ASIA'S GOT TALENT : GWYNETH DORADO AND VELASCO BROTHERS PERFORM IN THE FIRST SEMIFINALS NIGHT

Team Philippines was represented by 2 acts on the first semifinals night of the talent show Asia's Got Talent. Child singer Gwyneth Dorado and acrobat / dancer Velasco Brothers made the country proud with their respective performances.

Here are their semi-finals performances :

Both acts got mixed review. For Gwen, Van Ness and Mel C. really liked the performance but David Foster tld her she sang out of tune. For the Velasco Brothers, Van Ness and Mel C. gave them a standing ovation but Anggun was not sure if it was a level up from the audition.

Both acts needs your votes, to vote text :

AGT2 for Gwyneth Dorado

AGT5 for Velasco Brothers

Send to 2929 fro Globe and Smart subscribers. You can also vote through the Asia's Got Talent website and through the Asia's Got Talent mobile app.

The 2 acts with the highest votes will advance to the finals. Next week, 2 other Filipino acts will perform in the semifinals. They are classical singer Gerphil Flores (who received the golden buzzer from David Foster) and the dance group Junior New System, the first act that got through to the auditions.

Videos are from the Official YouTube Channel of Asia's Got Talent

ASIA'S GOT TALENT : FILIPINOS SURVIVE THE AUDITION ROUND (EPISODE 2)

It is now Asia's turn to wow the world!

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.

Here is her audition video:

More Filipino acts in my next posts.

Videos are from the Official YouTube Channel of Asia's Got Talent and YouTube channel of Marlou Jane Sinajon

ASIA'S GOT TALENT : FILIPINOS SURVIVE THE AUDITION ROUND (EPISODE 1)

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?

More great Pinoy talents in my next posts!

All videos are from the Official YouTube Channel of Asia's Got Talent

marko and tadd wears filipino shirts in so you think you can dance 8

filipinos marko germar and tadd gadduang wears filipino shirts in their respective pre-performance interviews in the top 14 performance night of the 8th season of so you think you can dance.

for those who are not familiar with marko and tadd, please refer to this post: http://diyeysisden.blogspot.com/2011/06/so-you-think-you-can-dance-8-2.html

marko, who hails from guam but is of filipino blood, wore a maroon shirt with the words "up fighting maroons" and the oblation symbol:

tadd, who is from salt lake city, utah but is purely filipino, wore a white shirt with the map of the philippines on it:

here are marko's (and partner melanie) and tadd's (and partner jordan) performances tonight where you can see the shirts during their interviews:

hope they would still showcase their filipino heritage in the future episodes. proud to be pinoy! proud to be a maroon!

pics are screencaps from the youtube videos above

another pinoy youtube sensation: mini warbler!

another pinoy is making waves in youtube and has become another sensation. he in kellen sarmiento from the US (but with filipino lineage). his video was posted by his mother since his relatives wants to see him perform. the video shows him singing along with the choir group, the warblers of the hit tv series, the glee. he is so cute and his costume really mimics what the warblers wear.

here is the video:

after only 4 days after it was posted, it already has more than 1,200,000 hits and counting. it was also shared through twitter by darren criss and in the official glee twitter account: