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No 'charot' here: Ethel Booba is 'Tawag' celebrity champion

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/11/09/20191109-boba.jpg"/><figcaption>Newly-minted &quot;Tawag ng Tanghalan&quot; celebrity champion Ethel Booba earlier revealed that she almost dropped out of the competition. Michael Bagtas, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - She revealed last week that she had plans to back out of the finals due to a lingering vocal problem. </p><p>Despite that, It&#x27;s Showtime! Tawag ng Tanghalan celebrity contender Ethel Booba beat all odds and eventually came out as champion in the grand finals, Saturday. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1382398" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></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>Booba, or Ethel Gabison in real life, once again proved her chops outside comedy after chilling renditions of Buddy Rich and Sammy Davis Jr.&#x27;s &quot;What Kind of Fool Am I?&quot; and Nonoy Zuñiga&#x27;s &quot;I&#x27;ll Never Say Goodbye.&quot; </p><p>Booba, who first rose to fame through a karaoke singing competition and has been known for her witty Twitter quips, defeated Jason Fernandez and Roxanne Barcelo with a total average score of 39.82 percent. </p><p>Fernandez came in second with a score of 36.79 percent, while Barcelo got 23.39 percent. </p><p>On Wednesday, Booba said she nearly backed out of her finals bid after losing her voice, resorting to alcohol, which she said helped whenever she had vocal problems. </p><p>&quot;Muntik na ako talaga mag-back out kasi nakakahiya!&quot; she said then. </p><p>Booba took home P300,000 cash, on top of a pair of customized in-ear monitors, a recording contract, and a trophy carved by Toym Imao. </p>

<p>It was just this week when "Tawag" celebrity contender Ethel Booba revealed that she nearly backed out of the finals. </p>

It was just this week when "Tawag" celebrity contender Ethel Booba revealed that she nearly backed out of the finals.