Phil and James Younghusband, guests on 'The Sharon Cuneta Specials' this Sunday, April 17

Phil and James Younghusband of the Azkals are Sharon Cuneta's guests this coming Sunday, April 17, on her musical show 'The Sharon Cuneta Specials'.

The Younghusband twins will be performing for Mega and the viewers, and as seen in the teaser, Phil sang the classic APO hit "Ewan".

It was not shown in the teaser if James sang the same song, but reportedly he sang a different one, an English song.

Watch teaser video:


Also guesting are Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes of Mara Clara, Jovit Baldivino, Angeline Quinto, Yeng Constantino, SpongeCola and Nina.

The Sharon Cuneta Specials airs every Sunday night on ABS-CBN right after Rated K.

Video upload courtesy of tiamaria0305

Angeline Quinto looks like Regine Velasquez or Vice Ganda?

Many people claim that Angeline Quinto looks and sounds like Regine Velasquez.

In a new article posted this morning on PEP, Angeline Quinto reacted on the issue that she is imitating / copying the voice of the Asia's Songbird.

"Madami nga pong taong nagagalit sa akin, kasi ginagaya ko daw po si Ms. Regine Velasquez, Angeline Quinto said. "Di ko naman po kasalanan na ganito po yung boses na binigay sa akin ni Lord. Sana po 'wag na po sila magalit. Sobrang flattered nga po ako kasi isa rin si Ms. Regine sa mga iniidolo ko."

I'm pretty sure Ms. Regine Velasquez is also happy that Angeline won the contest. Angeline was among the grand finalists of "Star For A Night" which was hosted by Regine in 2002.

Angeline also revealed in her PEP interview that she also idolizes Gary Valenciano and Sarah Geronimo, who was the grand winner of "Star For A Night".

And if ever she's given a chance to do acting, Angeline wants to be paired with Piolo Pascual.

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While many people say that Angeline Quinto looks like Regine Velasquez, "Showtime" judge claims that Angeline also looks like him.

Not Vice Ganda actually, but it was his maid who's claiming that Angeline resembles Vice.

Vice was watching the Star Power Grand Finals when he posted this tweet:

And some people agreed, just like Twitter user ItsMeMoonRay who even posted: "HEADLINE: "Vice Ganda won over Lara Quigaman in Star Power!" hahaha. Congrats Angeline! :)"

[Lara Quigaman refers to Angeline's runner-up Krissel Valdez who looks like the former Miss International 2005]

Who does Angeline Quinto really look like: Regine Velasquez or Vice Ganda?

Angeline Quinto, Regine Velasquez, Vice Ganda

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Meanwhile, Angeline Quinto made her first guesting yesterday after winning on Star Power: Sharon's Search for the Next Female Pop Superstar.

She guested on Happy, Yipee, Yehey! and performed "Patuloy Ang Pangarap", her winning piece during the Star Power finals.

The beautiful song was originally composed just for her by Jonathan Manalo under Star Records.

Watch Angeline singing on Happy, Yipee, Yehey!:

I love Angeline's song! In fact, I already know how to sing it.

It reminds me of another beautiful song, "Lipad ng Pangarap", composed by Arnel De Pano.


Angeline's photo / video courtesy of "Angeline Quinto (Official) Facebook Page / Regine's photo courtesy of Abante / Vice's photo from ABS-CBN

Star Power grand winner is Angeline Quinto from Sampaloc, Manila

The final showdown of Star Power (Sharon's Search for the Next Female Pop Superstar) has just been held earlier at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.

Five (5) finalists competed in the finals where they had to go through with two elimination rounds.

During the first elimination round, the 5 of them had to sing a song of their choice and Cebu's Akiko Solon was the one voted off on this round. Her final score was 78.77.

The second elimination round required the remaining 4 finalists to perform a song picked by the judges for them. Unexpectedly, K-La Rivera was the one eliminated on this round with a final score of 83.45.

The final round had Monica Sacay of Leyte, Angeline Quinto of Manila and Krissel Valdez of Davao singing an original composition from Star Records.

