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El Gamma Penumbra is first Asia's Got Talent Grand Winner

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Filipino pride El Gamma Penumbra was named first-ever grand winner of Asia's Got Talent in the finals night held at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on Thursday, May 14, 2015.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUY1ojXmywPXDZq-x1sDehTM3PCowWZtOHypgEXJPyjRIuck2sGC9htX6Uk9hJE9gPHjEyDF3euNbFIWFWdvhQ3cLV-fuV7rs5rWvWtILj8TV5OGVfXpajk1S9TBiIig3n78fQPUWqxeoF/s1600/El-Gamma_penumbra-agt-winner.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="El Gamma Penumbra AGT grand winner" border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUY1ojXmywPXDZq-x1sDehTM3PCowWZtOHypgEXJPyjRIuck2sGC9htX6Uk9hJE9gPHjEyDF3euNbFIWFWdvhQ3cLV-fuV7rs5rWvWtILj8TV5OGVfXpajk1S9TBiIig3n78fQPUWqxeoF/s640/El-Gamma_penumbra-agt-winner.jpg" title="El Gamma Penumbra AGT grand winner" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">El Gamma Penumbra | Credit: Asia's Got Talent Facebook page</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The shadow play group El Gamma Penumbra from Tanauan City, Batangas earned the highest percentage of votes from Asian audience. El Gamma Penumbra was among the top 3 finalists of the first pan-regional edition of the hit global "Got Talent" franchise airing on AXN.<br /><br />"Our journey in Asia's Got Talent is the highlight of, not only our career, but of our lives," El Gamma Penumbra said.<br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Congrats to El Gamma & Khusugtun on making to the Top2. ONE will be crowned the very first <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AsiasGotTalent?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#AsiasGotTalent</a> winner! <a href="http://t.co/P4bKrUx8df" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/P4bKrUx8df</a></div>— AXN Asia (@axnasia) <a href="https://twitter.com/axnasia/status/598843503989391360" rel="nofollow">May 14, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Musical ensemble Khusugtun from Mongolia placed second in the competition. Filipino classical singer Gerphil Flores finished her journey on third spot. <br /><br />"This is so amazing. We don't have any words to express ourselves. Thank you!" says one of the members of Khusugtun.<br /><br />"We speak for so many people when we say THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING!  We all know how tough...," Gerphil-Geraldine Flores said.<br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GerphilFlores?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#GerphilFlores</a> you are STILL <a href="https://twitter.com/officialdfoster" rel="nofollow">@officialdfoster</a>'s Golden Buzzer Girl with a bright, bright future! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AsiasGotTalent?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#AsiasGotTalent</a> <a href="http://t.co/YTNj4MkcWr" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/YTNj4MkcWr</a></div>— Asia's Got Talent (@asiasgottalent) <a href="https://twitter.com/asiasgottalent/status/598844134846169088" rel="nofollow">May 14, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Nine finalists battled for the title on Thursday night which also include two other Filipino acts - teen dance troupe Junior New System and 10-year-old singer Gwyneth Dorado. The rest are from Thailand, China, Singapore, Mongolia and Japan.<br /><br />AGT trimmed down the list to top 6 with El Gamma Penumbra (Philippines), Gerphil Flores (Philippines), The Talento (Thailand), Triqstar (Japan), Khusugtun (Mongolia) and Junior New System (Philippines).<br /><br />The top 4 was named next. Triqstar and Junior New System got eliminated.<br /><br />Based from the social media poll created by Asia's Got Talent on Facebook, El Gamma Penumbra was also the top choice ahead of Khusugtun.<br /><br />Charice and illusionist Cosentino (Australia's Got Talent season 5 runner-up) performed in the results night, with the judges covering their own version of "Let's Groove" by Earth, Wind & Fire.<br /><br /><b>WATCH: El Gamma Penumbra 'Colors of the Wind' AGT Grand Finals Performance (video courtesy of Asia' Got Talent)</b><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="355" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1ReuOnKSi0s" width="600"></iframe></center><br /><br />The grand finals of Asia's Got Talent landed as the most talked-about topic on social media on Thursday night with '#AsiasGotTalentGrandFinals' topped Philippine Twitter trends.<br /><br /></div>

El Gamma Penumbra is first Asia's Got Talent Grand Winner

MANILA, Philippines - Filipino pride El Gamma Penumbra was named first-ever grand winner of Asia's Got Talent in the finals night held a...

