Filipino community cheers 'Idol' hopeful from Miramar

She's got the look. She's got the voice. And for Filipino Americans across South Florida, she's got the vote.

Ramiele Malubay, 20, of Miramar, is the latest American Idol darling. The young Asian-American caught the judges' attention Wednesday night during the women's semifinals, earning high praise from even the finicky Simon Cowell, who said she "out-sung every single person."

Edwin Dominado, president of the Philippine American Federation of South Florida, knows Malubay and said he would be cheering her on with the rest of his community. Mualubay remained a contender Thursday night after the results of the show's nationwide phone vote came in

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