A loud portion of viewers don’t believe the 18-year-old was worthy of winning Season 21.
“American Idol” winner Iam Tongi says he enjoys the “drama” of “rigging” accusations surrounding his Season 21 victory.
“A lot of people are like, ‘[Runner-up] Colin Stough was robbed,’ or whatever. And I just love it,” heThe 18-year-old singer went on to say that his late father, Rodney Tongi — who died in 2021 — prepared him for any public scrutiny should his music take off. “My dad always told me that your music’s not meant for everyone. There’s going to be people that are not going to like it and that’s OK, that’s normal,” he explained.“American Idol” winner Iam Tongi isn’t letting “rigging” accusations get to him.“A lot of people are like, ‘'[Runner-up] Colin Stough was robbed,’ or whatever. And I just love it,” he told the Daily Mail.“I just ‘like’ [the comments], whatever what they say, ’cause you know, [I gotta] let those things happen,” he shared.
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