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<p>MANILA -- KZ Tandingan&#x27;s experience in China&#x27;s &quot;Singer 2018&quot; has been full of firsts for the Kapamilya singer, including meeting her idol Jessie J, nearly three years after she impersonated the UK pop star in &quot;Your Face Sounds Familiar.&quot;</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6SKrOUQB1MA?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>Who would have thought that Tandingan would be eventually be in competition with Jessie J, whose mannerisms and voice stylings she copied for that winning &quot;Your Face&quot; performance in October 2015?</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/13/18/napagsasabihan-niya-ako-what-jessie-j-told-kz-after-ranking-announcement">‘Napagsasabihan niya ako’: What Jessie J told KZ after ranking announcement</a></li></ul><p>For that impersonation, Tandingan performed Jessie J&#x27;s biggest hit at the time &quot;Price Tag.&quot; She would go on to cover the British singer&#x27;s other signature tunes, like &quot;Bang Bang,&quot; in later gigs.</p><p>Her shocked response to finally meeting Jessie J in person was no surprise then, as she&#x27;s also credited the &quot;Flashlight&quot; hitmaker for inspiring her to sing again.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BfDqNdHDjar/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BfDqNdHDjar/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by KZ (@kztandingan)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-02-11T12:56:01+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Feb 11, 2018 at 4:56am PST</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>When Tandingan returned to Manila a few weeks ago from taping performances for &quot;Singer 2018,&quot; she had yet to tell Jessie J about her &quot;Your Face Sounds Familiar&quot; impersonation. But with their newfound friendship, the topic is not unlikely to be brought up when Tandingan flies back to China to resume taping for the show.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/17/18/kz-steps-up-to-become-regular-contender-on-singer-2018">KZ steps up to become regular contender on ‘Singer 2018’</a></li></ul>

<p>KZ Tandingan's experience in China's "Singer 2018" has been full of firsts for the Kapamilya singer, including meeting her idol Jessie J, nearly three years after she impersonated the UK pop star in "Your Face Sounds Familiar."</p>

KZ Tandingan's experience in China's "Singer 2018" has been full of firsts for the Kapamilya singer, including meeting her idol Jessie J, nearly three years after she impersonated the UK pop star in "Your Face Sounds Familiar."