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Reyma Deveza

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<p>MANILA -- The race to crown the first “Idol Kids Philippines” grand winner is heating up as ABS-CBN’s singing competition completed its Midrounds.</p><p>Over the weekend, &quot;Idol Kids Philippines&quot; named the remaining six hopefuls who made it to the next round of the competition -- the live semi-finals.</p><p>Days before the last week of the Midrounds, the group of kiddie hopefuls who performed last Saturday underwent a mentoring session from musical director Raul Mitra.</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/ih2wFpEUJUs?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>Ten-year-old MJ from from Batangas was the audience&#x27;s pick, she received a high score of 97.75%. For the Midrounds, she belted the well-loved TV theme song &quot;Kailan Kaya.&quot; She impressed the studio audience and superstar judges Regine Velasquez, Gary Valenciano, Angeline Quinto and JK Labajo with her powerful and beautiful voice.</p><p>&quot;Noong wala pa pong natatawag, medyo kinakabahan ako, kasi naiisip ko baka magkamali ako or minsan baka hindi po ako magustuhan ng audience. Noong nakapasok din po ako naging happy din po ako and thankful po ako,&quot; MJ said.</p><p>Kiddie hopefuls Khasy and Quinn also received golden tickets after they were chosen by the superstar judges. </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/rDSa1EZERH0?&amp;pp=0gcJCcYJAYcqIYzvautoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Nine-year-old Khasy from Bulacan who performed &quot;Follow Your Dreams&quot; for the Midrounds wowed judges with her clear and wide vocal range. </p><p>&quot;Itong kiddie hopeful na ito napili namin siya na makasama sa live semi-finals dahil nakita namin from audition round pa lang na marami siyang kayang ipakita at parang mas gumaling siya tonight. Kaya ang makakasama ni MJ para makasama sa live semi-finals ay si Khasy,&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/uMTGsbYFRkw?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Nine-year-old Quinn from Rizal performed her &quot;sweet&quot; version of &quot;Pasilyo.&quot; The judges praised Quinn&#x27;s &quot;pretty&quot; and &quot;pleasant&quot; voice. </p><p>&quot;Ang dahilan kung bakit pinili namin ang kiddie hopeful na ito ay importante kasi ang tainga na marinig namin ang boses, importante din ang mga mata na makita namin kung paano mag-perform ang bawat kiddie hopeful. Pero ang pinakaimportante ay kung paano tumagos sa puso namin ang performance ng kiddie hopeful na ito. Kaya ang pinili naming ipasok sa live semi-finals ay si, she receives a little crown, Quinn,&quot; judge Valenciano explained</p><p>On Sunday, the last group of kiddie hopefuls underwent mentoring session from coach Ana Graham before they performed on stage for the Midrounds.</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/xSpcTyRE8x4?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Keisha, 11, from Cebu, will continue her &quot;Idol Kids&quot; journey as he was given the highest score of 98.12% by the studio audience for her &quot;Forever&#x27;s Not Enough&quot; performance. Judges praised and enjoyed her clear voice.   </p><p>&quot;Hindi ko po ito in-expect dahil hindi po ako satisfied sa performance ko po. Pero noong tinawag po ako happy and excited na pupunta po ako sa next round po,&quot; Keisha said.</p><p>Joining Keisha in the next round are Abatar and Jairah as they were picked by the judges.</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/6Lf6GJUrH2w?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Six-year-old Abatar from Las Piñas made the judges happy with his performance of &quot;Dahil Sa &#x27;Yo.&quot; Judges praised Abatar&#x27;s &quot;adorable and charming&quot; performance.</p><p>&quot;Kaya napili naming itong kiddie hopeful na ito dahil siya &#x27;yung isa sa pinakatumatak ang performance para sa amin and I&#x27;m sure sa mga audience din. Kaya ang makakasama ni  Keisha sa ating live semi-finals ay walang ba kung hindi si Abatar,&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/nVIJMbYna9c?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Negros Occidental&#x27;s Jairah, 12, sang &quot;Habang Ako&#x27;y Nabubuhay&quot;  for the Midrounds. Judges were impressed by her clear voice saying that she has improved a lot and she got the notes &quot;almost perfect.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Nagpapasalamat kami sa inyong lahat dahil nakinig kayo sa mga payo namin. Sinundan niyo at kaya kami nahirapan dahil bawat isa sa inyo ay lalong gumaling at proud na proud kami katulad ng nanay at tatay niyo, ganoon din ang feeling namin. Ang rason kumg bakit  namin pinili ang kiddie hopeful na ito -- ang galing. Magaling na siya noon, lalo pa siyang gumaling,. Kaya ang pinili naming ipasok sa live semi-finals, congratulations, Jairah,&quot; judge Valenciano said.</p><p>MJ, Khasy, Quinn, Keisha, Abatar, Jairah are now joining Yassi, Leisah, Miggy, Klied, Gab, Francheska, Alexa, Andrea, Kara, Sean, Samantha, and Kean, as the 18 kiddie hopefuls who will be competing in the show&#x27;s live semi-finals, which will begin next week.</p><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><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><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/2025/9/1/6-more-hopefuls-advance-to-idol-kids-live-semi-finals-1127" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">6 more hopefuls advance to &#x27;Idol Kids&#x27; live semi-finals</a></div><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/><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/><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>The race to crown the first “Idol Kids Philippines” grand winner is heating up as ABS-CBN’s singing competition completed its Midrounds.</p>

The race to crown the first “Idol Kids Philippines” grand winner is heating up as ABS-CBN’s singing competition completed its Midrounds.

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'Idol Kids Philippines' completes Midrounds; 18 hopefuls to battle in live semi-finals

Reyma Deveza,

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Published Sep 08, 2025 11:13 AM PHT

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