UFest Star Search ’26 Champion Tiffany Vistal Featured in MAGIS MIC Episode 2

Tiffany Vistal, reigning champion of KISLAP: The Ateneo UFest Star Search 2026, is the featured guest in the second episode of MAGIS MIC, the official student-led podcast program of the University that celebrates Atenean artistry and musical expression.

Ms. Vistal, a singer-songwriter, has performed since she was three years old. She first appeared on national television in 2019 as a contestant on The Voice Kids Philippines Season 4, where she was part of Kamp Kawayan under coach Bamboo. In 2024, she returned to the franchise on The Voice Teen Philippines Season 3 and finished in the Top 8 as a member of Team Supreme under coach KZ Tandingan.

Her career has since reached international audiences. In 2025, she was named the winner of “Awiting Wicked: For Good” and was featured in the Philippine rendition and music video of “For Good.” She was later chosen as one of the Philippines’ ASEAN delegates for the Wicked: For Good movie premiere in Singapore in November 2025, where she met cast members Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, as well as director Jon M. Chu.

Alongside her performing career, Ms. Vistal is a first-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing student at ADDU. From 2024 to 2026, she served as Music Head and lead vocalist of the Ateneo Blue Band. During that time, she wrote the band’s original song “Loving You In A Distance” (2025) and the official theme song of the ADDU Senior High School Christ the King Fiesta 2025, “Maglawig (Hugyaw Ateneo!).” She has also performed at the University Fair at SM Ecoland.

The episode traces Vistal’s path from early childhood performances to local and international stages, as well as her work as a Nursing student and songwriter.

The second episode of MAGIS MIC is now available for viewing on YouTube and Facebook.