BILLY CRAWFORD CREDITS LATE FATHER AS BIGGEST COACH IN LIFE

His work as a coach to "The Voice" kids has started, and Billy Crawford is definitely on the lookout for talents, aged between seven and 14, who will constitute his team.

- BY JERRY DONATO

Hopefully, one of them will reach the finale show.

Billy simply banks on his years of experience as a singer and recording artist here and abroad.

Like his fellow "The Voice Kids" coaches Julie Anne San Jose and Stell and Pablo of SB19, Billy has a game plan, which he generously shared in a recent press conference for the reality singing talent show, airing Sundays at 7 p.m. on GMA.

"My strategy is that I have to tell and be honest with the kids and tell them that 'This is a competition,”” said he. "Sa isang competition, may mananalo at may matatalo (in a competition, someone wins and someone loses), pero gusto ko ring iembed sa kanila na di matatapos yung career nila dahil sa isang kumpetisyon (but I also want to embed or instill in them that their career will not end because of one competition)." Billy added that he wanted the kids to also appreciate the importance of having work ethics and professionalism in the fields of performing and singing.