MANILA -- Singers Enzo Almario and Lucas Garcia are proud of their fellow "Idol Philippines" contender Matty Juniosa, who just earned a golden buzzer from Simon Cowell at "Britain's Got Talent."
Juniosa was part of iDolls, a singing trio formed in 2019 by ABS-CBN along with Garcia and Almario. As the iDolls, the trio appeared, performed on various events and shows. They also competed in "Your Face Sounds Familiar" in 2021.
Over the weekend, a video of Juniosa earning a golden buzzer from Cowell was released by "Britain's Got Talent."
On Facebook, Garcia and Almario celebrated Juniosa's milestone.
Screen grab: Facebook/Enzo Almario
Screen grab: Facebook/Lucas Garcia
iDolls announced its disbandment In 2022. Juniosa said at the time that part of the reason for the group's breakup was his decision to move to the United Kingdom to study after receiving a scholarship.
In his "BGT" intro, Juniosa said he has been living in Glasgow for three years and is also working part-time as a waiter.
Juniosa amazed not only the judges but the audience of "BGT" with his performance of Prince’s “Purple Rain,” which is one of Cowell's favorite songs.
This earned him the coveted golden buzzer from Cowell -- with much prodding from the audience -- sending him straight to the semi-finals.
On his social media post, Cowell said that he loved Juniosa's audition.