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'Asia's Got Talent': David Foster hits golden buzzer for 10-year-old Pinay

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QPC9OBdiamk?enablejsapi=1"></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>Eleana Gabunada, a 10-year-old Pinay singer, said her goal is to someday star on Broadway.And no doubt that she&#x27;s now more driven than ever to do just that after her sensational cover of &quot;Don&#x27;t Rain on My Parade&quot; received perhaps the highest praise one could get from acclaimed composer David Foster.It was on Thursday&#x27;s &quot;Asia&#x27;s Got Talent&quot; where Gabunada showed off her impressive vocals in front of the multi-awarded songwriter, who was so taken by the performance that he ended up pushing the golden buzzer.&quot;There&#x27;s a lot of people much older than you that could sing that song but they don&#x27;t understand the genre, they don&#x27;t know what they&#x27;re supposed to be doing,&quot; Foster told Gabunada.&quot;But somehow at the age 10, you understand your mission and your job. And there&#x27;s no doubt in my mind that if you want to be in Broadway one day, you will be.&quot;This meant that she&#x27;s through to the semifinal.This is the second week in a row in which the golden buzzer was awarded to an act from the Philippines, following <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/21/19/watch-pinoy-hand-shadow-artist-wows-asias-got-talent-becomes-golden-buzzer-act">Philip Galit a.k.a Shadow Ace</a>, a &quot;hand shadow artist.&quot;Anggun, one of the other judges of the show, praised Gabunada as a &quot;Baby Streisand,&quot; while Jay Park explained that a proof of her talent was the fact that she&#x27;s one of the few acts to receive a standing applause from Foster.The young singer is a former contestant of &quot;The Voice Kids,&quot; where she was part of the team of Lea Salonga. She also joined &quot;Tawag ng Tanghalan Kids&quot; back in 2017.

Eleana Gabunada, a 10-year-old Pinay singer, pulled off an incredible cover of "Don't Rain on My Parade."

Eleana Gabunada, a 10-year-old Pinay singer, pulled off an incredible cover of "Don't Rain on My Parade."