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AFTER weeks of choosing from hundreds of singing hopefuls on who will make it to the next round of virtual singing competition \u201cYour Song of Excellence\u201d Season 2, the dream of becoming the competition\u2019s next grand winner becomes even closer.\nThe \u201cYour Song of Excellence\u201d Season 2 semi-finals stage, however, is no walk in the park so expect the semis stage of the competition to become harder and tougher as the judges choose the best among the best. The grind-out semis will most certainly bring out the finest in each of the hopefuls as they all try to get closer to the pinnacle of the competition: the Grand Finals!
\nBut first, they have to hurdle the semis phase in their respective categories, whether Ballad, Acoustic, or Rock.
\nThe Top 10 Semi-Finalists for \u201cYour Song of Excellence\u201d Season 2 under the \u201cBallad\u201d (#HeartsAtHome) category are:
\n\u00b7 EASTER JOY PARSACALA
\n\u00b7 MA. NICOLE ANDRAE RAMOS
\n\u00b7 RACHELL ALISWAG LAYLO
\n\u00b7 JOHN CARLO GUBA
\n\u00b7 JOHN PAUL C. LINTAG
\n\u00b7 BRYAN D. DOLENDO
\n\u00b7 ZILLAH E. CABARLES
\n\u00b7 REDEMPTOR J. NUESTRO
\n\u00b7 ANGELIQUE A. CRUZ
\n\u00b7 ALLAN M. BADILLA JR.
\nAs for the \u201cAcoustic\u201d (#FreshVibes) category, the Top 10 Semi-Finalists are:
\n\u00b7 KIRBY CRUZ
\n\u00b7 MELINDA TORRE
\n\u00b7 MARIE T. DUMADARA
\n\u00b7 IZAY BAND
\n\u00b7 JULES DUO
\n\u00b7 MICHAEL REY REGALADO
\n\u00b7 KEL FULGENCIO
\n\u00b7 JAWORSKI B. SISON
\n\u00b7 GELEEN G. MANIEGO
\n\u00b7 ANDREW ESTALILLA
\nFinally, for the \u201cRock\u201d (#EpicRock) category, the Top 10 Semis competitors are:
\n\u00b7 AIXIA MALLARY
\n\u00b7 GENRIEL A. DIAZ
\n\u00b7 VIC ROBINSON
\n\u00b7 ADRIAN S. CRISANTO
\n\u00b7 DREI MADRI\u00d1AN BOLO
\n\u00b7 KURT ALVIN PARAS
\n\u00b7 ANNE FERRER
\n\u00b7 ANGELO NINO VALDEZ GO
\n\u00b7 ALJUNE MARK L. BAYLE
\n\u00b7 KESSENTH CHENG
\nSo just how tough is the semi-final stage of \u201cYour Song of Excellence\u201d Season 2? Only the Top 3 singers out of the Top 10 semi-finalists in each category will move on to compete during the Grand Finals.
\nFor the semi-finals, the tough criteria for judging is 60 percent of total judges\u2019 scores, with 40 percent coming from online voting.
\nThe #HeartsAtHome semi-finals episode will premiere on September 11, 2022, and the deadline for voting will be on September 16, 2022. The names of the grand finalists for the Ballad category will be announced on September 20, 2022.
\nThis will be followed by the #FreshVibes or Acoustic category semi-finals, happening on September 21, 2022, while deadline for voting is on September 26, 2022. The names of the Top 3 grand finalists will be announced on September 30, 2022.
\nFinally, the #EpicRock or Rock category semi-finals will be shown on October 1, 2022, with deadline for voting on October 6, 2022. Those who will go to the Grand Finals will be known on October 10, 2022.
\nAnd then, the much-awaited Grand Finals for \u201cYour Song of Excellence\u201d Season 2 will happen on October 30, 2022. It will be a slam-bang musical fest among the best of Filipino musical talent that everyone should not miss.
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A whopping P1,000,000 worth of cash and products combined await winners in all categories, plus, a major recording deal with Ivory Music, one of the biggest independent record labels in the country, to help jumpstart the winners\u2019 recording career.\nVoting is easy. Just type the official hashtags for each category, whether #HeartsAtHome for Ballad, #FreshVibes for Acoustic, or #EpicRock for the Rock categories, on the Comments section of the posted episode. Make sure your votes will count by including the \u201c#YourSongOfExcellence2022\u201d hashtag on all comments. If there\u2019s no \u201c#YourSongOfExcellence2022\u201d hashtag, the vote will not be counted, and it would be such a waste for it will hurt your choice\u2019s chances of making it to the Grand Finals.
\n\u201cYour Song of Excellence\u201d Season 2 is organized by Taiwan Excellence, with premier brands Aromase PH, Asus PH, and Predator Gaming as sponsors, with Ivory Music as music partner and Far Eastern University as performing arts partner.
\nMajor brand partners include Acer Philippines, Annie’s Way \u5b89\u59ae\u7d72\u8587\u679c\u51cd\u9762\u819c\u7b2c\u4e00\u54c1\u724c, FECA PH, Johnson Fitness Philippines, LUFTQI\u7a7a\u6c23\u6de8\u5316\u5c08\u5bb6, Transcend Philippines, Zyxel.ph, Dacian, and Tatung.
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