In the first stage of the auditions, the group sang ' U&I' by Ailee, who, incidentally, was one of the judges on the panel. There they changed their name to 'MICA', an acronym formed from the first letters of their names.

In August 2014, the group traveled to South Korea to audition in the talent competition Superstar K6. The Gollayan Sisters (as part of the Gollayan Family) In April 2014, the group released their album The Cercados: Unstoppable! under Saturno Music, which also failed to reach commercial success.

Later that same year, the group competed and won again in the World Championships of Performing Arts, this time as the Grand Winner in the Senior Vocal Group Category, bringing home a haul of 20 gold medals, four silver medals and four over-all champion plaques. Early in 2013, the group landed a regular gig in the musical variety show Sarah G Live as backup singers and dancers. They continued to compete in various singing contests and in 2012 participated as members of a family troupe that won in the Filipino variety show It's Showtime, singing covers of ' I Believe I Can Fly' and ' Queen of the Night'. In 2009, they also began using the name 'The Gollayan Sisters', which was derived from their middle name. In 2008, the group released a six-track self-titled EP under Viva Records, which did not reach commercial success. The following year, the group was invited to perform in the 2007 Monaco Charity Film Festival. They won 16 gold medals and four outstanding plaques and were proclaimed Junior Vocal Group Grand Champion of the competition. In 2006, they were approached by one of the producers of the talent show FamJam, who asked them if they would like to represent the Philippines in the World Championships of Performing Arts.

Initially, they named themselves 'The Cercado Sisters' after their surname and began performing and competing as a girl group at festivals, events and talent shows. The sisters formed their singing group in 2001 at the suggestion of an aunt. 2.5 As featured artist and other appearancesĬareer 2001–2014: Early years Īlmira, the eldest of the sisters in the group, first began competing at a young age in Filipino talent shows such as Batang Kampeon, which was won by Charice Pempengco, and Star for a Night, which was won by Sarah Geronimo.

1.4 2016–present: The X Factor Live Tour and singles.

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