Costa Coffee’s #SingYourWayToLondon winner gets proper Brit welcome
Jyl Orila got to experience what London had to offer by joining the Costa Coffee contest, #SingYourWayToLondon, which called for netizens to post a Brit-inspired song number online. She went all-out in her moving Adele number, where she used Costa Coffee cups as her percussion instruments, moving on to the finals where she performed live in front of a panel of judges that included David Guison and celebrity siblings Kiana and Paolo Valenciano.
“Basically, I had to record my vocals (melody, first harmony, then second harmony) a couple of times to make my voice sound thicker. I tapped Costa Coffee takeaway cups, lids turned up, to make the beat. Some cups were turned upside down and scratched on paper towels to provide the egg shaker effect,” she said. At the finals, Orila was in full British attire complete with a Costa Coffee-colored romper and a bowler hat.
Among the fabulous prizes she received was an all-expense paid trip to her dream destination where she was able to tour the city’s historic sites. Joining Jyl in London were Awesome Planet’s Anton and Rachelle Diaz and Costa Coffee’s regional marketing manager Cindy Poh.
Some of the popular attractions she was able to visit included the London Eye, Big Ben, the Tower of London, Thames River and Westminster Abbey. For a musical experience, she walked on Abbey Road, which is famous for that iconic Beatles cover, and went on to see the houses of British rock legends. Other highlights during her five-day tour were attending a West End play and participating in an open mic session at one of the city’s hip lounges.
The 26 year old, who is a Costa Coffee Eastwood branch regular, also visited the Costa Coffee Roastery, the British coffee chain brand’s 85,000-sq. ft. roasting facility in Basildon, Essex.
Back in Manila, Jyl paid a courtesy visit to the British Ambassador to the Philippines Daniel Pruce.