Gerphil Flores

Gerphil Flores (birth name: Gerphil Geraldine Flores) is a German/Filipino crossover singer and contestant of the first season of Pilipinas Got Talent and Asia's Got Talent.

Pilipinas Got Talent
In 2010, at the age of 19, Flores, using the screen name Fame Flores, auditioned for the inaugural season of Pilipinas Got Talent, the Philippine version of the Got Talent franchise; she sang the Italian song "Caruso" by Lucio Dalla. She received "yes" votes from all three judges and advanced to the semifinals.

In the semifinals, which aired on May 22, 2010, Flores performed Sandi Patty's "Via Dolorosa" and received 25.05% of the audience's vote, the second highest among six performers that week. However, she was eliminated when two of the three judges voted for balladeer Sherwin Baguion to enter the finals of the competition.

Asia's Got Talent
On September 28, 2014, the 24-year-old Flores pre-auditioned for the inaugural season of Asia's Got Talent, the regional version of the Got Talent franchise, as Gerphil Flores and advanced to the televised audition. Her televised audition aired on AXN Asia on April 9, 2015, where she sang "Speak Softly, Love" from the film The Godfather. Flores' performance was praised and earned her a standing ovation from both the audience and the four judges, particularly Canadian musician and record producer David Foster who praised her pitch, saying: "You certainly did not disappoint anybody in this room. It was really a solid performance. And your pitch is great, and I hate people who sing out of tune. You sang really in tune." With three of the judges voting yes, Foster pressed the golden buzzer, automatically sending her to the semifinals.

In the semifinal round held on April 23, 2015, Flores performed an operatic ballad version of the song "Love Story (Where Do I Begin?)" from the film Love Story, which elicited another standing ovation. Foster continued to praise her voice, saying that he could make her sound better if she would work with him, while English singer-songwriter and former Spice Girls member Melanie C said that she "deserved to be on the world stage" and Indonesian singer Anggun said that "she looked like a real diva" that night. On April 30, 2015, the show revealed that Flores was one of two acts from the previous week (the other being Mongolian musical ensemble Khusugtun) that had advanced to the finals through the public vote.

In the final round on May 7, 2015, Flores performed her version of "The Impossible Dream" (Mitch Leigh) from the musical Man of La Mancha. After another standing ovation, Foster promised Flores that "the world is going to know about you." At the results episode, aired on AXN Asia on May 14, 2015, after a tally of audience votes, Flores garnered the third highest votes among 12 finalists, after eventual grand champion, Filipino dance group El Gamma Penumbra, and runner-up, Khusugtun. She finished second runner-up in a field of 4,000 hopefuls.