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Zsa Zsa blind ranks her "ASAP" performances—and her collab with BINI lands at No. 1!

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Liezel Dela Cruz

Zsa Zsa Padilla is no stranger to critiquing vocal performances as a &#x27;hurado&#x27; on &quot;Tawag ng Tanghalan&quot; in &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/itsshowtime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">It’s Showtime</a>.&quot; But what if we turn the tables and have her judge her own?In this “Blind Ranking” challenge, the Divine Diva watches five of her &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/asap" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ASAP</a>&quot; performances and ranks them from best to her least favorite—without knowing what’s coming next. And once she locks in a ranking, she can&#x27;t change it even if a &#x27;better&#x27; performance comes up later in the game.We start with her rock version of the classic love song &quot;Ikaw Lamang.&quot; Many singers, especially those in her generation, talk about the power of constantly reinventing their style. Sometimes, exploring different sounds is necessary to keep up with trends. Zsa Zsa believes that giving songs a fresh flavor, like turning a ballad into a rock piece, can really work. But in this particular performance, she was brutally honest, &quot;I wasn’t really very happy with it.&quot; She said the vocal quality toward the end made her cringe, and she knew she could have done better. So, she placed it at the lowest rank—number 5.Rearranging songs can also breathe new life into them, for example, her 2022 &quot;ASAP&quot; version of &quot;Point of No Return,&quot; which she originally released in 2008. Since this was one of her older songs, she felt more comfortable with the piece, although it was rearranged by composer and arranger Homer Flores. &quot;I think it was a good performance,&quot; she reacted, ranking it confidently in second place.But there&#x27;s no denying that Zsa Zsa’s divine vocals truly shine when belting out heartfelt Filipino love songs, like her hit &quot;Hiram,&quot; which she has performed live multiple times. For this particular rendition on &quot;ASAP,&quot; she thought it was pretty good, but not the best version she has ever done, so she placed it at Rank 3.The same goes for &quot;Sana&#x27;y Wala Nang Wakas,&quot; a song she knows by heart. However, she ranked this specific performance at 4th place because she was still waiting for that ultimate act to claim Rank 1. And she was hoping the next song in the lineup would be worthy of the top spot.And truly, &quot;Mambobola&quot; was more than deserving. The refreshed arrangement matched the youthful energy of her co-performers on stage, none other than BINI. She was so impressed that she even asked for photos with the P-pop girl group as a keepsake.&quot;I&#x27;ve always loved this song kasi &#x27;yung history nito, sabi ni Boss Vic [del Rosario], &#x27;Kailangan mo ng mas pang-masa na kanta na ma-a-appreciate ng lahat, tapos dumating &#x27;yung ‘Mambobola,’&quot; she shared about the track, which was written by Ray-An Fuentes and arranged by Homer Flores. &quot;Napakaganda! It became a hit song. And I think, through generations, naa-appreciate pa rin ang ‘Mambobola.’&quot; Now we know, for Zsa Zsa, slaying on stage is effortless, but ranking her performances blind is a whole different challenge. Do you agree with Zsa Zsa’s ranking, or would you have placed them differently?