Amazing Song For His Wife Performed In American Idol Audition 2025 💙
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00:00What is your name?
00:01My name is Thunderstorm Ortiz.
00:02Thunderstorm Ortiz?
00:03Is that your God-given name?
00:04It's the name my mama gave me.
00:05That's on the birth certificate.
00:06On the birth certificate, passport, driver's license.
00:09What was the reasoning?
00:11My parents thought they were going to have twins.
00:12They wanted to name one Thunder, one Storm.
00:14But they said I was a fat baby, so they
00:16guess God put them both in one.
00:18Well, how old are you?
00:20I'm 28 years old.
00:21Where are you from?
00:22I was born and raised in Hawaii, but I live out here
00:24in Nashville, Tennessee.
00:25Oh, Nashville.
00:25Yeah, so I've got my wife here and my two little kids.
00:29It's been a blessing just to write music and kind of live
00:32in Music City.
00:33All right.
00:33What are you going to sing?
00:35This song is called, Don't Let Me Let You Go.
00:37It's an original song of mine that I wrote.
00:39It's about mine and my wife's journey
00:41and just about the hardship of relationship as well,
00:43especially in the times where it feels like you might be
00:45pulling away at times, and it's important for the other person
00:48to be that anchor for you.
00:49And so this song is a little bit about how she's my anchor
00:51and holding me down in the times when I'm weak.
00:53Music is like, you know, not the easiest,
00:57I guess, road that people take.
01:00But he's been working out this his whole life.
01:02And yeah, I'm just so proud of him.
01:28I don't want to lose you to find me.
01:33And I know you're tired of fighting.
01:37I wish that my words said enough, if they don't.
01:41So, don't let me let you go.
01:48All these shots in the dark, you're breaking my heart.
01:51I see I'm sorry way too much.
01:53Pushing our pull, playing the fool.
01:56Scared that we're both losing time.
01:59I don't know what we're waiting for.
02:07I don't want to lose you to find me.
02:11And I know you're tired of fighting.
02:16I wish that my words said enough, if they don't.
02:20So, don't let me let you go.
02:24This is a love that's worth saving.
02:28My flag is up and it's waving.
02:31I'm so full of sorrow.
02:37So, don't let me let you go.
02:43Oh, man. Thank you guys, man.
02:46Everything.
02:47Hallelujah.
02:48Wow.
02:50I don't want to lose you to find me.
02:53Wow.
02:53Great, great, great.
02:54That's a great line.
02:56Your voice.
02:57I'm just going to kick us off.
02:59Normally, I pass the ball over to someone else to go first.
03:02Hold up. I want to go first.
03:02No.
03:03No, I want to go first.
03:04Let me go first.
03:05Your voice, it's got a soulful thing.
03:08It's got a really sweet thing.
03:09You've got that growl at the top.
03:12Like, you took all the genres and you just rolled them up into a ball
03:15and then just threw that ball at us.
03:16That's what you did.
03:17That means so much coming from you, Kari.
03:19It was so good.
03:20The song was good.
03:21It was beautiful.
03:22It's relatable.
03:23We've all been there.
03:24I've been married 14 years.
03:26Don't let me let you go.
03:27Like, it's beautiful.
03:30Well done.
03:33Clarity.
03:35There is a point in this competition where we're looking for people who stand out.
03:41Yeah.
03:42Young man, you jumped all the way out.
03:45That means so much.
03:46Yeah, great job, man.
03:47Thanks for trusting the American Idol family with your talents.
03:52I'm honored you guys would have me, man.
03:54Thank you so much.
03:54Please, man.
03:55I think we can go ahead and tell the man all he needs to know.
04:00You're going to Hollywood!
04:02Congratulations.
04:03Thank you guys so much.
04:04The weather in L.A. typically is pretty good, but there's a thunderstorm coming.
04:09Hey!