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Pinay working student is Pinoy Singing Sensation Champion

By: Fernando A. Chuidian

Cheenee Morales a 23 year old nursing student who hails from South Cotobato and now lives in St. Albert, Alberta was declared winner and went home with the title of Pinoy Singing Sensation Season 4 grand champion. Her rendition of American Idol Fantasia Barrino’s song “I Believe” literally brought the house down and unanimously got the nod of all four judges. She competed against eleven equally talented aspiring singers but her soulful style and powerful performance more than impressed the judges and audience whose combined votes help her emerged victorious in one of Alberta’s grandest and premiere Filipino singing competition.

Pinoy Singing Sensation is now on its fourth year of discovering home grown talents here in Canada. The Edmonton based talent search over the years produced some of the regions finest singing stars namely Jasmin Remoquillo, Wency Calderon, Darren Espanto, Carl Oclares and Ding Lopez. Some of them now making their own mark in the music industry here and abroad.

This year’s grand finals was held last August 31 at the Gateway Alliance Church in Edmonton, Alberta. The finalist some of them came all the way from different cities in AB had to pass through a difficult process of Audition, Eliminations, and Semi-Finals before reaching the Final round to which a champion will be proclaimed. This writer had the distinct privilege to sit as one of the judges during their Calgary elimination round.

Competing for the championship title that Saturday night were Jeffrey Fernandez, Kristine Rigor, Bimm Sorino, Dreamie Holman, Kris Miras, Melanie Agostinho, Patricia Enriquez, Raiza Duenas, Oliver Santos, Jennifer Dahan, Sunshine Bautista and grand champion Chenee Morales.

The board of judges for the finals night was headed by one of the most revered name and icon in Philippine music industry Mr. Vehnee Saturno. Celebrity judge 2001 Voice of Asia judge Nadine Roxas, Life Coach Nina Alles and PSS resident judge Glen Bermundo.

The grand finals night was made more fun and exciting by emcee/host PSS season 2 finalist Jimmy Buena whose wits and humour kept the audience engaged and laughing all throughout the contest night. PSS very own past champions Darren Espanto, Wency Calderon and Carl Ocrales also performed special numbers showcasing their championship form and talent.

Each of the eleven grand finalist belted out their best song performance at the start of the finals competition after which the judges and audience votes narrowed the contest to six finalist who were then asked to sing for the next round. Voting and judges score were tabulated once more for the second round and then after Cheenee Morales was pronounced grand winner of the contest. Dreamie Holman came in second and Melanie Agostinho bagged the third prize.

This very successful event organized by Le Tigre Entertainment Productions is indeed another one of the many feathers in their caps, Kudos rightfully belongs to its President and CEO Tony Surtida, whose untiring and relentless effort of discovering homegrown talents within the region would see bigger and brighter things to come in their upcoming seasons. He has plans of taking the talent search contest across Canada, US, Europe and Asia discovering more homegrown talents from around the world to compete in the Pinoy Singing Sensation World Championships possibly to be staged in our home country.

Pinoy Times would like to congratulate Mr. Tony Surtida and his dedicated staff for another successful season of PSS. Mabuhay po kayo…

Watch out for Pinoy Singing Sensation Season 5 !!!

Pinay working student is Pinoy Singing Sensation Champion

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