Pinoy makes it to 'X Factor Australia' grand finals

MANILA, Philippines - For the second year in a row, a Filipino has made it to the grand finals of reality talent show "X Factor Australia."

On Tuesday, it was announced that Filipino-Australia Cyrus Villanueva was part of the "X Factor Australia" top three, thus making him part of the show's grand finals which will be held next week.

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The 19-year-old singer will compete with Over 25s artist Louise Adams (mentored by James Blunt) and Groups artist Jess & Matt (mentored by Guy Sebastian) to become the winner of "X Factor Australia" season seven.

Cyrus is mentored by American rock musician Chris Isaak.

The Filipino-Australian singer impressed the judges with his performance of Phil Collins' "In The Air Tonight" on Monday.

"That was a grand final-type performance. You have to vote for something like that. You have to be there, Cyrus. Please everyone, please," Dannii Minogue said of Cyrus' performance.

This isn't the first time a Pinoy made it this far in "X Factor Australia." Last year, Filipina teen Marlisa Punsalan won the show's sixth season.

Other Pinoys are currently competing in international reality talent shows. All-Filipina group 4th Impact is part of "X Factor UK" while Pinay Amy Vachal is part of the "The Voice US" top 12.