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3 hopefuls advance to next round of 'Idol PH' in second episode

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<p>MANILA – Three hopefuls are advancing to the next round of this season’s “Idol Philippines” as seen in its second episode which aired on Sunday.</p><p>One of them is 27-year-old Jarea Ifurung, who impressed the judges with her rendition of KZ Tandingan’s “Labo.”</p><p>“Mabuti bumalik ka kasi we would have missed out on this. Ang galing mo. Buti na lang nag-decide kang bumalik kasi God gave you this gift. You’re supposed to share it,” said judge Regine Velasquez of Ifurung, who admitted she took a break from singing after she left her former band and after her mom passed on just recently.</p><p>Judge Moira dela Torre said Ifurung’s mom would have been very proud of her had she heard her audition piece for the competition.</p><p>“Narinig ko yung gigil and sakit while you were performing. I want to encourage you and remind you na she knows, and she’s proud of you and she’s watching. With a performance like that, who wouldn’t be proud of you?” she said.</p><p>Judges Gary Valenciano and Chito Miranda, meantime, commended Ifurung for being a “powerful musician,” noting how hard it is to fight through an emotional challenge.</p><p>In the end, all four judges gave Ifurung four “yeses.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TqFqe1Gf8Dg?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>Meanwhile, hopeful PJ Fabia got three “yeses” from Velasquez, Valenciano and Dela Torre for his rendition of Rivermaya’s “214.”</p><p>“Sana mahanap mo pa yung sarili mo. Sana mahanap mo pa yung boses na bubuo sayo na hindi mo na kailangan i-manipulate and you can just freely embrace yourself. Sana mahanap mo yun sa next round,” said Dela Torre of the young singer.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WZhU8dOrfdQ?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>The last auditionee of the episode was Kimberly Baculo, who wowed the judges with her unique cover of “Isang Linggong Pag-ibig.”</p><p>Velanciano noted that Baculo owned the song and it sounded like she was the one who sang the original.</p><p>Agreeing with Valenciano, Velasquez said: “Nasa Idol Philippines tayo. Naghahanap tayo ng next Idol, hindi tayo naghahanap ng next KZ. Pero meron siyang sariling timbre ng boses. Meron siyang sariling adlib kaya na-impress naman ako.”</p><p>Miranda said he was impressed with Baculo’s complete control of the dynamics and everything that was needed for the song to work.</p><p>Dela Torre lauded Baculo for being able to show just in one performance the range of her voice.</p><p>“With just that one performance alone, alam ko na kung manonood ako ng concert mo, hindi ako tatayo para umihi kasi gusto kong makita from start to finish.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gV941KGqyZE?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>

Three hopefuls are advancing to the next round of this season’s “Idol Philippines” as seen in its second episode which aired on Sunday.