MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Filipino shadow play performer El Gamma Penumbra has won the grand prize of the first season of “Asia’s Got Talent,” the pan-Asian talent search in Singapore.
The Filipino group’ final number Thursday night paid tribute to Mother Nature to the song “Colors of the Wind.” They beat their closest rival Mongolian ethnic band Khugsugtun.
Filipino classical singer Gerphil Flores was the first to be eliminated from the top three finalists. A tearful Flores was hugged on staged by judge David Foster, who earlier in the contest praised him and promised that “the world is gonna know you.”
The hashtag AsiasGotTalentGrandFinals trended on Twitter around Asia, with Filipinos expressing pride in the winners.
