Alongside Side A frontman Joey G, Liezel delivered the Joey Albert original, Tell Me, another one of those popular mushy hits during the 90’s. This song demanded pure emotion and sentiment. Good thing Liezel improved her emo skills, thanks to Ms. Molina. I sensed passion this time. And yeah, just like her Piolo stint on ASAP, she performed well with a celeb, almost like a pro.

One thing though, the whole performance was a bit too long for me. One too many solo parts, I thought.

Listen to Liezel Garcia and Joey G – Tell Me

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Dulce: “Liezel. You know, mas maganda ang performance mo na ang kasabay mo ay isang professional artist. Hindi ka na yung parang natatakot. And ang sarap pakinggan. Meron lang kailangan mong bantayan, lalo na siguro when you come in cold nung part na hindi ikaw ang kumakanta, pagpasok mo nag sharp. Iingatan mo yon. But as a whole ang ganda-ganda ng performance mo. At napakaganda mo at ang ganda ng boses mo.”

Liezel ranked 4th tonight. I ain’t surprised. Next week, SCHOLARS GET TO CHOOSE THEIR SONGS. FINALLY.

Cris Pastor looked gorgeous as always. =)

Bugoy Bogayan topped the class with Gary V’s “Muli.” Poy Palma’s out, ended her journey strong with Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ On A Prayer.” Probies Van Pojas and Hansen Nichols will battle it out on Saturday for a Top 6 spot.

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Mr. Salonga’s back! Woohoo! Talk about constructive criticism!

I could imagine hearing Miguel and Liezel’s collaboration on the radio. Problem is, these songs for a contest? Hmmm. It wasn’t that great, just average, but still, both have exceptional vocals. I also thought the performance was a smooth sail, something I’d probably look forward to when I sit, relax and soak up the atmosphere in a bar. What I am 100% sure of is that this counterpoint could never be stellar, let alone be a show stealer regardless who sang it.

Listen to Liezel Garcia and Miguel Mendoza – Stay Awake / Sometimes A Love Goes Wrong

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The Poy-Zhel showdown. I didn’t get it. There wasn’t even a comment from the jury.

Listen to Liezel Garcia and Poy Palma – Got To Be Real

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MIGUEL is in the BOTTOM 4 (huh?). Mentors chose Hansen to stay. Who will Zhel save then? Partner Miguel or bestfriend Cris? For those who look forward to this drama, watch Monday (or check forums for spoilers).

Well-deserved Laarni bagged Star Scholar throne and will be performing on ASAP 08 next week. Nice!

I’ve had enough of duet nights and song spoonfeeding. Please let the scholars choose their piece!

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Great! Great! Great!

Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about! A recording star is on the rise!

This Sunday, Star Scholar Bugoy will perform on ASAP Live with PDA Season 1 Champ Yeng Constantino! Watch out for it!

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It’s one of those nights a performer gets to sing a suck-y song. The 8th Gala Performance night was that night for Liezel. I officialy hate mentor’s-choice/producer’s-choice/judge’s-choice or whatchamacallit. Please leave the song picking to the scholars, for crying out loud.

Listen to Liezel Garcia – Best Of My Love

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Judge Louie: “Hi Liezel. Okay, very safe song. You did it well although I was a bit disturbed with the, I don’t know, baka siguro, if I were in your shoe, I would’ve sang it in a lower key, just a slight, a step lower lang because parang I felt that you were straining for the first time, I felt that you were straining. I wasn’t sure about the ending. It was still a good performance. A word of warning, the others are catching up, so you have to work.”

Van Pojas and Chris Pastor were the best, by a mile. At least for me.

The Puerto Galera scholar delivered it so-so as she dropped to number 5 this week.

Nevertheless, it’s still worth a listen.

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hello guys. hindi tlga tayo nagtatagpo sa chat. haha. pero thanks sa visit at sa comments. support nyo lang si liezel all the way.

ok, ive been getting a lot of PMs and casual conversations regarding the liezel-laarni matter. i’m not a big fan of the primetime/uberture episodes because of such drama, the very reason kaya’t hindi ko alam ang mga nangyayari. i don’t watch pbb. pero sige, i’ll give you my 2 cents since some have been questioning my defending laarni and being a webmaster of liezel garcia online website at the same time.

“Whether you are doing something good or bad, you’re pissing someone off.” – David Cook

yang mga issues na yan, kahit kanino mangyayari yan, lalo na’t public material na ang mga scholars ngayon, taking into account na may public voting na involved. hindi nabubuhay ang ratings pag wala nyan, controversy keeps a reality show runnin’. i’m pretty sure every reality show ceo would be more than happy to welcome such noise with open arms.

sa mga nagccriticize intelligently, let them, karapatan nila yan, even us have the right to do so. sa mga naninira, well, blame it to their upbringing. ganyan sila pinalaki. aren’t we just lucky? hehe. bottom line, support lang natin ang mga scholars because of their gift and their talent, and let’s not hate them for having such emo fans. i’m not just pertaining to PDA, but also to other reality shows and contests wherein may kanya-kanyang manok ang mga tao. believe me, i even encountered far more worse fanatics tuwing american idol season.

if you’re the type of person na naooffend sa mga malicious and negative forum posts and comments, why bother reading it? a forum is a place where anyone could be anonymous, let alone, be someone else. dun sa mga nagdedefend ng kani-kanilang bets, that’s natural, minsan OA, pero it’s human nature.

pero to those na nagkakalat ng false statements, even those who intentionally tweak the story to make someone else look bad, ingatan lang ang anonymity. such claims are punishable by law dito sa Pinas, in case you don’t know. seriously, may iba talaga na they find joy sa paninira at pakikisawsaw sa away. we shouldn’t hate them, rather, understand na in the real world, they’re just a bunch of lonely nobodies.

LIEZEL and LAARNI are my bets who deserve finale spots. LIEZEL gets my vote.

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OT. SUPPORTAHAN NATIN ANG BARANGAY! WE GOT GAME 1!

Despite a hell week of non-stop piyoks and hoarseness, WE HAVE OURSELVES A STAR SCHOLAR! Haha.

Liezel regained Star Scholar regime as she Beyonce-d her way up to the top with massive personality and elegance. Her “Listen” performance, a piece Zhel wouldn’t even have dared singing, was the top showstopper of the evening. She proved to us that Beyonce’s songs are not just about the high pitch, birit notes and curves. It’s also about putting soul into it. I must admit that there were a couple of rough spots towards the end due to her condition but it was how she made up for them that was praiseworthy. Notice her last note, she surely felt that she was about to end it flat, so she cut it short. Talk about musical technique.

Listen to Liezel Garcia – Listen

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Judge Louie: “Alam mo Liezel. Hindi lang napakaganda ng boses mo at pagkakanta mo. Para ka pang beauty queen ngayon, ang ganda-ganda mo ngayong gabi. I think this is the performance of the night.”

Indeed, Mr. Ocampo. Indeed.

Again, I reiterate. Liezel’s voice is, by a mile, more captivating live than on TV. Watch the next gala live, and see for yourself.

I would also like to endorse LAARNI LOSALA. She deserves safety this week. Please vote for her.

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