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April 22 - May 7 , 2017

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‘ Awra ’ wins YFSF- Kids

Ang Probinsyano child star Awra Briguela was named the grand winner of “ Your Face Sounds Familiar : Kids Edition ” during the show ’ s live grand finals over the weekend at Resorts World Manila .
Awra got 95.41 percent of votes for his final performance as hip hop artist Nicki Minaj . He won a trophy , a medal , a house , P1 million cash and a trip for four to Jeju , South Korea .
“ Talaga namang tinotoo mo na , itinodo mo talaga . Lahat kayo magaling , pero ang daming naloloka sa ‘ yo ,” Sharon Cuneta told Briguela .
“ Wala na akong masabi , nasabi na nilang lahat . Naipakita na nilang lahat kung ano ‘ yung pagmahahal , kung gaano kalalim ang pagmamahal nila sa ’ yo ,” Gary Valenciano added .
It was only Briguela ’ s second win in the show after he was named the show ’ s first weekly winner for his performance as Dionesia Pacquiao . But it couldn ’ t have come at a better time for the child actor , who has been a consistent audience favorite
Meanwhile , Elha Nympha came in second with 70.75 percent of total scores after she left the judges in awe as she performed as Luciano Pavarotti last Saturday .
Elha performed “ La Donna ’ s Mobile ” as the legendary tenor , which had the crowd at Resorts World Manila on their feet .
AC Bonifacio came in third place with 57.95 percent of total scores . She performed “ Kilometro ” as Sarah Geronimo . ●

Vice Ganda ’ s birthday nostalgia

Vice Ganda ’ s birthday episode on “ It ’ s Showtime ” had the comedian feeling nostalgic about his humble start in showbiz .
Last Saturday , some of his comedy bar friends paid the noontime show a visit and helped put on a riot of a skit .
Each part was an important page for Vice Ganda : how he was when he first tried out as a stand-up , how he landed his first TV break , how he reacted when he first had a huge movie hit , with high jinks and hilarity thrown in . The result was a wholly entertaining 15 minutes that had the audience in fits of laughter .
Afterwards , a nostalgia-bitten Vice Ganda could not help but give a shout-out to those who helped his career . First , he introduced Hans Mortel , the comedian who discovered him .
“ Bago ako tulungan ng tuloy-tuloy nina Ogie Diaz , siya ang unang nakakita sa akin sa comedy bar sa Mabini ,” he said . (“ Before Ogie Diaz helped me in my career , he was the one who first spotted me at a comedy bar in Mabini .”)
Vice Ganda then remembered a friend who lent him money so that he could buy clothes for his first comedy bar show back when he was still a college student .
“ Nakakatuwa kasi ang daming kong mabubuting kaibigan … I ’ m so blessed at ang dami ninyong nagmamahal sa akin ,” Vice said . ●

Elmo works with Joshua in new project

Elmo Magalona was quick to end speculations that he feels “ threatened ” by Joshua Garcia ’ s entry in his reunion soap with Janella Salvador titled “ Kung Kailangan Mo Ako .”
In an interview with Elmo during his recording of his late father Francis Magalona ’ s song “ Cold Summer Nights ,” he shared that he ’ s actually thrilled to work with the “ The Greatest Love ” star . Apparently Joshua was supposed to be part of their first soap , “ Born For You .” Now , Elmo , Janella and Joshua are to be joined by McCoy de Leon , Elisse Joson , Nash Aguas , Alexa Ilacad , Mylene Dizon , John Estrada , and Eula Valdes in “ Kung Kailangan Mo Ako .”
Although they have yet to start taping for the show , Elmo said he ’ s very excited to work with Joshua .
The show ’ s teaser not only revealed that Joshua would come between him and Janella but that he would have a seemingly dark character .
“ Siyempre para iba naman from may last serye which is ‘ Born for You .’ Dati sa ‘ Born For You ,’ matinee idol or artista . Dito naman mas ano siya , mas marami siyang pinagdaanan sa past niya ,” he said .(“ Of course , so it ’ d be different from my last series , ‘ Born for You .’ In ‘ Born For You ,’ I was a matinee idol . Here , I ’ ll have more endured more .”) ●

Eugene Domingo happy these days

Eugene Domingo is blooming these days after her Italian boyfriend , Danilo Bottoni , a film critic in Rome , visited her here in Manila to celebrate his 57th birthday with her . They had a vacation in an exclusive beach resort in Bataan . They last saw each other in December when Uge spent her Chistmas break with Danilo in Italy .
Helping Uge entertain her boyfriend are her director friends , Chris Martinez and Andoy Ranay , who are so happy for Uge , who ’ s twelve years younger than Danilo . They think she has found a perfect match in her . Here ’ s hoping that their relationship will really end up in front of the altar .
Domingo ’ s life and career are both doing well right now . She just had a hit movie in “ Babae sa Septic Tank 2 ,” one of the topgrossers of the recent Metro Manila Film Festival . Now , aside from “ Dear Uge ,” she will also have a new TV show , the revived game show , “ Celebrity Bluff ,” with Boobay . ●
- J . M . Felipe , Malaya
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