Neil Llanes again got robbed of that elusive golden buzzer at the first live semifinals show of the hit talent show Asia's Got Talent.
After performing too late, just after the last Golden Buzzer was given away by judge David Foster, Neil again stepped it up in his live show performance for the semifinals. In last year's audition, he mixed 5 sounds, in this year's auditions, he mixed 6 sounds, for the live show, he was able to mix together 7 sounds which still was not enough to convince the judges to give him the golden buzzer even after getting a standing ovation after his performance. You can watch his performance below as posted in the show's YouTube channel :
Another Filipino talent, Deniel Sarmiento of Boracay also impressed the judges with his flexible body contortions mixed with contemporary dancing. Here is his performance as well:
So, we will again settle for the harder way to get to the finals. Please vote for both Neil and Deniel through Facebook and Google, You can follow theinstructions in the video below:
Meanwhile, 2 more Filipino acts will perform in the second live semifinals night - comebacking Fitri Cerado and dance group DMX Comvalenoz.
Let's help these Filipino acts to the finals. Good luck Neil and Deniel.
It's official. Asia's Got Talent will be back really soon. As announced last week, the hit reality show will be back on television on October 12, 2017 on AXN, more than 2 years after the first season ended.
As previously announced, the show will have 2 new hosts - Alan Wong and Justin Bratton. The judges this season will be comebacking judges David Foster and Anggun and a new judge - Korean superstar Jay Park.
So excited that the show is back. I can't wait to know how many Filipino acts will again make it through after being the best performing country last season - having 2 golden buzzer acts (plus another one in the semifinals); getting 4 slots in the finals out of the 9 acts and producing the 3rd placer (Gerphil Flores) and the reigning champion El Gamma Penumbra.
In a media event that was streamed in Facebook Live, the new hosts and the new (or not so new) set of judges for the 2nd season of Asia's Got Talent was revealed.
Marc Nelson and Rovilson Fernandez will not be returning as host but will be replaced by Alan Wong, an actor, host and model with experience in Asia and America and will be flanked by Justin Bratton, an actor and film maker based in Bangkok.
The judges were then revealed. Returning from season 1 are music great David Foster and Indonesian superstar Anggun. Joining them will be Korean superstar Jay Park.
Auditions all over Asia has been done so we are just waiting for the premiere date still at AXN.
The auditions for the 2nd season of AXN's talent competition, Asia's Got Talent is now open! So if you want to show Asia your talent, now is the time to take the camera and upload your videos! Here is the post from their official Twitter account:
The 11 new teams that will be racing in the fifth season of the reality show Amazing Race Asia has been revealed, simultaneous with the show's press conference in Indonesia.
The new season was revealed earlier this year and auditions both on ground and online has been done over the past few months. The last season was already 6 years ago so it is just high time that the new season airs.
The 11 new teams are as follows:
> Rachel and Vicky, travel hosts from Indonesia
> Louisa and Treasuri, childhood friends from Indonesia
> Alex and Will, brothers from Malaysia
> Brandon and Alphaeus, old schoolmates from Malaysia
> Chloe and Yvonne, beauty queens from Malaysia
> Eric and Rona, married couple from the Philippines
> Parul and Maggie, beauty queens from the Philippines
> JK and Mike, radio DJ's from Singapore
> Rei and Kenji, siblings from Singapore
> Tom and Anita, dating couple from Thailand
> Lisa and Nicole, life partners from Vietnam
Looking at the teams, this is an exciting group of racers. We have siblings, friends, colleagues and couples in the mix. I was hoping for a parent and child team, after a strong showing from Malaysia's Hussein and Natasha from Season 5. It is also good to note that we have the first team from Vietnam to compete in the show.
I also think that 3 teams from the same country is too much. There are other countries in the region - India, Sri Lanka and Japan has been represented before. We still have Myanmar or Mongolia as well. So picking 3 teams from one country is I think too much.
Let me focus now on the teams from the defending champions - after the Season 4 victory of Richard and Richard - the Philippines.
The first team in the list is married couple Eric Tai and Rona Samson Tai. Eric, more commonly known as Eruption, is not new to the television scene. He was a former host of the noontime show "It's Showtime" in ABS-CBN. He is also a player of the Philippine national rugby team - the Philippine Volcanoes. He has also endorsed several brands, most notably is Kitkat as the lead endorser in the Have A Break campaign in the past few years. He is married to model Rona Samson, whom he married 3 times. Here is Eric and Rona's online audition for the show as posted in Rona's YouTube account :
The second team from the Philippines is the team of the Beauty Queens Parul Shah and Maggie Wilson. Parul is an Indian - Filipino beauty, who won Binibining Pilipinas Tourism 2014 but was not able to compete in Miss Tourism 2014 as the pageant was not held during that year. She was handpicked in 2015 to represent the country in the Miss Grand International 2015 where she won as 3rd runner up. Her partner, Maggie Wilson-Consunji was crowned Binibining Pilipinas World in 2007. She competed in the Miss World 2007 pageant where she was one of the top 16 semi-finalist. Maggie was already in showbiz even before she won the crown, and continued in that line after the pageant. She married in 2010 and now has a son.
