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Lyca Gairanod explains why she sold the house she won in 'The Voice Kids'

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Singer Lyca Gairanod" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/entertainment/08/15/20210815-lyca.jpg"/></figure></div><p>MANILA - Singer Lyca Gairanod is back in the same fishing community where she grew up in, seven years after becoming the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/27/14/lyca-voice-kids-champion" target="_blank">first grand winner</a> of &quot;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2Nlz8dOCYs" target="_blank">The Voice Kids</a>&quot;.</p><p>According to Gairanod, she decided to sell the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/15/14/look-voice-kids-champ-lyca-moves-new-house" target="_blank">house and lot</a> in General Trias, Cavite which she won as a prize for winning the singing competition because her grandmother does not like living in a quiet village. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1529430" width="100%"></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>&quot;Binili ko na lang po itong bahay na &#x27;to [sa Tanza, Cavite] para mas malapit sa lola ko. Kasi &#x27;yung lola ko, ayaw umalis po doon sa bahay namin eh, gusto po niya talaga doon,&quot; she told Karen Davila in an interview.</p><p>After selling the house and lot she won, Gairanod bought a smaller house near where her grandmother lives.</p><p>She also said she prefers living a simpler life in Tanza, Cavite, where she lives with everyone in her family.</p><p>&quot;Parang gusto ko lang po talaga &#x27;yung ganitong life, parang masaya po. Parang ayoko po ng tahimik, &#x27;yung wala akong naririnig na ingay,&quot; Gairanod said.</p><p>Gairanod said that she treasured the property she won, but her grandmother is more important to her, prompting her to move back to the place where they used to live.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yung bahay na po na &#x27;yon [sa General Trias], talagang pinahalagahan ko siya, talagang marami po akong memories na binuo sa house na &#x27;yun, and para po kay Lola, gusto niya po kami makasama, kaysa naman po malayo kami. Pero dinala po namin siya doon sa house na &#x27;yun, pero umuwi, umuwi po siya. Ayaw daw po niya talaga doon, ang tahimik daw po,&quot; she said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pe8kRfsYJEk?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>Gairanod, now 16 years old, became popular after winning the first edition of &quot;The Voice Kids&quot; in 2014, where she was dubbed as the &quot;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf2cZ_b72EQ" target="_blank">singing street kid</a>&quot;. </p><p>Since then, Gairanod has expanded her horizons to include acting — she starred in &quot;Hawak Kamay&quot; and &quot;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERSZY9fUZQU" target="_blank">Maalala Mo Kaya</a>&quot; — on top of debuting as a solo recording artist as part of her &quot;The Voice Kids&quot; prize. She also joined the 2017 edition of “Your Face Sounds Familiar.”</p><p>Nowadays, Gairanod is an active YouTube vlogger who has amassed over a million subscribers.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/04/21/at-16-lyca-gairanod-makes-first-big-purchase-a-car">At 16, Lyca Gairanod makes first big purchase — a car</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/26/20/lyca-gairanod-now-16-joins-coach-sarah-g-in-viva">Lyca Gairanod, now 16, joins coach Sarah G in Viva</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F2Nlz8dOCYs?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><div class="iwantbar"><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_bWGD6EUf7M?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></div>

Lyca Gairanod is back in the same fishing community where she grew up in, seven years after becoming the first grand winner of 'The Voice Kids'.