Now Original Pilipino Music (OPM) icons such as Dulce and Ivy Violan (winning the grand prize at the 1988 Asia Pacific Singing Contest) and Regine Velasquez (also securing the top award at the 1989 Asia Pacific Singing Contest) represented the country.
Ivy also went on to perform at the Golden Kite World Song Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1989 and won the grand prize at the International Midnight Sun Song Festival in Finland in 1991.
Kuh Ledesma sang Till I Met in the 1989 Salem Music Awards show in London. According to a former entertainment writer, she was the first Filipino recipient of such an award.
All this partly contributed to the Filipinos' reputation as a force to reckon with when it comes to singing competitions.
Around a bit more than two decades ago, most people around the globe got acquainted with talent programs like "Got Talent," "Idol ("Pop Idol" and "American Idol")," and "The X Factor." They have watched and followed them ever since.
These shows have also been remade and produced in other nations and territories.
With Pinoys' diaspora and migration worldwide, Filipinos, either full-blooded or of mixed race, would take a chance in joining any of these shows and showcase their innate knack for carrying a tune and conveying the song story.
As they commence their contest journeys, they get the support of Pinoys in their specific country and also back home.
Their kababayan in the Philippines follow religiously and with admiration their performances and wish to advance to every round until the finale.
Even if they've fully immersed in their new country, they are still tethered back home and represent what Pinoy is, resilient, hardworking, loving and talented, just to name a few traits.
Days ago, Sofronio Vasquez, a Pinoy now living in Utica, New York, did make Pinoys proud as the winner of "The Voice" USA Season 26.
This story is from the December 14, 2024 edition of The Philippine Star.
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