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10 Philippine Showbiz Today

10 Philippine Showbiz Today

December 8 - 21 , 2015

More stars honored on ‘ Walk of Fame ’

Walk of Fame head German Moreno honored more artists with stars on the walk of fame in Eastwood Tuesday , December 1 .
Enrique Gil has joined the ranks of local showbiz elite .
The “ Forevermore ” star , along with “ Your Face Sounds Familiar ” celebrity contestant Sam Concepcion , were presented with a star in the country ’ s Walk of Fame
AlDub breakout star Maine Mendoza and the trio of Wally Bayola , Jose Manalo , and Paolo Ballesteros ( aka JoWAPao ), also were those honored with stars
Alden Richards also received a star but was unable to come due to health reasons .
The Eat Bulaga stars , who all made waves this year as part of the show ’ s kalyeserye featuring the viral AlDub storyline , thanked fans for supporting them throughout all they ’ ve been through .
Paolo said that fans should continue to watch what will happen on the show as they themselves don ’ t know what ’ s coming next
Aside from these artists , others who were given stars include Sunshine Dizon , Rocco Nacino , The Company , Buboy

Pinay group eliminated from The X-FaCtor UK

The Filipino group 4th Impact performing for the last time in The X-Factor UK
The all-Filipino girl group 4TH Impact ended their journey on The X Factor UK this week despite outstanding performances of and a great mash-up of Gwen Stefani and Eve ’ s “ Rich Girl ” and Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX ’ s “ Fancy .”
Almira hit the whistle note during the group ’ s first performance that absolutely wowed the judges .
Simon Cowell singled her out saying that it was the best she ’ s sounded so far . Nick Grimshaw agreed saying , “ Girls , you entertain us week after week . But it was great to see a different side of you and get you to do an emotional song . That high note , I mean , there will be dolphins arriving at Wembley . It was great to hear you all individually .”
Rita Ora commented “ What
I loved the most about that performance is the relationship you have with the record , it is like Jackson 5 . Only people who have a connection with each other can sing a record like that and do it justice .”
After the girls ’ performance of the “ Rich Girl ” and “ Fancy ” mash-up both Simon and Cheryl were on their feet . Simon said that he was glad to finally see personalities of the girls on stage . He said the performance was fun , cute and current . Rita said that although she was not a fan of the styling , she couldn ’ t deny the girls ’ vocal prowess .
Nick said that it was super entertaining and that he couldn ’ t wait to see the girls on tour .
At the results show , it was revealed that 4TH Impact and Lauren Murray received the lowest number of votes . After the sing-off , the judges were deadlocked . Rita and Cheryl stuck to their teams , Lauren and 4TH Impact , respectively . Nick chose to keep Lauren and Simon chose to send her home . With the deadlock , results reverted to the public vote then it was revealed that 4TH Impact was going home .
Villar , Gerphil Flores , Julie Ann San Jose , Jake Vargas , Randy Santiago , Gabby Concepcion , Alice Dixson and Eula Valdez .
The Eastwood Walk of Fame is the Philippine version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame is now celebrating its 10-year anniversary .•
- ABS-CBN / GMA / Rappler
4TH Impact will be part of The X Factor 2016 Live Tour . Attended by over three million people , The X Factor Live Tour has been one of the most successful annual arena tours in the UK for the past eleven years .•