American Sign Language instructor Nate Tao from Reston, VA was deemed “unassuming” by judge Randy Jackson when he walked into his audition. However, his voice is keen to make him stand out from the pack. Learn more about Nate Tao and his two deaf parents. Watch his auditions in Oklahoma City as he sings to Stevie Wonder’s For Once in My Life. He gets a round of yes from the judges.

Nate Tao auditions on American Idol Season 12