Tawag Ng Tanghalan Feb. 16 Episode: Carl Malone Montecido On To 3rd Win

POPCORN TIME LIVE BLOG/RECAP: Carl Malone Montecido now fights for his third win as Tawag Ng Tanghalan’s defending champion. This is his second time to join the show and he is not letting anyone beat him as he gives his best every day hoping to make it to the semi-finals. Carl just needs three more wins and he is in. Will he get his third win today?

Ogie Alcasid and Erik Santos recently had a VaIentine concert, #HugotPlaylist on Feb. 14 at the Kia theater. And today, Hurado Ogie and Erik opened the show with a performance of the song “Pangarap Ko Ang Ibigin Ka” by none other than Ogie’s wife, Regine Velasquez, to thank the fans for supporting their concert.

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Tawag Ng Tanghalan Feb 16 Performances

Kilalanin muna ang ating mga contenders bago sila sumabak sa laban ng boses?

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Fritzie Magpoc from Quezon city was the first contender on stage. Fritzie is a single mom at 20 years old and dreams of putting up her own home for the both of them. She has joined the show three times. Her daughter and her dream are what inspires her to go on and not give up. Fritzie sang Donna Summer’s “Last Dance” hoping to make it this time.

“Wrong song choice for a come back” says hurado Billy Crawford. He said it wasn’t right for Fritzie but said she was able to give justice to the song. Hurado Ogie said Fritzie was capable of more and wished she sang a better song because she had a very deep and powerful voice.

Trike driver Willy Cordovales from Albay was next on stage. Willy is 46 years old and works from 4 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day. Apart from being a trike driver, Willy is also a voice coach, wedding singer and also joins singing contests. His one and only son follows his footsteps as he is also now a band vocalist. Willy sang “Narito” by Gary Valenciano.

Last contender was contender from Davao City, Joanna Maurice Ayag. Joanna is 23-year-old 2nd year English Language college student. However, Joanna’s mom asked her to stop school for the meantime to take over their “family band” and work to help support her two younger siblings. At first, she was frustrated but little did she know that this frustration would turn out to be the source of her happiness as she dreams of becoming a famous singer someday.

Hurado Louie and Erik liked Joanna’s voice and song choice and called her voice sweet. Hurado Louie said Joanna had a bright future in the singing industry, she just needed more time before she becomes a “seasoned singer.”

Tawag Ng Tanghalan Feb. 16 Winner

Garnering an average score of 91 percent, Thursday winner is Willy Cordovales. Willy sang “Kailangan Kita” while defending champion Carl Malone Montecido sang “Bulag, Pipi, at Bingi” for the face-off.

After their performances, the hurados have decided. The winner of today’s battle is — Carl Malone Montecido with an average score of 93.2 percent. This is Carl’s third win on the show, two more and he makes it to Tawag Ng Tanghalan’s semi-finals.