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American Idol winner Iam Tongi shocked a teacher at a local school. The singer showed up during “Feel Good Friday” and sang her a song after East Idaho News nominated her for the special moment. The news network does this for deserving people all the time.

Here is what happened and how Iam made the teacher feel like a million bucks.

American Idol Winner Surprises Teacher

EastIdahoNews.com partners with Ashley and Ashley Outlet of Idaho Falls to honor people in the community every week. This is a moment called Feel Good Friday, and every week, they honor someone they believe deserves special recognition.

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This past week, the school honored Jenni Warner, an orchestra teacher at Sugar-Salem Junior High School. The site wrote that “Jenni Warner has a passion for music… She puts in so many hours before and after school so that she can...

Zachariah Smith was successful when he appeared on American Idol. He was in Season 21 of the hit reality singing competition series. Smith finished in the Top 5 before his elimination. However, looking back at his time on the show, Zachariah wasn’t really happy about one aspect of the show. He felt Idol forces singers into “lanes.”

Here is what Zachariah said about his time on American Idol.

Zachariah Smith Blasts American Idol

Zachariah Smith was talking with some fans on Instagram, and the topic moved to whether he would appear on another singing competition series. It all started when a fan said Smith should try out for The Voice when the show has its next virtual open auditions. “Your voice would totally rock and bring the house down,” they said.

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Smith liked the idea, and while he deleted his response later (via The U.