æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv sˈɛvəntˌiːn, ɹˈoʊni dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt hɪmsˈɛlf ɪnðə wˈɜːld ʌv mjˈuːzɪk baɪ wˈɪnɪŋ ðə ɡˈoʊld mˈɛdəl ɪn ɐ kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən ɔnðə lˌɛbənˈiːz bɹˈɔːdkæstɪŋ kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ˌɛlbˌiːsˌiːˈaɪ tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən fɔːɹ tˈæləntᵻd jˈʌŋ mjuːzˈɪʃənz ɪn lˈɛbənˌɑːn ænd ðə mˈɪdəl ˈiːst.
At the age of seventeen, Rony distinguished himself in the world of music by winning the Gold Medal in a competition on the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI) television for talented young musicians in Lebanon and the Middle East.