After the tension between Samantha and Denise ended last week, the succeeding week was filled with lots of issues for Kenneth about him and his mentor,his questioned gender etc, and Jensen who received some negative comments from the fans.
If I'm not mistaken, the theme last Sunday was "Shining moment". In your opinion, who among the proteges outshine the most? After being part of the bottom group for 2 consecutive weeks, Soul Siren Denise Barbacena's battle for the big break ended last Sunday. So here's my review about last Sunday's Gala night.
1st
KRIZZA NERI (Aiza's Protege)
from Cagayan de Oro
who sang If I ain't got you by Alicia Keys
Previous Rank(My Review): SAME
The song fits her voice and what I liked about his rendition is that, she tend to sing the song and treat it like hers. It's just so sad that she needs a lot of text votes from the audiences to get rid of being with the bottom group. But Performance wise, still consistent. :)I think she needs to sing more popular songs, one thing I've noticed, if she sing a more popular song, the following week, text votes for her increases, but as she sings not so familiar song to the audiences, the following week, her votes decreases.
2nd
JENSEN TENOSO (Claire Dela Fuente's Protege)
from Batangas
who sang All in love is Fair by Stevie Wonder
Previous Rank(My Review): 3rd (up by 1 this week)
Her version of this song was great for me, she out-shined some of her fellow proteges still by choosing the right song that will fit her voice. So weird that after getting a positive comments from the judges and a good rank on text votes, still she became a part of the bottom group..hmm why oh why?
3rd
NOMER LIMATOG Jr. (Rachelle Anne Go's Protege)
from Cebu
who sang Baby I love your way by Peter Frampton
Previous Rank(My Review): 4th (up by 1 this week)
Finally, This song fits his voice, good thing that he set aside his rocker image for a while and sing this kind of song by heart according to his mentor. I am looking forward to see more of this type of songs performed by him. Good Job Kid! :)
4th
LOVELY EMBUSCADO (Jaya's Protege)
from Davao
who sang Pangarap na Bituin by Sharon Cuneta
Previous Rank(My Review): 6th (up by 2 this week)
She keeps on improving as the weeks go by, diction problems lessened, and the haters lessened as reflected on last week's fan vote wherein she's number 1. Very Good, keep it up! :)
5th
LIRAH BERMUDEZ (Janno Gibbs' Protege)
from Capiz
who sang Bring me to life by Evanescence
Previous Rank(My Review): 2nd (down by 3 this week)
I think her guitar brought her to a good performance, there are just some pitch problems and I think it's not a good song choice for her, but what I like with this girl is that she sings clearly, she throws every lyrics of the song very clear.
6th
DENISE BARBACENA (Gloc 9's Protege)
from Metro Manila
who sang Sparks Fly by Taylor Swift
Previous Rank(My Review): 9th (up by 3 this week)
For me, her performance of this song was far better than her performance of Dido's Thank you, and I think 1 of her strongest performance on the show next to her rendition of Skyscraper by Demi Lovato. Although there are still some problems with the song.
7th
SO WAT (Rey Valera's Protege)
singing group from Pampanga
who sang Faithfully by The Journey
Previous Rank(My Review): 7th (SAME)
I think they already have showcased their full potential as a group that is why the blending of their voices were not effective anymore. please surprise us next week with your mentor so that your performance will not become boring.
8th
KENNETH MONICO (Jay-R's Protege)
from Cabanatuan
who sang Open arms by the Journey
Previous Rank(My Review): 8th (SAME)
What's good about this performer is that he did follow what the judges have said to him the previous week, and he's not holding back anymore, but with that, I think he also reached his full potential as a performer, so to impress the audiences and the judges and the aim of performing the song as his own, he tend to become over acting as what the judges have said. Good thing that his text votes increased that is why he was saved from elimination.
AGAIN: No offense meant for their fans, remember, I'm also a fan of them and the show.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF PROTEGE'S OFFICIAL FANPAGE ON FACEBOOK :)
