Life Illusion Theory and how it contributed to American Idol win



Iam Tongi went viral for his initial audition of the cover of "Monsters" and he won the hearts of many. With the story of his father's passing, and his smooth voice, Iam was able to gain a huge following and won American Idol. The Life Illusion Theory as it states in the module is the theory that music contains elements which represents feelings of the listeners. When Iam Tongi won the American Idol competition, some of the comments made by his own people, the Polynesians, pertaining to the win claimed it was not because his voice was anything special. It was because of the emotions he was able to convey in his songs which caused the audience to root for him. Knowing his life story caused people to listen to his songs with not just about the music but what his feelings represent. This made the audience root for him which led him to win. This was theorized by people and it caused some controversy with his supporters saying that this was not true and his win was on his talent alone. I, being a Polynesian, supported Iam Tongi and was overjoyed by his win. I think his supporters missed the notion that the emotional aspect of music is to be considered as well and not just the voice of the contestant. The life illusion theory may have had some impact on America's vote but no matter what is the reason of his win, he was a talented contestant for sure. 

I believe the context of the story behind a song plays a big part behind its meaning, do you think so too? Does knowing the story behind the song attract more listeners?



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