I am really looking forward to the show and the race. I hope to get a glimpse of the race live if it passes here in the Philippines - I really hope it does.
Good luck to the Philippine teams and hope you can retain the title with the Philippines!
Ateneo de Manila University volleybelle Amy Ahomiro and courtside reporter Laura Lehmann posted an online audition video for the season 5 of Amazing Race Asia. They posted their video on the last day of submission - last June 30.
Here is the write up in their video submission :
#LauAmyForAmazingRaceAsia - use the hashtag and share the love guys! :) Amy is originally from Auckland, New Zealand. Her family moved here 10 years ago after her mother accepted a job offer. Amy has been here ever since and she has now become one of the most popular professional volleyball players in the Philippines. Laura, meanwhile, has a very different background. She has American, German, Swiss, Spanish and Filipino blood, and has been living in the tropics her whole life. She won Miss Philippines 1st Runner Up in 2014 and has been an active TV Host and model ever since. She currently hosts "Listed", an immersive travel show on Lifestyle Network wherein she explores different islands and takes the road less traveled. She is also the courtside reporter for Amy's volleyball games and the rest is history. Sometimes opposites really do attract. Yin & yang forever.
To all Filipino team who are interested to join the 5th season of The Amazing Race Asia, on ground auditions are being held today and tomorrow at the Alabang Town Center!
Here is the tweet from the official Twitter account of AXN Philippines :
#AXNTARA On-ground auditions are about to open at 10.00 am We'll be here until 6.00 pm today. Same sched tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/IfedFPMH0k
After 12 legs, blind daters Laura and Tyler or Team SoCal (Southern California) are declared the winners of the 26th season of The Amazing Race:
The pair wins $1,000,000. Fellow blind daters The Legal Team Jelani and Jenny finished 2nd and Team Rx for Love Hayley and Blair came in 3rd. The only remaining dating couple, Mike & Rochelle were eliminated midway in the last leg.
I really think Team SoCal deserves this win because they really compliment each other and they were both relaxed in the race. Congratulations Laura and Tyler!
After 10 gruelling weeks of competition, the largest talent search in Asia, Asia's Got Talent finally crowned its first grand winner at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore last Thursday, 14-May-15.
The show started with all the 9 grand finalists, Talento from Thailand, Triqstar of Japan, Gao Lin and Liu Xin of China, Khusugtun of Mongolia, Dance Thrilogy of Singapore and the 4 Filipino acts El Gamma Penumbra, Junior New System, Gwyneth Dorado and Gerphil Flores performed together for an amazing opening number:
As the show goes on, some of the acts were eliminated until the top 2 acts remained. Surprise finalist Khusugtun from Mongolia and Philippines' El Gamma Penumbra shared the stage and performed their grand finals performances again. In the end, Asian viewers chose the first grand winner of the show, and it is El Gamma Penumbra from the Philippines!
The shadow play act, who also joined season 1 of Pilipinas Got Talent, won $100,000 and a chance to perform in Marina Bay Sands. They also received a hero's welcome in their homecoming in Tanauan City, Batangas.
Meanwhile, the judges performed during the finale. They sang "Let's Groove":
The song is now available for download and all proceeds will go to a charitable institution for the benefit of the victims of the earthquake in Nepal. Here is the link if you are interested to download.
It was also announced at the end if the show that there will be a season 2! You can now pre-register if you are interested to join next season through their facebook page.
No less than a standing ovation was awarded to all the four Filipino acts that performed during the grand finals of the talent show Asia's Got Talent last Thursday at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.
Out of the 9 grand finalists who performed, four are from the Philippines, with 3 of them having a golden buzzer performance in the previous rounds. This only shows how talented the Filipinos are.
Here are the performances of the four Filipino acts during the grand finals:
GWYNETH DORADO
EL GAMMA PENUMBRA
GERPHIL FLORES
JUNIOR NEW SYSTEM
These four acts now needs your votes. To vote for them via SMS, you can type:
AGT3 - for Gwyneth Dorado
AGT7 - for El Gamma Penumbra
AGT8 - for Gerphil Flores
AGT9 - for Junior New System
Then send this to 2929 for Globe and Smart Subscribers. You can also vote thru Facebook and the Asia's Got Talent mobile app.
