Mitoy Yonting Wins The Voice of the Philippines (Video)

The Draybers lead vocalist Mitoy Yonting was hailed as the grand winner of The Voice of the Philippines on Sunday, September 29 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater. Read more about the finals here.

Mitoy, who is the last man standing in Team Lea bested Janice Javier of Team Apl, Myk Perez of Team Bamboo and Klarisse de Guzman of Team Sarah for the title. The 42-year-old music veteran from Manila garnered 57.65% of public votes, beating Klarisse, who got 40.35% of votes in the final 2 showdown.

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Check out their performances on the two-day finale live show. 

Janice Javier—Mitoy Yonting—Myk Perez—Klarisse de Guzman

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Mitoy Yonting, the first ever "Voice of the Philippines" brought home 2 million pesos, a brand new Ford car, an Asian tour package for two, and a four-year recording contract with MCA Universal.

Here's Mitoy Yonting singing Help during the final 2 showdown.

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Mitoy and Radha September 22 Live Shows Performance (Video) | The Voice of the Philippines

Check out the performances of Team Lea's Mitoy Yonting and Radha on The Voice of the Philippines Sunday, September 22 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila.

Mitoy Yonting became emotional on his solo song Power of Love by Celine Dion

Radha did The Beatles' Let It Be accompanied by a choir

On Saturday's charity live show, Mitoy and Radha sung Against All Odds by Phil Collins.

Results:

• Coach Lea's score: Mitoy - 45% | Radha - 55%
• Public votes: Mitoy - 63.78% | Radha - 36.72%
• Total Score: Mitoy - 108.78% | Radha - 91.22%
• Eliminated: Radha

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Radha and Kimpoy Mainit September 15 Live Shows Performance (Video) | The Voice of the Philippines

Check out the performances of Team Lea's Radha and Kimpoy Mainit on The Voice of the Philippines Sunday, September 15 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila.

Kimpoy Mainit tackled SWV's Weak

Radha did one of her favorites, Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper

Results:

• Coach Lea's score: Radha - 60% | Kimpoy - 40%
• Public votes: Radha - 65.5% | Kimpoy - 34.5%
• Total Score: Radha - 125.5% | Kimpoy - 74.5%
• Eliminated: Kimpoy Mainit

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Mitoy and Darryl Shy September 8 Live Shows Performance (Video) | The Voice of the Philippines

Check out the performances of Team Lea's Mitoy Yonting and Darryl Shy on the third live shows of The Voice of the Philippines Sunday, September 8 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila.

Darryl Shy gave goosebumps with Asin's Balita 

Mitoy also performed an OPM hit, Paano by Eva Eugenio/Dulce. 

Results:

• Coach Lea's score: Mitoy - 60% | Darryl - 40%
• Public votes: Mitoy - 44.11% | Darryl - 55.89%
• Total Score: Mitoy - 104.11% | Darryl - 95.89%
• Eliminated: Darryl Shy

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Mitoy, Kimpoy Mainit, Diday Garcellano Live Shows Performance (Video) | The Voice PH (September 1)

Check out the performances of Team Lea on the second live shows of The Voice of the Philippines Sunday, September 1 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila.

Diday Garcellano proved that she can do an upbeat song in Adele's Rumour Has It.

Kimpoy Mainit performed Jeff Buckley's widely-covered gospel song Hallelujah

Mitoy Yonting once again impressed with Queen's Don't Stop Me Now.

Results: (Check out our ranking, best and worst performances of the night here)

• Saved by public vote: Mitoy Yonting (82.29%)
• Saved by the coach: Kimpoy Mainit
• Eliminated: Diday Garcellano

Videos courtesy of ithevoiceph
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The Voice of the Philippines Live Shows (September 1) Results: Angelique, Tristhan, Yuki, Diday Eliminated

The second live show of The Voice of the Philippines happened September 1 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila. The second batch of three artists from each team performed live for a shot to the next level of competitions.

