By Before Martin Nievera, Jona, Klarisse de Guzman, Sofronio Vasquez and Jed Madela became singing champions in their own right, they experienced what it’s like to lose. But for them, it was the hardships on the losing side that defined their artistry.
“[It was] the whole process bago dumating sa point ng pagiging champion. ‘Yung experiences and mga competitions na sinalihan ko, ‘yung mga friends na nakilala ko na ngayon nakakasama ko na sila sa stage,” de Guzman said in a press conference for the joint concert “Champions of the Heart.” “‘Yung mga rejections and motivations ko parang galingan pa.”
