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Finally realizing his aspiration, Marko Rudio became the TNT All-Star Grand Resbak champion after hard work and dedication.

Marko Rudio Clinches TNT All-Star Grand Resbak Title After Second Try

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Marko Rudio from pangkat Agimat finally reached his dream of being the “TNT All-Star Grand Resbak” champion after his second try in the Huling Tapatan” on Saturday (April 26).

The singer from Pangasinan received the highest combined score from the hurados and madlang people’s votes of 96.15% and beat his fellow finalists Ian Manibale (92.80%) and Charizze Arnigo (89.55%).

Marko secured his victory in the final round after he won the hearts of the hurados and madlang people because of his SB19 medley.

The hurados for the Huling Tapatan were Ogie Alcasid, Regine Velasquez Alcasid, Lani Misalucha, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Pops Fernandez, Marco Sison, Bituin Escalante, Nyon Volante, SB19 Pablo and Stell, and Louie Ocampo.

As the grand champion, he won ₱1 million, a recording contract with ABS-CBN Music, a management contract with Star Magic, and a trophy. Meanwhile, Ian got ₱250,000, and Charizze won ₱100,000.

Ayegee Paredes, Raven Heyres, and Rachel Gabreza were eliminated after they got the lowest combined scores from their first-round solo performances.

Many Filipinos tuned into the Huling Tapatan of the “TNT All-Star Grand Resbak” as #SB19OnItsShowtime, #Marko, #TNTGrandResbakRoadToFinale, #Charizze, #IanManibale, and #Raven also landed on the list of top trending topics on X. SB19 and Marko trended worldwide. The said Huling Tapatan also garnered more than 450,000 peak concurrent views

Meanwhile, “It’s Showtime” already teased its viewers on the newest season of “Tawag ng Tanghalan” on Monday (April 28).

Don’t miss the excitement and fun on “It’s Showtime,” Mondays to Saturdays, 12NN, on GMA, A2Z, Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live on ABS-CBN Entertainment’s YouTube channel, and Facebook page, iWantTFC, and TFC IPTV. Catch its online show, “Showtime Online U,” on It’s Showtime’s YouTube channel.

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