American Idol alum Iam Tongi to perform live on Disney Night next week

American Idol has just revealed via their Instagram profile that alum Iam Tongi is about to make a huge comeback. The singer won the title in 2023 and since then, has released various new projects.

At the time he was on American Idol, Iam had just lost his father and was going through the heartbreak of it all. In a social media post, he revealed his emotions after he had won. Even though it was a happy moment, Iam said he felt an emptiness inside of him.

This post, which was uploaded on April 10, 2025, read,

"When I won American Idol in 2023, my life changed forever. So many amazing things were happening so quickly….I was in the studio recording music, traveling to places most dream about, performing for huge audiences, and living a life only a few get to experience.

It continued,

But I still felt a sadness and an emptiness I could not escape.I still had a lot of pain from losing my dad, and that made it so hard to appreciate all the blessings God was giving me.”

American Idol will have Iam Tongi during next week's live performance

Iam Tongi is invited back onto the American Idol stage that gave his career a solid form. He will be performing during the Disney Night theme, and the episode will be filmed live.

He has recently released a song called Sunshine. The filming has been done in California, and on his Instagram, he thanked the state for sharing its sunshine with them. This song was a way that Iam decided to cope recently with the stress of everything.

He shared that he needed to take a step back and make some changes in his life that were way overdue. This time, he decided to take care of his health and even gave himself time to process the emotions he was feeling after losing his dad.

At the time of his father's death, Iam had an audition to look forward to, and then he got wrapped up in the competitive aspect of American Idol, which prevented him from taking some out and acknowledging what he was feeling.

However, now that he has done the deed, Iam decided to release his new music and is already talking about the future. Iam also wrote how he is actively trying to be around better people who "genuinely care about" him and his well-being.

His song, Sunshine, which that released on April 25, 2025, talks about being grateful towards the many aspects of life. He said,

"It’s a simple message about chasing the light and celebrating the gift of each day. If it brings a smile to your face or makes your day a little bit brighter, then I’ve done what I set out to do."

It will be interesting to see his performance on May 11. It will be the penultimate episode of American Idol, which will end on May 18, 2025, crowning a winner for this season.

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Catch weekly episodes of American Idol Season 23 on Sundays and Mondays at 8 PM Eastern Time on ABC. Later, the episodes are available to stream via Hulu.

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