Gigi De Lana

Gigi De Lana (formerly Gidget Dela Llana) is a Filipina singer-songwriter, dancer, commercial model, and actress. She rose to fame due to her stint as a contestant on Tawag ng Tanghalan sa It's Showtime (Philippine TV program). She is currently under the management of Rise Artist Studio and has appeared in Four Sisters Before the Wedding as Love Mae.
== Early Life ==
Mary Gidget Orfano Dela Llana was born on September 24, 1995 in Calamba, Laguna
== GMA (2007, 2013) ==
=== Tawag ng Tanghalan (season 1) ===
=== Daily Rounds, the Road to Semi-finals ===
Gigi auditioned for Tawag ng Tanghalan (season 1) in 2016. She advanced to the January 27th, 2016 Daily Round of the competition where she sang Regine Velasquez|Regine Velasquez' version of 'Araw-Gabi'—which propelled her to fame. According to Gigi, the song was taught to her by the late Lorenz Arquero, the owner of the band Serenata's New Perspective, which she performed for as a vocalist. Gigi won the Daily Round, allowing her to have a shot at bestowing the Golden Microphone. This time, she sang Wicked (musical)|Wicked's Defying Gravity (song)|Defying Gravity. At the end of her duel with the defending champion, she won with 94.6% and would go on to defend her title.
She went on to be the contest's defending champion until she became a semi-finalist on her fifth win (as the competition's mechanics impose). She then decided to continue to compete until 2 wins later, she then lost her title by a needle—1 point. The songs she sang from her first until last appearance as a contender/defending champion are as follows:
Date 	Date 	Date 	Song 	Artist 	Score	Result	Status
February 27	Saturday 	Daily Round 	'Araw-Gabi' 	Nonoy Zuñiga 	92.8%	Win 	Daily Winner
February 27	Saturday 	v. Defending Champion	'Defying Gravity' 	Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth	94.6%	Win 	Defending Champion
February 29	Monday 	v. Daily Winner 	'Dadalhin' 	Regine Velasquez 	95.4%	Win 	Defending Champion
March 1 	Tuesday 	v. Daily Winner 	'Kung Ako Na Lang Sana' 	Bituin Escalante 	93.8%	Win 	Defending Champion
March 2 	Wednesday	v. Daily Winner 	'Queen Of The Night' 	Whitney Houston 	91.6%	Win 	Defending Champion
March 3 	Thursday 	v. Daily Winner 	'Where Do Broken Hearts Go'	Whitney Houston 	94.8%	Win 	Defending Champion, Semi-finalist
March 4 	Friday 	v. Daily Winner 	'All I Ask Of You' 	Cliff Richard, Sarah Brightman 	92.8%	Win 	Defending Champion, Semi-finalist
March 5 	Saturday 	v. Daily Winner 	'Almost Over You' 	Sheena Easton 	92.4%	Win 	Defending Champion, Semi-finalist
March 7 	Monday 	v. Daily Winner 	'My All' 	Mariah Carey 	93.2%	Lose 	Semi-finalist
=== Semi-finals ===
The 1st Quarter Semi-finals commenced on March 28, 2016. Gigi and four other semi-finals sang one song per day from Monday to Saturday. She was joined by Jaime Navarro, Rachel Gabreza, Dominador Alviola Jr., and Maricel Callo. The musical pieces she performed were as follows:
Theme 	Theme 	Date 	Date 	Song 	Artist
Round 1	Audition Song 	March 26	Monday 	'Araw-Gabi' 	Nonoy Zuñiga
Round 2	Awit sa Pamilya (Song for the Family)	March 27	Tuesday 	'Home' 	Stephanie Mills
Round 3	Musical Influence 	March 28	Wednesday	'Let It Go' 	Idina Menzel
Round 4	Greatest Love 	March 29	Thursday 	'You Are My Song' 	Regine Velasquez
Round 5	Hurado's Song Choice (Judges' Choice)	March 30	Friday 	'Hanggang' 	Wency Cornejo
Round 6	Semifinal Song 	March 31	Saturday 	'When You Believe'	Whitney Houston ft. Mariah Carey
After almost a week, the 1st Quarter Semi-finals concluded with Gigi garnering a final score of 86.53%, accumulated from the combined scores of the judges, and text votes.
