Kainoa Tiger of American Idol Season 24
Idol returns to ABC on Monday, Jan. 26 with the judging trio of Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Carrie Underwood.
Here’s more about Kainoa:
* He’s Kainoa Reyes, an R&B and reggae artist from Hawaii. He uses Kainoa Tiger as a stage name and has released music as KNG.KAI.
* He’s music camp leader and peer support recovery coach at Nate’s Place, a wellness and recovery center for young adults, ages 13-25, struggling with addiction in Oxnard, California.
* The owners named the center after their son Nate, who became addicted to drugs as a teen, but got sober with the help of a recovery center and peer counseling.
* Sadly, Nate died in a traffic accident at age 22. Kainoa wrote a song called “Nate’s WRLD” as a tribute to him. It’s a catchy and touching song with a touch of rap. It’s also one of the songs he performed during his Idol audition. He released the song in 2022.
* Kainoa calls himself “nomad boy” on TikTok, where he already has more than 3,500 followers and 25,000 likes on his page.
* He’s since released a pair of EPs, the six-song “Sunshine Blvd” in 2024 and the six-song “Run from the Reggae (But the Reggae ever Runs from You)” in August.
* His latest single dropped in September It’s called “What You Do to Me.” Writes Kainoa: The song “is the perfect ending for that summer ting that would make you do just about anythingggg to be with her.” Check out the song below.
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