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Katy Perry REACTS to Iam Tongi's American Idol Win
A caller American Idol has been crowned.
After Iam Tongi was declared the victor of play 21, the vocalist expressed his excitement implicit securing the title.
"It's crazy," helium exclusively told E! News aft his triumph (see much of his interrogation connected tonight's occurrence of E! News). "It feels truthful weird to speech about, to accidental it retired loud, it's crazy.
Iam entered the finale alongside Megan Danielle, who came successful second, and Colin Stough, who finished third. During the episode, the contestant from Kahuku, Hawaii, sang a assortment of hits, including Keith Urban's "Making Memories of Us," Kolohe Kai's "Cool Down," and an affectional duet of "Monsters" with James Blunt successful which Iam paid tribute to his precocious begetter Rodney.
"He grabbed my arm, that made maine outcry adjacent more," the 18-year-old noted astir James. "No, I emotion James Blunt. I'm truthful gladsome helium came retired and sang. His dependable is truthful insane. It sounds similar heartbreak erstwhile helium sings, you cognize what I mean? And that's what I emotion astir his voice, and he's specified a bully guy. So for him to travel retired and sing with maine is amazing."
Iam besides performed his ain azygous "I'll Be Seeing You" successful grant of his dad. And aft big Ryan Seacrest revealed the results, the precocious schoolhouse pupil sang Spawnbreezie's "Don't Let Go" arsenic confetti fell and his chap contestants joined him connected the signifier to celebrate.
As for however Iam planned to observe aft the show? "Go retired and bent retired with my family," helium said. "That's each I privation to do."
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Win oregon lose, judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan are arrogant of each the finalists.
"It's been affectional similar a bully therapy session," the "Roar" creator told E!. "Just to spot these kids, young people—younger than me—just turn and get what they came for. Even if they didn't win, they got what they came for. There's thing that was sparked successful them that tin ne'er beryllium enactment backmost oregon not believed in."
And Lionel offered Iam immoderate proposal connected this caller chapter.
"He's gonna beryllium connected a travel now. He's gotta stone it," the "Stuck connected You" prima added. "Remember now, winning no. 1 is 1 thing. Maintaining no. 1 is called the hard work. He's got a large household support. The colony raised him. So, he's got the support. Right now, helium needs to deliberation however bash I get, archetypal of all, crossed America and past astir the satellite 1 opus astatine a time?"
For now, Iam is enjoying his triumph and expressing his gratitude to everyone who voted for him.
"Thank you everyone for voting!" helium wrote connected Instagram. "Love each you guys! Thank you truthful much, yessah blessa ne'er stressa! #idol #idolwinner."
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