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'With 4 tries': Rea Gen Villareal gets inspiration from family to win 'Tawag Ng Tanghalan' Year 7

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Josiah Antonio and Anna Cerezo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="" Tawag="" Ng="" Year="" winner="" Rea="" Gen="" Villareal.="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2024/entertainment/01/27/20240127-tawag-ng-tanghalan-year-7-mb-7.jpg"/><figcaption>&#x27;Tawag Ng Tanghalan&#x27; Year 7 winner Rea Gen Villareal. ABS-CBN.</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — It took Caloocan-based singer Rea Gen Villareal four tries and she finally took home the grand prize of &quot;Tawag Ng Tanghalan&quot; Year 7.</p><p>In an interview with ABS-CBN News, Villareal recalled that she started joining the singing competition in 2017 and later took two consecutive years in 2020 and 2021 to try again.</p><p>Asked what made her continue on her journey to victory, the winner said that her family always motivated her to try.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yung pamilya ko, sila lang naman laging nagpapalakas ng loob ko tsaka ang sarap lang sa pakiramdam na nagpe-perform ka sa harap ng maraming tao,&quot; she said.</p><p>Villareal was declared the seventh winner of &quot;Tawag Ng Tanghalan&quot; during its finale on &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime&quot; on Saturday.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/27/24/rea-gen-villareal-wins-tawag-ng-tanghalan-year-7">Rea Gen Villareal wins &#x27;Tawag Ng Tanghalan&#x27; Year 7</a></li></ul><p>Her rendition of &quot;Ang Huling El Bimbo&quot; gave her a score of 97.4 from the judges and bagged the prizes such as a talent management contract with Polaris of Star Magic, a contract with ABS-CBN Music, and P1-million cash prize.</p><p>Villareal hopes to collaborate with Regine Velasquez, Morisette, Klarisse de Guzman, and wants to focus on ballads.</p><p>&quot;Simula bata pa lang ako pangarap ko na makapag-perform, makita sa national television ang sarap sa pakiramdam narating ko &#x27;to ngayon,&quot; she said. </p><p>She also gave words of encouragement for other aspirants: &quot;Sa mga katulad ko na paulit-ulit na bumabalik, try lang nang try kasi marami pang pagkakataon, hindi pa naman huli ang lahat. Basta gawin niyo lang lahat ng best niyo.&quot;</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2943136" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

It took Caloocan-based singer Rea Gen Villareal four tries and she finally took home the grand prize of 'Tawag Ng Tanghalan' Year 7.

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'With 4 tries': Rea Gen Villareal gets inspiration from family to win 'Tawag Ng Tanghalan' Year 7

Josiah Antonio and Anna Cerezo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jan 27, 2024 04:31 PM PHT

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