Elaine Duran


Elaine Colima Duran-Pengson is a Filipino singer best known for being crowned as the third season grand champion of Tawag ng Tanghalan on the noon-time television show ''It's Showtime.''

Life

Elaine Duran was born on March 14, 1998, in Butuan, province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. She went to Agusan National High School and she studied Bachelor of Arts in Communication at the New Era University. Elaine's first appearance was at Wil Time Bigtime during the segment Willie of Fortune where she sang "Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin".

Career

''Tawag ng Tanghalan'' (2017–18)

In 2017, auditioned for the second season of Tawag ng Tanghalan, but was not accepted. She auditioned again during Season 3 and received a confirmation to compete in the first quarter.

''Daily Rounds''

On September 7, 2018, Duran participated in the Season 3, Quarter I of Tawag ng Tanghalan on It's Showtime, a singing competition broadcast on ABS-CBN. She was dubbed as "Bida sa Galing ng Butuan City". She sang "Now That You're Gone" by Juris Fernandez where she won as the daily winner. On her last day as the defending champion, she sang her rendition of "When We Were Young" by Adele where emerged the first record holder, after successfully defending the golden microphone ten times.
Performance DateSong PerformedOriginal ArtistScore Result
September 7, 2018Now That You're GoneJuris FernandezAdvancedWon
September 7, 2018Versace on the FloorBruno Mars96.2Won
September 8, 2018If I Ain't Got YouAlicia Keys94.9Won
September 10, 2018On the Wings of LoveJeffrey Osborne95.8Won
September 11, 2018Hanggang NgayonKyla95.8Won
September 12, 2018I Love You, GoodbyeCeline Dion96.0Won
September 13, 2018WeakSWV91.8Won
September 14, 2018When I Was Your ManBruno Mars93.8Won
September 15, 2018SomedayNina Girado95.0Won
September 17, 2018Somewhere Over The RainbowJudy Garland94.4Won
September 18, 2018When We Were YoungAdele95.6Won

Season 3, Quarter I – Semi-finals

On September 12, 2018, Duran entered the semi-finals for defending the golden microphone for 5 consecutive days. She became the fourth semi-finalist of the first quarter, also on the semi-finals are John Mark Digamon, Jophil Cece, Windimie Yntong and Ranillo Enriquez. The five semi-finalists competed during the week-long Semi-finals starting October 1, 2018. Elaine's performances received good comments standing ovation like her rendition of "Oo" by UDD. On the last day of the Semi-finals, she earned the highest combined score of 97.57% and advanced to the grand finals.
Performance DateThemeSong PerformedOriginal ArtistResult
Round 1 – October 1, 2018Audition SongI SurrenderCeline DionAdvanced
Round 2 – October 2, 2018Awit ni IdolTill I Met YouKylaAdvanced
Round 3 – October 3, 2018OPM HitsIkaw NgaSouth BorderAdvanced
Round 4 – October 4, 2018Hurados' ChoiceOoUDDAdvanced
Round 5 – October 5, 2018Himig ng PaskoAll I Want for Christmas Is YouMariah CareyAdvanced
Round 6 – October 6, 2018Awit ng BuhayThrough the RainMariah Carey97.57%

Season 3, Grand Finals

The twelve grand finalists performed in the week-long competition that took place on September 23–28, 2019 held at the Caloocan Sports Complex. During the first round of the Grand Finals, Duran performed Shanti Dope's Nadarang and advanced to the Top 3, receiving a standing ovation. During the final round, she performed a Basil Valdez medley, which included the songs "Hanggang sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan", "Sana ay Ikaw na Nga", "Ngayon at Kailanman". She emerged as the Tawag ng Tanghalan Season 3 Grand Champion.
Performance DateSong PerformedOriginal ArtistCombined Score
Round 1 - September 23, 2019Basang-Basa Sa UlanAegis20.06%
Round 2 - September 25, 2019N/AN/ASafe
Round 3 - September 26, 2019N/AN/ASafe
Round 4 - September 27, 2019N/AN/ASafe
Final round – September 28, 2019NadarangShanti Dope Advanced to Top 3
Final round – September 28, 2019Hanggang sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan, Sana ay Ikaw na Nga, Ngayon at KailanmanBasil Valdez Winner

Twitter and Youtube Videos

Duran's performance videos were quickly viral and top trending for several days. Some of her videos reached over 6 million views and the other videos have racked 2 million views.
At the end of the season, the topic Elaine Duran and Elaine were #3 and #7 trending worldwide on Twitter, while Nadarang, Grabe Elaine and Ellaine were #3 and #13 trending nationwide.