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'Tawag' hopeful forgets lyrics, stopped by gong, returns with same song

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<p>Cotabato singer earns standing ovation in triumphant return</p><p>MANILA - Lalaine Araña was a picture of determination as she returned Thursday to the noontime talent search &quot;Tawag ng Tanghalan,&quot; five months after the dreaded gong signaled her bitter exit.</p><p>It was in August 2017 when Araña, then a semifinalist of &quot;Tanghalan,&quot; took the stage with fellow hopeful Gidget dela Llana, performing &quot;Waray Waray.&quot;</p><p>Midway through the number, Araña&#x27;s unease became increasingly apparent as she skipped lyrics altogether. This prompted Louie Ocampo, then the judge panel leader, to signal the striking of the gong, which meant ending Araña&#x27;s semifinals bid.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YW04n7ZzU0s?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>&quot;Sa sobrang tensyon at kaba, nakalimutan ko ang lyrics,&quot; Araña recalled in a taped interview shown before her live performance Thursday.</p><p>She returned with the same song that aborted her &quot;Tanghalan&quot; bid last year; this time, a more confident Araña embodied the message of &quot;Waray Waray&quot; about not backing down from a challenge.</p><p>By the end of the number, she had all five judges on their feet, including Ocampo, who quipped that he is &quot;friends again&quot; with Araña.</p><p>&quot;You are back with a vengeance!&quot; host Anne Curtis exclaimed as she approached Araña on stage after the performance.</p><p>Asked why she opted to perform again her losing song, Araña simply said, &quot;Dito po ako nadapa, dito po ako babangon ulit.&quot;</p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Video_Widget_1_Container"><ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Video_Widget_1" allow="autoplay" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-wid="f5fb7bd1-3880"></ivs-player><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script></div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Araña&#x27;s fighting spirit was not lost on Ocampo, who commended her for &quot;oozing confidence&quot; and &quot;excellent singing.&quot;</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s about how you get up,&quot; Ocampo told the singer. &quot;Today, [you proved] to the madlang people, kung paano dapat bumangon.&quot;</p><p>He added: &quot;It was so nice to hear you sing and finish the whole song! Ang ganda! Your charm was, like, times ten. Bow ako sa&#x27;yo.&quot;</p><p>Araña, who was the Mindanao bet for the day, ended up besting her contenders, and later dethroning defending champion Mara Santos with a soaring rendition of &quot;Narito Ako&quot;.</p><p>On Friday, Araña inched closer to entering the semifinals, as she did last year, after successfully defending her champion status with Katy Perry&#x27;s &quot;Dark Horse&quot;.</p>

<p>Lalaine Araña was a picture of determination as she returned Thursday to the noontime talent search "Tawag ng Tanghalan," five months after the dreaded gong signaled her bitter exit.</p>

Lalaine Araña was a picture of determination as she returned Thursday to the noontime talent search "Tawag ng Tanghalan," five months after the dreaded gong signaled her bitter exit.