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KZ Tandingan
KZ Tandingan
Contestant Profile
Birth Date 11 March 1992
Age 33
Hometown Digos, Davao del Sur, Philippines

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Category Girls
Mentor Charice Pempengco
Placement Winner (1/12)
Gallery

KZ Tandingan (born 11 March 1992) is a Filipina jazz singer. She auditioned for Season 1 of The X Factor Philippines and made it all the way to the final as part of the Girls category mentored by Charice Pempengco.

Due to the eliminations of Jerrianne Templo and Allen Sta. Maria, Tandingan was the only act left in her category. She was crowned the winner defeating Gabriel Maturan from the Boys category mentored by Martin Nievera.

Performances[]

Episode Theme Song Result
Audition 1 Free choice "Over the Rainbow" \ "Ready or Not" Advanced
Bootcamp 1 Specific song "Without You" Advanced
Bootcamp 2 Free choice "Mahirap Magmahal Ng Syota Ng Iba" Advanced
Judges' houses Free choice "Killing Me Softly" Advanced
Week 1 Songs from movies "The Show" Safe
Week 2 Songs with Life or Buhay in the title "For Once in My Life" Safe
Week 3 Rock "In the End" Safe
Week 4 Tribute to late music icons "Rehab" Safe
Week 5 OPM songs "Ang Huling El Bimbo" Safe
Week 6 Songs from the 1980s "Eternal Flame" Safe
Week 7 Eraserheads or Riermaya "Kisapmata" Safe
Week 8 Revival songs "Make You Feel My Love" Safe
Week 9: Semi final Songs from musical heroes "Forever" Bottom two
Save Me songs "Ordinary People" Saved
Week 10: Final Contestant's Choice "Superstar" Winner
Celebrity duets "The Way We Were" (with Rico J. Puno)
Mentor duets "The Way You Look Tonight" (with Charice Pempengco)

Post X-Factor[]

KZ Tandingan during the Boyz II Men with DIVAS concert

KZ Tandingan during the Boyz II Men with DIVAS concert

  • Tandingan became a mainstay on the TV show ASAP. She later became a member of the Filipina girl group DIVAS.
Philippines Season 1 Finalists
A.K.A. JamAllen Sta. MariaDaddy's HomeGabriel MaturanJeric MedinaJerrianne TemploJoan DaKedebon ColimKZ TandinganMark MabasaModesto TaranTakeoff
The X Factor Philippines Winners
KZ Tandingan