Sebastian Landa says goodbye to I am, great international battles in style. After 10 years of arduous study of the character of José Feliciano and having reached the final of several seasons of Yo soy with great opponents, the 76-year-old Peruvian impersonator of the singer-songwriter managed to take home the long-awaited award.
The artist won against Sebastián Hormazábal, a Chilean imitator of Nino Bravo in his first duel of the night, moving on to the second stage of the final, where he would try to beat his next opponent: ‘Juan Gabriel’.
Sebastián Landa declares himself the winner of I am, great battles
After facing Ronald Hidalgo, the Peruvian impersonator of Juan Gabriel, in a hard-fought and epic versus impersonation, Christian Rivero prepared to read the final results of the vote issued by the public through the Latina app.
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In that line, between the intrigue and the cheers of the public present, Rivero read the name of the winner that was on the envelope that he held in his hands. “Jose Feliciano!”, exclaimed the TV host, and generated a furor among those attending the set of the program and caused great emotion in Sebastián Landa, who, hearing his name, could not help but hold back his tears.
“It’s 10 years of effort,” said the Peruvian impersonator between sobs.
Immediately, he received the congratulations of the jury and his opponent, who gave him a warm hug and applauded his work as an imitator of the original artist.
‘Juan Gabriel’ is fired from the competition to applause
Meanwhile, Ronald Hidalgo, who won season number 5 of Yo soy, la revancha, in 2012, expressed words of gratitude to his family and fans, who have been supporting him since his beginnings as an imitator and have extended their support.
Similarly, the jury congratulated the imitator of Juan Gabriel, after failing to achieve his goal of becoming the two-time champion of another season of Yo soy.
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