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Philippine Showbiz Today
March 8 - 21, 2019
Jan. 22-Feb.7, 2015
Headline News
TNT Boys secures spot in the next round of
World’s Best battle
After a fiery performance of
“And I Am Telling You I’m Not
Going” in the battle rounds, the
TNT Boys are definitely staying
in “The World’s Best” as they
once again put the audience and
the judges in awe and secured
a spot in the next round of the
competition.
The trio of Mackie Empuerto,
Keifer Sanchez, at Francis
Concepcion’s
performance
garnered a total judges’ score of
97 and a standing ovation from
the American and international
judges, and in turn beat South
Korea’s dance group Emotional
Line that only got a score of 43.
Their explosive performance was
also an instant hit online as it
garnered over 2.2 million views
in just a day and ranked 3rd on
YouTube’s trending videos.
American judges RuPaul,
Faith Hill, and Drew Barrymore
also failed to contain their excitement for the performance
and shared how much they were
impressed by the Pinoy trio.
“I love them! I already love
them. I didn’t think I could love
them anymore, but my goodness,
every note – pitch perfect! You
boys are fabulous,” said RuPaul.
“I think you’re the embodiment
of what this show is about --- it’s
an all ages party. Everyone’s
invited,” told Drew.
“I think we are all witnessing
superstars. You have that kind
of confidence that allows the
audience to relax and enjoy
your performance. I just feel the
luckiest person in the world,”
Faith added.
Aside from conquering the
international scene, the TNT Boys
also continue to get recognitions
locally as they were recently named
the Concert Performer of the Year
by the National Customers’ Choice
Annual Awards 2019, based on
SINGAPORE
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David
Foster gave 10-year-old Eleana
Gabunada a standing ovation and
his Golden Buzzer after she gave
a rousing rendition of the classic
Barbara Streisand’s “Rain on My
Parade.”
“There’s a lot of people much
older than you that could sing that
song, but they don’t understand
the genre…but somehow at age
10, you understand your mission,
and you understand your job and
there’s no doubt in my mind that
if you want to be on Broadway one
day, you will,” Foster exclaimed.
Anggun was equally floored by her
performance, proclaiming that
Eleana performed like a “baby
Streisand.”
“I think you’re the only act
that made him stand up,” Jay Park said.
Eleana grew up listening
to Foster’s music and she was
definitely thrilled to receive a
Golden Buzzer from him.
Another golden buzzer is a
20 year-old Pinoy using the name
Shadow Ace scored the hosts’
Golden Buzzer in the last episode
of “Asia’s Got Talent.” The hand
shadow artist, together with his
parents, were overwhelmed with
joy as hosts Alan Wong and Justin
Bratton joined them on a stage
filled with golden confetti
Growing up in a neighborhood
where blackouts are frequent,
Shadow Ace entertained himself
with candlelight and it slowly
became a passionate hobby that
he’s actively pursuing.
“Shadow Ace, it’s a silly little
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conducted by the Consumer and service providers in the
Eye Marketing and Research country. ●
- Malaya
Council that honors outstanding
Philippines clinches golden buzzers of
this season’s Asia’s Got Talent
thing I guess, just to say that you
play with your hands and make
figures like that, but I’ll let you
know, I forget they were hands.
They were people to me,” judge
David Foster said.
The Golden Buzzer will send
both Shadow Ace and Elena
Gabunada straight to the Semi-
Finals in March where they will
have a shot at the USD100,000
grand prize and the winning
title. ●