Pinoy Pride Cyrus Villaueva, the Filipino-Australian singer successfully enter the Final Four contestants of Australia’s reality show, “The X Factor Australia,” as revealed on Tuesday’s episode of the show. Cyrus Villanueva enters the Final Four after his rendition of Ellie Goulding’s “Love Me Like You Do.”
The 19-year-old Cyrus Villanueva performed the Ellie Goulding song while playing the piano that impressed the judges of competition, earning him a spot in the Top Four.
Australian signer of one of the show’s judges Danni Minogue was quoted as saying “You’re a singer, you’re a musician, and you’re a talent.” he said. The singer added further that “I turned around and not only were people standing up, there were people crying as well. It’s a beautiful love song and you conveyed that so well.”
The coach and mentor of Cyrus Villanueva, American rock singer Chris Isaakon his part noted that “I’m really happy that you took the hard way and not the easy way ’cause I offered you and said, ‘you don’t have to play the piano.’ You could just sing. …I’m proud of you.” he said.
Cyrus Villanueva now enters the semi-finals of The X Factor Australia and wil face off against singing duo Jess & Matt, Louise Adams and Big T (Tangaroa Te Tai). The last contestant who was eliminated from The X Factor Australia was Mahalia Simpson.
Watch the Performance Video of Cyrus Villanueva:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODwGugI8ltM