunnar in April 2020. Lillie partook in one of her IG posts that her significant other energetically gave their girl’s hand to Gunnar.
She shared a caring dance clasp of her little girl and child in-regulation to mark their second marriage commemoration.
Because of Coronavirus, the couple needed to change their arrangements and had a cozy wedding service with only a small bunch of relatives.
Cassandra’s big brother Lerod got back home from Brazil a couple of days sooner for her big day.
The most youthful one likewise delivered a solitary entitled Dreams in 2020, explicitly for his sister’s wedding.
The exquisite melody was about his sister and her significant other’s affection story.
Alvino and Gunnar presently share a kid. She periodically posts photos of her hubby and youngster on her Facebook account.
Jennifer is one of two sisters of the youthful craftsman. She is much of the time highlighted in merry family pictures that her mom shares on her Instagram.
Most as of late, on the extraordinary event of Valentine’s Day, Lillie shared a cute photograph of her significant other and two girls, Cassandra and Jennifer.
Tongi showed his unmistakable melodic ability as he sang Obtuse’s “Beasts” for his tryout for American Symbol. It was an exceptional recognition for his dear dad.
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He even procured a wildly energetic applause from every one of the adjudicators for his exceptional presentation. Katy Perry commended the vocalist saying he hit a nerve and “that is the very thing that extraordinary narrators do, that is incredible craftsmen’s specialty.”
Besides, his presentation hit an individual harmony with judge Luke Bryan, as it made him review the deficiency of his dear sister and her better half. Following their death, their youngsters live with Luke and his significant other.
The artist/musician was overpowered in the wake of getting three reverberating yeses. “You’re going to Hollywood,” every one of the adjudicators cheered without a moment’s delay.
Tongi additionally shared the blissful news on his Instagram and stated, “I got that brilliant ticket father wish you were here.”
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