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.
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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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Beyonce’s Listen
[ thanks to NIGHTHAWK23 for the video ]
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9 Responses for "7th Gala Night’s Top Showstopper : Liezel Garcia"
i’m glad she won again.
laarni just tried too hard tonight. she tried too hard to beat liezel… and poy! but she was wrong to think that it’s all about birit. she could birit, all right. but she did it too much. and not very well, at that. actually, she does it too much. you know every time she vocalizes, i’m afraid she’s gonna strain her vocal chords. i think she’s gonna do so… soon…
anyway, i’m all for liezel. it’s about time the music industry has someone who’s really talented and original and humble at the same time.
i really appreciate the singing voice of zhel. she’s really perfect and hard to beat. i bet she will win the top prize
STAR SCHOLAR
1sta gala – liezel
2nd gala – liezel
3rd gala – liezel
4th gala – liezel and bugoy
5th gala – bugoy
6th gala – bugoy, van and sen
7th gala – liezel
laarni = wala sa nabanggit
hahaha…
great performance.. i love it!
Looking forward to the finals..
kitakits po!
ano nga sabi ko? kaya niya kahit na sa reheasals nagkar0on xa ng difficulties db? kaya yan…jusko mukha pa xang princess nung gala night san kapa…the performance of the night…tapos! simple as that…
hi!!!!Im not a big fan of local tv shows, let alone talent competitions such as dream academy… but how liezel just captured my heart!!!
last week i was almost too involved that I even attempted to look up the contact info of the academy’s production so i could maybe suggest or prevail upon zel to sing “praying for time” by george michael..hehehe..i thought, and still think now, that the song fill just fit her charming voice..i thing carrie underwood performeed the song in one of ai’s special shows…geez. can’t believe im actuallly finding time to post in a fan site..heheh
you can actually make that request. in uberture or something. if you’re lucky, they’ll make liezel sing that very song. just think of a reason for (a.k.a. drama behind) the request. try it! who knows, if people outside like it, maybe they’d have her record it. i actually hope they’d have her and bugoy record hanggang by wency cornejo.
Wow. Great performance! I was actually afraid for her during rehearsals coz she couldn’t hit the high notes. And Laarni was so good. But I shdn’t have doubted her. It was Laarni instead who fumbled. But they were both very good. Kudos to them. It’s just that the mentors think differently so they saved Bunny.
It’s sad that Laarni’s fans aren’t as gracious as her. Now, they’re even calling Liezel names and degrading her skin color. I also like Laarni but her fans’ behavior turn me off. I still think Liezel will win this one.
very well said. i agree with you.