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Fil-Am Thia Megia Heads to Top 12 Finals this Week on American Idol

Last week, Fil-Am Thia Megia had enough votes to continue her journey in American Idol--which airs locally on GMA News TV Channel 11--despite the less-than-glowing reviews from the judges after her rendition of Michael Jackson's "Smile."

The reception to the 16-year-old’s performance was only disappointing in light of the high praise she received for her standout version of Irene Cara’s “Out Here on My Own” just the week before.

But her voice and pitch-perfect tone were still clearly better than the other finalists and last week, American Idol viewers agreed, giving the boot to Ashton Jones who sang Diana Ross‘ “When You Tell Me That You Love Me.” Jones, the 24-year-old diva from Valdosta, Georgia, received the lowest number of votes last week.

This week, it’s time for the Top 12–Megia, Pia Toscano, Casey Abrams, Naima Adedapo, Lauren Alaina, James Durbin, Stefano Langone, Jacob Lusk, Scotty McCreery, Paul McDonald, Haley Reinhart and Karen Rodriguez–to take on the songs from the year they were born.

And then on results night, Grammy winning pop superstars The Black Eyed Peas and Season 9 winner Lee DeWyze will perform.

Who will deliver the knock-out performances this Thursday? And who will get knocked out of the competition on Friday? Can Megia bounce back and be among the frontrunners once again?

Catch the performance night this Thursday, March 17, 6 pm (with same day replay at 10 pm), and then find out who gets eliminated on the results show this Friday, 6 pm (with same day replay at 10 pm). The best is yet to come as the American Idol finalists soar to greater heights. Catch American Idol on GMA News TV Channel 11.

37 Comments on Fil-Am Thia Megia Heads to Top 12 Finals this Week on American Idol

  1. EVE ANTONIO // March 25, 2011 at 6:18 am //

    KAPUSO NA AKO EVERSINCE WHEN I WAS YOUNG, EVEN MA HEART TRANSPLANT PA ANG TAO MAY PUSO PA RIN SIYA, MAY DAMDAMIN AT MAY PAGMAMAHAL PARIN. SA MGA NAGBABATIKOS SA GMA NAIINGIT LANG KAYO DAHIL WALA KAYONG PUSO. TO THIA MEGIA. WE’RE REALLY PROUD OF YOU. TO ALEX G MASARAP ANG BUHAY KUNG WALA KANG INGGIT AT GALIT SA IYONG PUSO. THINK GOD.

  2. alex g para kang bayaran na spammer dahil sa negative comments mo…

  3. Stargate // March 17, 2011 at 9:11 am //

    mali ka…

    akoy simpleng tao lamang…
    mas naniniwala ako sa GMA news & public affairs…

  4. Anonymous // March 16, 2011 at 4:03 am //

    srry but hindi no way mananalo yan. okay lng sya. maganda naman bata but mas magaling pa ang iba sa kanya

  5. alex g: How would you equate a Decline in Ads, Cheap Awards, Flop Movie Gross & Poor Artists' Endorsements, from a high ratings (daw!?) claimed by gozon?. // March 16, 2011 at 12:34 am //

    Cheating & Data Tampering, Desperate Publicity, Mind Conditioning, Mislead Info’s, Rating Manipulations, etc.
    😎

  6. alex g: Did you know that gma7 was always the first channel that SIGNS-OFF the tv? And terminated by KBP for Television Code violations? Did you also know that AGB Nielsen Media Research has a pending case here & abroad?. // March 16, 2011 at 12:34 am //

    Early Signing-Off, Cost Cutting, Debt Increase & Financial Crisis.
    Words that best describes gma.
    😎

  7. alex g: What happened to the Titan Plugs of gma? It seems like a shrinking Titanic. I think that's what you called, "KARMA".. // March 16, 2011 at 12:33 am //

    Boboserye, Copyserye, Flopserye, Peryaserye, Pornoserye, O.A.serye, T.H.serye, etc.
    Tatak-gma tlga.
    😎

  8. alex g: gma, known for "Cheating, Data Tampering, Desperate Publicity, Mind Conditioning, Mislead Info's, Rating Manipulation & Self Proclaim" (w/ AGB & PEP). KARMA, "Here I come".. // March 16, 2011 at 12:33 am //

    Secret Weapons ng gma.
    😎

  9. alex g: Kapit-Tuko tlga si gozon sa ratings, (as usual pag PANIC time). TALUNAN kasi sa lahat ng bagay, mapa Ads, Awards, Movies o Endorsements.. // March 16, 2011 at 12:33 am //

