By Jun Angeles
Who will be the next Pinoy Singing Sensation 2? A question that has been a year long quest of Le Tigre Entertainment Productions orchestrated by producers Tony Surtida and Christy Raspado.
The quest for the province wide search ended at the Al Shamal Shriner Center with full packed crowd who would like to witness an exciting drama of unveiling who among the 16 finalists will bring home the $2,000 cash prize and the chance to record in the Philippines under the guidance of Vehnee Saturno, director for talent development. From Grand Prairie and Drayton Valley of the north and from the south, Red Deer, Calgary,and Lloydminister, the finalist in the competition came to Edmonton ready to take the chance for the big prizes.
All the hype and the excitement started at 2:00 pm Saturday of August 29, 2010. The first round of competition eliminated 8 of the contestants and 8 of the remaining contestants vied for the title and prizes. Among the eight finalists were Camille Mae Macariola, Jimmy Buena, Dione Dadivas, Jr., Jasmin Remoquillo, Vanessa Oller, Rene Haveria, Anajanjane Sunglao and Ericka Omnas.
The judges included Bernard Quilala, a Canadian Idol finalist, Bernadette Piojo former President of and Artistic Director of the Philippine Barangay Performing Arts Society, Glen Bermundo, former member of OPM (Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit, Jun Angeles, President of the Council of Edmonton Filipino Associtons (CEFA) and Chairman of the Regional Songfest of Alberta and Saskatchewan and Shirley Kalita, a singer and entertainer who currently sings with the the New Rise Band in Edmonton. Glen Bermundo commented that he agreed with the other judges that it will be difficult to pick the winner from this bunch of contestants with their calibre and talent in singing. The contestants belted their songs and after the tabulation of judges score and audience participation a winner emerged and Jasmine Remoquillo of Calgary was announce as the new 2010 Singing Sensation 2. Vanessa Oller took the second prize of $500.00 and Jimmy Buena, third prize and took home $300.00. Another saga of the quest for Pinoy Sensation unfolded and once again new talents were discovered and with their songs and their music the audience who took their time and effort to be part of this singing sensation competition won.
