Check out the final medal tally of the recently concluded 2009 World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA).

From over 75,000 who auditioned around the world and over 40 countries participating this year, here is the final medal tally for the 13th edition of WCOPA:

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2009 WCOPA GRAND WORLD CHAMPIONS

2009 SENIOR GRAND CHAMPION PERFORMER OF THE WORLD
Joe Robinson (Instrumentalist – Australia)

2009 JUNIOR GRAND CHAMPION PERFORMER OF THE WORLD
Rhap Salazar (Vocal – Philippines)

CHAMPIONS PER CATEGORY

Juniors

Vocal Group:
The Young Voices of Negros ( Philippines)

Dance:
Alex Castillo (United States)

Female Model:
Kelly Hammond (South Africa)

Male Model:
Mykyta Layakh (Ukraine)

Dance Group:
Performance Ballet “Exiton” (Russia)

Actor:
Cale Moon (United States)

Vocal:
Rhap Salazar (Philippines)

Instrumental:
Navid Babwah (Trinidad & Tobago)

Seniors

Vocal Group:
Realta (Ireland)

Dance:
Roison Timoney (Ireland)

Variety:
Iouno Babaev (Australia)

Female Model:
Petronella Elizabeth (South Africa)

Male Model:
Andreas Tano (Sweden)

Dance Group:
Aristana (Malaysia)

Actor:
Darragh Kelliher (Ireland)

Vocal:
Kimverlie Molina (Saudi Arabia)

Instrumental:
Joe Robinson (Australia)

Take note that the Philippines has won more Gold medals than the number of delegates that it has sent to this year’s “Talent Olympics”. The country only participated in the vocals category and 1 delegate for the male model competition.

This is the fourth year that the Philippines captured the WCOPA Grand World Champion award (Grand Champion Performer of the World) since we started participating in 2005. Jed Madela in 2005, Aria Clemente in 2007, Catherine Loria in 2008 and in 2009, it’s Rhap Salazar. 2006 was the only year we did not capture the grand prize.

Seven Filipino performing artists have already won the global competition’s top prizes: Jed Madela (2005 Grand Champion Vocalist of the World), The Cercado Sisters (2006 Grand Champion Group Vocalists of the World), Reymond Sajor (2007 Grand Champion Vocalist of the World), Aria Clemente (2007 Grand Champion Vocalist of the World), Catherine Loria (2008 Grand Champion Vocalist of the World), and Rhap Salazar (2009 Grand Champion Vocalist of the World) and The Young Voices of Negros (2009 Grand Champion Group Vocalists of the World) this year.