LYCA

WHO IS LYCA GAIRANOD?

Lyca Jane Gairanod was born on November 21, 2004 to both Filipino parents. She is a young Filipina child singer, dancer and at times doing roles on TV and film as a child actress.

Her show business and entertainment career started when she was declared grand champion of the first season of The Voice Kids Philippines. She immediately landed a recording contract with MCA Music Inc. (Philippines).

She subsequently made her first television appearance as a child actress portraying herself in ABS-CBN's Maalaala Mo Kaya and guested in ABS-CBN's Hawak-Kamay the following month.

Lyca’s Early Life

Gairanod was born on November 21, 2004 in Tanza, Cavite, Philippines. Her Father, Hilario Gairanod is a fisherman and her mother, Maria Nessel Gairanod is a plain housewife. Earnings of a fisherman is not regular and so at times Lyca, her mother and her siblings searched and collected plastic materials, bottles, and other recyclable items for added income. Their family is huge with 9 children to feed.

Lyca at an early age really love to sing and perform so she utilized her God-given talent to augment their family income, has something to buy foods and for school allowance.  

Gairanod helped her mother and sang for her neighbors in exchange for money and food. Gairanod said she was not forced by her mother to find recyclable materials but wanted to help her family and earn an allowance.

Her older siblings would also register her when there were Barrio Fiestas and other events that sponsored singing competitions. She joined competitions, sometimes won but sometimes also lose. She used her price money to buy food for the kitchen.  

It’s interesting to note that some of her performances were filmed by netizens who witnessed her performances and uploaded it to YouTube and other social media platforms. Some of her videos went viral.

The Voice Kids' Stint and Championship

During ABS-CBN's The Voice Kids season one auditions, which aired on May 8, 2014, Gairanod performed Aegis' "Halik". Coach Sarah Geronimo pressed the button for her. Coach Lea Salonga was supposed to press her button but did not because she felt that the two were "meant to be".

She advanced to the sing-off round by winning the battles round on July 12, 2014, against Isaac  Zamudio and Lee Marcelino. They sang "Isang Lahi" by Regine Velasquez.

The battles round was followed by the sing-offs. Per team, two artists were chosen by their coaches for the live shows. Unlike in the battles where the coach picks the song for the artists, in the sing-offs, the song is chosen by the artists.

She advanced to the semi-finals after being chosen by Sarah Geronimo as one of the two would-be representatives of team Sarah among five contenders, performing the Tagalog version of Luther Vandross' "Dance With My Father".

She advanced to the finals after singing "Pangarap na Bituin" by her mentor Sarah Geronimo during the live semi-finals on July 19, 2014 that was held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila, Pasay City.

She received the highest number of votes. While Salonga stated that the song is usually sung by persons who have dreams to fulfill, Geronimo said that the child is slowly reaching her dream, and that she could help her family escape from poverty.

The voting mechanics for the live finals is based on the accumulated votes per round: power ballad round, upbeat song  round, and a duet with a celebrity round. Voting lines are opened between the end and the start of each round. At the end of the three rounds, all votes are tallied and the artist who gains the highest accumulated votes is declared the winner.

The first episode of the finals was opened by the top four artists with a medley rendition of Sponge Cola's "Bitiw", Rocksteddy's "Superhero", and Sandwich's "Sugod".

Gairanod sang Regine Velasquez's "Narito Ako" on the first round of the finals. She also sang Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" on the second round and Aegis' "Basang-basa sa Ulan" on the third round.  She was proclaimed the winner at the end of the competition.

Lyca Gairanod - started her career as a young singer of 9, after she was declared the 1st ever winner or grand champion of 'The Voice Kids, Philippines. From then on, her career, personality and beauty has blossomed into a young teenager. 

Watch some of her past and most recent videos here.