Takeoff

Takeoff
Contestant Profile
Hometown	Manila, Philippines
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Category	Groups
Mentor	Gary Valenciano
Placement	8/12
Gallery

Takeoff were a five-member Filipino male vocal group consisting of members Gerald Yranon, Russel "Ice" Medina, JZ Zamora, Neo Domingo and Raffy Calicdan. They participated in Season 1 of The X Factor Philippines as part of the Groups category mentored by Gary Valenciano.

They were eliminated from the competition in Week 5, finishing in 8th place after losing the sing-off to Joan Da.

Performances

Episode	Theme	Song	Result
Audition 1	Free choice	"Dynamite"	Advanced
Bootcamp 1	Specific song		Advanced
Bootcamp 2	Free choice		Advanced
Judges' houses	Free choice	"Do You Remember"	Advanced
Week 1	Songs from movies	"Jailhouse Rock"	Safe
Week 2	Songs with Life or Buhay in the title	"Larger than Life"	Bottom two
	Save Me songs	"Fall for You"	Saved
Week 3	Rock	"Makita Kang Muli"	Safe
Week 4	Tribute to late music icons	"Dreaming of You"	Bottom two
	Save Me songs	"Flying Without Wings"	Saved
Week 5	OPM songs	"Yakap sa Dilim"	Bottom two
	Save Me songs	"Sa Kanya"	Eliminated (8th)