Filipino-Canadian Tyson Venegas From The Voice Teen Philippines to American Idol Platinum Ticket!!

Tyson Venegas is ‘American Idol’ season 21’s first standout, and he’s only 17. Get to know the first Platinum Ticket winner of the season. So, who is Tyson Venegas? Young Filipino - Canadian singer Tyson Venegas is a talented musician who has already shown his musical chops on several reality shows. Young Tyson has had exposure to the music industry since an early age, winning several talent shows and singing competitions since he was seven. Apart from singing, Venegas is a skilled drummer who can sing and play drums simultaneously. He is also fluent in piano and even learned trumpet when he was young. Tyson revealed to the judges that he suffered from a speech delay when he was a young child. Music was used to help him develop his speech. That’s where his love of music began. Tyson performed a stunning rendition of Billy Joel’s “New York State of Mind” for the judges and plays the piano. He got a standing ovation from the judges. Lionel Richie told Tyson that his “performance was spot-on perfection.” Luke Bryan added, “You are exactly what we look for, what we pray for.” The judges knew they had something special on their hands. They give him the first Platinum Ticket of the season. This will allow Tyson to coast through one full day of Hollywood Week American Idol isn’t his first singing competition. Tyson competed on the Filipino version of The Voice Teens in 2020 when he was just 14 years old. Being on The Voice Teens allowed Tyson to meet members of his family in the Phillippines whom he had never met before. Unfortunately, Tyson had to drop out of the show ahead of the Knockouts because of COVID travel restrictions.