Pinoy Buzz: Ryan Gallagher

VIDEO: Ryan Gallager sings "Narito" on I Love OPM Finale

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Balladeer Ryan Gallager from United States has impressed the judges on his soulful rendition of Gary Valenciano's "Narito" in the grand finals night on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at the Resorts World Manila.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rkNku6yY-Ztng0XbmNvsnwAZjhJW2f0BjjATbSJDgp8nMJytfEpQnkW5B6RY6D0rOj5DSeV9EeX3j8dtEurNZDsVGut-rApX4uo2NswAFKSt3reFE7pVNOGIXSwz98pch-dpSY7Daz0W/s1600/Ryan-Gallager-i-love-opm-grand-finals.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ryan Gallager sings "Narito" on I Love OPM Finale" border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rkNku6yY-Ztng0XbmNvsnwAZjhJW2f0BjjATbSJDgp8nMJytfEpQnkW5B6RY6D0rOj5DSeV9EeX3j8dtEurNZDsVGut-rApX4uo2NswAFKSt3reFE7pVNOGIXSwz98pch-dpSY7Daz0W/s640/Ryan-Gallager-i-love-opm-grand-finals.jpg" title="Ryan Gallager sings "Narito" on I Love OPM Finale" width="560" /></a></div><br />Ryan's performance with the Mandaluyong Children's Choir earned praises not only on his powerful voice but on his golden heart for the kids.<br /><br />"Dahil sa OPM, I've got an inside look into what people's hearts here feel like cause I find homes for children," Ryan said.<br /><br />"Hindi lang kami na-touch. Ramdam namin ang sincerity mo habang kasama ang mga bata. We're happy you are here in the grand destination" Himigration Officer Lani Misalucha has commented.<br /><br />"Ang sarap mo panoorin sa entablado. Ang sarap mo din paglihian. Yung consistency ng husay mo at paghit mo ng mga notes," judge Toni Gonzaga said.<br /><br />"You definitely have the highest range. Dreams do come true and tonight, it will happen to you," judge Martin Nievera added.<br /><br />WATCH: I Love OPM Finale: Ryan Gallagher - "Narito" by Gary Valenciano (<a href="http://entertainment2.abs-cbn.com/tv/shows/iloveopm/videos/2016/04/23/5842316-i-love-opm-finale-ryan-gallagher-narito-by-gary-valenciano" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">video courtesy of ABS-CBN</a>).<br /><br />Here's how to support for Ryan Gallager.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="492" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Filoveopm%2Fposts%2F1162833290402420%3A0&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center>Did you like Ryan Gallager's performance. Tell us in the comment section below.</div>

VIDEO: Ryan Gallager sings "Narito" on I Love OPM Finale

MANILA, Philippines - Balladeer Ryan Gallager from United States has impressed the judges on his soulful rendition of Gary Valenciano's ...

Grand Touristar: Yohan Hwang wins "I Love OPM"

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Yohan Hwang from Korea was named first-ever Grand Touristar of ABS-CBN’s original singing competition for 100% non-Filipinos who love OPM music, “I Love OPM.”<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8qFosvYAzlrL9SqPY7RKOCrPw9VquSGB-XcxqKHjnO2Lxu2djJnqdBft9GkuwXaSXI9dszqtG8_4AIG1JhbwgAnwUB2StSU_D91pIs4_AYnE7vXw9F0Xwnod5nIcJxkZvh5u_DyDu_kI/s1600/yohan-hwang.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8qFosvYAzlrL9SqPY7RKOCrPw9VquSGB-XcxqKHjnO2Lxu2djJnqdBft9GkuwXaSXI9dszqtG8_4AIG1JhbwgAnwUB2StSU_D91pIs4_AYnE7vXw9F0Xwnod5nIcJxkZvh5u_DyDu_kI/s640/yohan-hwang.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><br />In the "Grand Destination' episode on Saturday, April 23, Yohan edged out other finalists Dio Smith from Pakistan, Ryan Gallagher from U.S.A., and and J-Morning also from Korea.<br /><br />The top 4 artists sing their hearts out in singing OPM songs but Yohan got the coveted Kababayan votes ( text and online votes).<br /><br />The Himigration officers composed of Lani Misalucha, Martin Nievera and Toni Gonzaga also gave Yohan the highest percentage of votes.<br /><br />The winner was decided from the combined votes from the judges and the public. Yohan got the highest votes of 32.82% while J Morning ranked second with 23.42%. Ryan and Dio placed third and fourth,23.27% and 20.50% respectively.<br /><br />As a Grand Touristar, Yohan will receive two million pesos in cash, recording contract with Star Music and vacation package to Cebu.</div>

