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Top 8 Touristars of "I Love OPM" to compete in semi-finals

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Dio Smith, Fathin Amira, Moses Akoh, and Naisa Lasalosi finally complete the Top 8 Touristars who are going through to Gate 4 or the semi-finals round of ABS-CBN’s original singing competition for 100% non-Filipinos who love OPM music, “I Love OPM.”<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/AVvXsEgwHTN_cskiISqH0KJ9o7ap-msSrREZOPjCX8MvhfRAAsyss7LN1PmE-H5Ix2015xPXeu9rSu3_s4gTtIfTvdPu3x_5t-WZq3JaNkSNb-65tUtZZFzRz5EjJcT_tcm80hPmr9H9NDFDUkzM/s1600/i-love-opm-top-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Dio Smith, Fathin Amira, Moses Akoh, and Naisa Lasalosi complete "I Love OPM" Top 8" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwHTN_cskiISqH0KJ9o7ap-msSrREZOPjCX8MvhfRAAsyss7LN1PmE-H5Ix2015xPXeu9rSu3_s4gTtIfTvdPu3x_5t-WZq3JaNkSNb-65tUtZZFzRz5EjJcT_tcm80hPmr9H9NDFDUkzM/s640/i-love-opm-top-8.jpg" title="Dio Smith, Fathin Amira, Moses Akoh, and Naisa Lasalosi complete "I Love OPM" Top 8" width="520" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Dio Smith, Fathin Amira, Moses Akoh, and Naisa Lasalosi complete "I Love OPM" Top 8</td></tr></tbody></table>Pakistani Dio brought the house down rocking Sampaguita’s “Nosi Balasi” and proved to be the “Kababayans’ Choice” while Nigerian Moses raised the roof with his version of Martin Nievera’s “Ikaw Ang Aking Pangarap” and ended up being chosen as the “Judges Choice.” Moses edged out British Touristar Matthew May in a close two-to-one vote by the Himigration Officers last Saturday (April 9).<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TNvXPu_ZyqA" width="560"></iframe></center><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gQVbCrWKdmE" width="560"></iframe></center><br />Singaporean Fathin, meanwhile, again swayed the audience with her beautiful rendition of Jaya’s “Wala Na Bang Pag-ibig” making her the “Kababayan’s Choice” for Sunday’s (April 10) episode. Australian Naisa, on the other hand, automatically took the second Gate 4 seat up for grabs after American Touristar Jeena Dimaandal failed to perform due to an inflamed throat.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jaru7_AD8cA" width="560"></iframe></center><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wrT5WyPLtmc" width="560"></iframe></center><br />Next week, the Top Eight Touristars Yohan Hwang(Korea), J-Morning (Korea), Dio Smith (Pakistan),  Fathin Amira (Singapore), Ryan Gallagher (USA), Moses Akoh (Nigeria), Naisa Lasalosi (Australia), and DBD (Australia, Korea, Nigeria) enter Gate 4 and will try to survive “The Take Off” round.<br /><br /><b>RELATED STORIES</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/04/video-ryan-gallagher-sings-hanggang-sa-dulo-ng-walang-hanggan-ilove-opm.html" rel="nofollow">VIDEO: Ryan Gallagher sings "Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan" on I Love OPM</a></li><li><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/04/video-korean-yohan-hwang-sings-gusto-i-love-opm-gate-3.html" rel="nofollow">VIDEO: Korean Yohan Hwang sings "Gusto Kita" on I Love OPM Gate 3</a></li></ul><br />What challenge awaits in “The Take Off” round? Who will be moving on to the final round? Who will be crowned as the grand winner?<br /><br />Don’t miss “I Love OPM” every Saturday right after “MMK,” and every Sunday after “Rated K” on ABS-CBN or ABS-CBN HD (SkyCable ch 167). </div>

Top 8 Touristars of "I Love OPM" to compete in semi-finals

MANILA, Philippines - Dio Smith, Fathin Amira, Moses Akoh, and Naisa Lasalosi finally complete the Top 8 Touristars who are going through to...

