The Voice Of The Philippines: The Battles Round 2

 The battles last night were quite good. I made my predictions on who will win for each battle and I scored 3/4. Not bad right? Who did good and who was sent home? Let's begin.

First up is #TeamApl and he paired Mighty Thor Dulay and Sir Lord Lumibao. Upon just looking on their names, I can safely say that Thor has it in the bag. No doubt. He will be just cruising along and probably just wait for his name to be announced by Apl as the winner. I was right, from the song choice itself, I'll Make Love To You, the song clearly fell on to Thor's advantage. This is his song. He can sing it anytime. While for Sir Lord Lumibao, he obviously struggled and hence the defeat to Thor. No questions asked, Thor deserved this win.

Thor vs Sir Lord Lumibao

As much as I am very vocal that I will support Thor until the end, I can feel that he is still holding back. I don't know why, but I still feel he has something more to show. Maybe he is saving it all for the live shows, but I hope he performs and gives his best every time since we won't know if that will be our last performance.

Team Lea is up next to perform, and I got to say this is one of the worst performances so far. Diday and Japs Mendoza were the ones who battled it out. Diday did good, she did what she can do with the song, while as for Japs I think his youth brought out the worst in him last night. He was struggling from note to note and I think they really both have a hard time on this one. I think the reason why Mr. Gerald Salonga wasn't able to pick one is because he thinks that both of them really screwed up on this one, but I am glad Diday won this one.

Diday vs Japs: Daylight

Yuki Ito and Kathreen Castro were the next to perform. Coach Sarah picked the song Baliw for them to perform. In this battle, we clearly saw that Yuki is struggling because he somehow lost his voice but when the battle round came, he found a way to still own that song. On the other hand, Kathreen Castro was obviously intimidated with Yuki's presence. She wasn't able to have a moment on that song and that caused her to lose this battle. Sarah Geronimo got it right with Yuki.

Yuki vs Kathreen

Coach Bamboo's Angels are the last one to perform. Nicole Prada, Angelique Alcantara and Deb Victa fight for that one elusive slot of Team Bamboo. I predicted Nicole to win since I was impressed with her audition the most. But I have got to say, Angelique owned this battle! I was surprised to see her that confident and just really in it to win it. She was on a different level last night, she clearly left Deb and Nicole way behind with her performance.

Angelique, Deb and Nicole

I was sure that Angelique owned that round but I am not sure if Coach Bamboo will do the same. I can still remember the Lee Grane - Dan Billano controversy and I don't want to get my hopes too high once more. I thought he will still pick Deb Victa but I was very happy that he made the right decision. I was rooting for Nicole, but that night clearly belongs to Angelique.

2 rounds down, more to go! This is clearly the best part of the show!

Let's all watch the new episode tonight. :)

Credits to: Ithevoiceph for the videos. :)

Keep the Faith.

Paolo

The Voice Of The Philippines: Team Lea

Team Lea is up next. Her team is a combination of new breeds and experienced ones. Having THE Ms. Lea Salonga as your coach is an honor and an achievement itself. She got a lot of great talents but who stood out? Here's my take on her team:

Her strongest member? No doubt. MITOY YONTING. Yes, the same Mitoy that has been singing with Chu-chay on Eat Bulaga's Bulagaan. Man, perfect range, controlled notes and he can really perform! Just give him any song and he will still give you chills! He is not only the strongest member of Team Lea but also one of the main frontrunners of this season.

Mitoy performing Alone on Eat Bulaga.

Ms. Radha came close at second place, who doesn't know Radha? We know what she can do and bring to this contest. I am really happy to see her back at the music scene again. We missed this kind of soul music! I am sure we will get to see her for a long time!

Next would be RJ Dela Fuente, his version of Get Here might not be the best but his voice definitely has something special. Ms. Lea will surely know how to mold RJ into a better balladeer. 

Juvie Pelos' version of Uwahig

Probably the most surprising audition piece by any contestant was the audition of Juvie Pelos. She sang Uwahig, a kundiman song. I hope she can deliver come battle rounds. She really has the potential. We will surely watch for her next performances.

Here are the rest of Team Lea:

Team Lea
1. Darryl Shy
2. Chien Berbana
3. Taw Muhammad
4. Radha Tinsay **
5. Mitoy Yonting **
6. Diday Garcellano
7. Juvie Pelos **
8. Marissa Saroca
9. Mel John Podolig
10. Rainier Acosta
11. Japs Mendoza
12. RJ dela Fuente **
13. Kim Mainit

** Paolo's picks

Although Ms. Lea have this talents, I still think her team is not that competitive enough. Yes, she have Mitoy and Radha but other than them and those whom I just mentioned, the others were good but not as spectacular as the others. But Ms. Lea only needs 1 to come with her until the end and that's what is important. :)

Do you agree with my top choices? 

Keep The Faith.

Paolo