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THE MESSAGE. BRINGING INTO FOCUS FILIPINO PRESENCE IN AUSTRALIA
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

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LIA 2014: THE CANDIDATES

ANNALISE NAGY, 20
Yarramundi NSW

GLYSSA PEREZ, 19
Plumpton, NSW
Visayan Association of
Australa Inc.
Photo: Bob Reyes

ASTRUD ANN RYAN, 23
St. Albans VIC

DESA SANTOS, 18
Blacktown NSW
Filipino Australian Community
Association in Eastern Sydney
Photo: Bob Reyes

HARESSA SCHRAPEL, 22
Seaton SA
RSPCA

ARIANNE TAN, 25
Auburn, NSW
Philippine Australian Friendship
Association
Photo: Bob Reyes

REBECCA LEE WOODS, 23
Croydon VIC

Trinity relishes her moments
at 'The Voice Kids'

NINE-YEAR old Fil-Aussie Trinity Young
placed in the top 100 out of 8000 children
who auditioned nationwide for the television
singing contest, The Voice Kids.

By Violi Calvert

TRINITY, the daughter of known
Central Coast singer June Young,
was one of the youngest singers who
made it through the competition
with her rendition of ‘Loving You’
which was chosen by the producers
for the blind audition.
Trinity, then only 8, passed three
sets of audition last October and was
selected by the producers in the top
100 the following month. One of the
judges, Joel Madden, called Trinity
“the whistler” for the whistling tone in
her voice especially when she hit high
notes.
Trinity went for a battle round
but did not proceed through the next
round after that. Nevertheless, she
relishes her experience.

“My best part of The Voice Kids
was meeting new friends and getting
to see the Madden brothers, Delta
and Mel B,” she said.
 “My classmates said ‘well done.’
Some people from other grades asked,
are you from The Voice Kids? My
schoolmates congratulated me. I dislike that I had to go but I still had fun.”
 Trinity said she would like to join
a singing contest again in the future.
“We are extremely proud for
Trinity’s achievement on The Voice
Kids. To be even chosen as one of the
top 100 then top 45; and one of the
official members of Team Madden
was beyond amazing for an 8-year
old,” mother June said.
  June shared that a day before Trinity’s The Voice Kids battle round, Trinity’s grandmother

[husband Patrick’s mother Pamela]
passed away. Her Grandma was already in a critical condition during
Trinity’s filming of the battle. 
Trinity was born in Singapore.
She lived in Indonesia and moved
to Australia with her family just before starting Kindergarten. She has
a 3-year old brother Noah. She studies piano and does swimming. She
won singing competitions in Gosford and Newcastle before joining
The Voice Kids.
Trinity was the only awardee under Filipino Language to get a Highly
Commended for Minister’s Awards
for Excellence in Student Achievement in the whole NSW last year.
Trinity will perform in the 26th
Grand Fiesta Kultura to be held at
Fairfield Showgrounds on October 6.