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KRIS AQUINO WANTS FIRST, EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH GERPHIL FLORES AFTER “ASIA’S GOT TALENT” WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT

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Aquino, left, and Flores
Aquino, left, and Flores

SINGAPORE (The Adobo Chronicles) – Philippines’  “Queen of all Media” Kris Aquino wants to have her cake and eat it too.

The presidential sister and talk show host wants to be the first to interview ‘Asia’s Got Talent’ finalist Gerphil Flores — win or lose.

Flores is one of nine finalists who could be the grand winner in the mega-reality show being held in Singapore.  Four Filipino acts and five  others from Singapore, Japan, Thailand, China and Mongolia are competing for the title ‘Best Talent in Asia.’

“Let bygones be bygones,” Aquino said, referring to the incident in 2010 when she and fellow ‘Pilipinas Got Talent” judge Ai-Ai de las Alas, voted out Flores, then a teenager contestant in the show, because they thought the classical singer should be singing songs that the audience and her peers could relate to, like songs that Charice would sing.

Aquino left for Singapore early Monday morning and is desperately seeking to meet with Flores before Thursday’s announcement of the grand winner of the talent show. She is also reportedly trying to schedule an interview with internationally-acclaimed composer and producer David Foster who is head over heels for the talented Flores.  When informed about Aquino’s attempt to schedule an interview with him, Foster said, ‘Kris Aquino who?’

Aquino plans to be in Singapore all this week to tape segments of her show, “Aquino & Abunda Tonight.”

Will she score the exclusive interview with Flores?

 

 

Entertainment, Film and TV, International, Music

KRIS AQUINO AND AI-AI DE LAS ALAS: NO REGRETS FOR OUSTING GERPHIL FLORES IN 2010

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Flores singing 'The Impossible Dream' during final performance in 'Asia's Got Talent.'
Flores singing ‘The Impossible Dream’ during final performance in ‘Asia’s Got Talent.’

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Whether or not Filipina classical singer Gerphil Flores wins in this week’s ‘Asia’s Got Talent’ finals, it is obvious that she has already achieved tremendous success and is facing a very bright future in her chosen music genre.

Flores’ accomplisment has brought back to the spotlight the local version of the reality talent competition (‘Pilipinas Got Talent’) where, in 2010, Flores, then a teenager, was ousted from the show’s finals by two of the judges, Kris Aquino and Ai-Ai de las Alas.  The talk show host and comedienne both voted out Flores because they said she should be singing songs that the audience can relate to, and that the classical singer would be better off singing songs appreciated by those in the same (young) generation.

Finally, Aquino and de las Alas — in a rare show of unity —  issued a joint statement in response to widespread criticism that they had no credentials for judging a talent (singing) competition.

The statement said that, as a matter of fact, they take credit for Flores’ success. “If we had voted for Flores to stay in the PGT competition, she could have won and turned professional which would have disqualified her from joining ‘Asia’s Got Talent,” Aquino and de las Alas said. “Flores should be thanking us,” the statement added.

Meanwhile, upon learning that ‘American Idol,’  and by extension, ‘Philippine Idol’ will be ending in 2016, both Aquino and de las Alas have been aggressively campaigning that they be named judges for the final year of ‘Philippine Idol.’ “It would be great to end our judging careers on a high note,” they said.

GMA television network, the home of ‘Philippine Idol’ has not returned our calls requesting for comment.

Entertainment, International, Music

PHILIPPINE REALITY SHOW TO BE RENAMED ‘JUDGES GOT NO TALENT’

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Top: de las Alas, left, and Aquino; Bottom: Flores

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Gerphil Flores is just one step away from becoming the winner in the mega-talent show, Asia’s Got Talent.  The Filipina singer gifted with a “classical” voice is among the nine finalists who could win the tough competition being held in Singapore.

But years ago, when Flores was a teenager trying her luck in the local edition of the reality show (‘Pilipinas Got Talent’), two celebrity judges ousted her from the finals because they thought she needed to sing songs that the “audience can identify with” (songs that young singers like Charice would sing). Nevermind, that the young man whom the two judges picked didn’t quite hit his high notes during his final performance.

The two celebrity judges, we all know, were talk show host Kris Aquino, and self-proclaimed comedienne Ai-Ai de las Alas. Many felt they didn’t have any business sitting in the judges chairs for a talent competition, especially when it comes to music.

Well, Flores chose not to follow the advice of Aquino and de las Alas.  Good for her.  She is not only a strong contender to be Asia’s best singing talent, but she has caught the eyes and ears of famed composer, musician and producer David Foster who has worked with talents like Barbra Streisand, Mary J. Blige, Natalie Cole, Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera, Andrea Bocelli, Celine Dion, Josh Groban, among many others.

The success of Flores in ‘Asia’s Got Talent,’ and a very bright future that awaits her because of her voice and the songs that she chooses to sing seem to have boomeranged as far as the celebrity judges that misjudged her are concerned.

As a gesture of repentance, the producers of ‘Pilipinas Got Talent’ are planning to rename the reality singing competition judged by Aquino and de las Alas to: ‘Judges Got No Talent.’