Grand Touristar: Yohan Hwang wins "I Love OPM"

MANILA, Philippines - Yohan Hwang from Korea was named first-ever Grand Touristar of ABS-CBN’s original singing competition for 100% non-Fil...

"I Love OPM" Grand Finals Recap, performances and video

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Who will be the first grand Touristar of "I Love OPM"?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyQz2WZuhNukOW_DmrXmpz0iF6Gpu722i7Axvq76-XLGSLHYqqMR3yrOoW8KO4NZY9MN10C2U_m9sTpmdV7DGdcVH8JsD6ZDcNvo28smWyoIswpDMI80W7_UitKRP2mo1LjrUEYhh-sJs/s1600/i-love-opm.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt=""I Love OPM" Grand Finals Recap, performances and videos" border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyQz2WZuhNukOW_DmrXmpz0iF6Gpu722i7Axvq76-XLGSLHYqqMR3yrOoW8KO4NZY9MN10C2U_m9sTpmdV7DGdcVH8JsD6ZDcNvo28smWyoIswpDMI80W7_UitKRP2mo1LjrUEYhh-sJs/s640/i-love-opm.jpg" title=""I Love OPM" Grand Finals Recap, performances and videos" width="560" /></a></div><br />The top 4 Touristars Dio Smith from Pakistan, Ryan Gallagher from U.S.A., and Yohan Hwang and J-Morning from Korea battled to become the first Grand Touristar of ABS-CBN’s original singing competition for 100% non-Filipinos who love OPM music, “I Love OPM.”<br /><br />On Saturday's "Grand Destination" episode, the final showdown began at the Resorts World Manila. Check out the full recap, highlights of performances and videos here.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t0n1l3qbmGM" width="560"></iframe></center><br />Watch as these four sing their hearts out in singing OPM songs to win the coveted Kababayan votes. This time, the whole country gets the chance to pick who they think deserves to be the winner as the public can vote through text and through online. <br /><br />Public votes will comprise to 50% while judges' votes to another 50% of total score. Voting will open after all the performances.<br /><br />The Grand Touristar will receive two million pesos in cash, recording contract with Star Music and vacation package to Cebu.<br /><br />“I Love OPM’s” resident rakista Dio has consistently captured the essence of Pinoy rock energizing the crowd with his performances. Himigration Officer Lani Misalucha confirmed Dio’s rockstar status and said, “no doubt about it, you truly make us happy and proud when it comes to rock and roll.”<br /><br />Yohan, meanwhile, has always been the teen charmer. He not only uses his killer smile to win over the audience but his smooth voice also enabled him to give remarkable performances. In order to win it, Himigration Officer Martin Nievera offered some personal advice. He quipped, “take it from me, cute is not forever, so level up your singing and your performances.”<br /><br />On the other hand, soulful balladeer Ryan never fails to infuse emotion in the powerful songs he sings throughout the competition. Ryan even made a believer out of Himigration Officer Lani.<br /><br />“I was unsure about Ryan the first two rounds but he showed us he belongs here; he showed me how good he really is,” she said.<br /><br />Lastly, “K-rock” band J-Morning never fails to add their own flavor to the songs they sing making unique renditions of popular Pinoy hits.<br /><br />“Everytime you step on stage, you choose songs from different genres giving us a different experience each time,” said Himigration Officer Toni Gonzaga who was very impressed with their originality.<br /><br />Who among the four will win the Kababayans hearts? Who will be crowned “Grand Touristar”?<br /><br />OPM singers Arnel Pineda and Randy Santiago opened the finale as they performed Hajji Alejandro's "Kayganda ng Ating Musika."<br /><br />Here's the live feed of "I Love OPM" grand finale:<br /><br /><center><a class="twitter-timeline" data-widget-id="723883827311992832" href="https://twitter.com/iloveopmtv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tweets by @iloveopmtv</a><br /><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script></center></div>

