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Fil-Canadians shine in Yukon karaoke singing contest

A Filipino mother in Whitehorse is hailed as Karaoke queen after winning a popular singing contest.

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<div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zv9PSDubvls?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </div>A Filipino mother was hailed the &#x27;karaoke queen&#x27; in Yukon as she beat 14 other finalists in a popular singing contest.Klondike Karaoke made a comeback in Canada years after it was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Excitement among participants and the audience was evident at Yukon Arts Centre for the most awaited karaoke showdown in the territory.Ten out of the 15 contestants were selected to proceed to the finals. Not only did the Filipino contestants shine bright with their talents, but they also wowed the crowed with their personality.Filipinos eventually emerged as the winners of the karaoke contest.Therese Caunga took home the grand prize with her rendition of a song by Adele, followed by Noel Ramos and Rose Anne Posecion in second and third place, respectively.Pauline Quinto, meanwhile, was voted as the crowd favorite.&quot;[For] our first-choice place, it just hit every category at the top,&quot; said Matthew Lian, a Klondike Karaoke judge. &quot;It was a clean score performance, vocal ability, presentation, response from the audience, we were all in agreement.&quot;Caunga, a fan of Kapamilya singer KZ Tandingan, said it was her first time to join a singing contest.&quot;I’m just singing in school,&quot; she shared. &quot;It makes me feel so good, not winning of course because im not really into joining [but] I’m happy of course that I won in this.&quot;Caunga, who works at a sandwich shop, arrived in Yukon just last year from Negros Occidental province in the Philippines.The Yukon Arts Centre hopes that events like these will strengthen ties between Filipinos and other communities.&quot;It’s something we can learn from the Filipino community,&quot; said the centre&#x27;s director for programming, Michelle Amsley, &quot;to sing and rise up in song, from the time you’re little, and to be supported and continue to sing.&quot;For Caunga, she said she will continue to sing and will use her $1,000 for her wedding next year.

A Filipino mother in Whitehorse is hailed as Karaoke queen after winning a popular singing contest.

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Zerline Rodriguez | TFC News Yellowknife

Published Apr 13, 2024 12:48 PM PHT

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