A little bleep on the radar, Jayson Fernandez joins the Voice of the Philippines Audition?

Yes this was Rivermaya after Rico's departure, Jayson is the third guy from the left

Jayson who? For the uninitiated, a few months after Rico Blanco's departure from Rivermaya, the remaining band members (namely Mark Escuete, Mike Elgar, and Japs Sergio) conducted a reality tv show like search for the next Rivermaya frontman. A guy named Jayson Fernandez emerged as the winner and spent four years and two studio albums with the band before surprisingly leaving the band to pursue a solo career. Details of the break up was sketchy, but it wasn't as high profile as Bamboo and Rico's departure. Nevertheless, Rivermaya (as expected) survives another break up and is now going strong with their current lineup.

Now, since the Rivermaya departure, Jayson was able to release one solo album (that's going to be a separate entry on this blog) that ended up on the clearance bins. His resurfacing in the Voice Philippines audition with no less than original Rivermaya front man Bamboo Manalac as one of the judges made me interested to watch the audition. To see the results of the blind audition, check out the video below:

Now if he'll actually win the competition or not remains to be seen. And it's APL (of Black Eyed Peas fame) job to coach Jayson to make it to the top. Too bad for him though that Bamboo didn't turn his chair.