Which song do you think Iam should sing next? With extra island flavor! Lulu's Fantasy Show: linktr.ee/cluelesslulu John X Lulu Wicked Fun: linktr.ee/johnxlulu
The fly got stuck on the winner! What a great performance! Was so AWESOME to see Lionel Ritchie getting down and enjoying Iam's version of his song. And then, it was so cute at the end when Lionel Ritchie goes to hug him and tells him he killed it....Ryan Seacrest was funny with his broom. And Iam was so cute giving his grandpa a shout out.... And I really enjoyed your guys' reaction to the video!!❤👍🤙
Growing up in hawaii, we all listened to Ekolu's reggae cover of "stuck on you" by Lionel richie, pretty sure it also had a hand in inspiring Iam picking this song, give it a listen!
It brings me so much joy to see yourself as well as a few other reactors learn about our Polynesian culture a little. Iam embodies a lot of what the Polynesian culture is made of and it’s been a pleasure to watch people of other ethnicities just fall in love with him and have them be surprised at how deep our Polynesian culture rides for our own. Just pure love and aloha and I’m here for it!!❤️❤️
Look people, he's smiling, his eyes are open!! His confidence is building to the big stage ! 🎶 🎙 Great storyteller! Great artist ! His voice is a magnet, it takes you somewhere else... IAM TONGI ⭐️ 🎶 💿 waiting for his first album 💿
What a performance! Iam nailed that song with island flare, and you could tell Lionel was impressed with Iam's rendition of the song and how smoothly Iam transitioned the song from soft rock to "Island soft rock" what an awesome job. So as I wat🎉ch American idol 2023, do you notice that the producers seem to put Iam towards the end of the show? It's like they know how much Iam is liked by the TV audience, and to keep the ratings high, they showcase Iam towards the end of the show because the producers know that America is backing him, and is so genuine when he sings! REPRESENT US WELL IAM, YOU ROCK! MUCH ALOFA FROM HAWAII!🤙🤙
Well,"Stuck on you" obviously is not a reggae song either, I just reference the Hawaiian or Polynesian vibe that he adds to the song, after all, he was born and raised in Hawaii not Jamaica.
I really enjoyed his rendition of Stuck on you- Lionel Richie loved it. I love watching IAM perform cuz it never fails after every performance I’m either smiling from ear to ear or wiping tears from the heartfelt emotion he puts in each song. He delivers so well and I’m just so happy for him. He’s my favorite contestant and brings such a positive n warm vibe to the show! Good luck on your journey we will all be rooting for u! MALO LAVA IAM🙏
Great reaction thank you for your reaction love n support to our Favorite Amazing Incredible Singer IAM Tongi He's God's Given Miracle Magical Wonderful Angel Superstar Angel Voice.
All of the Top 20 performed so Iam jumped the gun and was going up to sing his song forgetting that he needed to find out if he got in or needs to fight for Top 12…lol! The fly’s timing was perfect when it stuck to his forehead right when he sang the words “Stuck on You”! Hmmm, maybe it was planned…lol! Iam is sooooo cute! Love him love him love him! He’s representing the “808” perfectly!
Really was looking forward to your reaction to this performance...thank you! You folks were just awesome & watching your enjoyment made the reaction more real..❤
Isn’t it ironic that Clay Aiken was his coach and in his song “Invisible” he wished he was a fly on the wall. I think that fly was Clay wishing he was in Iam’s shoes(slippahs) 😂😂 Ian killed it again!
I think it’s ironically funny how Clay Aiken was telling Iam to look at peoples foreheads if he needed to when he was trying to work on keeping his eyes open. Starting your performance and everyone is staring at your forehead🤣🤣🤣Braddah killed it regardless!! Lol
So watched the shows format, they called each performer up n told them if they made top 12 or not. Voting took top 10 picks and judges saved 2 extra contestants from elimination. Either way, everyone got to perform win or lose. Iam is going all the way 💯
I have been watching reaction videos all night for Iam. I just love all the walks of life that are enjoying this together. He really brings the best out of all of us.
While I got attracted to watching American Idol again because of Iam, One recommendation of an idol contestant that totally blew me away was Nailyah in the Hawai’i Disney Aulani segment. She did Minnie Ripperton’s Loving You which I thought could never be replicated or topped. But I have to say her performance was other worldly! Would love to see your reaction to her performance
If I’m not mistaken, this one is the first Live show this season. Because I saw it in AI ads. That’s why they can’t re-shoot everything. But all the bloopers are really good actually, add great flavour to Iam. 😍
Listen to the Ekolu version of Stuck on You. Ekolu is a local group from Hawaii and Iam did their version - of course with the Iam Tongi spin - loving it. Team iamtongi all the way. Get it Iam!!!!
