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KZ Tandingan beats Jessie J in China contest

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/02/06/kz-jessie.jpg"/><figcaption>Jessie J found herself in second place two weeks in a row in the Chinese reality singing contest, &quot;Singer 2018.&#x27; <em>Photo from Cornerstone Entertainment and Jessie J&#x27;s Twitter account</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>She&#x27;s not used to losing. </p><p>But Jessie J had to again settle for second place for a second week in a row of &quot;Singer 2018,&quot; a Chinese reality singing contest that pits famous singers against one another. </p><p>On Friday, the British pop star placed behind the Philippines&#x27; very own KZ Tandingan, who performed a <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/09/18/watch-kz-raps-in-tagalog-in-bid-to-dethrone-jessie-j-in-china-contest">more jazzy rendition</a> of Adele&#x27;s &quot;Rolling in the Deep.&quot;</p><p>Her moody, eclectic cover featured a rap part in Tagalog in the middle, which she nailed as Jessie J watched. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Congratulations <a href="https://twitter.com/KzTandingan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kztandingan</a> for bagging the no. 1 spot in this weeks SINGER 2018 Episode! We’re so proud of you! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KZTandingan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KZTandingan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CornerstoneArtists?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CornerstoneArtists</a> <a href="https://t.co/RAtbWqSKfP">https://t.co/RAtbWqSKfP</a> <a href="https://t.co/Q5myV2VqWx">pic.twitter.com/Q5myV2VqWx</a></p>— Cornerstone Ent (@cornerstone_ofc) <a href="https://twitter.com/cornerstone_ofc/status/961953367374352384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Congratulations <a href="https://twitter.com/KZofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KZofficial</a> !!! 1st place for this week&#x27;s challenge!!! 2nd place: Jessie J:) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KZSinger2018China?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KZSinger2018China</a> <a href="https://t.co/56W7BChEaf">pic.twitter.com/56W7BChEaf</a></p>— ROXYLIQUIGAN (@Roxy_Liquigan) <a href="https://twitter.com/Roxy_Liquigan/status/961952410229866496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Jessie J sang &quot;Ain&#x27;t Nobody.&quot; The result had her finish in second for two consecutive weeks after finishing top in the first three.</p><p>The &quot;Price Tag&quot; hitmaker was seen applauding the Filipina singer following her stunning turn on the stage.</p><p>The rankings were based on votes from the studio audience.</p><p>She and Jessie J will both return on the show next week for another round of performances.</p><div><em>Editor&#x27;s Note: A previous version of the article misstated that this was the first time Jessie J lost her top spot. She finished second in the show&#x27;s fourth episode. We regret the error.</em></div>