@connectwithgrowth: He Wasn't Just Singing… He Was Saying Goodbye in Real Time. There are auditions that impress you, and then there are performances that make you forget you are watching a competition. Iam Tongi’s rendition of “Monsters” became the second kind. His father, Rodney, had been the person who introduced him to music and encouraged him to pursue it, but he had died only months before Iam stepped onto the American Idol stage. Suddenly, a song about a child confronting a parent’s mortality became painfully personal. Iam wasn’t simply interpreting lyrics written by someone else. He was attaching his own memories to them. That is why the emotion never felt staged or exaggerated. The cracks in his voice, the restraint, and the silence around the room all carried the same message. For a few minutes, the audition stopped being about whether he would advance. It became a son honoring the person who helped him find his voice. #monsters #americanidol #iamtongi

Mary Kaitlin Greg986 :

The fact the men are crying and Katy isn’t…it’s weird.

Rascal 🔜 MFF :

This song WRECKS me every single time.

Jay :

This song hits me hard, I sat in the hospital room with my grandfather and looked him in his eyes and had to tell him goodnight before they induced him then I sat there until he took his last breath, a memory that is forever engraved in my mind and it replays every single day no matter how much I distract myself, it’s been 2 years

Copia1111 :

So prowerfull I remeber this live for the 1st time. This guy is a king.

Miguel Gonzalez :

Oh man brother. You cut me deep. May your father rest in paradise

me83 :

best performance ever on that show

Sam P :

Damnit. This song tear jerks me every time

Lake Tittiekaka :

Erin Claire :

Lump in the throat 🥺

msmimi_xoo :

God bless him ❤️‍🩹💔

Perceptionist5.8 :

Easily ever I connected 👏👏🥺

seansworld :

Didn’t expect to cry tonight. I lost my father 13 years ago and it still feels like it was yesterday

Manasseh😘🥺❣️🌟💫 Dr.Tooma :

This got me

K-R3D :

63cm63 :

Fucked me up

Tfopp89 :

😂😂😂

FairuzSenpai82 :

🥲🥲🥲

Tovarich 'Mbriakosky :

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