It was a head to head battle between Carmella Ravanilla and Apple Delleva, but at the end Apple Delleva delivered it better and was declared as the grand champion of “Dreams Get Real: The Search for the Next OPM Star” 2015.
The 19-year-old Communications Student of University of Perpetual Help in Las Pinas receive a full album and music video grant; P 100,000 in cash prize from McJim Classic Leather; artist marketing support; and a talent management contract.
The presentation was held at the music museum last November 9, where I was invited to witness all their performances, Carmella and Apple became my early favorites specially right after watching their first performances. Considered as the biggest threat in the competition by other contestants, Delleva showed why she deserved the title with her powerful rendition of Angeline Quinto’s “Kunin Mo Na Ang Lahat Sa Akin” and a strong yet emotional cover of Yeng Constantino’s hit “Ikaw.”
“I feel very and happy and thankful! We have different genres and we have different things to offer so it’s really hard to predict who will win, but I just gave my all and it all paid off,” says the 19-year-old Communications student of University of Perpetual Help in Las Piñas.
Aside from Apple Delleva, the other finalists who were handpicks are Zsarina Concepcion, Carmela Ravanilla who are both from Rizal, while the people’s choices were Erickson Malabanan from Batanggas, Micah Llona from Taguig, and Trix Casauay from Caloocan.
After launching the careers of some of the most in-demand acts today, like vocal trio JBK, pop-rock band Fifth Dynamics, and Neo Domingo, McJim continues to enliven the local music by giving aspiring artists the opportunity to kick-start their own musical journeys.
“The six last acts gave us an extraordinary and mind blowing show. Each one of them levelled up so we had a hard time choosing who should the competition, but we feel that Apple is the readiest among the six—she has the pipes, the presence, and she knows how to work a crowd,” says Chris Cahilig, Dreams Get Real project head. “But, we wish other contestants well and we hope that they learned something in this competition that they can use to kick-start their careers.”
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