Team Bamboo's Angelique Alcantara lingered on Join the Club's Nobela, the only OPM song of the night. Heartthrob Paolo Onesa made the fan girls swoon with his take on You Give Me Something by James Morrison while Isa Fabregas kept it simple with You've Got A Friend, the award-winning song of James Taylor and Carole King. (Our ranking: Paolo, Isa, Angelique) WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOW PERFORMANCE HERE

• Saved by public vote: Paolo Onesa (46.37%)
• Saved by the coach: Isa Fabregas
• Eliminated: Angelique Alcantara

Team Sarah's Yuki Ito delivered on the American classic A Song For You by Andy Williams. Fan favorite Klarisse de Guzman transformed for Beggin' popularized by Madcon. Maki Ricafort channeled former band South Border in his Without You number, a song recorded by Charlie Wilson for his 2nd studio album. (Our ranking: Maki, Klarisse, Yuki) WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOW PERFORMANCE HERE

• Saved by public vote: Maki Ricafort (36.75%)
• Saved by the coach: Klarisse de Guzman
• Eliminated: Yuki Ito

Team Apl's Penelope Matanguihan put her R&B flavor on John Legend's exquisite ballad Ordinary People. Tristhan Perfecto once again dared on Bruno Mars' songbook, performing the soul and pop ballad When I Was Your Man. Vocal powerhouse Janice Javier belted R. Kelly's inspirational song I Believe I Can Fly. (Our ranking: Janice, Penelope, Tristhan) WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOW PERFORMANCE HERE

• Saved by public vote: Janice Javier (42.82%)
• Saved by the coach: Penelope Matanguihan
• Eliminated: Tristhan Perfecto

Team Lea's Diday Garcellano proved that she can do an upbeat song in Adele's Rumour Has It while Kimpoy Mainit performed Jeff Buckley's widely-covered gospel song Hallelujah. Mitoy Yonting once again impressed with Queen's Don't Stop Me Now. (Our ranking: Mitoy, Kimpoy, Diday) WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOW PERFORMANCE HERE

• Saved by public vote: Mitoy Yonting (82.29%)
• Saved by the coach: Kimpoy Mainit
• Eliminated: Diday Garcellano

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Best performance of the night: Team Lea's Mitoy Yonting
Runner up: Team Apl's Janice Javier

Worst performance of the night: Team Lea's Diday Garcellano
Runner up: Team Bamboo's Angelique Alcantara

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Radha, Darryl Shy, RJ dela Fuente Live Shows Performance (Video) | The Voice PH (August 25)

Check out the performances of Team Lea on the very first live shows of The Voice of the Philippines Sunday, August 25 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila.

Darryl Shy poured his emotions on Kenny Loggins' Danny's Song.

Radha was all out in another Tina Turner hit River Deep, Mountain High.

RJ dela Fuente kept it cool with I'll Stand By You by The Pretenders

Results: (Check out our ranking, best and worst performances of the night here)

• Saved by public vote: Darryl Shy (51.41%)
• Saved by the coach: Radha
• Eliminated: RJ dela Fuente

Videos courtesy of showbiznest.com
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The Voice of the Philippines Live Shows (August 25) Results: RJ, Cora, Talia, Junji Eliminated

The very first live show of The Voice of the Philippines happened August 25 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila. Three artists from each team performed live for a shot to the next level of competitions.

