Kjwan & Vina: The First Philippine IKONS!

Kjwan and Vina Morales emerged as the winners in the IKON Philippines Finals held at the Le Pavilion last night and proudly earned the right to represent the Philippines in the ASEAN IKON Finals in Malaysia on August 12.

Winning both the judges' nods as well as that of the thousands of text voters who sent in their votes during the live broadcast over RPN 9, they bested the other finalists: Sitti and Skarlet in the solo category; Kala and True Faith in the band category. While Kjwan just breezed through with their excellent performance, Vina had to contend with a broken microphone which failed to work as she began her number. Remember it was a live broadcast so there can be no 'take two' but Vina, a veteran showbiz performer, showed that she was a trouper and continued dancing and smiling until the tech people were able to give her a fresh mike. Her display of composure under pressure probably helped her clinch the title since all the finalists delivered such winning performances. :)

Some photos from the finals can be viewed in MY FLICKR. More photos coming! :)