Pinoy Conquered American's Got Talent

I am very proud about our kababayan who is now living in United States of America. This expatriate went there eight years ago with his parent to find a greener pasture and end up joining America's Got Talent. He amused the judges with his talent singing with guitar. His name is Luigi Seno, 20 years old who sang "Sunday Morning".

Here is the news courtesy from WWW.ABS-CBNNEWS.COM

MANILA, Philippines -A part-time Filipino student and shipping worker from Mandaue City is quietly making a name for himself after wowing judges of the hit American reality search America's Got Talent.
Luigi Seno, 20, played guitar and sang a bluesy version of Maroon 5's "Sunday Morning", winning praise from the AGT judges and loud applause from the audience.
"Luigi, you have a really cool, relaxed style. Fantastic," said judge Sharon Osbourne.
Judge Howie Mandel said Seno looked shy, "like a young kid", when he walked out on the AGT stage with his guitar.
"As soon as you started strumming on that guitar, you, like, opened up. You are truly a great entertainer. If you had an album right now, I'd be listening to you in my car. I would be," he said.
Third judge Piers Morgan, on the other hand, said it was not just Seno's talent that got his attention but his undeniable charm.
"I'll tell you what it is. It's not just that you're a good guitar player, or that you're a very comfortable singer and a good singer, it's the fact that you've got this charm about you, which I think is going to go a long way," he said.
All three judges voted Seno into the next round, with the chance to win the US$1 million grand prize.
In an interview before his performance, Seno said he was born and raised in the Philippines before his family moved to California 8 years ago.
His parents described him as shy but with a passion for singing. "He practices every day. I'm so blessed," said Seno's mom.
Seno said his family inspired him to join the competition. "They brought me here to get a better life. It was really tough back in the Philippines so I just want to give back to them," he said.
America's Got Talent is a British-owned American reality television series created by Simon Cowell on the NBC television network.
A local version of the show "Pilipinas Got Talent" recently ended its first season, with singer Jovit Baldivino winning the top prize.

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Oprah Winfrey gives magazine staff $10,000 each Plus an iPad - Buzz In Hollywood

I just want to share to you this article that I read about Oprah Winfrey. I admire her so much because of her humanitarian deeds and maybe because of this she is blessed much. Last year she donated lots of money to South Africa for her school project. We also knew that she managed Charice career in United States of America. If you become successful in the future I encourage you to do the same starting with your own employees just like what she did this month.

Oprah Winfrey gives magazine staff $10,000 each Plus an iPad - Buzz In Hollywood and sometimes she surprises guess by giving gift after the interview in her show. A woman with a big heart deserves happiness and success.

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Chenee Capunan | Pinay wins 2010 McDonald’s singing contest

MANILA, Philippines – Another Filipino has impressed foreign audiences with her singing prowess.

Restaurant employee Chenee Capunan bagged the grand prize of Voice of McDonald’s in April, besting other finalists from Peru and South Korea.

Voice of McDonald’s is a global singing contest for McDonald’s employees, restaurant managers and crew.

Over 10,000 people from the fast food chain’s 32,000 branches around the world auditioned for the competition, which is already on its third year.

Winning the top prize gave the 21-year-old Davaoeña an opportunity to jumpstart her music career by recording demo material in an all-expense paid trip to Hollywood.

A previous Voice of McDonald’s winner has already released her first album.

Grammy Award-winning music producer Walter Afanasieff, a Voice of McDonald’s judge, commented on Capunan: “People stood right up after she sang and thinking about it, I still get chills. So definitely, she's got a future. And I'd like to help.”

Capuyan, for her part, said: “I'm so speechless. A lot of people are watching you performing live on stage. It was really amazing… I'd like to thank the McDonald's family for this wonderful opportunity. Thank you so much!”

The Filipino also won $20,000, a MacBook laptop, a music player and other bonus prizes.

“Sa mga may talento sa pagkanta, huwag kayong magsawa na ipakita ang talento ninyo… ipakita niyo po ang kaya ninyong gawin,” Capunan encouraged other aspiring singers.

From www.abs-cbn.com

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