FINALIST
by: Jan Michael Belena
The
Acts who made it to the Top 20 were the following;
SINGERS
A father of two and a storekeeper at a store located at Purok 5, Barangay
Central.
A thirty-two year old lady who looked like an elementary pupil due dwarfism of
Barangay Del Pilar
A father of three, Farmer and tagged as the “April Boy Regino” of Barangay Capasnan
Currently a 2nd Year Criminology student of Davao Oriental State
College of Science and Technology at
the same time a Wedding Singer who hailed from Barangay San Ignacio
A plain housewife and a mother of two and currently active on her engagements
in their
religion, she also played instruments by herself and comfortably sang either
Religious or Rock Songs.
A Govt. Employee assigned in the City of Mati as a Job Order, however, he was
born and raised at Purok
29, Manay, Davao Oriental. He sang female songs as he had a feminine voice
just like Marcelito Pomoy of Pilipinas Got Talent 2.
A grade school pupil of Gregorio Moralizon Elementary School 1, she was not neophyte into
such contests as she was a constant competitor sent by her school
when it comes to singing.
Another pride of Barangay San
Ignacio, she was currently studying elementary at
Ronquillo-Dayanghirang Elementary School
DANCERS
A group hailed from Barangay Holy Cross. The group was once members of different rival groups from
Barangay San Ignacio and Holy Cross and when disgrouped, members of the current group them
was formed. Some of its members worked outside of Manay in that they got the
chance to reaudition in Barangay Central as they were complete at that time.
An
all female group of dancers hailed from Barangay San Ignacio, these girls were classmates from their Elementary
School (RDES) and compete into different contests before. These group somehow
decided to continue this group until their high school run at Manay National
High School.
A dance group lead by a former member of Pilipinas Got Talent Season 1
Semifinalist, Hello World which was
formed at Davao City.
A group created by two choreographers of Barangay Central whom recruited a female high school member. As talent,
they chose to have contemporary dance as their piece for the contest.
A duo composed of Joseph Masinading and Mariechele Roanne Benito, both incoming college students of
Maryknoll School of Manay Inc. The group was formed solely for a ballroom
competition at Lupon (2014). The group was considered as a “Wild Card” as they
were not originally selected for the Top 20.
A group of sixteen (16) Grade 5 pupils who decided to audition in Talento Manay as the group won the
Buwan ng Wika Culmination for the Folk Dance Category. Driven by support by
Mrs. Shalimar Y. Erpe, the School Pricipal, they made their folk dancing to the
Grand Finals of the said contest.
An all female dance group which is composed mainly of all Junior and Senior Female members of Artes
Companias of Evaristo Moralizon Vocational National High School.
OTHER TALENTS
Although he had a problem in his leg due to some accidents, Nikki managed to do
the fire dancing on a
higher level. Already won in various contests around the Province, he was not considered as
neophyte for this activity.
An
incoming college student of EMVNHS and an achiever he became dazed with his knowledge of the
finger style of guitar playing.
Picture credits: Talento Manay Fb Page
