Maasinhon Trio

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Maasinhon Trio
Origin Southern Leyte, Philippines
Genres OPM
Years active2011–present
MembersAndrew Sanchez
Licinio Lolo
Bonifacio Salubre

Maasinhon Trio is a musical group in the Philippines, known for being the grand winner in the third season of the Philippine Got Talent franchise. [1] [2] [3]

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Background

The Maasinhon Trio is a group from Southern Leyte in the Philippines and is composed by Andrew Sanchez, Licinio Lolo and Bonifacio Salubre. [4]

Prior to winning Pilipinas Got Talent, they performed at weddings, birthdays and other occasions, all while taking day jobs: Lolo works with the provincial government, Sanchez is a warehouse chief in the Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative and Salubre is a fire officer. [5]

The trio, who also earned the distinction of being the oldest grand winner for Pilipinas Got Talent , garnered 22.59% of the total text and online votes and took home the grand prize of 2 million. [6]

Reception

On performance night of the Pilipinas Got Talent, the trio earned acclaim from judges Ai-Ai delas Alas, Kris Aquino, ABS-CBN former president Freddie M. Garcia and the crowd with their version of "Nais Ko" by Basil Valdez. [7] The trio was also compared to APO Hiking Society, a veteran Filipino musical group composed of Jim Paredes, Danny Javier and Boboy Garovillo owing to their good rendition of the songs they perform. [4]

Maasinhon's win caused some controversy, however. According to Karen Valeza of Yahoo! News, "The trio drew the ire of viewers as favorites El Gamma Penumbra from Tanauan City, Batangas, Synergy of Negros Occidental, and Muriel Lomadilla of Cebu City did not even reach the final three. These viewers thought [the trio] pale[s] in comparison to these performers." [8] In a report, the audience of the Pilipinas Got Talent at the time expressed dissatisfaction over the results. Nevertheless, in a live interview on The Buzz , the trio stated they are respecting other people's opinion. [9]

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References

  1. Montealegre, Lyn (24 October 2011). "Maasinhon Trio of Southern Leyte wins Pilipinas Got TalentSeason 3". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  2. "Maasinhon Trio wins 'Pilipinas Got Talent' Season 3". Sunstar. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  3. "Maasinhon Trio vying for grand final slot in PGT-3". Leyte Samar Daily Express. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  4. 1 2 Matabuena, Julien Merced C. (28 October 2011). "Maasinhon Trio takes on controversies". Manila Bulletin . Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  5. Policarpio, Allan (25 October 2011). "Age no issue for 'PGT3' champ trio". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  6. Cruz, Marinel R. (22 October 2011). "'PGT' announces winner tonight". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved 7 October 2012.
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  8. Valeza, Karen (3 November 2011). "Maasinhon Trio takes criticisms as challenges". Yahoo! News . Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  9. "'Maasinhon Trio' holds no grudge against critics". ABS-CBN News. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Pilipinas Got Talent
2011 (season 3)
Succeeded by
Roel Manlangit