The act with the most number of votes will be declared on the finale on May 14. Hope we can all vote and support our Team Pilipinas!
The shadow play act of the Filipino group El Gamma Penumbra was picked as the golden buzzer act for the 3rd semifinals night of the talent search Asia's Got Talent.
Being the only Filipino group in the last group of semi-finalist, El Gamma performed first and gave a great performance that tackles war, peace and love. All the judges were in agreement that the group gave a superb performance and has even surpassed their audition. Anggun, who gave her golden buzzer to the group in the auditions, was moved into tears after the group's very emotional performance.
Here is the group's performance during the semifinals:
El Gamma Penumbra now joins three other Filipino acts in the grand finals - singer Gwyneth Dorado, dance group Junior New System and singer Gerphil Geraldine Flores. Other finalists are dancers / acrobats Gao Lin and Liu Xin of China, dance group Triqstar of Japan and musical group Khusugtun of Mongolia. Two other acts will join this elite group after the results of the voting this week.
These acts will perform on Thursday, May 7, and the winner will be announced next week on May 14.
Filipino talent is not left unnoticed in the regional franchise of the Got Talent show, Asia's Got Talent.
In the first semi-finals week, Philippines was represented by the acrobatic dance act Velasco Brothers and young singer Gwyneth Dorado (watch their performance here ). After the results, Gwyneth Dorado was one of the 2 acts with the most number of votes and becomes the first Filipino act to get a spot to the grand finals.
In the second semi-finals night, another 2 Filipino acts performed. David Foster's golden buzzer act, singer Gerphil Flores and dance group Junior New System got the chance to carry the Philippine flag on the show's stage. Here are their performances:
Gerphil Flores
Junior New System
At the end of the show, the judges choose Junior New System as their Golden Buzzer worthy act for the night and they advances straight to the finals! The Philippines now have 2 acts in the finals.
We can help Gerphil Flores advance to the grand finals as well. You can text AGT10 to 2929 for Smart and Globe subscribers. The 2 acts with the most votes will be known next week and will advance to the grand finals.
The last set of semi-finalists will perform on April 30, and this group includes another Filipino golden buzzer act, El Gamma Penumbra.
El Gamma Penumbra, the popular shadow play act, finally delivered the first golden buzzer performance for the Philippines in the talent show Asia's Got Talent.
The group from Batangas, who became popular after being a finalist of the first season of Pilipinas Got Talent.
It was Indonesian star Anggun who gave the Filipino group the golden buzzer after their heartwarming number about true love while showcasing a number of popular international landmarks.
The group will go straight to the semi-finals in Singapore. Here is the group's golden buzzer performance in the audition which aired last April 2:
Here are the other Filipino acts that advanced to the next round that was show in the fourth episode of the show:
FLEXIE BUDDIES
This contortionist act from Davao gave a breathtaking acrobatic act before the judges. If I am correct this group has already joined It's Showtime before.
NEIL RYAN GARCIA LLANES
Neil is a beatboxer from Davao. At a young age of 19, his beat boxing talent is undeniably great. Plus he has that great life story to tell. I am also impressed on how fluent he is in English. I think he also auditioned before in Pilipinas Got Talent but I don't think he was not able to go to the semi-finals. He was able to entertain all 4 judges and I am excited to see how he levels up in the next round.
With the 3 acts going through, the Philippines has the most artists advancing to the next round as of this episode with 10 acts.
In the montage of the performances that will be featured in the next episode, I think I saw Cris Castro, the magician who performs with quick changing masks and was a finalist in Pilipinas Got Talent season 4. I predict that David Foster will give him his golden buzzer.
Kudos to all the talented Filipinos! Hope we can all support them in the semi-finals!
The Got Talent franchise has launched Asia's Got Talent that airs in the AXN channel every Thursday night (around 8:30pm).
The show will feature talents from 14 Asian countries, namely China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Taiwan.
Here are the Filipino acts that was able to survive the auditions in the third episode that aired last March 26.
ANGELICO "ECHO" CLARIDAD
Echo is another veteran in joining talent show. He was able to reach the battle round of the first season of The Voice Kids Philippines in ABS-CBN. Unfortunately, he was eliminated by Coach Lea Salonga.
THE MISS TRES
The Miss Tres was a semi-finalist of the 4th season of Pilipinas Got Talent. They are a novelty act despite being a singing act (watch the video to see why). What can they do next so they can still convince Asia to keep them in the competition?
D INTENSITY BREAKERS
This dance group is another veteran of the Got Talent franchise. They were a finalist in the fourth season of Pilipinas Got Talent (together with The Miss Tres). They ended up at 5th place. They are noticeably fewer as compared to before and their performances in PGT was better as compared to their audition. Hope they level up in their next performances.
