Another Ormoc lass named Leyte IDOL Season 7 Grand Champion

By Provincial Media Relations Center
May 8, 2012

TACLOBAN CITY  –  Months after grueling competition, Leyte IDOL Singing Search Season 7 named another Ormoc belter, Chelka Mae Sebuguero as this year’s Grand Champion during Sunday’s Grand Finals Night held at the Leyte National High School Gymnasium.

Chelka Mae gave out a consistent performance in the three categories that each of the eight grand finalists went through to compete for the top three spots. She is the second Leyte IDOL to hail from Ormoc City and the Grand Champion title this year earned her P200,000 worth of prizes. In 2010 during Leyte IDOL’s 5th season, May Oballo of Ormoc was named the grand champion.

Meanwhile, Carla Mae Enfermo of Tanauan, Leyte, wowed the crowd with her performance earning her the second place. Tanauan town, most of the time, manages to field out a contestant who lands in the eight grand finalists. Carla Mae did not disappoint her townmates when she bagged one of the top three spots this year and won her P100,000 worth of cash prize with her second place finish.

On the other hand, another Hilongosnon, Jessa Vilbar, a self-confessed rock enthusiast, grabbed the third place and winning herself P50,000 worth of prizes.

Judges in this year’s Leyte IDOL were TV and radio host Amy Perez and APO Hiking Society members Danny Javier and Boboy Garuvillo who also revived their well-love APO Hiking songs on stage.

The Grand Finals Night opened with a production number from the eight grand finalists who were joined by former Leyte IDOL winners and finalists including Monica Sacay who won third place in ABS-CBN’s Star Power Search of the Sharon Cuneta Show last year.

Governor Jericho “Icot” Petilla, said that the program will continue for as long as there would be singing talents to be discovered in the province of Leyte.