{"id":119477,"date":"2017-09-26T02:10:54","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T06:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=119477"},"modified":"2017-09-26T02:10:54","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T06:10:54","slug":"alisah-bonaobra-belts-out-listen-wows-x-factor-uk-judges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/09\/26\/alisah-bonaobra-belts-out-listen-wows-x-factor-uk-judges\/","title":{"rendered":"Alisah Bonaobra belts out \u2018Listen\u2019, wows X Factor UK judges"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alisah Bonaobra belts out \u2018Listen\u2019, wows X Factor UK judges. (Photo: <\/a>The X Factor UK 2017\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 22-year-old Filipina singer from Manila, Philippines, Alisah Bonaobra, wows X Factor UK judges with her rendition of Beyonce\u2019s Listen.<\/p>\n

It was an emotional moment for Alisah\u2019s family as the young singer made it to the next round of the X Factor UK series 14. Alisah got four yeses from judges Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh, and Nicole Scherzinger.<\/p>\n

Alisah believes that her talent is world class, and said that she would like to represent the Filipino community in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

According to Cowell, Alisah came from the country of amazing singers.<\/p>\n

The young singer was accompanied by 20 family members and friends during the audition round. She shared the importance of her journey in the British television music competition and shared how her mother\u2019s friend helped her audition.<\/p>\n

“This\u00a0X Factor journey is very memorable for me. Because I dedicate this fight for my family way back in the Philippines because I’m only here because of my mother’s friend. They just contributed enough money for our plane ticket just to audition here in\u00a0X Factor UK.”<\/p>\n

Her performance brought Nicole Scherzinger to tears. Scherzinger remarked that Alisa has a God-given talent which is an unbelievable gift.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m crying because I come from very humble beginnings as well,\u201d Scherzinger said.<\/p>\n

Bonaobra was first seen as one of the members of Team Apl De Ap of The Voice of the Philippines season 2,\u00a0in which she finished as runner-up. She was also a finalist in Eat Bulaga\u2019s Just Duet.<\/p>\n

As of press time, the video of her audition has gained 2.4 million views on YouTube.<\/p>\n

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