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Donita Rose’s husband Felson Palad joins Tawag ng Tanghalan

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Peter Andrew Acierto

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<p>Felson Palad, the husband of Donita Rose, joined <em>It’s Showtime</em>’s Tawag ng Tanghalan earlier today, February 19, and will be moving on to the Regional Finals this Saturday, February 21. The singer bested fellow contestant Irene Reynante with a score of 90.3 which gave him the edge. </p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DU5INpZEoBj/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A19997458.599999905%2C%22ls%22%3A14361463.5%2C%22le%22%3A14361466.900000095%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1030" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>Felson sang James Ingram’s hit song, &quot;One Hundred Ways,&quot; which the judges–– Bituin Escalante, Louie Ocampo, and Yeng Constantino–– enjoyed. </p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/9/11/donita-rose-shares-why-husband-felson-palad-is-an-answered-prayer-2011" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Donita Rose shares why husband Felson Palad is an answered prayer</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>Though he struggled at the beginning of his performance, Felson gave it his all throughout the rest of the song. During the judges’ comments, Louie expressed how the singer made the song his own to which Bituin agreed. </p><div><br/></div><p>“Magaling lang talaga siya umako ng awitin kasi pag James Ingram, don’t you feel there’s always a tendency to over sing–– parang lahat nag lalagay agad. Si Felson, pag labas palang sa entablado, ang napansin ko sa kanya is yung ease. It was the ease, yung pag aako ng kanta tapos sobrang relaxed,” Bituin commented. </p><div><br/></div><p>“He made it his own, he didn’t copy James Ingram. What was interesting with his version, panay sforzando. Sforzando is an expressive word in music… Sforzando means you attack the note with a loud volume and then you retreat,” Louie said. </p><div><br/></div><p>“It was a bit shaky in the beginning but nakabawi siya which was good. That’s why you can see he really loves to sing and he wasn’t nervous. He was just shaky lang ng konti at the beginning,” he added.</p><div><br/></div><p>Felson was joined by Donita, who was watching from the audience. Vice Ganda and the rest of the hosts then asked more about their love life and how the two met. The couple have been married for three and half years now. </p><div><br/></div><p>When asked if she had any hesitations about him joining the top singing competition in the country, Donita revealed she even encouraged her husband to join.</p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/07/22/tv-host-donita-rose-introduces-new-beau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: TV host Donita Rose introduces new beau</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>“Go kaagad kasi alam ko na this is top singing competition dito sa Pilipinas and I know you guys are my friends and I know that judgment will be different based on him alone but I just feel confident that what matters most is pangarap niya ito at nandito ako para sumuporta,” she explained. </p><div><br/></div><p>For Felson, he has no regrets in joining Tawag ng Tanghalan and even prayed towards his faith for a sign to join the competition. </p><div><br/></div><p>“No regrets… kasi nakikita ko yung mga first seasons. Sabi ko kaya ko ba sumali diyan? Sa ibang bansa laging number one ang mga Pilipino pero pag nanunuod ka na sa Tawag ng Tanghalan, parang nang liliit ka na. Sabi ko, nako ayoko sumali. Pero nag pray ako, Lord bigyan mo ako ng pagkakataon and God gave me this opportunity,” Felson shared. </p><div><br/></div><p>Meanwhile, Felson will battle it out with the other contestants this coming Saturday, February 21, at the Tawag ng Tanghalan Regional Finals. </p>

<p>Felson Palad will be moving on to the Regional Finals after winning today's episode of Tawag ng Tanghalan. </p>

Felson Palad will be moving on to the Regional Finals after winning today's episode of Tawag ng Tanghalan.

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Donita Rose’s husband Felson Palad joins Tawag ng Tanghalan; moves on to Regional Finals

Drew Acierto,

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Published February 19, 2026 03:10 PM PHT

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