Congratulations to Iam Tongi for becoming the 2023 American Idol Winner. William “Iam” Tongi is an American singer who won season 21 of American Idol. He is the first Hawaii-born Pacific Islander to win the competition. Tongi is originally from Kahuku, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu. His family relocated to Federal Way, Washington in 2020, where he attended Decatur High School. He is of Tongan, Samoan and Irish descent.