Filipina singer Marlisa Punzalan crowned winner of X-FACTOR AUSTRALIA!

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Marlisa Punzalan will have to beat the dashing crooner Dean Ray and country magic Brothers 3 to take out the title of X Factor Australia winner 2014. And yes she did, she beat them with her big amazing vocal prowess.

The 15-year old teen from Sydney was mentored by Boyzone frontman Ronan Keating. She first made an impression on her first audition singing the Beatle’s classic ” Yesterday”. Marlisa made some very promising performances throughout the live shows including her rendition of Celine Dion’s smash-hit “All By Myself” and Frozen’s “Let it Go”.

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As the winner of X-FACTOR AUSTRALIA, Punzalan eventually received a contract with Sony Music Australia and released her debut single “Stand By You”. If you haven’t heard the song yet, check it out on youtube!

I bet my liposuction-ed ass that her first single will become ARIA no.1!

Where and When to tip in different countries?

We all love to tip. If tipping the right amount to the right person your chance of getting an upgrade to a presidential suite, the best table at Chiltern Firehouse ( booking a table here is like getting a sainthood!)  or have sex with the hot waiter/waitress (i still have to master this, Samantha Jones style!), think of it as social minefield to master and lives will get even better.

Travel website Wego has now created an easy–peasy-lemon-squeezy infographic revealing where and when to tip when travelling abroad. And if you happen to be in Argentina, please get a life insurance when you get arrested you bail yourself out!

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Lorde to “curate” The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 soundtrack

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Last July (yeah, old news!) , Lorde (the uber-cool songstress from Middle Earth!)  tweeted to her “royal wannabees” that she will be contributing to The Hunger Games soundtrack. You think it is just one song she will contribute but NO! she will curate the whole soundtrack album and will use her Royal awesomeness to personally hand-pick the artists for the soundtrack to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 and provide the lead single for the album, which will be released this fall.

And the lead single, YELLOW FLICKER BEAT,debuted on her Vevo for everyone to enjoy. It is haunting, magnetic and full of angst!

Unfortunately to Kanye West fans out there, he will be left out, and NO, the whole Kardashian clan aren’t going to be in the movie. HAHAHA!!!!

credit: billboard.com Fly girl! Lorde performs at Lollapalooza 2014