American Idol winner Iam Tongi releases new song “Why Kiki?” along with two vibey videos
Iam Tongi recently released his first single after winning American Idol back in May. “Why Kiki?” penned by Drew Trosclair, Jake Rose, Jamie Paulin, Luke Preston and Paul Sikes is a song that’s full of Island flavor. In the accompanying music video, hula dancers do their thing as Iam and his friends hang. It’s all relaxed vibes and happy times, even if the song’s lyrics are about a girl who is breaking Iam’s heart. The video is like a picture postcard from the Hawaiian isles.
The lyrics go “Why Kiki? Why you wanna do me like that Kiki? Why you gotta hurt me so bad Kiki? Why you got me down on my knees? Why Kiki?”
“Why Kiki?” is out now!! Thanks to everyone who made this song and music video possible!” Iam wrote on Instagram. “Filming this at home with my family and friends made this the best experience.”
The video has already amassed almost 2 million views!
“Why Kiki?” Official Music Video
On Monday (Oct 9) Iam dropped the “hula” version of “Why Kiki?” Iam wrote on Instagram, “Thanks to the dancers at Halau Hula O Hokulani for making this dance for “Why Kiki?” So special that the official dance is a hula dance, I appreciate every one of the kumus and dancers who were involved in putting this together!”
“Why Kiki?” Hulu Dance Video
Find Iam Tongi on the road
Last week, Iam traveled halfway around the world to perform concert dates in New Zealand and Australia. His next concerts take him to a string of East Coast dates, including the Gramercy Theater in New York City and The Hamilton in Washington DC.
In December, heads back home to Hawaii to perform in Honolulu on December 9 and Kahului on December 12 and 13. Check out his full concert schedule HERE.
