Tyson Venegas
S21 · Eliminated (9th–10th)
Career
Before the show
- 2013In 2013, at age eight, he finished first in the PNE Star Showdown.[1]
Date not documented
- By age seven he had won the B.C. Junior Talent Contest at the Cloverdale Rodeo.[1]
Discography
No releases are documented yet.
Awards
Checked October 8, 2026; none found.
Other activity
- At age 14 he auditioned for The Voice Teens Philippines.[6]
- February 19, 2023On February 19, 2023 he received a platinum ticket, the first of season 21, for a performance of Billy Joel's New York State of Mind.[1][2]
- April 2023He performed Stevie Wonder's For Once in My Life on American Idol and advanced to the top 10.[6][7]
- April 23, 2023On April 23, 2023 he performed his original song 180 in the Top 20 round of American Idol.[2][8]
- May 21, 2023On May 21, 2023 he sang Burn with Ellie Goulding at the season 21 finale.[2][3]
Sources
8 sources
- B.C. singer wows American Idol judges, earns season's first platinum ticket — Vancouver Sun, published February 20, 2023, updated February 21, 2023. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (5) of source 1
- Platinum ticket: “17-year-old from Port Moody”
- Song: “New York State of Mind”
- Star Showdown: “2013 Star Showdown”
- Early contests: “B.C. Junior Talent Contest at the Cloverdale Rodeo”
- First ticket: “a platinum ticket, the first”
- American Idol season 21 (Wikipedia revision 1365314609) — Wikipedia, updated July 21, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (8) of source 2
- Finale (May 21): “Finale (May 21)”
- Duets: “with [[Ellie Goulding]]”
- Auditions: “date=February 19, 2023”
- Recipients: “and Tyson Venegas.”
- Lead: “The twenty-first season of American Idol premiered on February 19, 2023”
- Top 20 (April 23 & 24): “The top 20 performances aired on Sunday, April 23, followed by the live results show on Monday, April 24.”
- Top 20 (April 23) table, Tyson Venegas row: “"180"”
- Song: “Burn”
- Ellie Goulding and Tyson Venegas Light Up 'American Idol' Finale — American Songwriter, published May 22, 2023, updated May 22, 2023. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (2) of source 3
- Burn: “biggest hits, “Burn.””
- Duet: “biggest hits, “Burn.””
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 4
- Contestants table, row Tyson Venegas: Season 21, Place finish 9th-10th
- American Idol season 21 — Wikipedia, updated July 21, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 5
- Top 10 – Judges' song contest (May 1) table (Eliminated); Elimination chart, row Tyson Venegas: Pl. 9 (shared), Top 10 column (5/1)
- Who is Tyson Venegas, the 17-year-old from Port Moody, B.C., wowing American Idol audiences? — CBC News, published April 30, 2023, updated May 2, 2023. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (2) of source 6
- Earlier television: “auditioned for The Voice Teens Philippines”
- Top 10: “advanced to the show's top 10”
- Tyson Venegas Lands Top 10 on 'American Idol' with Stevie Wonder Hit — American Songwriter, published May 1, 2023, updated May 1, 2023. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 7
- Top 10: “For Once in My Life”
- Tyson Venegas Makes a Statement With Original Song '180' on 'American Idol' — American Songwriter, published April 24, 2023, updated April 24, 2023. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 8
- Original song: “original song “180””