You two are awesome!! We love our Boy Iam Tongi...no matter what he sings, he sings and sounds perfect👌 Love love love him. You got this Iam Tongi, we are cheering you on at every performance. Perfect song choice again❤❤❤❤
We just have to hope that Island Tropical Genre is what the world needs thru IAM just like the LATINO genre exploded 10yrs ago thru Pitbull etc. Thanks for the reaction
So funny. 😂 Thats how Lionel's song is played in Hawaii ever since Ekolu made this remake many years ago. It's nice that Hawaii is finally getting noticed musically. 😊
OMG! That is a brilliant idea! Ritchie & Tongi doe Ritchie's hist a la Hawai'ian!! "All Night Long," "You Are," "Hello," "Endless Love..." OMG I want this album now
Iam so good. He should be the winner. Tyson Venegas you should react to. His parents are from the Philippines and he was on the voice kids Philippines. Love your show Keep up the good work.
A lot of our Hawaiian classics are covers by other artists, just with our Hawaiian vibe twists. Thats just timeless music. Can be remade in any year, sang to any style, but still evoke the same emotions time after time.
Iam killed it. To me this is more of a cover of a cover. Back when I was in high school there was a band named Ekolu that made their Jawaiian version of this song. ruclips.net/video/l6tlcjfEbWk/видео.html
Which song do you think Iam should sing next? With extra island flavor!
Lulu's Fantasy Show: linktr.ee/cluelesslulu
John X Lulu Wicked Fun: linktr.ee/johnxlulu
The Top 10 got to sing for fun, the others had to sing for the 11th & 12th spot.
I would love to see him do something from John Lennon or the Beatles!
"IMAGINE"
Yesterday, Sittin' in the Dock of the Bay, Into the Mystic, Blowin' in the Wind
One Day from Matisyahu 🤙🏽
The fly got stuck on the winner! What a great performance! Was so AWESOME to see Lionel Ritchie getting down and enjoying Iam's version of his song. And then, it was so cute at the end when Lionel Ritchie goes to hug him and tells him he killed it....Ryan Seacrest was funny with his broom. And Iam was so cute giving his grandpa a shout out.... And I really enjoyed your guys' reaction to the video!!❤👍🤙
Growing up in hawaii, we all listened to Ekolu's reggae cover of "stuck on you" by Lionel richie, pretty sure it also had a hand in inspiring Iam picking this song, give it a listen!
😂even the fly couldn’t even distract Iam’s vocals from being fantastically brilliant!
It brings me so much joy to see yourself as well as a few other reactors learn about our Polynesian culture a little. Iam embodies a lot of what the Polynesian culture is made of and it’s been a pleasure to watch people of other ethnicities just fall in love with him and have them be surprised at how deep our Polynesian culture rides for our own. Just pure love and aloha and I’m here for it!!❤️❤️
Powerhouse IAM!! He takes the music to a whole new level! He's definitely in a league of his own!
Look people, he's smiling, his eyes are open!! His confidence is building to the big stage ! 🎶 🎙
Great storyteller!
Great artist !
His voice is a magnet, it takes you somewhere else...
IAM TONGI ⭐️ 🎶 💿
waiting for his first album 💿
I love both of your reactions to Iam's performance. I think his rendition of Lionel's song was amazing. The fly incident was pretty funny
What a performance! Iam nailed that song with island flare, and you could tell Lionel was impressed with Iam's rendition of the song and how smoothly Iam transitioned the song from soft rock to "Island soft rock" what an awesome job.
So as I wat🎉ch American idol 2023, do you notice that the producers seem to put Iam towards the end of the show? It's like they know how much Iam is liked by the TV audience, and to keep the ratings high, they showcase Iam towards the end of the show because the producers know that America is backing him, and is so genuine when he sings!
REPRESENT US WELL IAM, YOU ROCK! MUCH ALOFA FROM HAWAII!🤙🤙
Reggae is from Jamaica,not Hawaii.And it's not Polynesian.But he is a good singer.
Well,"Stuck on you" obviously is not a reggae song either, I just reference the Hawaiian or Polynesian vibe that he adds to the song, after all, he was born and raised in Hawaii not Jamaica.