    Weakness tlga ng gma ang lumaban ng patas.
    😎

  10. alex g: AM/FM Programs, Balance Programming, Daytime/Primetime Shows, Foreign Programs, News Channel/Program, Promos, Regional Network Events, Sports, Station ID, TV Format, Timeslot, etc. (kinopya lahat ng gma).. // March 16, 2011 at 12:33 am //

    Konting Delicadeza naman gozon.
    😎

  11. alex g: "Walang kinikilingan, walang pinoproteksyonan, walang kasinungalingan, walang bahid pulitika, serbisyong totoo lang", Dahil d natutulog ang balita, BAYARAN niyo kami para gumawa ng commercials 24 oras".. // March 16, 2011 at 12:32 am //

    Dahil sa Pera, nawala tuloy prinsipiyo.
    Mga mukhang pera tlga.
    😎

  12. alex g: Valentines Box Office King daw, ni wala nga kasabay na Filipino movie eh, 44.26M in 3 weeks lang!? (as compared to BULONG with 67.27M). May "Divine Intervention" pa raw, sabi ni mother lily (how stupid).. // March 16, 2011 at 12:32 am //

    “Napakahirap na ng buhay ngayon, kaya for a movie to make over P135 million in 3 days is a miracle. Divine intervention ito”.
    -lily monteverde (how stupid).
    😎

  13. GOGO!! - nkaka awa k nmn d reason y wlang cover si angel too much exposure ang mangyayari kailngan ni marian yang cover na yan dhil bka mpahiya xa pag nag air na ang AMAYA nya atras nga ng airing yan dba nkaka hiya eww // March 16, 2011 at 12:31 am //

    hintayin lang nang amaya mag end ang IMORTAL dahil takot cla na 7% lang hehehehe…laos na kasi

  14. http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?id=100002061570506&aid=18880 // March 15, 2011 at 10:28 pm //

    PSP PHAT BIDDING!! BID NOW COPY THE LINK ON MY NAME

  15. i dnt watch the show on Q channel,,,ang cheap at late telecast na

  16. Anonymous // March 15, 2011 at 10:05 pm //

    hintayin lang nang amaya mag end ang IMORTAL dahil takot cla na 7% lang hehehehe…laos na kasi

  17. GOGO!! - nkaka awa k nmn d reason y wlang cover si angel too much exposure ang mangyayari kailngan ni marian yang cover na yan dhil bka mpahiya xa pag nag air na ang AMAYA nya atras nga ng airing yan dba nkaka hiya eww // March 15, 2011 at 8:59 pm //

    todo pag tatanggol ang marian bobita fans puro below the belt na lng kya nyong ibato ky angel ewwww

  18. best of best teleserye // March 15, 2011 at 8:19 pm //

    Top 1: IMORTAL
    Top 2: Mara Clara
    Top 3: Mutya
    Top 4: Green Rose
    Top 5: Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin!!!!!!!!!

  19. The best teleserye // March 15, 2011 at 8:14 pm //

    Top 1: IMORTAL
    Top 2: Mara Clara
    Top 3: Mutya
    Top 4: Green Rose
    Top 5: Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin….

  20. SARAHARCHULETA // March 15, 2011 at 7:51 pm //

    @BAI AMAYA

    GISING!….BINABANGUNGOT KA!

  21. Bai Amaya // March 15, 2011 at 7:23 pm //

    congrats, kapusong thia megia! iba talaga ang galing ng mga kapuso!

  22. alex g: How would you equate a Decline in Ads, Cheap Awards, Flop Movie Gross & Poor Artists' Endorsements, from a high ratings (daw!?) claimed by gozon? // March 15, 2011 at 5:54 pm //

    Cheating & Data Tampering, Desperate Publicity, Mind Conditioning, Mislead Info’s, Rating Manipulations, etc.
    😎

  23. alex g: Did you know that gma7 was always the first channel that SIGNS-OFF the tv? And terminated by KBP for Television Code violations? Did you also know that AGB Nielsen Media Research has a pending case here & abroad? // March 15, 2011 at 5:54 pm //

    Early Signing-Off, Cost Cutting, Debt Increase & Financial Crisis.
    Words that best describes gma.
    😎

  24. alex g: What happened to the Titan Plugs of gma? It seems like a shrinking Titanic. I think that's what you called, "KARMA". // March 15, 2011 at 5:54 pm //

    Boboserye, Copyserye, Flopserye, Peryaserye, Pornoserye, O.A.serye, T.H.serye, etc.
    Tatak-gma tlga.
    😎

  25. alex g: gma, known for "Cheating, Data Tampering, Desperate Publicity, Mind Conditioning, Mislead Info's, Rating Manipulation & Self Proclaim" (w/ AGB & PEP). KARMA, "Here I come". // March 15, 2011 at 5:53 pm //

