If there is an easily spotted
trend happening in the ongoing fourth season of “The Voice Kids” on ABS-CBN, it
would have to be the Juan Karlos song “Buwan.” Coaches Bamboo Mañalac,
Lea Salonga and Sarah Geronimo (back in her chair after letting Sharon Cuneta
handle her spot in season 3) must have heard it being sung end on end in the
blind audition phase from so many aspiring young performers. Granted, the soul
alternative rock number is not always a guaranteed chair-turner, but when it
does work the Coaches who turned are sure to be gushing at the singer, just
like with this one.
During the Saturday night episode
of “The Voice Kids” on August 24, “Buwan” was able to work its magic for one of
the blind auditionees that evening, perhaps because he was bold enough to alter
its pitch to catch the attention of the Coaches. And it certainly did, for as
the first notes of the meme-worthy chorus, “Sa ilalim ng putting ilaw,” all
three of Lea, Bamboo and Sarah turned in quick succession. And for the former
two it was a happy reunion of sorts when they saw who was singing that
well-used audition piece.
He was 11-year-old Ian Prelligera,
and he once tried his luck in the third season of “The Voice Kids” back in
2016, or three years ago. That time Prelligera, who would join Team Sharon,
only got as far as the Sing-Offs before being eliminated. From how Bamboo and
Lea reacted his singing skills have significantly improved. As for Sarah, who
had not been present as Coach on Ian’s previous outing on the competition, was
the one to overly fawn on him and make a unique pitch to have the singing
wunderkind join her talents. In her words, his second attempt at “The Voice
Kids” coupled with her return to active Coaching is fate at work.
But Mañalac and Salonga, who already
knew Ian Prelligera from before, held his attention for coaching prospects. Bamboo
was all praises at his rearrangement of “Buwan,” while Lea generally focused on
the level of advancement from his ability back in Season 3. She spoke of Ian’s
swag, saying, “There's confidence in how you command [attention] and look at
the audience." Ultimately that would be enough to sway Prelligera to join
the “FamiLea,” along with the only other successful blind auditionee who chose
her for that Saturday night, fellow 11-year-old John Rey Custodio, who sang “Di
Na Muli” by Janine Teñoso.
“Buwan,” the commonly-used song
for blind auditions this season, was the brainchild of Juan Karlos front-man and
namesake Juan Karlos Labajo, who was a contestant in the first season of “The
Voice Kids” on ABS-CBN. Prelligera is only the second “The Voice Kids”
contestant to return to a later season of the reality singing competiton.
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