Tyson Venegas Parents Iris and Paul Venegas Raised A Proud Filipino-Canadian

June 2024 · 4 minute read

Tyson Venegas was born to parents Paul Anthony and Iris Samson. Tyson Venegas got the first platinum ticket in American Idol 2023.

From an early age, he began singing and used to sing in front of Titas and Lolas. After feeling comfortable, he performed on special occassions like weddings and Galas.

In 2018, the Filipino-Canadian singer sang at Carnegie Hall Apollo and even visited Japan for his performance. He joined Little Big Shots and sang with Steve Hervey.

He was previously a The Voice Teen Philippines contestant, and recently he received his first platinum ticket in American Idol this season.

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Tyson Venegas Parents

Tyson Venegas parents Paul Anthony and Iris Samson are originally from Philippines. Tyson is part Filipino and part Canadian.

At a young age, they introduced him to music from the Beatles, Micheal Jackson, and Stevie Wonder.

He had a speech delay, and he used music as a source to overcome his difficulties.

Mother Iris Samson

Tyson Venegas mother Iris Samson is Filipino. However, she knows little about Tagalog as she spent 20 years in Canada.

Iris is proud of her son and even shares his youtube clips on her Twitter account. She credits Lionel Richie for inspiring his son.

His mom said music makes her kid and drives him to happiness and peace. She continued that his loved ones and friends helped him through this path.

She thanked Boris Buriev for bringing the best out of her kid as he became the great vocal coach, friend, mentor, and spiritual guide in his career path.

She is also involved in humanitarian work alongside her son. They join the Variety Children’s Charity at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver.

While she interviewed with The Voice Teen, she expressed her gratitude towards her child as she was able to be back in her home country.

She thought she would never be back there. But she felt proud through her 14-year son as she returned to Phillippines.

Father Paul Anthony

Tyson Venegas father Paul Anthony likes to spend time with his child.

On his birthday, June 2, 2018, he went to Cactus Club English Bay with his kid and had a healthy dinner.

They know how much their son loves music, so they encouraged him to keep going for his dream and make improvements in the field.

Tyson Amazed The In His American Idol Audition

The audition started with a background of his journey through music, which said the American Idol judge Lionel Richie was his inspiration to develop his interest in music.

He had a speech delay, and music helped him with his vocab at a young age.

After listening to his journey, the judges said music strengthens everything.

After the introduction, he sang New York State of Mind by Billy Joel, and his performance amazed the jury.

He received a standing ovation from all three judges, and Richie shouted that’s amazing and asked him to call his mother.

The record producer said he doubted Ty is 17 as he performed like 45 years old. When his mom said he was his son’s motivation, the producer said they were inspired today by him.

The judge said it was a spot-on professional performance. Likewise, Katy felt connected and alive after listing to his music.

He received the first Platinum Ticket of the season and headed to Hollywood.

Music Helped Tyson With His Speech Defect

Venegas’s family was concerned about him as he couldn’t speak in childhood.

When he was three, his family noticed that he was not speaking. As a result, his mother and father helped him develop speech with music.

Analyzing his profile, he has a great connection with his siblings and cousin like Celine and Yasmeen, 18.

In December 2018, he spent quality time with his sister, Kate, in Kintaro, and they had spicy ramen in the perfect weather.

Besides this, he joined his brother at BC Ferries Tsawwassen Terminal.

When he joined the reality talent show, he said he loved the Philippine reality television singing competition The Voice Teens.

More than that, he loved coaches like Bamboo and Sarah.

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