    Secret Weapons ng gma.
    😎

  26. alex g: Kapit-Tuko tlga si gozon sa ratings, (as usual pag PANIC time). TALUNAN kasi sa lahat ng bagay, mapa Ads, Awards, Movies o Endorsements. // March 15, 2011 at 5:53 pm //

    Weakness tlga ng gma ang lumaban ng patas.
    😎

  27. alex g: AM/FM Programs, Balance Programming, Daytime/Primetime Shows, Foreign Programs, News Channel/Program, Promos, Regional Network Events, Sports, Station ID, TV Format, Timeslot, etc. (kinopya lahat ng gma). // March 15, 2011 at 5:53 pm //

    Konting Delicadeza naman gozon.
    😎

  28. alex g: "Walang kinikilingan, walang pinoproteksyonan, walang kasinungalingan, walang bahid pulitika, serbisyong totoo lang", Dahil d natutulog ang balita, BAYARAN niyo kami para gumawa ng commercials 24 oras". // March 15, 2011 at 5:52 pm //

    Dahil sa Pera, nawala tuloy prinsipiyo.
    Mga mukhang pera tlga.
    😎

  29. alex g: Valentines Box Office King daw, ni wala nga kasabay na Filipino movie eh, 44.26M in 3 weeks lang!? (as compared to BULONG with 67.27M). May "Divine Intervention" pa raw, sabi ni mother lily (how stupid). // March 15, 2011 at 5:52 pm //

    “Napakahirap na ng buhay ngayon, kaya for a movie to make over P135 million in 3 days is a miracle. Divine intervention ito”.
    -lily monteverde (how stupid).
    😎

  30. Anonymous // March 15, 2011 at 5:36 pm //

    GAGO TALAGA TO SI ALEX G. AYAN NAMAN YAN..MGA KAPUSO AT KAPAMILYA…WAG SANA TAYO PAPADALA SA MGA GANYANG COMMENT…DI NIO BA NAPANSIN? PINAGAAWAY LANG NIAN ANG MGA KAPUSO AT KAPAMILYA? GISING GISING MGA READERS…
    @ MODERATOR – SANA NAMAN WAG NIO I POST ANG MGA GANYANG COMMENTS…WAKE UP STARMOMETER!!!

  31. ANGEL LAOSIAN DEEP! PINAGPUSTAHAN LANG NILA PHIL! // March 15, 2011 at 5:33 pm //

    Nakisakay lang si Angel sa ingay ng Azkals para umingay! How cheap! 😀

  32. ANGEL PINAG PASAPASAHAN NG MGA SOTTO! PINAG SAWAAN NA NI LUIS! AT NGAYON NI MALOU SANTOS! // March 15, 2011 at 5:33 pm //

    Isama pa si Chito ng Parokya! After ng inuman session jugjugan session sila! 😛

  33. ANGEL MANAS LAOSIN! PINALITAN NA NI ANNE BILANG MAIN ENDORSER NG F&H! WALA PANG MAGAZINE COVERS! // March 15, 2011 at 5:32 pm //

    Pinalitan na ni KC sa Century Tuna! Dahil pa rin sa katabaan! Walang magazine covers dahil katabaan at kalaosan! 😛

  34. ANGEL ANAK NG TSIMAY LAOS NA! SHELVED ANG MOVIES! KAYA KAIN NG KAIN! // March 15, 2011 at 5:32 pm //

    Kawawa naman siya! Wala pang movie na umabot sa 100M mark! Yung Let the Love Begin pa na sa GMA pa 6years ago! Haha 😛

  35. ANGEL TABATCHOY LAOSIN - Support kay JLC at TONI GONZAGA! // March 15, 2011 at 5:31 pm //

    Solo pa ni Marian ang isa sa mga Vantage covers! Kalevel talaga ang mga sikat!

    1. Marian
    2. JLC
    3. Sarah
    4. Kris

    😛

  36. ANGEL TABABOY LAOSIN! IMORTAL NA URONG SA LATE SLOT DAHIL FLOPPY DISK! SUPER TABA PA! // March 15, 2011 at 5:30 pm //

    Akala ko ba #1 ang Imortalo? Bakit wala man lang endorsments at magazine covers si Anghet? 😛

  37. ANGEL BOCHOG LAOSIN! WALA NG MAGAZINE COVERS DAHIL SA KATABAAN AT KALAOSAN! // March 15, 2011 at 5:30 pm //

    Buti pa si Marian 3 magazine covers in just a month! Plus solo cover pa sa Vantage! Partida yan ah wala siya sa Primtime! 😛

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