Iam Tongi turned out to be the undisputed favorite of the audience of the latest edition of the American “”. The 18-year-old won the 21st series literally with flying colors – defeating Megan Danielle and Colin Stough. The young singer fell in love with the viewers already at the stage of auditions for the program – the recording of his cover of James Blunt’s song “Monsters” became a popular viral on the web. Tonga dedicated the song to his late father. So it is not surprising that when he had a chance to sing the same song with its creator in the final episode of the program, tears flowed profusely.
The winner of “Idol” cried while singing. The author then changed the text for him
The arrangement of the song about the farewell of an adult son to a dying father was minimalist – the extremely moving lines of the song were enough to send a wave of emotions to both the performers and the audience. The performance was started by James Blunt himself, after which you could see great emotion. Iam Tongi sang the second verse and was in tears by the end of it.
Then came the chorus and the words “I’m not your son and you’re not my father / We’re two grown men saying goodbye / We don’t have to forgive each other, we don’t have to forget anything / I know your mistakes, you’re mine. When you sleep, I’ll make you proud / Dad, close your eyes calmly.” Iam was about to sing “Don’t be afraid, it’s my time to chase the monsters away” – but his voice broke and he couldn’t sing the last word anymore.
James Blunt led the song through the next bars – though his mic hands and voice were shaking, he grabbed Iam’s arm in support. Ba, even for this occasion, he spontaneously changed the words of the song – instead of singing “you can feel my hand on your hand” he sang “you can feel my hand on your shoulder”. The young singer gathered his strength and sang the song with him to the end. During their performance, emotions and tears were not able to stop Katy Perry, as was the audience gathered in the studio.
– I wasn’t afraid if you would last until the end of the song. I was afraid if we would all make it to the end of the song. Your dad is very proud – said the judge Linel Richie after the performance.
“This song and melody is a recipe for endless tears. It doesn’t help that Iam’s soothing voice envelops the song. All I can say is that James Blunt has earned my infinite respect for how perfectly he supported Iam on stage and helped him finish the song “That’s how you sing. Straight from the soul. I’m sure your dad is very proud.” there’s something special about you. No politics, no scandals, just pure talent,” the viewers commented under the recording of the performance on YouTube.
Source: Gazeta
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