I really enjoyed his rendition of Stuck on you- Lionel Richie loved it. I love watching IAM perform cuz it never fails after every performance I’m either smiling from ear to ear or wiping tears from the heartfelt emotion he puts in each song. He delivers so well and I’m just so happy for him. He’s my favorite contestant and brings such a positive n warm vibe to the show! Good luck on your journey we will all be rooting for u! MALO LAVA IAM🙏
Love you both! Your reaction to Iam's music & his cute quirks, put a smile on my face thruout his performance..Congrats Iam!
Love you!❤❤
Great reaction thank you for your reaction love n support to our Favorite Amazing Incredible Singer IAM Tongi He's God's Given Miracle Magical Wonderful Angel Superstar Angel Voice.
Love how you guys get so excited to see Iam Tongi perform . I'm so excited I'm not only one!!!!! Love your reaction videos so much ❤❤❤❤
All of the Top 20 performed so Iam jumped the gun and was going up to sing his song forgetting that he needed to find out if he got in or needs to fight for Top 12…lol! The fly’s timing was perfect when it stuck to his forehead right when he sang the words “Stuck on You”! Hmmm, maybe it was planned…lol! Iam is sooooo cute! Love him love him love him! He’s representing the “808” perfectly!
Yes yes yes yes, Iam is sooooo cute. He’s like a naive little boy. Love him.
For those of you who are curious Polynesians take great songs and always remix it to a island reggae vibe lol
Always Amazing ❤
Gosh "Ekolu" must be soo proud of Iam ❤
Hana Ho 🤙❤
You guys are right about that music is life for the Pacific Islanders gives them happiness and joy to their lives they're happy people.
Always a great response to Iam Tongi... TY😉
The idol fly!! Our Iam Tonge! His voice is so magical and soul touching! Love your reactions!❤😊
Love your reaction 😂 Island vibes with the fly way to go Iam 🔥🫶
Really was looking forward to your reaction to this performance...thank you! You folks were just awesome & watching your enjoyment made the reaction more real..❤
Mic Drop!!!! 100% true!! My BRUDDAH!! He made it Hawaiian Style! 🤙🏼💜💜
I love how Iam chose this rendition, I believe the local Hawaiian band “Ekolu” made this rendition.
@@Burt_MacklinJr yup ekolu got a island version too and it sounds almost the same. Almost...
Isn’t it ironic that Clay Aiken was his coach and in his song “Invisible” he wished he was a fly on the wall. I think that fly was Clay wishing he was in Iam’s shoes(slippahs) 😂😂 Ian killed it again!
I think it’s ironically funny how Clay Aiken was telling Iam to look at peoples foreheads if he needed to when he was trying to work on keeping his eyes open. Starting your performance and everyone is staring at your forehead🤣🤣🤣Braddah killed it regardless!! Lol
That performance was amazing ! Laugh.Cry Smile !
Liam killed it. Mixed Lionel’s original with Eddie Lovettes version🤙🏾 smart
So watched the shows format, they called each performer up n told them if they made top 12 or not. Voting took top 10 picks and judges saved 2 extra contestants from elimination. Either way, everyone got to perform win or lose. Iam is going all the way 💯
Love, love, love your reaction! You guys are so adorable! Thank you for sharing! Iam is so special!
Haha always looking forward to watch your guys reaction to Iam 😀💃💃❤️❤️
Everyone’s stoked for him
No one else is worthy...only Tongi...lolol. Appreciate all these! (sometimes 91.5 in Vegas plays hawaiian music!)
You've won my heart and all my votes!! ❤🏆🙌🏻
I literally always look forward to your guys beautiful reaction because it literally would be my reaction too, love you guys!
I love excited Lionel was. As if he had been waiting for Iam to sing one of his songs
Iam killed it beautiful job Lionel Ritchie was so happy
I love all these reaction to Iam ❤️ He’s amazing singer ✨
A fly stuck on his forehead as he started to sing 😆
Less gooo IAM TONGI 🔥🔥🔥
So glad the world is finally listening to that island vibe it’s crazy rn🤙🏽
Lionel Richie original, Ekolu from Maui, Hawaii cover.
Love your guys reaction for the hawaiian Islands. Aloha from Hi. Next song should be "I'm Not the Only One'
I have been watching reaction videos all night for Iam. I just love all the walks of life that are enjoying this together. He really brings the best out of all of us.
