Dominador Alviola Jr. represented Mindanao with pride. He was recently hailed as the first semi-finalist of “Tawag ng Tanghalan” on the noontime variety show It’s Showtime.
The 44-year-old father from Mati, Davao Oriental stunned the madlang people and the hurados for five consecutive days with his soothing voice and stage presence. He first wowed the viewers with his rendition of the Tom Jones’ “I Can’t Stop Loving You.” His power vocals also secured him a spot at the semi-finals with the song “One in a Million You” by Larry Graham.
Alviola won more than P100,000.00 and was grateful for the opportunity It’s Showtime gave him.
Meanwhile, with their strict yet entertaining comments, the interesting mix of hurados adds fun to the singing competition. Led by the legendary singer-songwriter and Punong Hurado Rey Valera, total entertainer Rico J. Puno and 13-week Tawag ng Tanghalan defending champion and today’s premiere director and starmaker Bobot Mortiz are united in finding the country’s next singing superstar.
Aside from the three OPM legends, joining the panel of judges are Pinoy Dream Academy’s first grand star dreamer and Philippine’s pop rock princess Yeng Constantino; OPM and showbiz royalty Karylle; first-ever The Voice of the Philippines grand winner Mitoy Yonting; and singer, composer and acoustic king Nyoy Volante. Completing the set of hurados are the bipolar diva of Tawag ng Tanghalan K Brosas and Tanghalan’s” queen mother Karla Estrada.
★★★★★
LizQuen’s Just The Way You Are on Cinema One
Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil’s blockbuster teen rom-com debut film Just The Way You Are premiered on Cinema One last Sunday.
It was the time to relive the “kilig” scenes and gush like a teenager as the film revolves around the story of two opposite personalities intertwined in the game of love.
In the story, Drake (Enrique Gil) a boy who loves winning, gets caught up in a difficult bet to make a nerdy transferee named Sophia (Liza Soberano) fall in love with him within 30 days.
But the big catch is that Drake must admit to Sophia that everything is nothing more than just a bet once she falls in love with him.
Adapted from Kimberly Joy Villanueva’s book The Bet, the Lizquen starrer quickly breached the P12 million mark on its opening day. It also received positive reception overseas when thousands watched during TFC@theMovies’ Singapore screening.
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Escudero, a Belieber
Senator Chiz Escudero can’t ignore Justin Bieber’s music. The vice-presidential candidate is now a Belieber, especially after the Canadian pop star released his newest album Purpose.
While on radio as a guest, he requested the DJ, after his interview, to play “Love Yourself” from the album Purpose.
“Okay, maya-maya magre-request ako ng kanta. Ang dami mong CD dito e. Mayroon ba kayo nu’ng bago ni Justin Bieber?” the senator asked the DJ. “Hindi yung ‘Sorry’ ha, yung ‘Love Yourself.’”
“Sorry” is the no. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, while “Love Yourself” is at no. 3, and “What Do You Mean” is at no. 8. And the Senator knows all about this.
If Chiz is a Belieber, his wife Heart Evangelista is into songs of Adele.
★★★★★
Katrina’s biggest secret revealed
Alfonso (Tonton Gutierrez) discovers more of Katrina’s evil ways as he finds out that he is not the true father of Trixie (Julia Barretto) in And I Love You So.
As Katrina wreaks havoc onto the lives of Michelle (Dimples Romana) and Joanna (Miles Ocampo), Alfonso braces for the revelation that Trixie is not his daughter, as confirmed by a DNA test.
With so much anger in him, Alfonso makes sure he uses this as ace in his battle against Katrina’s appeal on their annulment case.