Lyca Jane Epe Gairanod (born November 21, 2004) is a Filipino singer and actress. She won the first season of The Voice Kids Philippines, where she was hailed as The New Generation Superstar and landed a recording contract with UMG Philippines She subsequently made her first television appearance as an actress portraying herself in ABS-CBN's Maalaala Mo Kaya and guested in ABS-CBN's Hawak-Kamay the following month.
Early life Gairanod was born on November 21, 2004, in Tanza, Cavite, Philippines."Lyca Gairanod: The Voice Kids profile" . ABS-CBN. Retrieved July 26, 2014. Her family collected plastic materials, bottles, and other recyclable items for added income. Her father is a fisherman, and her mother, Maria Nessel Gairanod, scavenged used bottles and old newspapers. Gairanod helped her mother and sang for her neighbors in exchange for money and food. Gairanod said she was not forced by her mother to find recyclable materials but wanted to help her family and earn an allowance.
==''The Voice Kids stint and championship== During ABS-CBN's The Voice Kids season one auditions, which aired on May 8, 2014, Gairanod performed Aegis' "Halik". Coach Sarah Geronimo pressed the button for her. Coach Lea Salonga was supposed to press her button but did not because she felt that the two were "meant to be".
She advanced to the sing-off round by winning the battles round on July 12, 2014, against Isaac Zamudio and Lee Marcelino. They sang "Isang Lahi" by Regine Velasquez.
The battles round was followed by the sing-offs. Per team, two artists are chosen by their coaches for the live shows. Unlike in the battles where the coach picks the song for the artists, in the sing-offs, the song is chosen by the artists.
She advanced to the semi-finals after being chosen by Sarah Geronimo as one of the two would-be representatives of team Sarah among five contenders, performing the Tagalog version of Luther Vandross' "Dance with My Father".
She advanced to the finals after singing "Pangarap na Bituin" by her mentor Sarah Geronimo during the live semi-finals on July 19, 2014, in Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila, Pasay. She received the highest number of votes."'Voice Kids' reveals top 4 finalists" . ABS-CBN News. Retrieved July 26, 2014. While Salonga stated that the song is usually sung by persons who have dreams to fulfill, Geronimo said that the child is slowly reaching her dream, and that she could help her family escape from poverty.
The voting mechanics for the live finals is based on the accumulated votes per round: power ballad round, upbeat song round, and a duet with a celebrity round. Voting lines are opened between the end and the start of each round. At the end of the three rounds, all votes are tallied and the artist who gains the highest accumulated votes is declared the winner.
The first episode of the finals was opened by the top four artists with a medley rendition of Sponge Cola's "Bitiw", Rocksteddy's "Superhero", and Sandwich's "Sugod".
Gairanod sang Regine Velasquez's "Narito Ako" on the first round of the finals. She also sang Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" on the second round and Aegis' "Basang-basa sa Ulan" on the third round. She was proclaimed the winner at the end of the competition.
Performances Stage Song Original artist Date Order Result Blind Audition "Halik" Aegis May 25, 2014 2.4 1 chair turned Battle Rounds "Isang Lahi" Regine Velasquez July 12, 2014 15.4 Saved by Sarah Sing-offs "Dance with My Father" (Tagalog version) Luther Vandross July 13, 2014 16.6 Saved by Sarah Live (Semi-finals) "Pangarap na Bituin" Sharon Cuneta July 20, 2014 18.5 Saved by Public Vote (Highest votes) Live (Finals) "Narito Ako" Regine Velasquez July 26, 2014 19.4 Winner "Call Me Maybe" Carly Rae Jepsen July 26, 2014 19.6 "Basang-Basa sa Ulan" Aegis July 27, 2014 20.4
Career after The Voice Kids TV guestings and appearances After being the first grand champion of The Voice Kids season one, she had not attended the concert because the singer planned to expatriate in the United States. Only Darlene Vibares, Darren Espanto, and Juan Karlos Labajo attended the concert including the other finalists of the show. The concert was a charity event for the victims of Typhoon Glenda.
She appeared on Rated K with Darlene Vibares, where they shared how they fought poverty at an early age.
The four finalists of The Voice Kids, including Gairanod, Espanto, Vibares, and Labajo, appeared on ASAP 19. Gairanod sang "Halik".
Acting career Gairanod started her acting career in the drama anthology show Maalaala Mo Kaya, where she portrayed as herself during her formative years as a junk scavenger and her subsequent musical career.
Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2014 Hawak-Kamay Lilet GuestLyca debuts on 'Hawak Kamay' . ABS-CBNnews.com. Retrieved August 22, 2014. 2014 Maalaala Mo Kaya: Red Envelope Herself MainList of Maalaala Mo Kaya episodes 2014 Goin' Bulilit Herself Guest 2017 Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids Celebrity Performer 2022 Masked Singer Pilipinas Peacock Song title: Don't Let Me Down; eliminated 2022 Lakwatsika Guest
Film Year Title Role Ref. 2017 Tatlong Bibe Kimberly 2023 Mary Cherry Chua Faith
Reality and variety shows Year Title Notes Ref. 2017 Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids (season 1) Contestant / Performer / Herself 2014–present The Voice Kids Contestant / Grand ChampionLyca Gairanod: The Voice Kids Philippines Grand Champion . philnews.ph. Retrieved July 27, 2014. ASAPHerself It's ShowtimeGuest with TVK Top 4 The Voice of the Philippines S2 Herself / Guest
Talk shows Year Title Notes Ref. 2017 Gandang Gabi Vice Herself / Guest with YFSF Kids Grand Finalists 2014 Rated K Herself / Guest with TVK Top 4 Kris TVLyca Gairanod On Kris TV . PhilSense.com. Retrieved August 5, 2014. The Buzz Gandang Gabi Vice Umagang Kay Ganda
Discography Album Year Album title Artist Recording Label Certification Ref. 2014 The Voice Kids Album Lyca Gairanod and The Voice Kids Top 6 MCA Music Inc. GOLD 2015 Puede Nang Mangarap Lyca Gairanod MCA Music Inc.
Singles Title Release date Composer(s) Album "Pangarap Na Bituin"December 22, 2014Willy CruzThe Voice Kids: The Album "Puede Nang Mangarap"June 19, 2015Proceso Gideon H. MarceloPuede Nang Mangarap "Sa Isang Awit"November 6, 2015Andrei B. Panaligan "Miss Kita Kung Christmas"November 20, 2015Fe M. AyalaMy Christmas Album All Stars "Malalampasan"April 8, 2016Noel P. MahinayPuede Nang Mangarap "Tayo Ay Maglaro" ()October 3, 2016Mary Jane C. Mendoza "Pasko Sa Ating Bayan"November 29, 2018Jesusa Sonora Poe, Bernadette Guttierezrowspan="3" "Tuloy Parin ang Pasko" ()December 9, 2020Louie Ocampo "Akala Ko Ba"June 9, 2021Mark Atienza "Malapit Na Akong Mahulog Sa Iyo"October 9, 2021Paul HildawaPanibugho (Original soundtrack from the Vivamax movie) "Sa Ating Dalawa" ()September 22, 2022Chandler Manzano(Themesong from the TV Series "Kalye Kweens") "Nag-iisang Muli"October 7, 2022Gian Bernardinorowspan="2" "Isa Lang"December 4, 2023Arthur Nery, Dwight Ian Perez, Jean-Paul Verona
Chart performance Year Title Peak (Pinoy Myx Countdown) Peak (Myx Hit Chart) Album 2014 Pangarap Na Bituin 2 4 The Voice Kids: The Album 2015 Puede Nang Mangarap 2 2 Puede Nang Mangarap: Album 2016 Sa Isang Awit 3 3 Puede Nang Mangarap: Album 2016 Tayo Ay Maglaro (feat Reynan Dal-Anay) 5 11 Puede Nang Mangarap: Album
Concert Year Title Details Notes Ref. 2014 Boses ng Bulilit... Kami Ulit! Date: July 31, Thursday Venue: Resorts World Manila Studio: ABS-CBN The Voice Kids Lani Misalucha's Concert, the Philippine Tour Date: August 22, Friday Venue: Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino Guest (with Darren Espanto)Darren, Lyca to join Lani Misalucha in concert . ABS-CBNnews.com. August 19, 2014"Darren Espanto and Lyca Gairanod To Join Lani Misalucha’s Concert On August 22 – Videos" . philsense.com. August 19, 2014"Lyca Gairanod and Darren Espanto Join Lani Misalucha in Concert (Video)" . Philippine News. August 19, 2014Date: August 29, Friday Venue: SMX Convention Center, Davao The Voice Kids ALL IN: THE CONCERT Date: December 6, Saturday Venue: PICC Plenary Hall Studio: MCA Music Inc. The Voice Kids 2015 Little Voices: Live In Australia Date: March 27 Venue: Melbourne Concert (with Darren Espanto)
Accolades This is a list of awards, recognitions, achievements and nominations received by Lyca Gairanod''' during her career. Year Award Category Notable Works Result Ref.2014 28th PMPC Star Awards for TV Best New Female TV Personality MMK: Red Envelope 28th Star Awards for Television nominees revealed . Pep. Retrieved November 5, 2014.Complete List of Winners: 28th PMPC Star Awards for TV 2014 . The Summit Express. Retrieved November 24, 2014.2015Myx Music Awards 2015 Favorite New Artist The Voice Kids Album MYX Music Awards 2015 unveils its nominees; Daniel Padilla gets nominated 5x . Push. Retrieved February 19, 2015 Favorite Remake Pangarap na Bituin PEP List Awards 2015 Child Star of the Year Herself The 2015 PEP List awardees . The Philippine Star. 28th Awit Awards Best Performance by a Child/Children Narito Ako FULL LIST: 28th Awit Awards Nominees, Kyla Leads Nominations . The Digital Spy.
References
External links
Lyca Gairanod's profile in The Voice Kids