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Former ‘The Voice Teens PH’ contestant Tyson Venegas bags Platinum ticket in ‘American Idol’

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

<p>Filipino-Canadian Tyson Venegas bagged a platinum ticket during his <em>American Idol</em> audition.</p><p>The 17-year-old singer wowed the judges with his audition cover of &quot;New York State of Mind.&quot;</p><p>Judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie were all praises for Tyson&#x27;s performance.</p><p>&quot;Let me tell you that performance was spot on professional,&quot; Lionel told the young singer.</p><p>&quot;You sang notes and runs that I haven&#x27;t felt in my body in a long time. And I felt so connected. I felt alive,&quot; Katy Perry commented.</p><p>&quot;You are exactly what we look for, what we pray for,&quot; Luke said.</p><p>According to Tyson&#x27;s mother, who was asked by the judges to enter the audition studio, Lionel was actually one of the artists who inspired his son to sing.</p><div><iframe width="1899" height="773" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z7v3HC2yvH0" title="Tyson Venegas - The BEST " New="" York="" State="" Of="" Audition="" Cover="" American="" Idol="" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>&quot;One of his very first concerts was Lionel Richie and then he was inspired by you and that&#x27;s how he learned to sing from his heart and like tell stories,&quot; his mother told the judges.</p><p>Lionel responded: &quot;We flipped the switch now. I inspired him back then. He just inspired us today.&quot;</p><p>The judges decided to give Tyson the platinum ticket which will give Tyson the opportunity to &quot;coast through one whole day of Hollywood Week (the second round of the competition).&quot;</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Co3i5YFAvio/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=506&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A297078.60000002384%2C%22ls%22%3A13518.300000011921%2C%22le%22%3A13894.199999988079%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px;min-width:326px;padding:0px;position:absolute"></iframe></div><blockquote class=" instagram-media-registered" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Co3i5YFAvio/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" id="instagram-media-payload-0" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Co3i5YFAvio/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:550;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Co3i5YFAvio/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Tyson Venegas (@tysonvenegas)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;The only one in all of Las Vegas to receive the platinum ticket,&quot; Katy told the Filipino-Canadian singer.</p><p>Fans online were also quick to express their admiration for Tyson&#x27;s performance.</p><p>&quot;Everybody is talking about his singing, but what about his piano playing?! &#x27;New York State Of Mind&#x27; is a very difficult song to play and he does it as if he&#x27;s a seasoned professional.  He doesn&#x27;t even look at his hands—and he sings his own arrangement.  I am so impressed with this kid.  And he&#x27;s just 17. SEVENTEEN! Wow,&quot; one netizen commented.</p><p>&quot;His voice is like diamonds. Classic, pure, and timeless. That storytelling voice and artistry will take him far not just on Idol but beyond that,&quot; another fan wrote.</p><p>&quot;His control is fantastic! Great tone and flow throughout the whole song. He&#x27;s gonna be one to watch out for!&quot; another netizen said.</p><p>Tyson previously joined <em>The Voice Teen Philippines</em> in 2020.</p><p>During the show&#x27;s blind auditions, the young singer also massively impressed judges Lea Salonga, Sarah Geronimo, and apl.de.ap who immediately turned their chairs for him on the first few seconds of his &quot;A Change Is Gonna Come&quot; audition piece. He joined team apl.de.ap but left the competition prior to the Knockouts round for reasons that were not revealed. </p><div><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Co3W9TUv8Fc/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=506&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A297115.8000000119%2C%22ls%22%3A13518.300000011921%2C%22le%22%3A13894.199999988079%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px;min-width:326px;padding:0px;position:absolute"></iframe></div><blockquote class=" instagram-media-registered" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Co3W9TUv8Fc/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" id="instagram-media-payload-1" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Co3W9TUv8Fc/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:550;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Co3W9TUv8Fc/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Tyson Venegas (@tysonvenegas)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>In an interview in <em>Late@Night </em>with Michael Sager in 2021, Tyson shared his music journey.  </p><p>&quot;I started singing when I was about three years old. My mom would always tell me different lullabies, so I would start repeating them back but in like a jazzy way,&quot; he relayed.</p><p>The Filipino-Canadian singer shared that his first audiences were his relatives at the Filipino parties.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/2/21/power-duo-earns-standing-ovation-from-judges-during-agt-all-stars-finals-1536"><strong>READ: Power Duo earns standing ovation from judges during AGT: All-Stars finals </strong></a></div><p>&quot;I started practicing all of my instruments, my piano and my guitar, and I started singing for my lolos and lolas and my titas and titos, and at parties and weddings,&quot; he said.</p><p>Tyson released two original songs titled &quot;What If&quot; and &quot;Never Give Up&quot; available on various streaming platforms.</p>

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Former ‘The Voice Teens PH’ contestant Tyson Venegas bags Platinum ticket in ‘American Idol’

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Published February 22, 2023 03:39 PM PHT

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