VIDEO: El Gamma Penumbra, 3 other Pinoy acts enter Asia's Got Talent Grand Finals

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Filipino shadow play group El Gamma Penumbra wins hearts of Asia as it advanced to the grand finals of the regional version of the Got Talent franchise on Thursday night, April 30.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAWgZDV3WlhKDwfMjtGltHE4fOZLZMI4rDO8p0sq7aCcbc-0JUGyO2AFfo5HdHhp-vuNQpzmtjcnazevQY15JkrQjR08bD43WplXHM09sy779msAaPul0eH7dZN5qvOIfPl2NRVVKL0We/s1600/el-gamma-penumbra-Gwyneth-Dorado-junior-new-system-Gerphil-Flores.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Filipino finalist in Asia's Got Talent: El Gamma Penumbra, Junior New System, Gwyneth Dorado and Gerphil Flores" border="0" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAWgZDV3WlhKDwfMjtGltHE4fOZLZMI4rDO8p0sq7aCcbc-0JUGyO2AFfo5HdHhp-vuNQpzmtjcnazevQY15JkrQjR08bD43WplXHM09sy779msAaPul0eH7dZN5qvOIfPl2NRVVKL0We/s1600/el-gamma-penumbra-Gwyneth-Dorado-junior-new-system-Gerphil-Flores.jpg" title="Filipino finalist in Asia's Got Talent: El Gamma Penumbra, Junior New System, Gwyneth Dorado and Gerphil Flores" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Filipino finalist in Asia's Got Talent: El Gamma Penumbra, Junior New System, Gwyneth Dorado and Gerphil Flores</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The El Gamma Penumbra after receiving the 'golden buzzer' from the judges composed of Grammy-winning musician David Foster, UK pop sensation and former Spice Girl Melanie C, Indonesian rock icon Anggun and Taiwanese-American pop idol Van Ness Wu joined three other Filipino acts to the grand finals of Asia's Got Talent (AGT) to be held at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on May 7 and 14. <br /><br />In the semi-finals round, the "Pilipinas Got Talent" third placer in 2011 once again moved judges on their performance which tackles story of a family torn by war but reunited eventually.<br /><br /><b>WATCH: El Gamma Penumbra got 'golden buzzer' on heartwarming semi-finals performance</b><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ch5lTD6kNsw" width="600"></iframe></center><br />Anggun, who made El Gamma Penumbra for the automatic inclusion in the semi-finals when she pressed her golden buzzer, was once again moved to tears by the unique act.<br /><br />"I'm sorry," the Indonesian music icon said, "I'm just extremely moved by what I just saw. It was really emotional. You made me really proud tonight. I'm sure you made Filipinos proud tonight. Thank you. That was flawless."<br /><br /><b>WATCH: El Gamma Penumbra earns Golden Buzzer from Anggun </b><b>(video courtesy of Asia's Got Talent)</b><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DpxXRbse5Ck" width="560"></iframe></center><br />Fellow Philippine acts on the final league of the competition includes Gerphil Flores and Gwyneth Dorado, who are both singers, and dance group Junior New System.<br /><br /><b><br /></b><b>Singer Gerphil Flores - Finalist (Public vote)</b><br /><br />David Foster’s Golden Buzzer winner, Gerphil Flores, delivered an awe-inspiring opera ballad that impresses just about everyone in attendance during the semi-finals week 2. After the performance, David says he wants to sign her.<br /><br /><b>WATCH: Gerphil Flores sings "Where Do I Begin?" on Asia’s Got Talent Semi-Finals (video courtesy of Asia's Got Talent)</b><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LNwWiskMoJw" width="600"></iframe></center><br /><br /><b>Multi-genre dance act Junior New System - Finalist (Golden Buzzer)</b><br /><br />Junior New System’s flawless performance on second week of semi-finals put the crowd in an absolute frenzy. Melanie C is brought to tears, Van Ness says it’s his favorite act.<br /><br /><b>WATCH: Junior New System rocks crowd, earns Golden Buzzer on Asia’s Got Talent Semi-Finals (video courtesy of Asia's Got Talent)</b><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VebV-d4YlKg" width="600"></iframe></center><br /><br /><b>Singer and acoustic guitarist Gwyneth Dorado - Finalist (Public vote)</b><br /><br />Rocking a mature look, and with a full band supporting her, fierce Gwyenth Dorado covered Jessie J’s “Nobody’s Perfect” like a real rockstar during the first week of semi-finals.<br /><br /><b>WATCH: Fierce Gwyneth Dorado covers “Nobody’s Perfect” on Asia’s Got Talent Semi-Finals</b><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jxAPTij8gng" width="560"></iframe></center><br /><br />Other grand finalists are China's dance and acrobat group Gao Lin and Liu Xin (Golden Buzzer), Mongolia's Musical ensemble Khusugtun (Public vote) and Japan's neo-traditional dance troupe Triqstar.<br /><br />"Asia's Got Talent" is the 63rd version of "Got Talent," which won the Guinness World Records title for being the world's "Most Successful Reality TV Format" in 2014. It features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages from 14 Asian countries competing for a prize of US$100,000 and an opportunity to perform at the Marina Bay Sands. The reality competition hosted by Philippine personalities Marc Nelson and Rovilson Fernandez started airing on March 12, 2015 across 20 countries in Asia.</div>

VIDEO: El Gamma Penumbra, 3 other Pinoy acts enter Asia's Got Talent Grand Finals

MANILA, Philippines - Filipino shadow play group El Gamma Penumbra wins hearts of Asia as it advanced to the grand finals of the regional ve...