Today (January 19, 2026) marks the beginning of the tenth edition of It’s Showtime’s reality singing competition, Tawag ng Tanghalan (dubbed as Ika-10 Taon), with the first contestants of the newest season of it, Vergel from Pasay, and Sidro from Parañaque. The competition named Sidro the winner of the competition for today, with a score of 91.3%, advancing to the Regional Finals of the competition.
But before the new season of Tawag ng Tanghalan began, the Grand Finals of its Duets edition, in its second season, took place last Saturday, January 17, 2026. The OST Dreamers duo, Christian Tibayan and Arvery Lagoring, were crowned the new grand champions following their second attempt at the Grand Finals, scoring 99.6%, besting fellow duos JezzIan—Ian Manibale and Jezza Quiogue—who scored 95.6%, and PangmalaCousins—JR Oclarit and Mark Justo—with 95.4%.
With their victorious winnings, they will receive a cash prize of ₱500,000, a recording contract from ABS-CBN Music, a management contract from ABS-CBN’s Talent Agency Star Magic, and a special trophy designed by Toym Imao. The competition’s runner-ups, JezzIan, received ₱200,000, while PangmalaCousins won ₱100,000.
Apart from these winning contestants, the TNT Duets Season 2 Grand Finalists also include Dugong Bughaw (Miah and Eunice), In 2 U (Isay and Nowi), and TNT Bestmates (Thor and Pia), who gave standout performances to advance to the next round. These duos received ₱50,000.
The judges for this grand finals are Erik Santos, Ogie Alcasid, Jonathan Manalo, Nyoy Volante, Darren, Sofronio Vasquez, Kyla, Bituin Escalante, JM Yosures, and Louie Ocampo. Online, the hashtag “TNTDuets2AngHulingTapatan” quickly claimed the top spot on X, reflecting the show’s strong online buzz, while the episode also trended at the seventh spot worldwide.
Before Arvery’s winnings in this competition with Christian, she had previously competed in the Tawag ng Tanghalan All-Star Grand Resbak in 2025, which served as a replacement for its previous contestant from the same season (under the group of “Pangkat Alon”), Marco Adobas. Marco was disqualified and replaced with Arvery due to a violation of a rule stated in his signed agreement, which was a reason for his disqualification.
Due to the serious allegations he made on his social media regarding the competition and the program, which are ongoing this season at the time being (March 27, 2025), there is a possibility that he will be charged. Additionally, due to this incident, the program decided to replace him, so that the number of members in the group, in which Marco was participating, remains complete.
Arvery also participated in Tawag ng Tanghalan: The School Showdown, before the All-Star Grand Resbak and Duets Season 2 took place on It’s Showtime.
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