Team Lea's Darryl Shy poured his emotions on Kenny Loggins' Danny's Song while Radha was all out in another Tina Turner hit River Deep, Mountain High. RJ dela Fuente kept it cool with I'll Stand By You by The Pretenders. (Our ranking: Radha, RJ, Darryl) WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOW PERFORMANCE HERE

• Saved by public vote: Darryl Shy (51.41%)
• Saved by the coach: Radha
• Eliminated: RJ dela Fuente

Team Apl's Cora dela Cruz rocked with Sampaguita's Nosi Ba Lasi. Her team mate Thor Dulay did an OPM, Narito by Gary Valenciano while Jessica Reynoso belted Fantasia Barrino's coronation song I Believe. (Our ranking: Jessica, Thor, Cora) WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOW PERFORMANCE HERE

• Saved by public vote: Thor Dulay (43.63%)
• Saved by the coach: Jessica Reynoso
• Eliminated: Cora dela Cruz

Team Bamboo's Talia Reyes gave her own flavor on Alanis Morissette's You Oughta Know while guitar man Myk Perez did a mash up of Katy Perry's California Girls and Isn't She Lovely of Stevie Wonder. Fan favorite Lee Grane was emotional on Make You Feel My Love. (Our ranking: Myk, Lee Grane, Talia) WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOW PERFORMANCE HERE

• Saved by public vote: Myk Perez (54.8%)
• Saved by the coach: Lee Grane
• Eliminated: Talia Reyes

Team Sarah's Eva delos Santos played the piano while singing Carole King's So Far Away. Junji Arias exercised restraint on his I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing number. Morissette Amon amazed with her version of Christina Perri's Jar of Hearts. (Our ranking: Morissette, Junji, Eva) WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOW PERFORMANCE HERE

• Saved by public vote: Morissette Amon (57.16%)
• Saved by the coach: Eva delos Santos
• Eliminated: Junji Arias

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Best performance of the night: Team Bamboo's Myk Perez

Runner up: Team Sarah's Morissette Amon

Worst performance of the night: Team Apl's Cora dela Cruz

Runner up: Team Bamboo's Talia Reyes

Best group performance of non-competing team members: Team Apl and Team Lea
Stand-out: Mitoy Yonting (Team Lea), Angelique Alcantara (Team Bamboo), 
Maki Ricafort (Team Sarah), Janice Javier (Team Apl)

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The Voice of the Philippines Live Shows Start August 25

The top-rating and Twitter-trending singing-reality show “The Voice of the Philippines” has finally revealed the Top 24 artists from four teams who will compete in the much-awaited Live Shows beginning this Sunday (Aug 25) and face the decisive verdicts of the coaches and the viewing public.

Three artists from each team will perform in the first leg of the Live Shows this Sunday where they will perform songs chosen by them and their coaches. 

Representing their respective teams are Thor Dulay, Cora Dela Cruz, and Jessica Reynoso for coach Apl de Ap; Radha, RJ Dela Fuente, and Darryl Shy for coach Lea Salonga; Junji Arias, Morrisette Amon, and Eva Delos Santos for coach Sarah Geronimo; and Lee Grane, Myk Perez, and Talia Reyes for coach Bamboo.

Support your favorite artist in our poll. Just CLICK HERE.

The unique voting scheme for the Live Shows will only allow viewers to send in their votes during commercial breaks – a first on Philippine TV. The voting for each team will open after the performances of the three artists, and will close after a full commercial break. The poll results for all the teams will only be announced at the end of the show. Click here for the full voting mechanics.

The artist from each team who gets the highest percentage of votes will be announced and thus, will be the first one to be saved. The coach will then have to choose who between his or her two remaining artists gets to stay and gets eliminated.

Before the Live Shows at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, “The Voice of the Philippines” will air the Life Show featuring the artists’ life stories and special performances this Saturday (Aug 24).

Whose voices will prove stronger? Which among the artists will be sent home?

Don’t miss “The Voice of the Philippines,” every Saturday, 9 PM, and every Sunday, 8:15 PM on ABS-CBN. Tweet your thoughts about the show using the hashtag #VoicePHLife or #VoicePHLive.

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Poll: The Voice of the Philippines Top 24 | Who's Your Bet?

The Voice of the Philippines has already completed the 24 artists who will proceed to the live shows, the final stage of competitions to be held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Pasay City.

