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'Tawag Ng Tanghalan' alum Sofronio Vasquez is a 4-chair turner on 'The Voice USA'

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Kiko Escuadro

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1726898402764TNT-THE VOICE USA 09212024.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Sofronio Vasquez/screengrab from &#x27;The Voice&#x27; YT channel"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Sofronio Vasquez/screengrab from &#x27;The Voice&#x27; YT channel <br id="isPasted"/></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Filipino singer Sofronio Vasquez wowed the judges in the latest season of &quot;The Voice&quot; USA, with all four chairs turning during his blind auditions.</p><p>Vasquez, a veteran of &quot;Tawag ng Tanghalan,&quot; also received a standing ovation from &quot;The Voice&quot; coaches Snoop Dogg, Michael Buble, Reba McEntire, and Gwen Stefani for his version of &quot;I&#x27;m Goin&#x27; Down&quot; by Mary J. Blige. </p><p>All four coaches made their pitch to the Filipino singer, encouraging Vasquez to be part of their respective teams.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LqK2Tmt2S4g?&amp;t=83s&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>&quot;Your voice is like butter. It is so easy on the ears but your soulfulness touches my heart. You got the whole package,&quot; McEntire said to Vasquez. </p><p>&quot;Sofronio, that was a Grammy performance,&quot; Stefani said. &quot;It felt like somebody that knows god gave the gift and they&#x27;re just trying it on this stage to show everybody.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I want to stop and say Salamat,&quot; Buble said to Vasquez. &quot;Because the relationship I&#x27;ve had with the Philippines for so many years makes me love you even more. Your people are such a beautiful people. I can&#x27;t even imagine how proud are you gonna make them,&quot; Buble said. </p><p>&quot;This country, alternative, croony, this here is soul, your soul, your spirit, your coach, your step two. What to and what not to, how to get bigger and better, the teacher the coach the mentor, and this is what you need to be,&quot; Snoop Dogg said.  </p><p>Vasquez first rose to fame as one of the&quot;Tawag Ng Tanghalan&quot; contenders on &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime,&quot; where he reached the semifinals.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>WATCH:</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iAZiTzVxXa8?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span> </strong></div><p>As of this writing, Vasquez will pick his coach in the next episode of &quot;The Voice&quot;.</p>

<p>Filipino singer Sofronio Vasquez wowed the judges in the latest season of "The Voice" USA, with all four chairs turning during his blind auditions</p>

Filipino singer Sofronio Vasquez wowed the judges in the latest season of "The Voice" USA, with all four chairs turning during his blind auditions