Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 Grand Winner is Marcelito Pomoy

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2
Grand Finals (Results Night)
June 26, 2011

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 has concluded Sunday night with the announcement of winner in Araneta Coliseum, the same venue where the 14 grand finalists showcased their talents on Saturday to win the public votes.

The votes have been counted and the Season 2 grand winner of Pilipinas Got Talent has been revealed.

Singer Marcelito Pomoy took center stage tonight as he was announced as the finalist with the highest vote percentage (19.56%) becoming Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 Grand Winner.

The 25-year-old Male Diva and former construction worker from Cavite took home a cash prize of P2 million.

It wasn't a landslide victory for Marcelito unlike in PGT Season 1 when Jovit Baldivino, also a singer, won bigtime with 48.41% of the votes, over Baguio Metamorphosis with a very far 15.39%.

This season's 2nd placer, the tap dancing duo Happy Feet composed of brothers Ramonito and Lolito Mata, came so close to Marcelito. Happy Feet got 18.32% of the votes and as the runner-up, they received P100,000 cash prize.

But with 19.56% and 18.32% respectively, Marcelito and Happy Feet were the clear top choices by most viewers as the rest of the finalists only got below 10% of the votes.

Dance group Freestylers from Calamba, Laguna was named 3rd Placer with 9.46% and also won P100,000 cash.

The rest of the 14 grand finalists were awarded P50,000 cash prize.

Here's the official results of Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 or the ranking of the 14 grand finalists based on the combined SMS and online votes:

1. Marcelito Pomoy, 25, Imus, Cavite (singer with dual voice) 19.56%
2. Happy Feet, Bukidnon (Tap Dancing Brothers/Duo) 18.32%
3. Freestylers, Calamba, Laguna (dance group) 9.46%
4. B4, Baguio City (dance group) 9.12%
5. Buildex Pagales, 15, Digos City, Davao del Sur (singer / musician) 8.25%
6. NielBeth (Leoniel Enopia and Elizabeth Dazo), Bacolod City (ballroom dancing duo) 7.81%
7. Rico The Magician (Romarico Sanorjo) 60, Caloocan City 7.59%
8. John Michael Narag, 16, Mabini,Pangasinan (singer) 5.30%
9. Madrigal Siblings, Cainta, Rizal (singing trio) 3.68%
10. Skeights, Davao City (band) 3.64%
11. Jose Emmanuel "Jem" Cubil, 17, Talisay City, Cebu (singer / musician) 2.86%
12. DJP Trio, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental (singers) 2.60%
13. Angel Calalas, 22, Cainta, Rizal (Hula Hoop Tricker) 1.99%
14. Filogram, Baguio City (dance group) 0.40%

It was also announced during the Season 2 finale that Pilipinas Got Talent Season 3 is going to start immediately and will already premiere on July 9.

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PILIPINAS GOT TALENT TRENDING WORLWIDE

At one point after the results show of Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2, five (5) of the Top 10 Trending Topics on Twitter worldwide at 10PM Sunday, June 26, (take note WORLDWIDE) were all PGT related.

1. #pgtgrandfinals
2. #ineedtostop
3. #ripnickiminaj
4. Congrats Marcelito
5. Grand Winner
6. Freestylers
7. Magic Alonso
8. Girls DIET
9. Jovit Baldivino
10. LuanSNoEsquenta

Marcelito Pomoy top favorite to be PGT Season 2 Grand Winner

Marcelito Pomoy from Cavite has topped Mykiru's Poll for all 14 grand finalists of Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2.

The poll asked the voters to pick their faves or bets to be the winner of PGT Season 2 Grand Winner and majority of them voted for Marcelito Pomoy, a straight guy who has a female voice.

On last night's performance show, Marcelito's performance of "The Prayer" received a standing ovation from the judges and the audience. (Watch Marcelito Pomoy singing "The Prayer")

Mykiru's PGT Season 2 Poll received a total of 1,440 votes and we'll see on tonight's official results if Marcelito Pomoy will end up as the grand winner:

1. Marcelito Pomoy, 25, Imus, Cavite (male singer with a female voice) (294) 20.42%
2. Rico The Magician, 60, Caloocan City (263) 18.26%
3. Happy Feet, Bukidnon (Tap Dancing Brothers/Duo) (193) 13.4%
4. NielBeth, Bacolod City (ballroom dancing duo) (156) 10.83%
5. Angel Calalas, 22, Cainta, Rizal (Hula Hoop Tricker) (138) 9.58%
6. Buildex Pagales, 15, Digos City, Davao del Sur (singer / musician) (117) 8.13%
7. Skeights, Davao City (band) (65) 4.51%
8. Jem Cubil, 17, Talisay City, Cebu (singer / musician) (58) 4.03%
9. Madrigal Siblings, Cainta, Rizal (singing trio) (40) 2.78%
10. John Michael Narag, 16, Mabini,Pangasinan (singer) (38) 2.64%
11. B4, Baguio City (dance group) (25) 1.74%
12. DJP Trio, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental (singers) (22) 1.53%
13. Freestylers, Calamba, Laguna (dance group) (17) 1.18%
14. Filogram, Baguio City (dance group) (14) 0.97%

During PGT Season 1, Jovit Baldivino also topped Mykiru's Poll and he also ended up the official grand winner as voted by the televiewers thru SMS and onlive votes.

