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Reyma Deveza

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<p>MANILA -- It was indeed another week to remember as six more kiddie hopefuls were named as part of the &quot;Idol Kids Philippines&quot; upcoming live semi-finals.</p><p>Over the weekend, new batches of kiddie hopefuls battled on stage for the show&#x27;s Midrounds.</p><p>Days before the Midrounds, the two groups of kiddie hopefuls underwent mentoring sessions from coach Ana Graham, a member of all-female-group Baihana and vocal coach of Star Magic artists, including Nation&#x27;s Girl Group <a href="https://bini.abs-cbn.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BINI</a>.  </p><p>Last Saturday,  Katherine, Kara, Monique, Jay-R, Rain, Kai, Dexter, Bella, Andrea, Prince and Alexa, were the first batch of kiddie hopefuls who battled on stage.</p><div><br/></div><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/auaAWGfv8RQ?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Nine-year-old Alexa, from Calamba City, Laguna, was the audience&#x27;s pick, receiving a high score of 99.47%. For the Midrounds, she performed a powerful rendition of OPM favorite &quot;Banal Na Aso, Santong Kabayo,&quot; and amazed the judges with her &quot;concert-feels&quot; performance. </p><p>&quot;Plano ko po ngayon ay gagalingan ko pa po sa live semi-finals,&quot; Alexa said.</p><p>Kiddie hopefuls Andrea and Kara also received tickets and will also be moving to the live semi-finals after they were chosen by judges Regine Velasquez, Gary Valenciano, Angeline Quinto and JK Labajo.</p><div><br/></div><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/6oM2TBJa0F4?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>For the Midrounds, 10-year-old Andrea from Pandi, Bulacan performed &quot;Home&quot; and impressed the judges with the quality of her voice. </p><p>&quot;This particular kiddie hopeful when you performed kanina pang-export ka na, pang-world-class. The quality of your voice was a no-brainer for us judges. At ang pinili naming dalhin sa live semi-finals ay si Andrea, &quot; judge Labajo said.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable fr-active" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_74_FTlHjQo?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Quezon City&#x27;s Kara was also chosen by the judges for her rendition of &quot;Palagi.&quot; The nine-year-old hopeful was grateful as judges praised her performance with &quot;heart, soul, life, love, and joy.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Para sa akin siya &#x27;yung pinakamalaki &#x27;yung naging improvement, kaya ang isasama namin sa live semi-finals ay si Kara,&quot; judge Velasquez said.</p><p>On Sunday, the second group of hopefuls performed on stage.  </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/Twht7FQ8aZk?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Sean, 12, from Navotas City, will continue his &quot;Idol Kids&quot; journey as he was given the highest score by the studio audience -- 99.32% -- for his &quot;Lipad ng Pangrap&quot; performance. Judges praised Sean for his &quot;clean, emotional and incomparable&quot; performance.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Noong narinig ko po ang pangalan ko, nasiyahan po ako dahil hindi ko po alam na makakaangat po ako sa next level,&quot; Sean said.</p><p>Kiddie hopefuls Samantha and Kean will also be part of the live semi-finals as the four &quot;Idol Kids&quot; judges picked them.</p><div><br/></div><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/aspPRsZblZo?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Ten-year-old Samantha from San Pedro, Laguna received her golden ticket after she sang &quot;Di Na Muli.&quot;  The judges enjoyed the young hopeful expressive performance, describing her voice as &quot;very pleasant&quot; </p><p>&quot;Ang napili naming kiddie hopeful ngayong gabi at nakitaan talaga namin ng napakalaking potential, congratulations Samantha!&quot; judge Quinto said.</p><div><br/></div><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/SLaNev1alMs?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>Olingapo City&#x27;s hopeful Kean, 11, is now part of the first 12 who will be part of the live-semi-finals with his performance of &quot;Ikaw Ay Ako.&quot;  He wowed the judges with his &quot;beautiful voice.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Ang pinipili natin ay &#x27;yung Idol. Ang ibig sabihin natin ng idol? &#x27;Yun bang magandang ehemplo sa lahat ng mga bata, magandang example, magandang influence para sa mga kabataang manonood. Gusto ko sabihin &#x27;yon para maintindihan nang lahat ng mga taong nandito na &#x27;yon ang criteria naming mga judges. Nagpapasalamat ako sa inyong lahat for being here tonight. Hindi ito ang katapusan, this is only the beginning. So never stop dreaming. Ang napili naming ipasok para mapasama sa live semi-finals ay si Kean,&quot; judge Velasquez said.</p><p>Last week, Yassi, Leisah, Miggy, Klied, Gab, and Francheska were named as the first six hopefuls to join the live semi-finals.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/8/25/-idol-kids-starts-midrounds-first-6-hopefuls-to-join-live-semi-finals-named-1401" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&#x27;Idol Kids&#x27; starts Midrounds; first 6 hopefuls to join live semi-finals named</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/8/18/-idol-kids-philippines-completes-auditions-round-1157" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&#x27;Idol Kids Philippines&#x27; completes Auditions round</a></div><p>&quot;Idol Kids Philippines&quot; hosted by Robi  Domingo and Jolina Magdangal airs Saturdays and Sundays on Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, and Kapamilya Online Live, and TV5.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><br/></div><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/_DZ3k61L9-w?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><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/DX1t5JXH4l4?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><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/0O__2fi260k?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><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/0O__2fi260k?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>It was indeed another week to remember as six more kiddie hopefuls were named as part of the "Idol Kids Philippines" upcoming live semi-finals.</p>

It was indeed another week to remember as six more kiddie hopefuls were named as part of the "Idol Kids Philippines" upcoming live semi-finals.

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6 more hopefuls advance to 'Idol Kids' live semi-finals

Reyma Deveza,

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Published Sep 01, 2025 11:27 AM PHT

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