And the winner is......

ardon in action....

our main man...

our kabayan idol...

Reality shows has been sprouting like mushrooms in almost all countries all over the world and like almost everyone’s jumping on to the bandwagon. There’s American idol, pop idol, idol this, idol that, idol wherever. Television networks have been trying to follow the trend. They imitate, they copy. Trying to level with the success other reality shows had been gaining. Some succeeded and some never went on for a next season.

In Riyadh, they also have their own version of idol. They call it "Kabayan Idol".

A month ago, a friend of my mind went on to try his luck for this competition. He passed the audition with flying colors. Top 5 of the many hopefuls who auditioned. Quite a very impressive result. What everyone didn’t know he has been to few auditions himself back in the Philippines but never made it to the finals. Always in the top 40. Not bad! Considering the long and tedious audition process in the PI beginning with thousands of candidates eliminated outright. The experienced, the confidence & his personality are the ones that made him impressed the judges and made it to the preliminaries of the Kabayan Idol.

What made me decide to feature this friend of mine at my blog for the sole reason that I missed his performance on the finals night. I was actually having a party of my own too. The elimination night last August 30 coincided with my celebration. The funny thing was that after the show at the embassy he went straight right away at my party. Sooo this is sort of like my way of saying thank you, congratulations and for the job he’s done soo well. Made him “in” at the top 13.

The rumor mills were buzzing once again when the final result of the kabayan idol was announced the following night. But whatever that rumor might be, I don’t really care. Ardon made it to the top 13 representing Riyadh region. That made sense and that is what really matter. Ardon proved his worth as a singer with a total package.

He lost the competition during the final night but it doesn’t end there. We know he has done and competed the best he could. It’s an achievement we all can’t deny.

For us all his friends; Ardon will always be our Kabayan Idol.

We believed in your talent. Sooo go on and use it to the fullest!