{"id":644,"date":"2025-01-27T09:05:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T09:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=644"},"modified":"2025-01-27T09:05:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T09:05:02","slug":"years-after-leaving-the-voice-empty-handed-in-his-native-philippines-sofronio-vasquez-decided-to-try-his-luck-on-the-u-s-version-turning-all-four-chairs-with-his-soaring-rendition-of-mary-j-blige-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=644","title":{"rendered":"Years after leaving The Voice empty-handed in his native Philippines, Sofronio Vasquez decided to try his luck on the U.S. version. Turning all four chairs with his soaring rendition of Mary J. Blige\u2019s \u201cI\u2019m Goin\u2019 Down,\u201d the 32-year-old quickly earned a reputation as \u201cthe Filipino phenom.\u201d After choosing Michael Bubl\u00e9 as his coach, Vasquez delivered one spectacular performance after another. When all was said and done, viewers crowned him the season 26 winner over fellow Team Bubl\u00e9 artist Shye. Wasting no time, Vasquez recently announced he has signed a contract with Republic Records&#8230;\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-65317\" class=\"post-65317 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-khong-phan-loai\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\u2018The Voice\u2019 Winner Sofronio Vasquez Signs Major Record Deal, Taking His Career to Unseen Heights!<\/h1>\n<p>Years after leaving\u00a0<em>The Voice<\/em>\u00a0empty-handed in his native Philippines, Sofronio Vasquez decided to try his luck on the U.S. version. Turning all four chairs with his soaring rendition of Mary J. Blige\u2019s \u201cI\u2019m Goin\u2019 Down,\u201d the 32-year-old quickly earned a reputation as \u201cthe Filipino phenom.\u201d After choosing Michael Bubl\u00e9 as his coach, Vasquez delivered one spectacular performance after another. When all was said and done, viewers crowned him the season 26 winner over fellow Team Bubl\u00e9 artist Shye. Wasting no time, Vasquez recently announced he has signed a contract with Republic Records.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-inside\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sofronio Vasquez Is Joining the Universal Music Group Family<\/h3>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-inread\"><\/div>\n<p>During an interview published Thursday (Jan. 16) with Filipino journalist Karen Davila, Sofronio Vasquez revealed he has an\u00a0\u201cautomatic recording label\u201d\u00a0with Republic Records after winning\u00a0<em>The Voice<\/em>\u00a0in December 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The show\u2019s first-ever Filipino winner did not elaborate further on any future plans for music. However, he is in good company at Republic Records. Global pop stars like Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj and\u00a0<em>The Voice<\/em>\u00a0coach John Legend are also signed with the label, which is owned by Universal Music Group.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DE4skYCSthI\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=500&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Famericansongwriter.com&amp;rp=%2Fthe-voice-champ-sofronio-vasquez-inks-deal-with-taylor-swifts-record-label%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A5664.800000011921%7D\" height=\"937\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-6=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"937\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-15=\"true\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nEach season, the winner of\u00a0<em>The Voice<\/em>\u00a0typically receives $100,000 and a record deal with Universal Music Group. Speaking with Davila, Vasquez further revealed his plans for the $100,000 prize money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will use the money as an investment to develop my music career,\u201d he said in Tagalog. \u201cI always wanted to do music. Now I was given the chance to penetrate the mainstream, which is America. I am going to use it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday (Jan. 18,) Vasquez returned to his homeland for his first major concert since earning\u00a0<em>The Voice<\/em>\u00a0title. He performed in front of\u00a0a sold-out crowd\u00a0at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu, Philippines.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-inpage\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"866226943\" title=\"Sofronio Vasquez III Concert in Cebu\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sdgk_LZvqEM?autoplay=1&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Famericansongwriter.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-6=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-15=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018The Voice\u2019 Will Be Back Soon<\/h3>\n<p>As Sofronio Vasquez lays the foundation for his post-<em>Voice<\/em>\u00a0career, a new crop of aspiring artists are preparing to vie for the record deal and $100,000 grand prize.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Voice<\/em>\u00a0returns to NBC\u00a0for its 27th season\u00a0on Monday, February 3, 2025, at 8 p.m. Eastern. Michael Bubl\u00e9 will defend his title against newcomer Kelsea Ballerini, OG fan favorite Adam Levine, and nine-time coach John Legend.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-1\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DE8VK62zXeg\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=500&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Famericansongwriter.com&amp;rp=%2Fthe-voice-champ-sofronio-vasquez-inks-deal-with-taylor-swifts-record-label%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A5684%7D\" height=\"955\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-1\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-6=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"955\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-15=\"true\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<em>Featured image by Griffin Nagel\/NBC<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"idlastshow2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-post-after\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-tags\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"entry-footer\">\n<div class=\"share-icons\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-box clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018The Voice\u2019 Winner Sofronio Vasquez Signs Major Record Deal, Taking His Career to Unseen Heights! 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