‘Asia’s Got Talent’ 2015 finalist Gerphil Flores now a University of British Columbia graduate

If there is one thing I learned in life that I will never get tired of sharing with others is that you should never stop learning. Learn more, discover more. (Photo: Gerphil-Geraldine Flores/Facebook)

“Asia’s Got Talent” Season 1 runner-up Gerphil Flores has achieved yet another milestone in her life as she graduates from her dream school.

Gerphil shared on Thursday, June 6, on her social media accounts a photo of her wearing a graduation gown and cap while holding her diploma.

After earning her bachelor’s degree in Music at the University of the Philippines (UP), the Filipino-German singer packed her things up and flew to Canada to study Art History at the University of British Columbia (UBC).

“If there is one thing I learned in life that I will never get tired of sharing with others is that you should never stop learning. Learn more, discover more..” she wrote in the caption.

“I decided to study again. This time, I wanted to see the bigger view of what Art History (music, painting, sculpture, architecture, photography etc.) is all about,” she added.

Although she was miles away from the Philippines for almost two years, Gerphil was glad to experience “riding a magical carpet” that took her to “a whole new journey” as she ventures to the world of Art at the UBC.

For the classical singer, the best thing that one can find in the UBC was not its buildings nor the surroundings, but its diversity.

“People from different cultures meet in this place. It will open your eyes and make you see what a wonderful world it is that we live in,” she shared.

At the end of her post, she thanked her family, fiancé, and her Filipino and Canadian friends in Vancouver who motivated her in finishing her studies.

“I will miss you, Canada! See you again real soon!” She said, as she also congratulates her fellow UBC graduates.

Gerphil rose to fame when she auditioned for “Asia’s Got Talent” in 2015 where she received a golden buzzer from the one and only David Foster. She, however, lost to her fellow Filipinos, the shadow play group El Gamma Penumbra, who took home the first-ever “Asia’s Got Talent” title.

The singer got engaged in 2018.