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Pinoy fisherman Roland Abante gets 4 'yes' votes from 'America's Got Talent' judges

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<p>(UPDATED) Filipino fisherman Roland Abante received four &quot;yes&quot; votes from all the judges of “America’s Got Talent” for his performance of Percy Sledge&#x27;s &quot;When A Man Loves A Woman.&quot; </p><p>The Bisaya-speaking contestant also got a standing ovation from the judges as well as the audience.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F_WikQTSn_w?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>&quot;I don&#x27;t think you could have done it better. Mic drop. ...You were amazing. You should be very proud of yourself,&quot; said judge Heidi Klum, who gave Abante a hug before his performance. </p><p>&quot;I have a feeling you gonna stop fishing because this is where you needed to be,&quot; Sofia Vergara said.</p><p>&quot;You were so nervous, I genuinely thought for one moment you were not able to get to do this. And then, that happened. And it actually made me love this audition even more, and I really like you. That was great audition. Really brilliant,&quot; said Simon Cowell, who also gave Abante a hug.</p><p>&quot;I think Simon is really right. It&#x27;s the emotion and we could feel your heart. And I think everybody just heard a life-changing moment,&quot; Howie Mandel added.</p><p>According to Abante, who spoke through an interpreter, he is a fisherman and a habal-habal driver, who loves to sing karaoke.</p><p>He also turned emotional when asked of why he wanted to join &quot;America&#x27;s Got Talent.&quot;</p><p>&quot;This is my big dream to be here,&quot; Abante said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Yns_Z5UzhcI?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/j9giXfIPvEI?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Abante, who is also known as &quot;Bunot,&quot; was first discovered in 2014 when a video of him singing Michael Bolton&#x27;s version of &quot;To Love Somebody&quot; went viral on social media, garnering millions of views and shares. </p><p>His talent also caught the attention of comedian Vice Ganda, who invited him to guest on &quot;Gandang Gabi Vice,&quot; where he sang a duet with his long-time idol, Gary Valenciano. </p><p>Abante also performed on &quot;ASAP&quot; with Journey&#x27;s Pinoy vocalist, Arnel Pineda. </p><p>Two years after, he returned to ABS-CBN to join &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime&#x27;s&quot; Tawag ng Tanghalan. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/06/17/cebuano-youtube-sensation-is-new-tawag-champ">Cebuano YouTube sensation is new &#x27;Tawag&#x27; champ</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Sumali ako sa Tawag ng Tanghalan dahil naniniwala ako na hindi nagtatapos sa pagiging viral ang pangarap ko. Gusto ko pang ipagpatuloy ang pag-unlad ng career ko sa pag-awit,&quot; he said. </p>

The Bisaya-speaking Roland Abante also got a standing ovation from the judges as well as the audience.