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‘Na-gong, rumesbak, nag-semis, natalo’: Tears flow as Lalainne claims 3rd chance in ‘Tawag’

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/05/23/tawag-2018-2018-052318.jpg"/><figcaption>Returning &quot;Tawag ng Tanghalan&quot; contender Lalainne Araña is shocked to hear her name announced as the winner in Wednesday&#x27;s edition of the singing competition. <em>ABS-CBN</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>When it comes to her dream, there&#x27;s no giving up for &quot;Tawag ng Tanghalan&quot; hopeful Lalainne Araña, who for a third time on Wednesday sought a spot in the grand finals of the singing competition.</p><p>Araña is one of the 16 &quot;resbakers,&quot; or past quarter semifinalists, who were brought back to compete for the last two slots in the weeklong finale set to kick off on May 28.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kE1PwcO67rY?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>The format of &quot;The Ulimate Resbak&quot; has two of contenders each owning a &quot;seat of power,&quot; which represents a place in the grand finals. The two seated &quot;resbakers&quot; get to pick another two among the remaining crop to face off against each other. The winner of that showdown will then choose between the two seated &quot;resbakers&quot; whom he or she will challenge to steal the chair.</p><p>Araña won both the showdown, against Arbie Baula, and the challenge round, against now-unseated &quot;resbaker&quot; JM Bales, earning her one &quot;seat of power,&quot; which she now has to defend until Saturday to ensure her slot in the grand finals.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WnV7SlQU-ns?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>The announcement that she&#x27;d won instantly moved Araña to tears. It was her third attempt to make it all the way to the &quot;Tawag ng Tanghalan&quot; finale.</p><p>&quot;Na-gong, rumesbak, nag-semis, natalo,&quot; she was heard narrating her journey, quite succinctly, in her pre-performance reel.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><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="1433275" 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></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>Araña first joined &quot;Tawag ng Tanghalan&quot; in 2017 and went on to compete in that season&#x27;s semifinals. She, however, was eliminated after she forgot the lyrics of her &quot;Waray-Waray&quot; performance and was stopped by then-head judge Louie Ocampo with the striking of the gong.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/05/18/tawag-hopeful-forgets-lyrics-stopped-by-gong-returns-with-same-song">&#x27;Tawag&#x27; hopeful forgets lyrics, stopped by gong, returns with same song</a></li></ul><p>She returned in January this year with the same song, but this time with a more feisty take -- and complete lyrics -- propelling her once again into the semifinals. Araña, however, failed to clinch one of the reserved two slots for her Quarter 3 batch in the grand finals.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YW04n7ZzU0s?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><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wCWU35Lj_Wk?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>The &quot;Ultimate Resbak&quot; -- her third return to the competition -- now pitted past semifinalists against each other from different quarters. With several more challengers set to attempt unseating her and fellow &quot;resbaker&quot; Ato Arman, Araña said she is up to the task of holding on to her ticket to the finale.</p>

<p>When it comes to her dream, there's no giving up for "Tawag ng Tanghalan" hopeful Lalainne Araña.</p>

When it comes to her dream, there's no giving up for "Tawag ng Tanghalan" hopeful Lalainne Araña.