'The Voice of the Philippines' names Top 8 artists for Semi-Finals

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - ABS-CBN's vocal competition 'The Voice of the Philippines' on Sunday, February 15 named the top 8 artists who will compete for the Live Semi-Finals next week (February 21-22).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JHXOaqZ5TwJh03t-yYAIBxy9m0pqUo4AP0iz3RVvdCqY6hvoOUInkfjLzP8nEO7nH-Zqw3b6SWe9pRAE6ycLbR6RxCLDpbdlFgg_8KJ3dNBbeC330XujyfBXe_u4y5bWcGTSQQxXd4KM/s1600/VoicePH12-artists.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="'The Voice of the Philippines' names Top 8 artists for Semi-Finals" border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JHXOaqZ5TwJh03t-yYAIBxy9m0pqUo4AP0iz3RVvdCqY6hvoOUInkfjLzP8nEO7nH-Zqw3b6SWe9pRAE6ycLbR6RxCLDpbdlFgg_8KJ3dNBbeC330XujyfBXe_u4y5bWcGTSQQxXd4KM/s1600/VoicePH12-artists.jpg" title="'The Voice of the Philippines' names Top 8 artists for Semi-Finals" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />On Sunday, remaining artists of Team Lea and Sarah battled for the votes of the public and their coaches.  Reggae dad Kokoi Baldo from Team Sarah and OPM royalty Nino Alejandro from Team Lea were eliminated in the competition.<br /><br />‘Haranista’ Jason Dy and 'loving grandson' Timmy Pavino topped the public votes, 44.67% and 50.80% respectively.<br /><br /><b>Here are the results of the Live Shows for Team Lea and Sarah:</b><br /><br /><b>Team Lea</b><br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Timmy Pavino (""Story of My Life") - PUBLIC'S CHOICE</li><li>Leah Patricio ("Because You Loved Me") - LEA'S CHOICE</li><li>Nino Alejandro ("I Want to Know What Love Is") - ELIMINATED</li></ul><br /><br /><b>Team Sarah</b><br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Jason Dy ("Kahit Kailan") - PUBLIC'S CHOICE</li><li>Monique Lualhati ("Butterfly") - SARAH'S CHOICE</li><li>Kokoi Baldo ("Message in a Bottle") - ELIMINATED</li></ul><br /><br />Aside from the electrifying live performances from the artists, English singer Matt Monro Jr. also took the “The Voice” stage as a special Valentine treat to viewers.<br /><br />On Saturday, Team Bamboo and Team Apl artists fought for the slot in 8. <br /><br /><b>Here are the results of the Live Shows for Team Bamboo and Apl:</b><br /><br /><b>Team Bamboo</b><br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Rence Napanot ("Kumusta Na") - PUBLIC'S CHOICE</li><li>Rita Martinez ("Paglisan") - BAMBOO'S CHOICE</li><li>Tanya Diaz ("Because of You") - ELIMINATED</li></ul><br /><br /><b>Team Apl</b><br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Alisah Bonaobra ("Let It Go") - PUBLIC'S CHOICE</li><li>Daryl Ong ("Rolling in the Deep"/"Chasing Pavements") - BAMBOO'S CHOICE</li><li>Mackie Cao ("Sirena") - ELIMINATED</li></ul><br /><br />Same with previous Live Shows, the contestants performed a song of their choice.<br /><br />In the new voting mechanics, 30 votes per SIM were only allowed. Voting lines opened after the performance of the team and has been closed immediately after the break.<br /><br />The episode of Live Shows on Saturday tops online conversations with '#VoicePH12' among the trending topics nationwide and worldwide.<br /><br />Don’t miss the continuation of Live Shows in “The Voice of the Philippines” Season 2 this Saturday (February 21) at 8:45PM and Sunday (February 22), 8:30 PM on ABS-CBN.</div>

'The Voice of the Philippines' names Top 8 artists for Semi-Finals

MANILA, Philippines - ABS-CBN's vocal competition 'The Voice of the Philippines' on Sunday, February 15 named the top 8 artists ...