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Marlisa Punzalan
Musical artist
Marlisa Ann Punzalan[3] (born 1 October ), also known simply as Marlisa, is an Australian singer. She won the sixth season of The&#;X&#;Factor&#;Australia in , aged 15, the youngest contestant to have won the show. Punzalan subsequently received a recording contract with Sony Music Australia and released her debut single "Stand by You", which debuted at number two on the ARIA&#;Singles&#;Chart and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association. This was followed by the release of her self-titled debut album Marlisa, which debuted at number six the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold. "Stand by You" was nominated for the ARIA Award for Song of the Year in
Early life
[edit]Marlisa Ann Punzalan[3] was born on 1 October in Sydney to Lito and Andrea Punzalan.[4][5] Her parents emigrated to Australia from the Philippines before she and her older brother Martin were born. • X-FACTOR AUSTRALIA WINNER Marlisa Punzalan pays homage to the motherland this weekend with the release of the Filipino version of her second single Unstoppable. The song, dubbed in Tagalog, is being released worldwide by Sony Music just in time for the celebration of the Philippines' th Indepenence day on June The follow up to her Platinum selling winning single, Stand By You, and co-written with Jon Hume (Evermore) and Dean Lewis, Unstoppable (the Flipino version) is an uplifting pop smash with a strong message of resilience. When asked about the track Marlisa says: “It's about rising up to the challenge as a nation, as family or as a group of individuals.” Since winning The X Factor last year, year old Filipino-Australian Marlisa embarked on a promotional visit to the Phillippines performing on major TV programs including It's Showtime, A.S.A.P, in-store performances at Lucky Chinatown and Eastwood Mall Open Park, but the most meaningful of all was h • In the wake of this morning's confirmation that the Australian version of long-running reality show The X Factor had been axed bygd Channel Seven,it seems fitting to reflect on the successes achieved by the show over its eight-season run. Or, more fittingly, the significant lack of success. In fact, for a show that ran as long as The X Factor, there are surprisingly few positives to write home about, even with more than episodes, two channels, 15 judges, three hosts and a wealth of forgettable contestants to its name. It's actually ganska sad: imbued with all the tools to thrive, The X Factor rarely did more than flounder. Let's start with the series' most obvious failure: the fact that, although today's cancellation feels like an "at last" moment, it's actually more of a belated "told you so"; you see, back in , after a woeful first årstid on kanal Ten — the same network that has renewed I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!multiple times, mind you — decided
The unstoppable Marlisa