Leyte IDOL lands Top 5 spot in TV singing search

By Provincial Media Relations Center
January 8, 2011

TACLOBAN CITY  –  Leyte’s former Bulilit Singing Idol is making waves as the year started by landing in the Top 5 of  ABS-CBN’s “Star Power - Sharon's Search for the Next Female Pop Superstar”.

Monica Sacay, 16, a native of Kananga, Leyte, continues to hold on to the chance to become the next singing sensation as the “Star Power” search brought down to five the remaining finalists during the first live telecast this year.

Monica is now being tagged in this singing search as the “Charming Biritera” together with other top five finalists: Angeline Quinto as the “Pop Belter” from City of Manila, K-La Rivera the “R&B Sweetheart” from Canada, Krissel Valdez the “Soulful Diva” from Davao and Akiko Solon the “Sweet & Sexy Siren” from Cebu.

Being a part of the Leyte Idol talent pool, Leyte Governor Carlos Jericho Petilla has extended financial assistance to the rising star to boost her chances of becoming Sharon’s Next Female Pop Superstar.

The governor said starting a career in showbusiness is no easy endeavor and needs a lot of personal expense to build up her own name.

“We would help our own talents in any way we can. We are proud Monica have made it this far proving that our local talents can really compete in the national scene and make it big,” Gov. Petilla said.

It was learned that the governor himself has asked his employees in his private-owned businesses to vote for Leyte’s singing star to increase her chances to figure in the top four and reach the Grand Finals night for the said search.

Meanwhile, according to Loloy Loreto, who manages the Leyte IDOL talent pool, this is one of those opportunities that the provincial singing search would like to provide the local talents – exposure in nationwide singing search, possibly pass the qualifying round and hopefully making it to the top.

“We are very happy and very proud she’s doing good in the search. Landing in the Top 5 is already a big feat as it is. But if she wins the title, it would be very, very big honor indeed, not only for Monica but for the Leyte IDOL itself, the program where she started her dreams as a singer,” Loreto said.