The new challenger gave a close to perfect performance, at least for an amateur singer. It was still miles apart from Enrique Valdez's timeless excellence, but the poor farmer still managed to embody the song's emotions.
After his performance, the poor farmer was still a little dazed, even as everyone gave him a resounding standing ovation.
The judges also all stood up, even Iris Long, who had extremely high standards.
Master Beauty and the other hosts joined the new challenger onstage and waited with him for the judges' scores.
One by one, the judges scored the new challenger. Both Albert Alcala and Dina Bendita gave perfect 10 scores. Only Iris gave an 8.5, but nobody was surprised, as she gave the lowest scores in the previous new challenger round. Even so, the poor farmer still managed to acquire an average of 9.5 points, which was already very impressive, especially for a new challenger.
