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Rhap Salazar
was the winner in the Little Division of ABS-CBN’s talent
competition Little Big Star in 2005. It was also the year
when Charice Pempengco placed 3rd in the Big Division of the
said competition which was won by Sam Concepcion.
Team Philippines has done it again at the grand finals of
the 13th World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA),
dubbed as the “Talent Olympics”, held at the Westin
Bonaventure in downtown, Los Angeles.
ABS CBN’s “Little Big Star” winner Rhap Salazar won the
coveted titles Junior Grand Champion Solo Vocalist of the
World, and the Junior Grand Champion Performer of the World.
On the other hand, the vocal quartet The Young Voices of
Negros won the title Junior Grand Champion Group Vocalists
of the World.
12-year-old Rhap sang a one-minute version of Celine Dion’s
“All By Myself” at the final show.
“Hours before the finals, Rhap’s voice was getting tired due
to extensive rehearsals for two straight days. He did
everything to conserve his voice. Despite the odds, he gave
a stellar performance worthy of the top prizes in the junior
division. The American judges were simply blown away by his
soaring vocals,” said WCOPA Philippine National Director
Carlo Orosa
The Philippines grabbed the prestigious 2009 Junior Grand
Champion Performer of the World award at the recently
concluded 13th World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA)
courtesy of Rhap Salazar.
Rhap Salazar captured 5 GOLD medals from five categories he
competed with at this year’s WCOPA. He topped Male Vocal
Broadway - 11-12, Male Vocal Gospel - 11-12, Male Vocal Open
- 11-12, Male Vocal Pop - 11-12 and Male Vocal R&B/Soul/Jazz
- 11-12 categories.
Watch the video of Ralph in the grand finals of the Junior
Grand Champion Solo Vocalist of the World category singing |
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Young crooner Rhap
Salazar has bagged two major awards at the recently
concluded 13th World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA)
in Los Angeles, California.
The former ABS-CBN's "Little Big Star" contestant grabbed
the Junior Grand Champion Performer of the World and Junior
Grand Champion Solo Vocalist of the World titles. |
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