Additional Five to PDA’s Roster of Scholars

June 13, 2008 1:44 AM

Out of the eight screened dreamers, two days before the opening night of the Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2, five names stood out to finally make it to the final list of scholars.

For the jump start, Van Louelle Pojas sang Edwin McCain’s I’ll Be. It was good, but unfortunately for him, it didn’t impress the judges that much. It could have been the end of his dream, but good thing his follow up heartfelt Visayan song was able to change their minds. His charms suddenly earned him a great potential of becoming “a face with the voice.”

As for Rafael Ignacio Ting, he proved the world that size doesn’t really matter, and that sandwiches could actually do a lot of wonders in terms of handling pressures. From such a big built, out came an incredibly soothing modulated voice that awed the Dream-credible team in an instant. Aside from his undeniable talent of playing with notes, his originality and creativity in terms of arranging songs to suit his current style also earned him the plus points that brought him near his dream.

Louise Christine Remata, on the other hand, got the attention of the judges with her amazing voice quality – sweet, moving, and clear. This Lea Salonga wanna be happen to reserve a seat of her own on a possible journey towards stardom.

With his aim of doing better than being a mere finalist, the video and disc jock finalist Ranjit Singh found an open window of being a step closer to this goal as the judges paved way to his entry in PDA on Saturday.

Showmanship and experience happen to be the ace cards that the dreamer Michellle Belmonte holds. Being a natural stand-up comic that she is, her performance blew like a breeze. Though some saw her to be “too professional and too conventional” for the Academy, coming up with a “fresher style” is a challenge she has to meet.

As the five names above stood up, sadly, three had to step out. Though she had proven herself “small but terrible,” Kat Pambuena failed to please the judges with her version of Because of You. Optimism, on the other hand, may not be enough for Anne Frances Pasco to reach her dream of becoming the next Yeng Constantino. Though she and Jorell Canuell are experienced in competitions as such, they may have to wait for a next time to prove themselves worthy, again.

Slots are yet to be filled in order to complete the list of scholars. Two more nights and the list of scholars will be formally introduced to the public – something that is definitely worth looking forward to, so you better watch out for the grand opening night of PDA Season 2 on June 14.