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Pinoy singer Roland Abante receives standing ovation on ‘America’s Got Talent’

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<p>Filipino singer Roland Abante received a standing ovation from the judges of <em>America&#x27;s Got Talent </em>during his audition.</p><p>Roland is a fisherman from the Philippines. He also works as a motorcycle driver.</p><p>When asked by judge <strong></strong>Heidi Klum<strong></strong><strong></strong> if he is a singer in the Philippines, he replied, &quot;Mukanta lang ko ug kanang mga silingan na naay videokehan (I only sing with my neighbors who have karaoke).&quot;</p><p>The Pinoy talent was also asked why he decided to join <em>AGT.</em></p><p>Roland started becoming emotional saying, &quot;Every night I see in my cellphone only, because this is my big dream to be here.&quot;</p><div><iframe width="1519" height="585" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F_WikQTSn_w" title="You won&#x27;t believe Roland Abante&#x27;s INCREDIBLE VOICE! | Auditions | AGT 2023" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Roland performed &quot;When a Man Loves a Woman&quot; by Michael Bolton for his audition.</p><p>The singer received a standing ovation from the judges and from the audience after his performance.</p><p>&quot;I don&#x27;t think you could&#x27;ve done it better. Mic drop. You let it all on that stage. You were amazing. You should be very proud of yourself,&quot; Heidi told Roland after his performance.</p><p>&quot;I have a feeling that you have to stop fishing because this is where you needed to be,&quot; judge Sofia Vergara said.</p><p>&quot;You were so nervous. I genuinely thought for a moment, you won&#x27;t be able to do this. And then that happened. And it actually made me love this audition even more and I really like you. That was a great audition. It was brilliant,&quot; Simon Cowell said.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/1/28/pgt-winner-power-duo-advances-to-the-finals-of-america-s-got-talent-all-stars-1642"><strong>READ: PGT winner Power Duo advances to the finals of ‘America’s Got Talent: All Stars’</strong></a></div><p>&quot;We could feel your heart and I think everybody just heard a life-changing moment,&quot; Howie Mandel added.</p><p>Roland received four &quot;yeses&quot; from the judges and advanced to the next round. </p><p>Roland&#x27;s audition video has already gained more than 3 million views on YouTube as of this writing.</p><p>The netizens were also all praises for his performance on <em>AGT.</em></p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ctc53VxMVq_/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2442817.100000024%2C%22ls%22%3A2442571.700000018%2C%22le%22%3A2442577.200000018%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="882" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;This is one of my favorite songs and he covered it nicely. I am blown away when he hit the high note. I want to hear he sing a classic rock, it&#x27;s suited with his voice. See you again on next performance Roland,&quot; one netizen said.</p><p>&quot;This young man has emotion, control and a powerful voice. I hope his dreams come true,&quot; another netizen commented.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;ve lost count on how many times I watched this audition, as a Filipino, it makes me so proud! All the best for you Roland! We are all rooting for you!&quot; a netizen stated.</p><p>Roland, who is also known for the moniker “Bunot”, was once a contestant on <em>It’s Showtime</em>’s Tawag ng Tanghalan. He also appeared on <em>ASAP</em> and <em>Gandang Gabi Vice</em>.</p>

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Pinoy singer Roland Abante receives standing ovation on ‘America’s Got Talent’

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