KZ Tandingan

Kristine Zhenie Lobrigas Tandingan , more popularly known as KZ Tandingan, is a Filipino singer who rose to fame after winning the first season of The X Factor Philippines in 2012.

Tandingan was considered as an early favorite after she performed a jazzy version of Over the Rainbow in the fourth week of the Judges auditions. After receiving a standing ovation from all the judges, she was requested to sing again. She obliged and sang Ready or Not by the American rapper, Lauryn Hill. With her second song, she also showed her rapping skills. Tandingan was greatly praised by all of the judges. Nievera even shouted that, A star is born in Digos!. The video of her audition went viral online after it was uploaded in YouTube. The video reached nearlymillion views before it was removed due to copyright issues. During the Bootcamp stage, she sang Mahirap Magmahal ng Syota ng Iba by the APO Hiking Society and cried after she made the cut for the Top 20. She sang Killing Me Softly with His Song by Roberta Flack during the Judges home visit. On week 9, she landed on the bottomfor the first time with teammate Allen Sta. Maria, but she survived elimination. She was Charic

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