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<figure class="op-social"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/M1QcPbmdQOo" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></figure>MANILA - A 12-year-old girl from Bulacan is the latest addition to the team of Broadway star Lea Salonga on &quot;The Voice Kids.&quot;On Sunday, Kate Escol wowed the judges with her powerful voice as she performed the ballad &quot;Don&#x27;t Cry Out Loud.&quot;&quot;Twelve pa lang, ang laki na ng boses. Gusto ko &#x27;yung pagka-alto niya, ibig sabihin &#x27;yung pagkababa niya, for a girl. Doon ako na-surprise,&quot; Sharon Cuneta told Escol.Lea Salonga, for her part, said: &quot;I love the depth of your voice, I love the color. I love that you&#x27;re an alto.&quot;Bamboo Mañalac, on the other hand, explained why he did not turn for Escol. &quot;I felt &#x27;yung tone ng boses mo, pinapalaki mo. I hope &#x27;yun ang ma-draw nila from you, to sing naturally, to sing with your own natural voice,&quot; he said.Escol eventually decided to join Salonga&#x27;s team, becoming her first recruit of the episode.&quot;The Voice Kids,&quot; which is hosted by Luis Manzano, Robi Domingo, and Kim Chiu, airs Saturdays after &quot;Home Sweetie Home&quot; and on Sundays after &quot;Goin&#x27; Bulilit.&quot;

A 12-year-old girl from Bulacan is the latest addition to the team of Broadway star Lea Salonga.

Bulacan lass wows Lea with 'Don't Cry Out Loud'

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Bulacan lass wows Lea with 'Don't Cry Out Loud'

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Published June 12, 2016 11:54 PM PHT

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