== GG Vibes ==
Gigi and her band, Gigi Vibes have occasionally live streamed their jamming sessions, even their gigs, in the past years. Gigi also at times live streamed on her own Facebook account, live streaming isn't novel to her. 
=== Season 1 ===
Upon the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the eventual ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy, she eventually returned to it via her official Facebook page by late June of 2020. Initially, the title of her live gig stream was 'Kabogera sa Live', with Gigi, initially joined by her pianist, Jon Cruz (June-July 2020, September 2020-present. 
The succeeding live gig streams were titled 'GG Vibes' (alternatively, 'GGVibes'). This time, in addition to Gigi and her pianist, they were also joined by her saxophonist Eljin Del Rosario (June 2020- July 2020), her drummer Romeo Marquez (June-July 2020, September 2020-present), her bassist Jake Manalo (June-July 2020, January 2021-present), and her rhythm guitarist LA Arquero (January 2021-present). 
Since its inception, the stream has entertained song requests from its viewers. Although not mandatory, viewers were encouraged to support the livestream by sending any amount through online payment such as GCash. The stream is produced in Tritone Studios, owned by Erwin Lacsa, also a member of Serenata's New Perspective, performing as a vocalist. 
=== Hiatuses ===
==== Band absence ====
From episodes 6-12, which spanned from July 2020-September 2020, Gigi started live streaming by herself. Members of the band were extremely busy with their other endeavors. In those episodes, the stream featured an theme, usually an artist's songs are sang on the first set, the second set was dedicated for viewer requests. Among the episodes featured were:
EP	EP 	Theme 	Date
6 	6 	Ariana Grande songs 	July 22
7 	7 	Demi Lovato songs 	July 29
8 	Set 1	Avril Lavigne songs 	August 5
8 	Set 2	Paramore songs 	August 5
9 	9 	Pink songs 	August 12
10	10 	Walt Disney Pictures	August 19
11	11 	The Carpenters songs	August 30
12	12 	Katy Perry songs 	September 19
==== Gigi's Sick Leave ====
Gigi took a rest from hosting GG Vibes from a then concurring canker sore, causing the show to be shelved temporarily. She was able to live streamed by late August, but not presented as GG Vibes. She did recover partially and was able to stream another episode of GG Vibes on August 30. However, her canker sore worsen, hence, she took some time off, initially for an uncertain amount of time. She then returned two weeks later, excellently recovered.
==== Shooting a Movie ====
GG Vibes, once again, halted weekly episodes, but this time, for almost two months. 
=== 'New Hope: The End of the TNT Era' ===
A week after Episode 12, Gigi did her first ever digital concert, which also served as a birthday concert. The concert, titled, 'New Hope: The End of the TNT Era', was one that signified the end of a chapter of her singing career, and plausibly foreshadowed her new venture on ABS-CBN.
As the title may have hinted, she paid tribute to her journey as a Tawag ng Tanghalan contestant. She once again sang all of the musical pieces she used in the more than a year competition. The concert was also the first time that her pianist, Jon, and her drummer, Romeo, joined her after almost two months.
In addition to her, she also had special guests that include her 'Tawag Ng Tanghalan' Season 1 colleagues, Jex De Castro, Eumee Capile, and Rachel Gabreza, and also Sofronio Vasquez, another 'Tawag Ng Tanghalan' colleague, from Season 2. There were other guests as well that included some of her fans who gave birthday messages for her. All of which, joined Gigi via Zoom Video Communications.
The latter part of the concert highlighted the presents that people sent her including gifts from her sponsors, and her fans. Finally, she showed off, and wished on the cakes sent to her, including one from Star Cinema.
=== Season 2 ===
Gigi kicked-off the second season in the following week, on September 27. The show only included Gigi, and Jon, and was themed '80s Rewind'. The episode was also her last episode before going on to another hiatus, aforementioned.
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