Entertainment: Tawag Ng Tanghalan S10 names autistic contestant Yannie Basical a Grand Champion

For the first time in the history of the reality singing competition aired on It’s Showtime, Tawag Ng Tanghalan, the recently-aired grand finals for the tenth season has named a grand champion after earning the highest score of 97.4% from the Hurados – who is none other than Yannie Paul Basical, an autist turned singing champion from Region 3 (Central Luzon region).

The 24-year-old finalist based in Balanga, Bataan, sealed his big victory with a Smokey Mountain medley that earned a standing ovation from the Hurados – featuring an esteemed panel that consisted of Darren Espanto, Erik Santos, Yeng Constantino, Klarisse de Guzman, Jed Madela, Marielle Montellano, Nyoy Volante, Bituin Escalante, Jonathan Manalo, Kyla, JM Yosures, and Ogie Alcasid – and the whole Madlang People inside the studio.

He clinched out fellow finalists, including second placer Charlie Palalisan with 97.1% (and won PHP 200,000.00), and third placer Jeanel Silvestre with 95.1% (and won PHP 100,000.00), in the showdown. The newest grand champion of Tawag Ng Tanghalan took home PHP 1,000,000.00 in cash, a trophy designed by Toym Imao, contracts from ABS-CBN, Star Magic, and ABS-CBN Music, and two round-trip tickets to any destination in Asia, Australia, and the Middle East.

Other grand finalists for the Tawag Ng Tanghalan Season 10’s Huling Tapatan include Von Keirule, Will de Sosa, and Russian Ouano, who received PHP 20,000.00 each.

The grand finals likewise achieved online trends on X/Twitter, with its hashtag, TNT10AngHulingTapatan, trending online in the Philippines.

It’s Showtime will soon launch the return of Miss Q&A, one of the iconic segments in the noontime variety show. For the upcoming new segments of It’s Showtime, the auditions of which are still ongoing, the full details can be accessed on the official social media accounts of the show.

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