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Alexa Ilacad Nails Her Olivia Rodrigo Transformation and 'Drivers License' Performance in 'Your Face Sounds Familiar'

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<div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1770036371623alexa ilacad as olivia rodrigo in your face sounds familiar 4 embed a.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="700"/>Alexa Ilacad as Olivia Rodrigo | Photo from @alexailacad</div><div> </div>Alexa Ilacad is on a roll in Your Face Sounds Familiar 4! Since <a href="https://metro.style/people/2026/1/16/viral-sensation-alexa-ilacad-s-renditions-of-chinito-and-man-i-need-take-the-internet-by-storm-1225" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">going viral</a> for her renditions of Yeng Constantino&#x27;s &quot;Chinito&quot; in the singing impersonation competition&#x27;s previous episode and Olivia Dean&#x27;s &quot;Man I Need&quot; on iWant ASAP, Alexa has netizens abuzz once again. She delivered another commendable performance on the show&#x27;s February 1 episode, showing her take on Olivia Rodrigo&#x27;s &quot;drivers license,&quot; the lead single from Olivia&#x27;s debut studio album Sour.As a longtime fan of the Filipino-American singer-songwriter, a Livie (Olivia&#x27;s fanclub name), Alexa was so thrilled to have had the opportunity to do that performance. She said, &quot;I love Olivia with all my heart. I&#x27;m such a fan! I&#x27;m a Livie. And fantasy! Fantasy ko &#x27;to!&quot;<div> </div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUQJFwNjwk8/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=810&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A15497323.400000006%2C%22ls%22%3A47814.09999999404%2C%22le%22%3A48070.89999999106%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="492" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div> </div>Impressed by Alexa&#x27;s performance, Your Face Sounds Familiar judge Gary Valenciano told Alexa that the song fit her like a glove. &quot;&#x27;Yung boses ni Olivia Rodrigo ay very today, very now—like you, Alexa. You are an artist of today, kaya parang gwantes na fit sa kamay. &#x27;Yun ginawa mo ngayon, eksakto,&quot; Gary said, acknowledging that it&#x27;s difficult to impersonate any artist but that it was great Alexa had the edge that she and Olivia are from the same generation. &quot;Kaya parang gwantes talaga!&quot;Substitute judge Klarisse de Guzman, on the other hand, declared that she is now officially a fan of Alexa. &quot;Parang wala kang hindi kayang gawin,&quot; Klarisse told Alexa, commending her for how she paid attention to the smallest details and nuances that made her performance truly close to the original. &quot;Grabe ka, talagang inaral mo siya. At ang ganda-ganda ng head voice mo; sobrang healthy niya pakinggan kanina. Sobrang nakaka-proud ka, Alexa. Alam mo, fan mo na talaga ako ngayon.&quot;Lastly, guest judge Karla Estrada was impressed just the same, expressing her wish for Olivia to see Alexa&#x27;s performance and hoping it could one day lead to them meeting each other. She shared that it&#x27;s possible to happen, citing how her son, Daniel Padilla, met his idol, Stephen Curry, when the American professional basketball player visited the Philippines. Karla, who also performed Lady Gaga&#x27;s &quot;Always Remember Us This Way&quot; on the show, proceeded to compliment Alexa, saying, &quot;Ang galing mo! Hindi mo lang siya nagaya, na parang ginaya mo lang, parang natural na natural na halos pareho kayo ng voice.&quot;Klarisse and Karla were substitute judges for Sharon Cuneta and Ogie Alcasid for the show&#x27;s Round 9. <div> </div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1770043717861625872762_18560747791031220_363980136759329676_n.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="700"/>Photo from @alexailacad</div><div> </div>Completing Alexa&#x27;s Olivia Rodrigo transformation were her beauty and fashion looks. She rocked a long, black, and wavy wig with wingtip eye makeup, accentuated with rhinestones. She credited pro makeup artist Hajie Alejandro, wig hairstylist Ian Garcia, and stylist Mac Mendoza for helping her achieve this transformation. Alexa wore a little white dress with fishnet stockings and a pair of black boots, channeling Olivia&#x27;s look when she performed &quot;drivers license&quot; onstage at the 2022 <a href="https://metro.style/people/2026/2/2/music-s-biggest-night-list-of-winners-from-the-68th-grammy-awards-1400" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grammys</a>.<div> </div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1770044848169alexa olivia.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="700"/>Screenshots from @alexailacad and Olivia Rodrigo&#x27;s YouTube channel</div><div> </div>With that amazing performance, Alexa placed second in Round 9, next to Rufa Mae Quinto, who impersonated Fergie and sang &quot;Big Girls Don&#x27;t Cry.&quot;Alexa has consistently delivered buzzworthy performances in Your Face Sounds Familiar 4, with her performances as Chappell Roan with &quot;Pink Pony Club,&quot; Connie Francis with &quot;Pretty Little Baby,&quot; Jennie with &quot;Like Jennie,&quot; Britney Spears with &quot;I&#x27;m a Slave 4 U&quot; (which led to her ranking #1 in Round 4), Zsa Zsa Padilla with &quot;Hiram,&quot; Sharon Cuneta with &quot;Mr. DJ,&quot; and Yeng Constantino&#x27;s &quot;Chinito.&quot; The next artist she will impersonate is Avril Lavigne with the song &quot;Girlfriend.&quot;Overall, Alexa&#x27;s cumulative points have earned her the second spot in the competition, next to duo JMielle (JM Dela Cerna &amp; Marielle Montellano). The finals of the competition are approaching with two rounds left. With her track record on the show, things are looking promising for Alexa, and one thing&#x27;s clear: win or lose, Alexa has won hearts and will continue to win hearts with her talent. <div style="text-align:center"> </div>Lead photo from @alexailacad

Alexa Ilacad is on a roll on "Your Face Sounds Familiar 4," with another buzzworthy performance that was so good it gave us goosebumps.

Alexa Ilacad is on a roll on "Your Face Sounds Familiar 4," with another buzzworthy performance that was so good it gave us goosebumps.