Photo: Spawnbreezie | By Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star / Yahoo | A Kansas City area songwriter can now boast that one of his creations made Katy Perry swoon. On his way to being crowned the new “American Idol” this past week, high school student Iam Tongi went home to Hawaii and sang for a hometown crowd. Judges Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan went, too.
Tongi performed “Don’t Let Go,” written by Independence songwriter/musician Anapogi Fau, who performs what he calls “island hip-hop” as “Spawnbreezie.”
The song begins with this bittersweet plea:
“Take my hand and don’t let go. I’m addicted to your lovin’.
“But if you should know, how my love goes., baby stay close.”
Tongi barely got the first two lines out when Richie smiled, clapped and let out a whoop. Dreamy-eyed Perry, sitting next to him, looked like she was falling in love.
“I just love it!” Richie shouted.
When Tongi reached the chorus, all three judges jumped to their feet.
Fau posted a video for the song, from third solo album “Dear Billy,” on YouTube in 2012. It became a favorite with his fans.
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The name Spawnbreezie popped up in reports from CNN and NBC’s “Today” show to British tabloids that credited him as the songwriter.
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That Song You Liked on ‘American Idol’ Finale? A Kansas City Area Musician Wrote It
