Half-Pinoy wins The Voice Kids Germany

Joan Leary

<img src='' alt='032716-lukas1_up.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'>Lukas Janisch, a Filipino-Austrian contestant in <i>The Voice Kids Germany</i> won in the said competition. The 13-year-old singer won with his rendition of Adele’s “<i>When We Were Young</i>” which he performed while also playing the piano.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><center><iframe frameborder='0' width='480' height='270' src='//www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x4065wc' allowfullscreen=''></iframe><br/><br/><a href='http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4065wc_lukas-when-we-were-young_music' target='_blank'>Lukas - When We Were Young</a> <i>by <a href='http://www.dailymotion.com/niels91' target='_blank'>niels91</a><br/><br/></i></center><div>During his blind auditions, he performed Alicia Keys’ “<i>Fallin</i>’” on the piano too. He received standing ovations for both his blind audition and final performance. Coach Lena Meyer-Landrut first turned and pressed the “I Want You” button but Lukas ended up choosing coach Mark Foster as his mentor.</div><div><br/></div><div>Aside from the piano, Lukas is also learning how to play the guitar. Lukas’s mother Maricar hails from Leyte while his father is from Austria. </div><div><br/></div><br/><center><iframe frameborder='0' width='480' height='270' src='//www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x3qom5g' allowfullscreen=''></iframe><br/><a href='http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3qom5g_lukas-fallin-the-voice-kids-germany-blind-auditions-1-5-2-2016-hd_music' target='_blank'>Lukas - Fallin' - The Voice Kids Germany (Blind...</a> <i>by <a href='http://www.dailymotion.com/niels91' target='_blank'>niels91</a><br/><br/><div style='text-align: left;'>Main photo screengrab from <a href='http://www.dailymotion.com/'>http://www.dailymotion.com/</a></div></i></center>

Thirteen-year-old Lukas Janisch says his favorite performer is Beyonce.

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