"I Love OPM" Grand Finals Recap, performances and video

MANILA, Philippines - Who will be the first grand Touristar of "I Love OPM"? The top 4 Touristars Dio Smith from Pakistan, Ryan Ga...

VIDEO: Ryan Gallagher sings "Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan" on I Love OPM

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - American Touristar Ryan Gallagher has once again captivated the hearts of Filipinos as he sang Gary Valenciano's "Hanggang Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan" during the Gate 3 round of ABS-CBN's music competition "I Love OPM" on Saturday, April 2, 2016.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpS-QbnBC-HqgKBcVyY9Ujd1UyC6q_HZJ3AqccPmQ4EvOvff1Zxjtiar0RWeipOdFTK486__NezeG4INxkmBl1CCI039om1EO3PoyhW00WsiWKcBpo2RHH6LkgDVkQL-TMNROtgzzHlQE/s1600/ryan-gallagher-i-love-opm.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ryan Gallagher sings "Hanggang Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan" on I Love OPM" border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpS-QbnBC-HqgKBcVyY9Ujd1UyC6q_HZJ3AqccPmQ4EvOvff1Zxjtiar0RWeipOdFTK486__NezeG4INxkmBl1CCI039om1EO3PoyhW00WsiWKcBpo2RHH6LkgDVkQL-TMNROtgzzHlQE/s640/ryan-gallagher-i-love-opm.JPG" title="Ryan Gallagher sings "Hanggang Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan" on I Love OPM" width="560" /></a></div><br />The  27-year old artist was able to impress the judges called "Himig-gration Officers" and the "100 Kababayans" on his heartfelt rendition. Ryan received 95 Love Hearts from the latter and was the "Judges Choice" as key to enter Gate 4 round.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cVqysZrnJYDAcTG4RubfbC9KGZsQdXNLfQpyzeEeZgatEH74iVvnLHUznkcdxcTlcZImTIQIVLIgD-dg7DpDTYGOZJiGfx4YzK6Fza_NXBgvnbvmyUWGj-ZF3-JAQm-W0pVDanZ-9hhH/s1600/ryan-95-votes.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="95 hearts for Ryan Gallagher" border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cVqysZrnJYDAcTG4RubfbC9KGZsQdXNLfQpyzeEeZgatEH74iVvnLHUznkcdxcTlcZImTIQIVLIgD-dg7DpDTYGOZJiGfx4YzK6Fza_NXBgvnbvmyUWGj-ZF3-JAQm-W0pVDanZ-9hhH/s640/ryan-95-votes.jpg" title="95 hearts for Ryan Gallagher" width="560" /></a></div><br />Judges Martin Nievera and Lani Misalucha picked Ryan to move to the Gate 4 of the competition.<br /><br /><b>WATCH: I Love OPM: Ryan Gallagher - "Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan" by Gary Valenciano (<a href="http://entertainment2.abs-cbn.com/tv/shows/iloveopm/videos/2016/04/02/3240216-the-kababayan-bump-off-ryan-gallagher-sa-dulo-ng-walang-hanggan-by-gary-valenciano" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">video courtesy of ABS-CBN</a>)</b><br /><div><br /></div><div>In the Gate 3 round, the top 12 artists were divided into groups of 3. Gallagher was grouped with Yohan Hwang and Daniel Herrington. <br /><br />The studio audience served as the fourth 'Himig-gration Officer' as they will give Love Hearts or Broken Hearts.  At the end of the round, only two Touristars will move on to the next phase of the competition.<br /><br />"Intensity is like the 'big one,' said one of the Kababayan to Gallagher.<br /><br />What did you think of Ryan's performance? Express your thoughts in the comment section below.</div></div>

