Actress Denise Laurel emerged as the grand winner of the second season of the top-rating competition on TV Your Face Sounds Familiar. She bested fellow finalists after scoring the highest percentage of text votes in the show’s final showdown on Dec 13.
Denise, who garnered 27.51 percent of the text votes, transformed into pop diva Beyonce and sang “Love on Top” and “Crazy in Love” for her final performances.
She took home P2 million, half of which will be donated to her chosen charity, Caritas Manila.
Dubbed the program’s Sultry Heiress, Denise beat co-finalists Kean Cipriano, KZ, Sam Concepcion, and Michael Pangilinan despite not having won any of the weekly competitions.
“I never won, and every week my son would cry. But I wanted to show him hard work and perseverance, and that whatever happens, try and try until you die,” she said.
Michael Pangilinan, meanwhile, copied rocker Adam Levine and came in second. Sam Concepcion, who donned his best impersonation of Justin Bieber, placed third. KZ, who impersonated Lady Gaga, and Kean Cipriano, who turned into Ricky Martin, ranked fourth and fifth, respectively.
The four got P200,000 each, half of which will also be given to their chosen charity.
Meanwhile, on Sunday’s finale show, other celebrity performers Kakai Bautista, Eric Nicolas, and Myrtle Sarrosa took the stage for the last time for their impersonation of Bee Gees.
Jurors Gary Valenciano, Jed Madela, and Sharon Cuneta sang a medley of Christmas songs as the show’s opening number.
Billy Crawford and Melai Cantiveros were the hosts of the two-night Your Face Sounds Familiar: The Grand Showdown.