THE VOICE Season 12 on Star World!

We spent a couple of hours trying to figure out if we're cut for the job at The Voice Season 12 launch in Manila. Yes, 12 seasons of discovering raw talent powerful voices without judging them on looks during the first round and battling it out with equally capable individuals to become the best of the best in the United States. 

The party will start this February 28 at 2PM and will get repeats at 7PM and 10PM on the same day. This will also mark the return of my love Gwen Stefani. She'll be joining country star boyfriend Blake Shelton, good looking and sexy Adam Levine plus the great Alicia Keys. Coaches will also get paired with mentors Celine Dion (for Gwen), Luke Bryan (for Blake), John Legend (for Adam) and DJ Khaled (for Alicia Keys). 

So make sure you tune in to Starworld on these dates, to make sure you'll get a singer made like a champion with their guidance. This is going to be crazy!

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The Voice Kids Philippines

This is a moment in TV history that we should never miss. The Voice Kids will be shown on ABSCBN as usual and they have been doing the auditions since November last year. They have picked the best of the best during the blind auditions and as I quote the judges this year, you can pit them against the adults if given a chance but really, this is only for kids ages 8 to 14.

We met with the judges and hosts a few days ago and it was nice to know what they've thought about the contestants this season. It was completely out of the box but with the few that they've seen so far, they are impressed. Standard wise, Bamboo says he went down a bit because you can't be too technical judging these youngsters. Their talents are raw and you can really see that they need help in that department. He enjoys every single bit of it though because the kids have no lack in talent. Filipinos are the best singers and this is really a good testament to that in fact. Bamboo also sang with us because the venue had KTV. He sang it like Bamboo would haha. Even if it was a RnB song he put his spin on it if you know what I mean.

Gorgeous and simple in a little white dress, the Pop Princess Sarah Geronimo was there too and we talked to her a bit about her expectations in this show. She goes out and said she was really impressed with the kids and you can pit them with professionals and might still get away with it. She also says she sees herself in them because she went through the same thing when she was young. Some of these kids have around 30-50 singing contests that they joined and some of them are real champions. This one would be a cinch for them no doubt. Will the public be that kind too to these cute ones? We'll have to find out when The Voice Kids start!

Sarah was so nice too. She grabbed the microphone and made a duet with Rod Magaru. See? She really does make dreams come true! :)

This season is also Luis Manzano's first stint at The Voice Philippines. He will be hosting together with Alex Gonzaga. They'll be in different parts so they wouldn't be doing the hosting thing at the same time. Luis will mostly be in the back stage interviewing the contestants. 

They surprised Luis with this cake... then asked him some questions about The Legal Wife and Angel Locsin. It looks like they are very happy, especially when he told us about the lunch/dinner his whole family had with Angel. It was like she never really left that relationship. More so that his Mom star for all seasons Governor Vilma Santos said "Welcome Home" to her. Isn't that sweet? I know.

Well, more of these things and MORE will happen once you get to see the first day of The Voice Kids on ABSCBN.Watch the blind audition teasers here!

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Myk Perez: My Acoustic

Myk Perez from famed Voice of the Philippines' first batch just recently launched his album entitled Myk Perez: My Acoustic under MCA Music Inc. Honestly, he wasn't my favorite finalist because I was rooting for Klarisse all the time and even voted for her during the show. I was swayed by my taste of vocals I guess and spent the whole season hating the other contestants because I wanted my bet to win. Myk Perez always had his votes high during the competition and I must say it's with something really worth that attention because 1) He had a solid following being the only guy behind the guitar kind of performer 2) He had Bamboo as the coach and 3) He had this Bamboo-Jason Mraz kind of feel on him that makes the girls go gaga over his performances. It was evident back then that he was going to be a force to be reckoned with and now he's showing us why on this album.

He's got covers on this album including Easy originally performed by Lionel Richie, Two is Better Than One, Why, Runaway originally performed by The Corrs, Clarity, Honey Under The Moon, Fix You, Chasing Pavements, Give Me Love, Baby I Love Your Way and a bonus track Fix You as an unplugged version. He performed live that evening when we interviewed him at the MCA Universal office and I must say, he definitely has it.

You must give him a chance to show you why he's one of the finalists in The Voice of the Philippines and I did just that. I was impressed by what I've heard on the CD and even better when I heard him sing live. I felt I sounded like him on most occasions but I must be dreaming. He's gone way better than when he did his stints in The Voice and with these covers that are quite familiar already with Filipinos, he's surely going a long way. I hope radio stations and TV appearances can give this guy a boost. He's a humble chap and he deserves all the blessings he's getting. 

Congratulations on your first album Myk Perez! I'm looking forward to the next one with original compositions soon!

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