I am proud to announce that Liezel once again captured and won the judges’ hearts with her soulful rendition of Whitney Houston’s Count On Me. She was the only one who got praises from toughie – acclaimed Musical Director Gerard Salonga.

Listen to Liezel Garcia – Count On Me

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Judge Gerard: “Hi Liezel. You have a gift. You have a very nice voice. Ganda ng voice mo. Very musical. ‘Eto lang ang problema ko. Number one is English diction, medyo kailangan trabahuin ng konti. Secondly, hindi ko maramdaman kung kinakanta mo para sa akin o para sa’yo yung kanta. Hindi ko alam. Make sure you deliver the message of the song to us, to the listeners. Pero galing!”

I agree with Direk Gerard’s points for improvement. He sounded a bit Cowell-ish though. What he probably meant was, Liezel’s tension was more evident than her connection. I completely understand his side. Hope this wouldn’t be taken for granted by the mentors.

Toni announced that last week’s Star Scholar Liezel could give her “small dream” gift personally to her Aunt Miguela. Her cousin, MariFe, went up the stage in behalf of her mom.

“Sana lagi siya magiingat sa health niya. Kasi medyo matanda na rin. So laging ingat lang sa health. At miss ko na sila,” said Liezel.

Then we saw some exceprts from the mentors’ room.

Mr. C: “.. mga star scholars masyadong pressured yung performance nila. I think Leizel was pushing too hard.”

Nevertheless, Liezel managed to bag the Star Scholar prestige for the second time! The other top scholars were Bugoy with his unexpected twist on “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” and Laarni who bounced back with Streisand Classic, “As If We Never Said Goodbye.”

Kudos to ex-Scholar Chivas for his Pink stint with “Just Like A Pill.” I definitely thought this performance would’ve given Liezel a run for her money. Haha.

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