Elaine Duran


Elaine Colima Duran is a Filipino singer. She was the first hall of famer and crowned the season 3 champion at Tawag ng Tanghalan of the noon-time television show It's Showtime.

Life

Elaine Duran was born on March 14, 1998 in Butuan, province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. She went to Agusan National High School and she studied Bachelor of Arts in Communication at the New Era University. Elaine's first appearance was at Wil Time Bigtime during the segment Willie of Fortune where she sang Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin.

Career

''Tawag ng Tanghalan''

In 2017, she tried to audition for Tawag ng Tanghalan sa Showtime Season 2, but not accepted. She re-audition during Season 3 and finally received the call to compete for the 1st quarter of TNT Season 3.

''Daily Rounds''

On September 7, 2018, Elaine participated in the Season 3, Quarter I of Tawag ng Tanghalan on It's Showtime, a singing competition broadcast on ABS-CBN. She was dubbed as "Bida sa Galing ng Butuan City". She sang Now That You're Gone by Juris Fernandez where she won as the daily winner. On her last day as the defending champion, she sang her rendition of When We Were Young by Adele where emerged the 1st record holder.
Performance DateSong PerformedOriginal ArtistScore Result
September 7, 2018Now That You're GoneJuris FernandezAdvanced
September 7, 2018Versace on the FloorBruno Mars96.2
September 8, 2018If I Ain't Got YouAlicia Keys94.9
September 10, 2018On the Wings of LoveJeffrey Osborne95.8
September 11, 2018Hanggang NgayonKyla95.8
September 12, 2018I Love You, GoodbyeCeline Dion96.0
September 13, 2018WeakSWV91.8
September 14, 2018When I Was Your ManBruno Mars93.8
September 15, 2018SomedayNina Girado95.0
September 17, 2018Somewhere Over The RainbowJudy Garland94.4
September 18, 2018When We Were YoungAdele95.6

Season 3, Quarter I – Semi-finals

On September 12, 2018, Elaine entered the semi-finals for defending the golden microphone for 5 consecutive days. She became the 4th semi-finalist of TNT Season 3, Quarter I, also on the semi-finals are John Mark Digamon, Jophil Cece, Windimie Yntong and Ranillo Enriquez. The five semi-finalist competed during the week-long Semi-finals starting October 1, 2018. Elaine's performances received good comments standing ovation like her rendition of "Oo" by UDD. On the last day of the Semi-finals, she earned the highest combined score of 97.57% and advanced to the TNT Season 3 Grand Finals with Ranillo Enriquez scoring 57.77%.
Performance DateThemeSong PerformedOriginal ArtistResult
Round 1 – October 1, 2018Audition Song I SurrenderCeline DionAdvanced
Round 2 – October 2, 2018Awit ni Idol Till I Met YouKylaAdvanced
Round 3 – October 3, 2018OPM Hits Ikaw NgaSouth BorderAdvanced
Round 4 – October 4, 2018Hurados' Choice OoUDDAdvanced
Round 5 – October 5, 2018Himig ng Pasko All I Want for Christmas Is YouMariah CareyAdvanced
Round 6 – October 6, 2018Awit ng Buhay Through the RainMariah Carey97.57%

Season 3, Grand Finals

Twelve TNT Season 3 grand finalists performed in the week-long competition that took place on September 23–28, 2019 held at the Caloocan Sports Complex. During the 1st round of the Grand Finals, Elaine performed Shanti Dope's Nadarang and advanced to the Top 3 receiving a standing ovation. During the final round, she performed the Basil Valdez medley, Hanggang sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan, Sana ay Ikaw na Nga, Ngayon at Kailanman. She emerged as the Tawag ng Tanghalan Season 3 Grand Champion.
Performance DateSong PerformedOriginal ArtistCombined Score
Round 1 - September 23, 2019Basang-Basa Sa UlanAegis20.06%
Round 2 - September 25, 2019N/AN/ASafe
Round 3 - September 26, 2019N/AN/ASafe
Round 4 - September 27, 2019N/AN/ASafe
Final round – September 28, 2019NadarangShanti Dope Advanced to Top 3
Final round – September 28, 2019Hanggang sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan, Sana ay Ikaw na Nga, Ngayon at KailanmanBasil Valdez Winner

Twitter and Youtube Videos

Elaine Duran's performance videos were quickly viral and top trending for several days. Some of her videos reached over 6 million views and the other videos have racked 2 million views.
At the end of the season, the topic Elaine Duran and Elaine were #3 and #7 trending worldwide on Twitter, while Nadarang, Grabe Elaine and Ellaine were #3 and #13 trending nationwide.