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 Grand Finals Performance Night Videos

PILIPINAS GOT TALENT SEASON 2
Grand Finals - Performance Night
June 25, 2011, Araneta Coliseum

Fourteen (14) grand finalists showcased their talents in Araneta Coliseum last night, June 25, 2011, all hoping to be the grand winner of Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 and win 2-million pesos.

Despite lacking in variety, the performances of the grand finalists were generally superb and (I think) more entertaining to watch than the last season.

Receiving standing ovation from all 3 judges last night was Marcelito Pomoy, who did an impressive rendition of "The Prayer" using both his male and female voices. Yeah, you've heard it right and he did it with perfection, as what judge Kris Aquino said.
Aside from Marcelito's performance, the following acts were also outstanding and highly-applauded on last night's grand finals of Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2:

NielBeth, ballroom dancing duo

Rico, the Magician


Happy Feet, tap dancing brother / duo


Freestylers



Here are the performances from the other grand finalists:

B4, dance group


Madrigal Siblings


Buildex Pagales, Bruno Mars of the Philippines


Angel Calalas, hula hoop tricker


Jem Cubil, singer


Skeights, band



Video courtesy of ABS-CBN / Uploaded on Youtube by pgtVEVO

Pilipinas Got Talent (PGT) Season 2's first 2 grand finalists: Freestylers, Madrigal Siblings

The Freestylers, a dance group from Calamba, Laguna, becomes the 1st Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 grand finalist when the group got the highest number of text and online votes during the first semi-finals' results night Sunday, May 1, 2011.

They got a high 46.32% of the total votes, which was more than half of the 2nd placer, Romarico Sanorjo aka Rico The Magician, who only had 22.31%.

Rico The Magician and the 3rd placer, the Madrigal Siblings which got 14.11%, had to compete against each other to win the judges' votes and earn the 2nd slot to the grand finals.

Judge FMG picked Rico The Magician while Kris Aquino and Ai-Ai delas Alas chose the Madrigal Siblings, who gave an outstanding performance of "Ako Ay Pilipino".

PILIPINAS (PGT) 1ST SEMI-FINALS RESULTS:
1. Freestylers, Calamba, Laguna (dance group) 46.32% - VOTERS' CHOICE
2. Romarico Sanorjo aka Rico The Magician, 60, Caloocan City 22.31%
3. Madrigal Siblings, Cainta, Rizal (singing trio) 14.11 - JUDGES' CHOICE
4. Brian Brady, 10, Cabungaan, Laoag City (Filipino-raised American singer) 7.80%
5. Jeremie Tampoy, 29, Maa, Davao City (Blind singer and pianist) 5.09%
6. Light Gauge Acoustic, Eroreco, Bacolod City (band) 4.36%

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It was actually a surprise that the Freestylers won the votes bigtime. I actually thought Rico The Magician will top the votes.

Mykiru has this poll for the Top 36 semi-finalists, and among the first batch of 6 semi-finalists who competed Saturday night, it's Rico The Magician who was ahead of the others.

Mykiru's PGT Poll Ranking, as of May 1:
1. Marcelito Po Moy
2.Rico The Magician
3. Buildex Pagales
4. Happy Feet
4. Madrigal Siblings
6. Kenny Padalla
7. Brian Brady
8. Karinyoso Boys
9. Angel Calalas
9. B4
9. Jeremie Tampoy
9. Kapidamu Band
9. Skeights
14. Freestylers
14. Suwahib Samplidan
16. Filogram
16. First Beat Effect
18. Jem Cubil
19. Collins Gutierrez
19. DJP Trio
19. Jacqueline Schubert
19. Larvae
23. Dance Selection
23. Gracelle & Kristelle Lapinid
23. Next Generation Band
23. Rafael Pavia
23. Virgilio Del Carmen
28. Genevieve Arandia
28. Madonna Pianista
28. Zaldy Carlos
31. John Michael Narag
31. Leoniel Enopia and Elizabeth Dazo
31. Light Gauge Acoustic
34. Bourbon
35. Joy's Divas
35. Maribeth Callanta

If you notice, except for Freestylers, the order in the poll ranking of the first batch of 6 semi-finalists is also the order in the actual results.

I actually sided with judges Kris and Ai-Ai in choosing the Madrigal Siblings over Rico The Magician. The latter was impressive, however, there was no more impact when he performed again Sunday the same tricks and magic he did Saturday night. He should have prepared a new magic to perform for the audience and the viewers.

Unlike the Madrigal Siblings, the trio were able to sustain tonight their great performance from last night's competition and you would love to hear them singing again and again even if they sang the same song.

As what Kris Aquino said, the Madrigal Siblings gave a hair-raising performance, to which I also agree.

But definitely, Rico The Magician was also deserving to be part of the grand finals, very much deserving.

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If you were to be asked, were you satisfied with tonight's results?