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Fil-Am teen Anatalia Villaranda ends 'Voice US' journey

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<p>MANILA – The journey of Filipino-American singer Anatalia Villaranda on “The Voice” in the United States has come to an end.</p><p>Failing to get enough votes from the public and a “save” from her coach Alicia Keys, Villaranda finished her run, unable to make it to the Top 12.</p><p>Her last performance on the show was “Stand by Me” by Ben E. King.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K3s-8p7_HlU" width="560"></iframe></figure><p>Despite not making the cut, Keys took to Twitter to say she is still proud of her team members who got eliminated.</p><p>The three remaining artists who will represent Team Alicia in the succeeding live shows are Chris Blue, Vanessa Ferguson and Stephanie Rice.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I could not be prouder of <a href="https://twitter.com/anatalia_v">@anatalia_v</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ashley_levin_">@ashley_levin_</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/jackgcassidy">@jackgcassidy</a>! Can’t wait to see big things from you 💜</p>— Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys) <a href="https://twitter.com/aliciakeys/status/854154314343993348">April 18, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>During the Blind Auditions, Villaranda, who was born in the US from Filipino parents, wowed the show&#x27;s coaches with her energetic rendition of Bruno Mars&#x27; &quot;Runaway Baby.&quot;</p><p>This isn&#x27;t the first time the 16-year-old singer joined a talent contest in the US. She also auditioned in the final season of &quot;American Idol.&quot;</p>

<p>The journey of Filipino-American singer Anatalia Villaranda on “The Voice” in the United States has come to an end.</p>

The journey of Filipino-American singer Anatalia Villaranda on “The Voice” in the United States has come to an end.