A meek barrio lass from Loon, Bohol, Vivoree Esclito has gone a long way ever since joining and finishing sixth place in the teen edition of Pinoy Big Brother Lucky Season 7 in 2016. In the past five years, she’s able to not just exhibit her promising acting chops, but her singing and dancing talents as well.
From the remarkable song covers she uploads on her official social media accounts and YouTube channel that never failed to rake in thousands to millions of views and positive feedbacks, she went on to further show her prowess as a multi-faceted performer in her current Your Face Sounds Familiar Season 3 stint.
Now that we’re anticipating the grand showdown this coming weekend, let’s take a look back on the impressive journey of the “Rising Sweetheart” in the celebrity talent show via this feature!
Week 1: Vivoree Esclito as Sarah Geronimo
https://youtu.be/eQCqgNm7Bbc
Just on the first week, Vivoree immediately let her star shone as she delivered a show-stopping performance of the trending dance hit “Tala”, while cladded in the same exact outfit that Popstar Royalty Sarah Geronimo – her ultimate idol – wore in the Grand Tala Day on ASAP Natin ‘To that happened in January 2020.
Week 2: Vivoree Esclito as Geneva Cruz
https://youtu.be/2PFsuLNPI90
In the second week, we couldn’t help but be thrilled to see her in the shoes of OPM pop icon Geneva Cruz, who was watching live in the studio as also one of the celebrity performers for this season! As she took note of the pieces of advice of the Pop Royalty, she’s able to successfully delight us with her version of the popular Smokey Mountain track “Kailan”.
Week 3: Vivoree Esclito as Camila Cabello
https://youtu.be/uDGH-QN5e9E
The 20-year-old actress then went on to make us “oh-na-na-na” as she sashayed the stage as Hollywood pop superstar Camila Cabello and sang the LSS (last song syndrome)-inducing song “Havana” in the third week of the competition.
Week 4: Vivoree Esclito as Kim Chiu
https://youtu.be/4WUwk4e8A88
Continuing her streak of portraying pop singers, Vivoree amused us in the fourth week with her “Bawal Lumabas” song and dance number as Chinita Princess Kim Chiu.
Week 5: Vivoree Esclito as Selena Gomez
https://youtu.be/UXEPHT9y9eE
The following week, she had us grooving to American singer Selena Gomez’s electropop collaboration with Russian-German DJ, record producer, and songwriter Zedd, “I Want You To Know”.
Week 6: Vivoree Esclito as Rihanna
https://youtu.be/Svk4HXp3NLc
She finally bagged her first-ever weekly winner trophy in Week 6, after her on-point impersonation of Barbadian singer Rihanna and astounding rendition the 2009 track “Shut Up and Drive” earned the favor of the jury and her contenders.
Week 7: Vivoree Esclito as Jolina Magdangal
https://youtu.be/yVTb4GS7018
We once again found ourselves transported back to the 90s as she transformed into “Queen of Pinoy Pop Culture” Jolina Magdangal, donning her signature colorful outfits and dainty butterfly clips.
Week 8: Vivoree Esclito as Janet Jackson
https://youtu.be/5HAnnWEC31E
From one pop icon to another, Vivoree then got everyone grooving to “All For You”, as she stepped on the stage as Janet Jackson, who, as we all know, has been a prominent figure in American popular culture.
Week 9: Vivoree Esclito as Billie Eilish
https://youtu.be/0sKLQcZm1wQshe
Her awesome depiction of Grammy-winning songstress Billie Eilish indeed didn’t receive any “duh” nor negative comments from the judges as she’s able to flawlessly pull off her performance of the hit track “bad guy”.
Week 10: Vivoree Esclito as Avril Lavigne
https://youtu.be/_XvkKCksCl4
For week 10, she was able to prove that she could do so much better by turning into pop-rock icon Avril Lavigne and rocking the stage with her rendition of “Girlfriend”.
Week 11: Vivoree Esclito as Miley Cyrus
https://youtu.be/K98JJVhuXOg
Vivoree then made us put our hands up and sang along to “Party In The USA” as she wowed us as American pop singer Miley Cyrus in the 11th week of Your Face Sounds Familiar Season 3.
Week 12: Vivoree Esclito as Usher
https://youtu.be/ypWE49Uwvew
And for the very first time, she astounded us with her first-ever gender switch after she was bestowed RnB artist Usher for Week 12. It may be challenging for her, but she was still able to do an excellent job in her version of “Yeah” that completely showed her versatility as a performer.
Which artist will Vivoree impersonate in the highly anticipated grand showdown this coming weekend? Will her performance bestow her the most coveted Season 3 Grand Champion award, as well as the one million pesos and house a lot jackpot prizes?
Well, that’s for us to find out, so you better not miss the finale of Your Face Sounds Familiar Season 3 this Saturday and Sunday evening on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, and A2Z Channel 11!