VIDEO: Ryan Gallagher sings "Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan" on I Love OPM

MANILA, Philippines - American Touristar Ryan Gallagher has once again captivated the hearts of Filipinos as he sang Gary Valenciano's ...

VIDEO: Ryan Gallagher sings "Kahit Isang Saglit" on I Love OPM

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines  - American with Pinoy heart Ryan Gallagher captivated the hearts of Filipinos as he sang Martin Nievera's "Kahit Isang Saglit" during the premiere episode of ABS-CBN's Filipino reality music competition "I Love OPM" on Saturday, February 13, 2016.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmrdMscg3fu85MFgD1RLTyOYWfPLlemQha-YI4EVB3gV-gpOUWgUk7glf5ly6_Nij9Bddqu_-Tn9RRf3qgFmXp39AGvQgyFgA6TLf9DbkfrC7uCc7Um7SQeT7Q4hfbvzjlO5x1qZnAMzj/s1600/ryan-gallagher-i-love-opm.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ryan Gallagher sings "Kahit Isang Saglit" on I Love OPM" border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmrdMscg3fu85MFgD1RLTyOYWfPLlemQha-YI4EVB3gV-gpOUWgUk7glf5ly6_Nij9Bddqu_-Tn9RRf3qgFmXp39AGvQgyFgA6TLf9DbkfrC7uCc7Um7SQeT7Q4hfbvzjlO5x1qZnAMzj/s640/ryan-gallagher-i-love-opm.JPG" title="Ryan Gallagher sings "Kahit Isang Saglit" on I Love OPM" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />The 27-year old singer from Grand Rapids, Michigan impressed the judges called "Himig-gration Officers" on his heartfelt rendition.<br /><br />Judge Toni Gonzaga and Martin Rivera gave Ryan an approved rating while Misalucha imposed a denied rating. As he got 2 votes, he will continue his journey on 'I Love OPM' competition.<br /><br /><b>WATCH: I Love OPM: Ryan Gallagher - "Kahit Isang Saglit" by Martin Nievera (video courtesy of ABS-CBN)</b><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uanFHDMUNdQ" width="560"></iframe></center><br />Hosted by Anne Curtis and comedian Eric Nicolas, "I Love OPM" airs every Saturdays after "Maalala Mo Kaya." The contest will shine the spotlight on foreigners who can fluently sing local songs.<br /><br /><b>Meet Ryan Gallagher</b><br /><br />In an interview with Ricky Lo, Ryan told him he has experience in singing to the large audience as he passed audition to backup Josh Groban on You Raise Me Up before an 11,000-strong audience at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids in 2005.<br /><br />Ryan performed with American Idol winner Carrie Underwood and Misalucha (touted as “The Las Vegas Diva”) on Voices Tour.<br /><br />Ryan started to perform in the Philippine stage in 2013 for the Atlantis Productions’ The Addams Family as he played a major role.<br /><br />The Atlantis Productions guys spotted Ryan when he performed The Prayer with Lea Salonga in the HELP!, a Red Cross benefit concert for typhoon victims.</div>

VIDEO: Ryan Gallagher sings "Kahit Isang Saglit" on I Love OPM

MANILA, Philippines - American with Pinoy heart Ryan Gallagher captivated the hearts of Filipinos as he sang Martin Nievera's "Kah...

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