{"id":9687,"date":"2024-12-17T17:12:31","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T17:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/?p=9687"},"modified":"2024-12-19T15:16:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T15:16:35","slug":"the-voice-winner-sofronio-vasquez-cant-hold-back-his-tears-while-performing-barry-manilows-i-write-the-songs-he-looks-deeply-emotional-but-that-doesnt-stop-him-from-nailing-the-song-and-cr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/?p=9687","title":{"rendered":"The Voice winner Sofronio Vasquez can&#8217;t hold back his tears while performing Barry Manilow&#8217;s &#8216;I Write The Songs.&#8217; He looks deeply emotional, but that doesn&#8217;t stop him from nailing the song and creating another masterpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta\">Sofronio Vasquez, the 32-year-old from Mindanao, Philippines, has proven his musical prowess once again as he delivered a deeply emotional rendition of Barry Manilow\u2019s \u201cI Write the Songs\u201d on The Voice. Despite getting choked up during his performance, Vasquez effortlessly nailed every note, captivating the audience with his powerful voice and raw emotion.<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sofronio Vasquez, napaiyak nang kantahin ang I Write The Songs ni Barry Manilow\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aPJboGJToLU?feature=oembed\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"790\" data-origheight=\"444\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"i4GUvEIc\"><\/div>\n<p>Vasquez\u2019s journey to victory on The Voice was nothing short of remarkable. Following two electrifying performances of \u201cUnstoppable\u201d by Sia and \u201cA Million Dreams\u201d from The Greatest Showman, he garnered the most votes from viewers, securing his spot as the winner. Along with the prestigious title of The Voice champion, Vasquez also earned a $100,000 prize and a record deal.<\/p>\n<p>In an emotional moment after his win, Vasquez expressed his gratitude to his coach, Michael Bubl\u00e9, saying, \u201cYour mentorship is a blessing to me, my family, and to all the dreamers out there. You have opened up so many doors.\u201d This win marked Bubl\u00e9\u2019s first The Voice victory, and he made history as the only coach to have two contestants in the top five, with 17-year-old Shye from New York taking the runner-up spot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/the-voice-2024-season-26-winner-sofronio-vasquez-prize-6759a67ac1ea2.jpg?crop=0.956xw:0.638xh;0.0437xw,0.107xh&amp;resize=980:*\" alt=\"What Does 'The Voice' Season 26 Winner Sofronio Vasquez Get Paid?\" width=\"980\" height=\"981\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vasquez\u2019s rise to fame began in his home country, where he auditioned for The Voice of the Philippines nearly a decade ago but failed to turn any chairs. Despite that setback, he remained determined to pursue a music career. After the sudden passing of his father, Vasquez moved to the U.S. to chase his dream and make his father proud. He found a dental program in Buffalo, New York, where he eventually settled in Utica, a place he now proudly calls home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/entertainment.inquirer.net\/files\/2024\/12\/2FD42CBC-196E-41E2-BDC4-AD814308BE56.jpeg\" alt=\"Sofronio Vasquez named 'The Voice' Season 26 winner\" width=\"1200\" height=\"821\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before stepping into the music world full-time, Vasquez was on track to become a dentist. He passed the dental boards in the Philippines and even practiced for a while. However, music eventually called, and his cover of \u201cThat\u2019s What Friends Are For\u201d went viral on Facebook, amassing over 9.5 million views. His success continued as his TikTok cover of \u201cNothing\u2019s Gonna Change My Love for You\u201d gained around 1 million views.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sofronio Vasquez, the 32-year-old from Mindanao, Philippines, has proven his musical prowess once again as he delivered a deeply emotional rendition of Barry Manilow\u2019s \u201cI Write the Songs\u201d on The Voice. Despite getting choked up during his performance, Vasquez effortlessly nailed every note, captivating the audience with his powerful voice and raw emotion. Vasquez\u2019s journey [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/?p=9687\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[584],"tags":[],"reaction":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9687","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-video","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-the-voice","8":"post_format-post-format-video"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9687"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10141,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9687\/revisions\/10141"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9687"},{"taxonomy":"reaction","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Freaction&post=9687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}