It has been two weeks since the X Factor Philippines Grand
Finals Results Night and I have not posted anything about it until now. As they
say, better late than never. So…
Congratulations
to KZ Tandingan for being The First X Factor Philippines Grand Champion! It was
a well-deserved win! Congratulations also to Charice for being The First X
Factor Philippines Mentor to produce the grand winner of the singing tilt! You
were right, Charice, when you confidently said that the winner would be from
your team, The Team Charice.
I was not physically with the Chasters and KZers during that
nerve-wracking night of the 7th of October, but I was one with them in
hoping, wishing, and praying that KZ be announced as the champion. I
don’t have to write about what I said in my prayers, but I can tell you that
right after I heard KZ’s name, I just had to release the tension by walking
back and forth the living room, jumping once in a while, posting tweets, and
giggling. I’ve never been this involved in any reality show. It's hard to describe my feelings that
night. Whatever I felt then was great, a wonderful one that I will cherish forever.
I remember having
an exchange of tweets with someone a few days after the official announcement
that Charice would be one of the judges/mentors for the
X Factor PH. The
netizen nicely said that Charice was a good singer but doubted her capacity to mentor
citing her age and years of experience as reasons. I asked who should be chosen
instead of Charice. The netizen gave me names and I said that they were good
choices but we should just wait and see.
Of course, in my mind, I was sure Charice could be a great
mentor. I might sound biased but I had reasons to believe that her would-be
team could benefit a great deal from her. Charice has had great mentors namely,
David Foster and Mommy Raquel. We all know the abilities of the great Foster.
And I hope we all know also that the training that Mommy Raquel has given
Charice is in the superlative level. Charice’s performances on Star King,
Ellen, Oprah, and Paul O’Grady shows were all great and earned her standing
ovations. These were before being under the mentorship of David Foster. So,
Mommy Raquel plus David Foster equals Great Talent. And I had no doubt that Charice would
willingly share what she had learned from her great mentors with her team.
Another reason is her being creative in covering songs. Charice
has covered many songs by other great singers. She has done those either for shows
or just for fun or for her fans. She owns the songs she covers. People who are
not exposed to what Charice can do will always be doubtful of her capabilities
and that is understandable. I just hope that they, especially the netizen I
tweeted with, have realized by now how Charice had led her team in choosing
songs and making great arrangements to bring out the best in the girls.
Celine Dion said
in an interview that during the rehearsals for their duet at the Madison Square Garden
X Factor PH
Finals Performance Night, Charice said (as told by Gary Valenciano when it was
his turn to give his comment about KZ’s performance of “Superstar”) that there
was a part in the song that was not done during the rehearsals.
KZ is indeed
a great talent!
Like many of those who have seen KZ's audition performances, I have been a believer of her talent since then. In my post entitled KZ's X Factor, I wrote the following:
Like many of those who have seen KZ's audition performances, I have been a believer of her talent since then. In my post entitled KZ's X Factor, I wrote the following:
I watched her audition and I just admired her talent,
her rapport with the audience, and something else which,
I believed, was the X Factor that she possessed.
KZ says that she has joined the X Factor to help her family
and to prove that the Philippine music industry is not only for
singers who are attractive, tall, with flawless skin, and able
to belt high notes. I believe she will accomplish both of them.
Like Charice and KZ, I was happy about the X Factor PH assignment—Charice to mentor the girls; Charice to mentor KZ. I actually felt lucky when the assignment was revealed—lucky in the sense that my favorite contestant and my favorite mentor were in the same team.
Congratulations, Team Charice!