Elaine Duran emerges as ‘TNT’ champ Elaine Duran of Butuan City was named the latest grand champion of “Tawag ng Tanghalan” on “It’s Showtime” on Sept. 28, capping off a journey that began when she became the competition’s first 10- time daily defending champion or “TNT Record Holder.” The 20-year-old singer sealed her victory in the grand finals’ last round by performing a medley of Basil Valdez hits. She received the highest combined average score of 41.18% from the madlang people’s votes and judges’ scores, beating fellow grand finalists John Mark Saga and John Michael dela Cerna.