POPCORN TIME LIVE BLOG: On Tawag Ng Tanghalan Kids May 2 episode, new defending champion Geness Nery fights for her second win. Geness nabbed the title from ex-defending champion Loujille Soriano who was on to her second win on May 1 episode. Click here to read a recap of yesterday’s episode. Will Geness get her second win today?
Tawag Ng Tanghalan Kids May 2 Performances
First contender, John Ramirez. First on stage was 12-year-old John Ramirez from Rizal. Apart from singing, John loves playing basketball and has a nack for magic tricks. Everytime he wins a singing contest, his dad buys him a new magic set. John sang a powerful rendition of Freddi Aguilar’s “Bulag, Pipi, Bingi” for this episode which made the judges applause and stand on their feet towards the end of his performance.
Judge Jaya noticed how confident John was on stage and said she didn’t have any negative comment since she was very entertained. All he needed was just more years of experience and exposure but over all she was really impressed. Judge K Brosas said John had that wow factor and said the judges fully enjoyed John’s performance.
Second contender, Troyann Justine Pallones. Troyan is an 11-year-old from Leyte. He loves reading books and is one of the top of his class. He dreams of becoming a doctor someday. Troyann has been singing since he was two and started joining singing contests when he was grade two. Troy sang “Hey, Soul Sister” by The Train hoping to impress the judges.
Judge Billy Crawford said Troyann had a deep, smooth voice and added he gave an entertaining performance. He just had to work more on how he reached some of his notes.
Third contender, Yrah Lee Regala. Yrah Lee Regala is from Butuan and is the daughter of a pastor. She loves singing and is great when it comes to math. Yrah also dreams of becoming a doctor someday. She sang “I See You Lord” by Aiza Seguerra.
Judge Kayla called Yrah’s voice innocent and was inspired by her performance. She said Yrah’s voice was very similar to voices she hears on Disney. Judge Erik said he was blessed by her performance.
TNT Kids May 2 battle and winner. After the performances of the three contenders, it is now down to one. Tuesday winner is John Ramirez. John sang “Come On In Out Of The Rain” while Geness sang “On The Wings Of Love.”
The judges have decided, today’s winner garnering an avergae score of 96.2 percent is John Ramirez.