Veteran comedian Eric Nicolas was declared as the first ever weekly winner of the top-rating second season of “Your Face Sounds Familiar” with his impressive performance as Willi Revillame on Sunday night. The first winner of Your Face Season 2 took home P100,000 in cash prize.
According to Erick Nicolas, he will donate half of his wining prize to his chosen charity, Child Haus Foundation. During the peformance of Eric Nicolas, the judges and the audience were wowed by his performance of the hit song “Ikaw Na Nga.”
Eric Nicolas is also known as a comedian who was one of the those who were discovered by the popular TV host and comedian, Willie Revillame.
According to Jed Madela, one of the show’s judges, revealed during the Sunday’s episode of the show that when he learned that Eric Nicolas was chosen as one of the eight contestant he was so grateful for the comedian’s achievement as Nicolas finally levels up.
Aside from Jed Madela, judge Sharon Cuneta also expressed her joy of seeing Eric Nicolas on stage. Sharon Cuneta was quoted as saying “Alam mo Eric, noong nalaman ko noong isang araw lang na kasama ka sa walo, sa totoo lang tagos sa puso ko ‘yung kaligayahan ko. Ang sabi ko sa staff natin, ang sabi ko sa producers, I’m so happy na naglevel up siya kasi he deserves it. Talagang ngayon, with all due respect to Willie, kuhang-kuha ng performance mo, kuhang-kuha mo ang mannerisms niya, ang nuances niya, pati boses niya. Napapatawa mo kaming lahat… Ikaw talaga ang nangingibabaw sa akin ngayon,” she added.
Gary Valenciano also told Eric Nicolas that he knew very well the life story of Willie Revillame and the contestant proved once and for all how to become a real Willie Revillame.
Watch the Performance Video of Eric Nicolas: