american idol has crowned a new winner.
In Sunday’s season 21 finale, Iam Tongi was declared the winner of the ABC singing contest.
He defeated Megan Danielle and Colin Stough, who came in second and third respectively.
Tongi, who is 18 years old, performed his original song “I’ll Be Seeing You” during the live final. During the show, he also performed a duet of “Monsters” with James Blunt.
During the three-hour finale Idol judge Luke Bryan also took the stage with Stough, while other performers included Pitbull, Lil Jon, TLC and Lucy Love. Katy Perry and Lionel Richie round out the judging panel.
After host Ryan Seacrest announced Tongi as the winners, he also performed “Don’t Let Go”.
Watch Tongi’s performance with Blunt below.