Merci à ts les 2 ❤, juste gigantesque wow merveilleuse performance ,exelent tongi ❤😍💯❤️🔥❤️🔥👏👏
Cheeeehuuuuu🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾👍🏽
While I got attracted to watching American Idol again because of Iam, One recommendation of an idol contestant that totally blew me away was Nailyah in the Hawai’i Disney Aulani segment. She did Minnie Ripperton’s Loving You which I thought could never be replicated or topped. But I have to say her performance was other worldly! Would love to see your reaction to her performance
IAM is so amazing, must just love him 😊
Yup, that's true. You understand that island feeling vibe with the Islanders. Aloha and one love ❤️🤙🏾
Let’s go Iam!!❤❤
If I’m not mistaken, this one is the first Live show this season. Because I saw it in AI ads. That’s why they can’t re-shoot everything. But all the bloopers are really good actually, add great flavour to Iam. 😍
Listen to the Ekolu version of Stuck on You. Ekolu is a local group from Hawaii and Iam did their version - of course with the Iam Tongi spin - loving it. Team iamtongi all the way. Get it Iam!!!!
That fly was on the other performer before iam came out
It was Live
You two are awesome!!
We love our Boy Iam Tongi...no matter what he sings, he sings and sounds perfect👌 Love love love him. You got this Iam Tongi, we are cheering you on at every performance. Perfect song choice again❤❤❤❤
This is a famous Hawaiian covered song I been listening to it since I was a kid OG cover of stuck on you by Ekolu🔥
Lionel Ritchie cover
The others in the top 12 are just bonus content at this point 🤣 Iam winning this no doubt!
Got a feeling down deep in my soul, that I just can't lose. 🎤🎶🩴🩴🤙🔥🔥🔥🔥🏝❣️ Winner takes it all. ❤
Absolutely beautiful
We just have to hope that Island Tropical Genre is what the world needs thru IAM just like the LATINO genre exploded 10yrs ago thru Pitbull etc. Thanks for the reaction
So funny. 😂
Thats how Lionel's song is played in Hawaii ever since Ekolu made this remake many years ago.
It's nice that Hawaii is finally getting noticed musically. 😊
OMG! That is a brilliant idea! Ritchie & Tongi doe Ritchie's hist a la Hawai'ian!! "All Night Long," "You Are," "Hello," "Endless Love..." OMG I want this album now
he is just so good....
Love Iam’s performance
Inspired by Ekolu
Iam so good. He should be the winner. Tyson Venegas you should react to. His parents are from the Philippines and he was on the voice kids Philippines. Love your show
Keep up the good work.
My bruddah Iam brought the ISLAND STYLE
This was so much fun to listen to
LOL.....I luv your reaction to....yous rock😁
Tongi's got a true friend ... a fly that stuck with him... LOL.. Most of us will remember that AI fly...
you guys are funny love it
Growing up in Hawaii this is an ekolu song. Never knew this was the Lionel song
Great reaction! 🇸🇪🥰
The most talented group of all time Iam is winning 🥇 all the way
Less gooo Iam Tongi 🙌🙌🙌🙌
Yes!!!!!!!!
Never knew it was his song this version is a Polynesian classic 😂
Island reggae nation baby ❤
Its that feel good iisland viibe ❗️❗️ Nothiing liike iit ❤
❤❤❤❤
Fun fact: he was singing Ekolu's version of 'stuck on you' lol
Tonga n Polynesia to the world !!
Pacific island vibe it is💯🙌❤️💃
#Team Iam Tongi ❤🤙
fn awsome
He from the islands we sing with the flies 😂
So stuck on Iam!
Go lam Tongi ❤ ⭐ 🇹🇴 💃💃🌠⭐🙏
I will be shocked if he does not win this year. Oliver Steele is my other favorite but there is something so special about Iam
🇹🇴🇹🇴 my brother repping for our ppl
@2:01 no the singers that are in the elimination zone still perform
So Iam did a Hawaiian over by Ekolu. I didn’t know How Lionel Richie is the original singer cause I grew up in Ekolus version
A lot of our Hawaiian classics are covers by other artists, just with our Hawaiian vibe twists. Thats just timeless music. Can be remade in any year, sang to any style, but still evoke the same emotions time after time.
That fly came from Hawaii.
❤️❤️❤️❤️
Such a nice performance…I wanna say it’s gonna be between him and Nutsa, we’ll see…but honestly by now they’re all winners
I heart radio Bruddah
React Indonesian idol 2023. Salma - love me like you do
Polynesian style of music
Iam killed it. To me this is more of a cover of a cover. Back when I was in high school there was a band named Ekolu that made their Jawaiian version of this song. ruclips.net/video/l6tlcjfEbWk/видео.html
Bradda sang it better then Ekolus cover!!!
Great song, I enjoyed watching both of your reactions. But I think Lulu must have been a little cold.
YOU HAVE TO CHECK OUT OLIVER STEELE!!
Please vote
react to nutsa performance on Idol too please!!!
You don't have to watch anyone else just lam.