{"id":4798,"date":"2025-09-30T14:18:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T06:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/kiddie-hopeful-alexa-crowned-first-ever-idol-kids-philippines-grand-winner-3\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T14:18:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T06:18:41","slug":"kiddie-hopeful-alexa-crowned-first-ever-idol-kids-philippines-grand-winner-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/?p=4798","title":{"rendered":"Kiddie Hopeful Alexa Crowned First-Ever \u201cIdol Kids Philippines\u201d Grand Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIdol Kids Philippines<\/a>\u201d has officially named its first-ever grand winner<\/a>, with kiddie hopeful Alexa Mendoza clinching the title in the Final Showdown held this Sunday (September 28).<\/p>\n

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Nine-year-old kiddie hopeful Alexa, who hails from Laguna, emerged as the grand winner after earning 98.88% of the combined public votes and judges\u2019 scores, showcasing her artistry with the original piece \u201cMaaabot Ko<\/a>\u201d and her rendition of Eraserheads\u2019 classic \u201cAng Huling El Bimbo<\/a>.\u201d Alexa won an exclusive contract with StarPop and a cash prize of over P1 million.<\/p>\n

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Adding to the milestone are original songs from the Top 3 kiddie hopefuls, with Klied performing \u201cPakinggan Mo<\/a>\u201d and Quinn offering \u201cDalangin<\/a>,\u201d alongside Alexa\u2019s winning piece. All tracks were produced by award-winning songwriter and producer Jonathan Manalo.<\/p>\n

The in-studio lyric videos will be available on the ABS-CBN Star Music YouTube Channel<\/a>, while the official EP will be released this Friday (October 3) on all streaming platforms worldwide.<\/p>\n

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The Final Showdown also featured special performances<\/a> from \u201cIt\u2019s Showtime\u201d hosts Jhong Hilario and Vhong Navarro, who delivered high-energy numbers that lit up the stage.<\/p>\n

Capping the season were the Kapamilya Idol judges, Asia\u2019s Songbird Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, Power Diva Angeline Quinto, record-breaking singer-songwriter Juan Karlos, and Mr. Pure Energy Gary Valenciano, who have guided and witnessed the growth of the kiddie hopefuls throughout the competition.<\/p>\n

Joining the celebration were the \u201cIdol Kids Philippines Spotlight\u201d IdolKada online hosts, Kapamilya actress and Idol hopeful Shanaia Gomez and Jeremy G, who brought added energy and connection to fans online throughout the season.<\/p>\n

Viewers can relive the journey and performances of the kiddie hopefuls on the official \u201cIdol Philippines<\/a>\u201d YouTube channel and on-demand via iWant.<\/p>\n

For updates on \u201cIdol Kids Philippines\u201d and future seasons, follow \u201cIdol Philippines\u201d on Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.<\/p>\n

For other updates, follow @ABSCBNPR on Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, and Threads, or visit corporate.abs-cbn.com\/newsroom<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nine-year-old Alexa Mendoza captures hearts and the title of first-ever \u201cIdol Kids Philippines\u201d grand winner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pageone-online-network"],"pageone_source":{"pageone_source":"","author_name":"PAGEONE Online Network"},"_pageone_source":"","zyndk8_nxtgen_metadata":{"nxtgen_comments":[{"825":"idol kids first season success thanks sa judges and hosts\r","826":"congrats bata\r","827":"original songs of top 3 kiddie hopefuls are amazing \ud83d\udc4f\r","828":"winning at young age, surely bright future ahead\r","829":"super proud mga pinoy sa ganitong kabataan \ud83c\udfa4\r"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4798\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}