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‘The Voice Kids 4’: Kid returns to show, stuns judges with ‘Buwan’ rendition

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<p>When Ian Prelligera first joined &quot;The Voice Kids&quot; in 2016, he failed to make it past the Sing-Offs. </p><p>Now, he&#x27;s back and he&#x27;s looking to take his journey further into the competition, his dreams buoyed by an apparent renewed sense of confidence and having developed a bit of showmanship. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ctAy4fj0QPg?enablejsapi=1"></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>For his blind audition, Prelligera put his own spin on the often-performed &quot;Buwan,&quot; an original song by Juan Karlos. </p><p>It only took half a second into the song&#x27;s first chorus for all of the coaches, including Sarah Geronimo, who was not part of the show when Prelligera first joined, to turn their chairs for him.</p><p>Geronimo, in an attempt to sway the 11-year-old from Albay to join her team, said that him trying again in &quot;The Voice Kids&quot; and her returning as a coach might have been &quot;fate&quot; at work. </p><p>Bamboo praised Prelligera for his unique take on &quot;Buwan.&quot; </p><p>Prelligera eventually chose Lea Salonga as his coach, after the Broadway star pointed out the massive improvement in the way he performed. &quot;Now there&#x27;s swag, there&#x27;s confidence in how you command [attention] and look at the audience,&quot; Salonga said. </p><p>Prelligera is just one of the two new recruits Salonga managed to get on Saturday&#x27;s episode of the talent search. </p><p>He joins John Rey Custodio, also 11, as part of &quot;FamiLea.&quot; </p><p>Custodio sang Janine Teñoso&#x27;s &quot;Di Na Muli&quot; and Salonga said that she trusted her gut feeling when she turned for him. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uFeU1OD63hM?enablejsapi=1"></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>For his blind audition on Saturday, Prelligera put his own spin on the often-performed "Buwan," an original song by Juan Karlos. <br /> </p>

For his blind audition on Saturday, Prelligera put his own spin on the often-performed "Buwan," an original song by Juan Karlos.