- Mirriam Manalo is now one of the finalists in GMA Network’s singing search “The Clash.”
- The aspiring singer said that she joined ABS-CBN’s “Tawag Ng Tanghalan” and failed on her first try.
- She wonders why she did not pass “Tawag Ng Tanghalan’s” standards while she is now a finalist in “The Clash.”
Mirriam Manalo, a contender and one of the finalists in GMA Network’s “The Clash” dared to compare the Kapuso show to ABS-CBN’s “Tawag ng Tanghalan.”
The aspiring professional singer has joined several contests and failed to snatch the grand prize.
“I’ve joined lots of contests before, even at the other station. I joined Tawag ng Tanghalan and The Voice also.
“Dito naman, sumali na ako, Search for a Star and I’m still very young that time and also Pinoy Pop Superstar.
“Pero yung na-televise lang ako is yung sa Tawag ng Tanghalan. Never talaga akong nananalo as in di ako swerte, una pa lang ligwak na ako.”
Her thoughts on Tawag Ng Tanghalan
She described her experience in “It’s Showtime’s Tawag Ng Tanghalan” where she competed with great singers from all corners of the Philippines.
“Ang nangyari sa akin sa TNT kasi, noong nakita ko na yung mga kalaban ko, kasi maglalaban Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, I was like… feeling ko naman siguro kaya ko ito.
“Una pa lang, as in una pa lang, ligwak na ako. Kumanta lang ako. Hindi naman ako na-gong, thank God. Hindi ako nanalo as daily winner.”
She wondered what’s wrong with “Tawag Ng Tanghalan” why she never qualified at all. She then decided to compare the two rival contests.
Her thoughts on The Clash
“Actually, sobrang laki ng difference kasi sa The Clash kasi, may mga workshops. Though hindi ko alam kung ano yung meron sa kanila kasi nga hindi ako umabot. I don’t know what’s going on really.
“Dito kasi sa The Clash, una pa lang, Top 62 pa lang, punung-puno na kami ng workshops at sobrang laking tulong talaga sa amin.
“Ang dami sa amin nag-improve, before, hindi ganun magperform si ganyan. Ako may natutunan ako na sa tagal ko sa abroad, akala ko ganun na yun, hindi pa pala, kasi never ako nagkaroon ng chance na magkaroon ng vocal coach.
“Ngayon, dito, parang maririnig mo talaga yung mga flaws mo. Yung mga totoong flaws mo, iko-correct ka nila, even dancing.
“Sa amin, mahiyain lahat, kumpleto talaga yung workshop kaya we’re very thankful, meron din sa personality.
“Kaya ganun kami ka-close lahat kasi marami na kaming nabuong bonding, e. Kasi almost everyday magkakasama kami, kasi almost everyday din yung workshops. Kaya pag may natatanggal sa amin, todo iyak yung ganyan, kasi may mga best friend best friends na kami, e,” she concluded.
