SINGAPORE – Filipino group El Gamma Penumbra took home the first ever “Asia’s Got Talent” title, besting fellow Filipino classical singer Gerphil Flores, and Mongolian Throat Singing band, Khusugtun.
“Thank you so much for all the support and prayers for El Gamma Penumbra. We’ve been dreaming of this for a long time. Now that we’ve reached our dream it’s time for us to pay it back by giving wonderful and inspiring performances. Thank you to the Judges who inspire us to be more like you, to all Filipinos, to AXN, and to FremantleMedia for giving us the opportunity to perform on ‘Asia’s Got Talent’,” said Marvin Mendoza Marfa of El Gamma Penumbra.
Their winning Grand Final shadow play to the song “Colors of the Wind” was a touching tribute to Mother Earth that conveyed the importance of conservation. It brought judge Anggun to tears and earned David Foster’s praise for being “beautifully profound”.
El Gamma Penumbra received a prize money of US$100,000, an opportunity to perform at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, and a US$10,000 worth of flights to Jetstar’s network of destinations across 16 countries in Asia to share with the second placer Khusugtun.
The Grand Final Results show brought the curtains down on “Asia’s Got Talent” which has made AXN the no.1 rated pay-TV channel collectively in Southeast Asia (which include Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines) and Taiwan, among all pay-TV audiences in its timeslot.
“‘Asia’s Got Talent’ has been an incredibly thrilling success and the ratings speak volumes about the fantastic quality of the series. I would like to congratulate El Gamma Penumbra on winning the first ‘Asia’s Got Talent’ and to all contestants who have contributed to our inaugural season. We extend our thanks to FremantleMedia Asia, Syco Entertainment, our wonderful judges and all of our partners for believing in the dreams of Asia’s emerging talent,” said Ang Hui Keng, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia.
