Eleven-year-old banana cue vendor Elha Nympha of Team Bamboo was declared the grand champion of the second season of “The Voice Kids,” after receiving 42.16% of the public votes during the program’s grand finals Sunday night (Aug 30).
“I’m happy and I didn’t expect to win. I’m very happy because it’s my first time to win in this kind of competition,” said Elha.
Elha, Bamboo’s first artist to win the top-rating singing competition, beat Team Lea artists Reynan Dal-anay, who got 31.64% of the votes, and Esang De Torres (18.16%), as well as fellow Team Bamboo artist Sassa Dagdag (8.04%).
“I just truly believe she deserves it. The right thing I did this season was turn for her. I was the only one who turned for her (in the blind auditions). That’s quite a story. No one saw her coming, and then at some point, I knew I had someone very special,” said coach Bamboo.
As the newest “The Voice Kids” grand champion, Elha won a recording contract from MCA Music Inc., a music instrument package, a shopping spree, a family utility vehicle, a house and lot worth P2 million, P1 million cash, and a P1 million trust fund.
Before performing her winning piece “Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin,” Elha impressed viewers with her mind-blowing rendition of Mariah Carey’s “Emotions” that showed off her whistle register, and sang with Jed Madela in the finale’s first two rounds on Saturday (Aug 29).
Reynan, Esang, and Sassa, on the other hand, performed with “Your Face Sounds Familiar’s” Gary Valenciano, Billy Crawford, and Sharon Cuneta.
During the Sunday live show, meanwhile, coaches Lea Salonga, Bamboo, and Sarah Geronimo also performed for the first time “Sariling Awit Natin,” a soon-to-be-released song composed by Yeng Constantino in collaboration with Jonathan Manalo.
The second season of “The Voice Kids” was a phenomenal hit on Philippine television, as viewers nationwide watched the young artists share their dreams and sing their hearts out, making it the most watched TV program in the country in June and July. It recorded its all-time high national TV rating of 46.3%, based on data from Kantar Media.
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ELHA NG TEAM BAMBOO, ITINANGHAL NA PINAKABAGONG “THE VOICE KIDS” GRAND CHAMPION
Pinangalanang grand champion ng ikalawang season ng “The Voice Kids” ang 11 anyos na banana cue vendor na si Elha Nympha ng Team Bamboo matapos makakuha ng 42.16% ng mga boto mula sa publiko sa grand finals ng programa noong Linggo ng gabi (Aug 30).
“Masaya po ako at hindi ko in-expect na mananalo ako. Sobrang saya ko po kasi ngayon lang ako nanalo sa ganitong competition,” ani Elha.
Si Elha ang unang artist ng Kamp Kawayan na nagwagi sa top-rating na singing competition. Siya ang nanguna sa botohan at tinalo ang Team Lea artists na sina Reynan Dal-anay, na nakakuha ng 31.64% ng mga boto at Esang De Torres (18.16%), pati na ang kapwa Team Bamboo artist na si Sassa Dagdag (8.04%).
“I just truly believe she deserves it. Ang tamang ginawa ko ngayong season ay ang umikot para sa kanya. Ako lang ang umikat para sa kanya (sa blind auditions). No one saw her coming, and then at some point, I knew I had someone very special,” pahayag ni coach Bamboo.
Bilang ang pinakabagong “The Voice Kids” grand champion, wagi sa Elha ng recording contract sa MCA Music Inc., isang music instrument package, shopping spree, isang family utility vehicle, house and lot na nagkakahalaga ng P2 milyon, P1 milyong cash, at P1 milyong trust fund.
Bago awitin ang kanyang winning piece na “Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin,” ibinida ni Elha ang kanyang whistle register sa pagkanta ng “Emotions” ni Mariah Carey at nagpakitang gilas sa kanyang duet kasama si Jed Madela sa unang dalawang rounds ng finale noong Sabado (Aug 29).
Naka-duet naman nina Reynan, Esang, at Sassa, ang “Your Face Sounds Familiar” juror na si Gary Valenciano, host na si Billy Crawford, at juror na si Sharon Cuneta.
Naging espesyal din ang live show noong Linggo sa pag-perform nina coaches Lea Salonga, Bamboo, at Sarah Geronimo sa unang pagkakataon ng “Sariling Awit Natin,” na sinulat nina Yeng Constantino at Jonathan Manalo.
Talaga namang naging tinutukan ng sambayanan ang ikalawang season ng “The Voice Kids” kung kaya’t ito ang naging pinakatinutukang programa sa buong bansa noong Hunyo at Hulyo. Nagtala ito ng all-time high na national TV rating na 46.3%, base sa datos ng Kantar Media.
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