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How Fil-Am singer feels after elimination from 'Voice US'

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Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau

<figure class="op-interactive"><div style="padding-top:66.375%"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1455592" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></div></figure><p>NEW YORK - Two Filipino-Americans made it to “The Voice” <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/22/17/how-2-fil-ams-fared-in-voice-us-battle-rounds">battles premiere</a> Monday night (Tuesday in Manila).</p><p>Sixteen-year-old four-chair turner Anatalia Villaranda is moving on to the next round, but Filipina New Yorker Gaby Borromeo is not.</p><p>“How it felt to be eliminated? I don&#x27;t know how to describe it because it was such a positive experience and I&#x27;m so happy that I was able to even get on the show,” she said.</p><p>Borromeo said just the experience of having Adam Levine as coach made it all worth it.</p><p>“Adam is a great mentor. He is very down to earth, very real, knows exactly what you need to work on and really coach you through that. My big thing was my self-confidence when I perform and he spotted that. Same with John Legend. We really worked through that,” she said.</p><p>The electro-pop artist, who got her singing genes from her Cebuano dad and Waray mom, will always be remembered as the girl with the purple hair.</p><p>“I got out of a relationship last year and this person never wanted me to have like cool hair and short hair, so I just decided to chop it all off. And I always wanted to color my hair purple,” she said.</p><p>Her singing career was put on hold after getting burnt out in the industry a few years ago. Borromeo, however, believes the &quot;Voice&quot; experience will jumpstart her singing career.</p><p>“Being on ‘The Voice’ has been a fresh experience for me. You are singing cover songs and you know that this is going to happen but you really make it into your own and I think that&#x27;s what&#x27;s great about ‘The Voice,’ they really let you become the artist that you want to be,” she said.</p><p>Borromeo will continue to perform in the Big Apple and her biggest wish is to perform for her supporters, especially her fellow Filipinos, in the Philippines soon.</p><p>“Thank you so much for all your support, and I promise I won&#x27;t let you down. Keep listening to all the music. I would love, love, love more than anything to go to the Philippines and perform for you guys,” she said.</p><p>Borromeo will be performing in Seattle, her parents’ hometown, next week before making her trip to the Philippines in May.</p>

<p>Two Filipino-Americans made it to “The Voice” battles premiere Monday night (Tuesday in Manila). Sixteen-year-old four-chair turner Anatalia Villaranda is moving on to the next round, but Filipina New Yorker Gaby Borromeo is not. </p>

Two Filipino-Americans made it to “The Voice” battles premiere Monday night (Tuesday in Manila). Sixteen-year-old four-chair turner Anatalia Villaranda is moving on to the next round, but Filipina New Yorker Gaby Borromeo is not.

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How Fil-Am singer feels after elimination from 'Voice US'

Don Tagala,

ABS-CBN North America News Bureau

Published Mar 23, 2017 01:14 PM PHT

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