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Lyca Gairanod
Birth name Lyca Jane Epe Gairanod
Born (2004-11-21) November 21, 2004 (age 19)
Tanza, Cavite, Philippines
Genres OPM, pinoy rock, pop rock, folk rock, pop, RnB, soul music, adult contemporary
Occupation(s) singer, actress
Instruments Vocal
Years active 2014–present
Labels Star Magic (2014 (2014)–2020 (2020))
UMG Philippines (2014–present (2014–present))
Viva Artists Agency (since 2020 (2020))
Associated acts Sarah Geronimo
(The Voice Kids coach)

Lyca Jane Epe Gairanod (born November 21, 2004) is a Filipino singer and actress. She won the first season of The Voice Kids Philippines, where she landed a recording contract with UMG Philippines She subsequently made her first television appearance as an actress portraying herself in ABS-CBN's Maalaala Mo Kaya and guested in ABS-CBN's Hawak-Kamay the following month.

Early life

Gairanod was born on November 21, 2004, in Tanza, Cavite, Philippines. Her family collected plastic materials, bottles, and other recyclable items for added income. Her father was a fisherman, and her mother, Maria Nessel Gairanod, scavenged used bottles and old newspapers. 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.

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 are 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, in Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila, Pasay. 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.

Performances

Career after The Voice Kids

TV guestings and appearances

After being the first grand champion of The Voice Kids season one, she had not attended the concert because the singer planned to expatriate in the United States. Only Darlene Vibares, Darren Espanto, and Juan Karlos Labajo attended the concert including the other finalists of the show. The concert was a charity event for the victims of Typhoon Glenda.

She appeared on Rated K with Darlene Vibares, where they shared how they fought poverty at an early age.

The four finalists of The Voice Kids, including Gairanod, Espanto, Vibares, and Labajo, appeared on ASAP 19. Gairanod sang "Halik".

Acting career

Gairanod started her acting career in the drama anthology show Maalaala Mo Kaya, where she acted as herself who was a junk scavenger.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2014 Hawak-Kamay Lilet ABS-CBN Guest
2014 Maalaala Mo Kaya: Red Envelope Herself Main
2014 Goin' Bulilit Herself Guest
2017 Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids Celebrity Performer
2022 Masked Singer Pilipinas Peacock TV5 Song title: Don't Let Me Down; eliminated
2022 Lakwatsika TV5 Guest

Film

Year Title Production Company Role Ref.
2017 Tatlong Bibe Regis Films and Entertainment Kimberly
2023 Mary Cherry Chua Viva Films Faith

Reality and variety shows

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2017 Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids (season 1) ABS-CBN Contestant / Performer / Herself
2014–present The Voice Kids Contestant / Grand Champion
ASAP Herself
It's Showtime Guest with TVK Top 4
The Voice of the Philippines S2 Herself / Guest

Talk shows

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2017 Gandang Gabi Vice ABS-CBN Herself / Guest with YFSF Kids Grand Finalists
2014 Rated K Herself / Guest with TVK Top 4
Kris TV
The Buzz
Gandang Gabi Vice
Umagang Kay Ganda

Discography

Album

Year Album Title Artist Recording Label Certification Ref.
2014 The Voice Kids Album Lyca Gairanod and The Voice Kids Top 6 MCA Music Inc. GOLD
2015 Puede Nang Mangarap Lyca Gairanod MCA Music Inc.

Singles

Title Length Recording label Published on
Pangarap na Bituin 3:50 MCA Music Inc. December 22, 2014
Puede nang mangarap 4:03 MCA Music Inc. May 11, 2015

Chart performance

Year Title Peak (Pinoy MYX Countdown) Peak (MYX Hit Chart) Album
2014 Pangarap Na Bituin 2 4 The Voice Kids: The Album
2015 Puede Nang Mangarap 2 2 Puede Nang Mangarap: Album
2016 Sa Isang Awit 3 3 Puede Nang Mangarap: Album
2016 Tayo Ay Maglaro (feat Reynan Dal-Anay) 5 11 Puede Nang Mangarap: Album

Concert

Year Title Details Notes Ref.
2014 Boses ng Bulilit... Kami Ulit!
  • Date: July 31, Thursday
  • Venue: Resorts World Manila
  • Studio: ABS-CBN
The Voice Kids
Lani Misalucha's Concert,
the Philippine Tour
  • Date: August 22, Friday
  • Venue: Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino
Guest
(with Darren Espanto)
  • Date: August 29, Friday
  • Venue: SMX Convention Center, Davao
The Voice Kids ALL IN: THE CONCERT
  • Date: December 6, Saturday
  • Venue: PICC Plenary Hall
  • Studio: MCA Music Inc.
The Voice Kids
2015 Little Voices: Live In Australia Concert
(with Darren Espanto)

Accolades

  • This is a list of awards, recognitions, achievements and nominations received by Lyca Gairanod during her career.
Year Award Category Notable Works Result Ref.
2014 28th PMPC Star Awards for TV Best New Female TV Personality MMK: Red Envelope Won
2015 Myx Music Awards 2015 Favorite New Artist The Voice Kids Album Nominated
Favorite Remake Pangarap na Bituin Nominated
PEP List Awards 2015 Child Star of the Year Herself Won
28th Awit Awards Best Performance by a Child/Children Narito Ako Won
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