More Filipino acts in Asia's Got Talent in my next post!
The Got Talent franchise has launched Asia's Got Talent that airs in the AXN channel every Thursday night (around 8:30pm).
The show will feature talents from 14 Asian countries, namely China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Taiwan.
Here are the Filipino acts that was able to survive the auditions in the second episode that aired last March 19.
FE AND ROADFILL
We all know Roadfill as a half of the YouTube sensation Muymuy Palaboy and is a mainstay of the longest running gag show in Philippine TV, Bubble Gang. Fe, on the other hand is a vegetable vendor and frustrated singer who ave up singing to be able to raise and provide for her family.
So what is their connection? Nothing!
Confused? Just watch their audition here:
FITRI CERADO
I know just a few things about this girl. She is 11 years old and has a YouTube Channel that showcases her great voice.
The Got Talent franchise has successfully launched its newest franchise - the regional show Asia's Got Talent last March 12. The show is filmed in Singapore and is hosted by former Amazing Race Asia racers Marc Nelson and Rovilson Fernandez. The judges are David Foster, Anggun, Vanness Wu and Spice Girl Melanie C.
I will be featuring the Filipino talents that gets through the audition. In this post, I will be featuring the Filipino acts in Episode 1 that aired on March 12.
JUNIOR NEW SYSTEM
The dance group Junior New System is the very first act that was featured in the show. The group of boys aged 15 to 22 years old has been a staple in various dance contest in the Philippines. They even joined It's Showtime but was not able to get the grand prize.
Here is there audition performance :
GWYNETH DORADO
Gwyneth Dorado is such an adorable kid! At 10 years old, she can play the guitar and sings very well. Who can say no to this cute and talented kid?
Finally, the US version of The Amazing Race is back in the Philippines. I remember that the last time that the show visited the Philippines was way back in Season 5 when I was still a college student in 2004. Ten years later, it took 20 seasons before TAR is back in my home country.
The first place that they visited was Baclaran Church where teams needs to find a flower vendor to receive their clue.
They were next instructed to take a jeep to the Rosario Municipal Plaza and look for Salina's Special. Here is a peek at the jeepney experience of the teams:
The next clue was for a detour, a choice between Catch or Coach. In Catch, teams get to experience to be a fisherman a fill 3 container full of fish. Only the wrestlers did this task:
In Coach, teams needs to assemble a tricycle before they receive their next clue. This task was chosen by the dentists, the candy girls and the surfers:
They were then instructed to go to the rice fields were they were asked to do a same challenge that was done in Season 5 where Colin had his very famous "My Ox is Broken" breakdown. This challenge was also done in the current season of the Amazing Race Philippines. Teams have to search for a clue in a rice field by plowing into it.
The next is a foot race to the nearby pit stop and as expected, this is a non-elimination leg. Teams are just a few minutes behind each other. I think this is the first time that I see all teams together in the same pit stop.
I think this season really provided a more realistic image of the Philippines as compared to Season 5. Some of the teams liked it here, some of the teams don't. One of the best things in this episode is the fact that they took different modes of transportation common in the country (cab from the airport, jeep to Rosario and tricycle in Cavite).
Here are the teams reactions on their experience in the Philippines so far.
The next leg is still in the Philippines, and it looks like teams will have to experience pedicabs and basketball.
The US version of the hit reality show The Amazing Race, now on its 25th season, aired its 9th leg today. The leg is in Singapore and I saw a very familiar face with Phil Keoghan at the pit stop.
So who is this familiar face?
It is Singaporean actress Melody Chen, who was a racer from the 1st season of the Amazing Race Asia. She raced with her bestfriend Sharon, and finished 7th in that season.
It is nice to see that the Amazing Race franchise is merging the different versions in different kinds of ways.
And guess where they are headed next? They will be in my home country, the PHILIPPINES! They will be coming here for the 2nd time, and after 20 seasons! And to top it all, they will be bringing back the unforgettable PLOW detour task in Leg 11 of Season 5, where Colin coined the famous line, "My ox is broken!".
axn, one of the most popular cable channels in the philippines, joins the philippines in celebrating its 113th independence day by encouraging its viewers to send it their messages, greetings and thoughts on what this special day means to them.
The Philippines celebrates her 113th Independence Day on 12 June this year. In commemoration of this special day, AXN would like to invite its viewers from the Philippines to send in their well wishes, greetings and their thoughts on what this special day means to them.
Entries should be less than 50 words each and may be in Tagalog, English or Taglish. Send them in by 12 noon (PH) on 31 May to our Facebook fanpage (click here for direct link) or email contests@axn-asia.com with the subject title ‘AXN Celebrates Philippines Independence Day’. Shortlisted entries will be broadcasted on AXN on 12 and 13 June.
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