Seventeen-year-old Tyson Venegas of Port Moody, B.C., has been making waves in Hollywood with his performances on season 21 of American Idol — and is now a step closer to making it to the top 10.
Venegas made headlines early this year when he wowed judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan, and received the season’s first Platinum Ticket for his cover of Billy Joel and Tony Bennett’s New York State of Mind.
On American Idol, four Platinum Tickets are given out during auditions to accelerate contestants past the first round, into the Hollywood Week round.
“To make it this far, I’m really grateful that I get to have these different experiences,” Venegas told CBC
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