Angeline (photo), a Regine Velasquez look-alike, was the only one who sang a Tagalog song for her final piece. It was entitled "Patuloy Ang Pangarap" originally composed by JohnJonathan Manalo and it sounded so great, a song fit for a winner.

She indeed won! Angeline (who topped Mykiru's Poll) was announced as the Star Power grand winner or Sharon's first Female Pop Superstar with a final score of 90.88.

Krisell came in 2nd with the score of 88.70 while Monica was 3rd with a score of 85.20.

Their scores were based on the following criteria: 40% Online and Text Votes from January 9 to February 20, 30% Judges' Scores and 30% from ABS-CBN Management.

Angeline won 1 million cash, a car, an entertainment showcase from Sony Philippines, diamond jewelries from JMK Jewelry and a recording contract from Star Records.

All 5 Star Power finalists are guaranteed to be regular performers on ASAP Rocks starting on February 27.

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A brief info about the winner, Angeline Quinto:

She was a grand finalist of Star For A Night in 2002 and competed against Sarah Geronimo and Mark Bautista. Sarah was the grand winner with Mark as the Runner-Up.

Then she later joined and won on MTB's Teen PopStar contest.

And in 2010, Angeline also joined "Diz Iz Kantahan" challenge on GMA 7's Diz Iz It, but only made it as a wildcard finalist.

Angeline Quinto favorite to win on 'Star Power'

Angeline Quinto of Manila has topped Mykiru's Fun Poll for the Star Power Final 5 contestants.

A total of 1,100 people voted in the poll and majority of them (36.8%) want Angeline Quinto (photo) to be the winner on Star Power tonight.

Will the poll end up right?

Here's the results of the poll:

1. Angeline Quinto of Manila 405 votes or 36.82%
2. Akiko Solon of Cebu 257 votes or 23.36%
3. Krissel Valdez of Davao 187 votes or 17.00%
4. Monica Sacay of Leyte 129 votes or 11.73%
5. K-la Rivera of Canada / Pampanga 122 votes or 11.09%

Thanks to those who voted!

The Final Showdown of "Star Power: Sharon's Search for the Next Female Pop Superstar" is currently happening at the Ynares Center in Antipolo. Check back here for the final and official results of the competition.

Top 20 "Star Power" finalists chosen

Twenty contestants have been chosen to form part of "Star Power 20" finalists, as revealed on tonight's episode of ABS-CBN's Star Power: Sharon's Search for the Next Female Pop Superstar.

From the original plan of having Star Power 12 finalists, they have decided to raise it up to 20 due to so many great singers with lots of star potential from the 37 regional finalists.

Twelve of the Star Power 20 are from Luzon, three from the Visayas and five from Mindanao. And they are:

LUZON
Angeline Quinto
Camille Peralta
K-la Iovan
Janine "Ninay" Lescano
Laurice Kay Bermillo
Macy de los Reyes
Mia Flores
Natasia Marie Cunanan
Pauline Lutero
Rheena Rei Ferrer
Rose Ann Francisco
Sam Hernandez

VISAYAS
Akiko Maria Leslie Solon
Kaye Razel Racho
Monica Sacay

MINDANAO
Cristele Rein Gonzales
Glaiza Micua
Jizelle Formilleza
Krissel Joy Valdez
Kristine Joy Laquinario

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*K-la Iovan, a knockout beauty, is Fil-Canadian. She's living in Cubao but originally from Calgary, Canada. TV host Willie Revillame for sure knows her very well coz they already sang together on Wowowee in November 2009. Kayla was at the audience when Willie noticed her and asked her to sing.

*Angeline Quinto was a grand finalist of Star For A Night, the singing contest which had Sarah Geronimo as the grand winner. She also joined MTB's Teen Pop Star and on GMA 7's Diz Iz It.

*Laurice Bermillo was a grand finalist in the Big Division of Little Big Star Season 2. She and Jovit Baldivino reportedly "crush" each other.

Photo courtesy of Natasia Cunanan