4th Impact

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4th Impact
Also known as
  • Cercado Sisters
  • Gollayan Sisters
  • MICA
  • 4th Power
Origin Santiago, Philippines
Years active 2001–present[1]
Associated acts
Members
  • Almira Cercado
  • Celina Cercado
  • Irene Cercado
  • Mylene Cercado

4th Impact (previously known as The Cercados, Gollayan Sisters, MICA and 4th Power) is a Filipino girl group formed in late 2001.[2] The group is composed of sisters Almira, Celina, Irene and Mylene Cercado. The sisters were born in Santiago, Isabela, but later moved to Manila.[3] They are known for participating in several Philippine and South Korean talent shows, including the World Championships of Performing Arts, which they won twice. Performing in Protegé, they were mentored by Jay R, but were one of the first acts to be eliminated. They were also contestants on It's Showtime, winning the sixth season, and Superstar K6, where they reached eighth place. In 2015, they traveled to the United Kingdom and competed in the 12th series of the The X Factor, finishing in fifth place.[4]

Career

2001–13: Talent shows

Almira, the eldest member of the group, began competing in Filipino reality talent shows at a young age. She was one of the contestants in Star for a Night (Philippine TV series) which was won by Sarah Geronimo. Almira received a voice lesson scholarship for being a grand finalist in a local TV singing contest. Before the formation of the group, she released independent singles and tried to teach her sisters all she learned from her voice lessons.[5] She competed in singing competitions at town fiestas and festivals, while the other sisters competed in dance contests.

In 2001, an aunt suggested the sisters form a singing group.[6] Originally, they named themselves The Cercados after their surname and began performing at festivals and events.[1] The group debuted professionally in 2006. They won 16 gold medals and were proclaimed Junior Grand Vocal Group Champion in the World Championships of Performing Arts. In 2008, they competed on Pinoy Idol, but were eliminated in the first round. In the same year, the group released a six-track self-titled EP from Viva Records.[7] In 2009, they changed their name to The Gollayan Sisters and competed in various reality singing competitions. In 2012, the group won the Filipino variety show It's Showtime, singing covers of "I Believe I Can Fly" and "Queen Of The Night".[8] In 2013, the group competed in the World Championships of Performing Arts and won again, this time as the Grand Winner in the Senior Vocal Group Category.[9]

2014–15: Superstar K and The X Factor

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Main articles: Superstar K6 and The X Factor (UK series 12)

In 2014, the group changed their name to MICA, an acronym formed from the first letters of their names, when they auditioned for the internationally recognized Korean talent competition Superstar K6. In the first stage of the competition, the group sang "U&I" by Ailee, while the lead singer, Almira, also performed a solo of Beyonce's song "Listen". The performances received positive reviews from the judges and the group moved to the next round. During the third round, the sisters performed their own rendition of Idina Menzel's song "Let It Go" from the Disney movie Frozen. Their performance went viral on social media and YouTube, garnering over 20 million views. After competing in various knock-out stages, MICA was eliminated after the second round of "Super Week". The judges decided to bring them back as a wildcard and the group, along with 11 other acts, progressed to the live show stage of the competition. They were eliminated in Week 3, finishing in eighth place overall.[10]

In 2015, the sisters changed the group's name to 4th Power and auditioned for the 12th series of the X Factor, singing "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj. They received a standing ovation from the audience and all four judges, with Simon Cowell saying, "In terms of first auditions, this is probably one of the best I've ever seen."[11] After airing, their audition went viral, garnering over 50 million views on YouTube and 75 million on Facebook, giving them international recognition. However, copyright issues were raised regarding the use of the name 4th Power, forcing the group to change their name to 4th Impact.[12] They performed Christina Aguilera's "Show Me How You Burlesque" for the Six Chair Challenge round.[13] Their mentor, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, selected them as one of her final six groups. They progressed to the Judge's House round, where they sang "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)" by Rihanna, after which they were selected to perform at the live shows.[14]

During the fourth week, when 4th Impact were announced as safe while results were coming in for various X Factor performances, Lauren Murray, a fellow contestant, pushed Mylene away after she tried giving her a hug in celebratory fashion.[15] The event received widespread online notoriety, with some X Factor viewers expressing their disgust with Murray on social media platforms. Both acts posted on Facebook and Twitter to deny any tension between them and Murray told Radio Times that she was just calling for fellow contestant Ché Chesterman to be announced safe.[16]

In the fifth week of the contest, 4th Impact found themselves in the bottom two for the first time. They performed "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" by Jennifer Holliday in the final showdown against Murray, but were eliminated and finished in fifth place.[17] After the announcement, Celina collapsed on stage and was taken to hospital.[18]

2016: The X Factor Tour

In 2016, the sisters travelled on their first official tour, The X Factor Live Tour, along with Louisa Johnson, Reggie 'n' Bollie, Lauren Murray, Che Chesterman, Anton Stephans, Mason Noise and Seann Miley Moore.[19][20][21]

Discography

Studio albums

  • TBA (2017)

Extended plays

List of EPs
Title EP details
The Cercados[22]

Featured singles

Song Year Album
"My All"[23]
(명콤비 Twinz featuring MICA)		 2015 Non-album single

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 World Championships of Performing Arts Contestant Season 2
2008 Pinoy Idol Contestant "Auditions: Metro Manila" (Season 1, episode 4)
2011 Protégé: The Battle For The Big Break Contestant "Auditions" (Season 1, episode 3)
2012 It's Showtime Contestant Season 1
2013 World Championships of Performing Arts Contestant Season 11
2014 Superstar K Contestant Season 6
2015 The X Factor Contestant Season 12

Concert tours

Headlining
  • 4th Impact Live Tour (2016)[24]
Co-headlining
  • The X Factor Live Tour (with The X Factor finalists) (2016)[21]

References

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