A 33-year old Filipino singer named Andrew Mark Baris is a ballroom teacher and yoga instructor.
Wearing a black top with a plunging neckline, he matched with tight-fitting shorts and heels, Andrew entered with the stage name Miss Powers and earned the approval of the X Factor Australia's three judges -- accomplished artists Adam Lambert, Guy Sebastian and Iggy Azalea.
Miss Powers wowed the judges with his powerful rendition of James Brown's "It's A Man's World." He displayed his gritty voice, as well as a few splits, to blow past the audition round.
“American Idol” alumnus Lambert said he was amazed with Ms. Power’s split and added that he was truly entertained by his performance.
Pop singer Sebastian, meanwhile, lauded his singing voice and described it as “hands down the best opening to any audition I’ve ever seen.”
“Thanks for making me realize how not flexible I am,” he jokingly quipped.
Female rapper Azalea was literally lost for words after what she had just witnessed.
“I expected a drag show where there was no vocal Female rapper Azalea was literally lost for words after what she had just witnessed.
Miss Powers is the newest contestant from the Philippines to wow Australia's version of the popular talent contest, which has which been won twice by singers with Filipino roots like Marlisa Punzalan bagged the title back in 2014, while Cyrus Villanueva won it last year.
All the three judges unanimously agreed to send him to the next round of the competition.
Source: ABS-CBN
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