In the live shows, the top 24 artists will perform in front of the coaches, audience in a live broadcast and the six artists in a team will go head-to-head in the competition to win the public votes. The coach will also have a say on who will progress to the next phase among the remaining artists.

In the end, only the best artist from each team will move on to the 'final four' phase where the very first winner of The Voice of the Philippines will be decided upon by public votes. 

So, who will be the last artist standing in each team? Vote for your bet in the poll below and support that artist in the live shows to the finale.

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Juvie Pelos vs RJ dela Fuente vs Rainier Acosta (Video) | The Voice of the Philippines Battle Rounds

Check out the video of the three-way battle between Juvie Pelos, RJ dela Fuente and Rainier Acosta in The Voice of the Philippines which was aired Sunday, August 11.

Team Lea had her triangle fight on the episode with Juvie Pelos, Rainier Acosta and RJ dela Fuente facing off in Marvin Gaye's What's Going On. The song was unfamiliar to the three but they delivered. Juvie Pelos was the one expected by many to advance but coach Lea said she kinda overdid the song. Guest adviser Gerard Salonga chose RJ dela Fuente and his sister, coach Lea went with that decision.

Here's the video of Juvie Pelos versus RJ dela Fuente versus Rainier Acosta in The Voice PH Battle Rounds:

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Darryl Shy vs MJ Podolig (Video) | The Voice of the Philippines Battle Rounds

Check out the video of the battle between Darryl Shy and MJ Podolig in The Voice of the Philippines which was aired Saturday, August 10.

Darryl Shy and MJ Podolig of Team Lea showcased an acoustic performance on Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling Ka popularized by Regine Velasquez. Both Darryl and MJ brought with them their guitars. Coach Lea said that MJ Podolig kinda overdid the song in some points so she picked Darryl Shy.

Here's the video of Darryl Shy versus MJ Podolig in The Voice PH Battle Rounds:

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Taw Muhammad vs Kimpoy Mainit (Video) | The Voice of the Philippines Battle Rounds

Check out the video of the battle between Taw Muhammad and Kimpoy Mainit in The Voice of the Philippines which was aired Sunday, August 4.

Taw Muhammad and Kimpoy Mainit were Team Lea's second pair to face off in The Battles. The two performed a slow version of Without You by David Guetta feat. Usher. Their duet created a magical moment, and coach Lea was teary-eyed knowing she had to let go of one very good artist, Taw for that matter. The latter said her goodbyes to friend Kimpoy (who won the battle) singing a few lines from Dido's Thank You.

Here's the video of Taw Muhammad versus Kimpoy Mainit in The Voice PH Battle Rounds:

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Japs Mendoza vs Diday Garcellano (Video) | The Voice of the Philippines Battle Rounds

Check out the video of the battle between Japs Mendoza and Diday Garcillano in The Voice of the Philippines which was aired Saturday, August 3.

Japs Mendoza and Diday Garcellano, both artists of Team Lea, performed Daylight of Maroon 5, ending with their version of Adam Levine and Alicia Keys' Grammys 2013 duet. Japs was quite off during the first part of the battle but when the chorus came, the two played great music. That contrast in their voices made the performance worth watching. Coach Lea has spoken up and she chose Diday, yet still aware of Japs' capability as an artist.

Here's the video of Japs Mendoza versus Diday Garcellano in The Voice PH Battle Rounds:

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Mitoy Yonting vs Chien Berbana (Video) | The Voice PH Battle Rounds

Check out the video of the battle between Mitoy Yonting and Chien Berbana in The Voice of the Philippines which was aired Sunday, July 28.

Team Lea's Chien Berbana and Mitoy Yonting was the last battle and the most-awaited of the night. Chien and Mitoy performed Heart's Alone. Mitoy and Chien let it all out but despite being both outstanding, coach Lea has to leave one behind. It was a very hard decision for Ms. Lea yet she had to do it, and so Mitoy will continue.

Here's the video of Mitoy Yonting versus Chien Berbana in The Voice PH Battle Rounds:

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