By: Nurul Fazliana Norman
PENAMPANG: 20 October 2026 – Petrova topped the seventh week of Borneo Rising after scoring the highest overall mark of 71.27 per cent in the semi-final round of the competition held on Sunday at ITCC Penampang.
The win saw Petrova advance to the final stage alongside Harris, Joy and Dabra, while Faris and Harvard had to end their respective bids after scoring 34.22 per cent and 57.34 per cent.
Harris finished second with 63.65 per cent, followed by Joy (63.32 per cent) and Dabra (62.70 per cent).
Dabra also won the Most Powerful Performance award sponsored by CelcomDigi, taking home RM1,000 in cash through a performance of the song Destinasi Cinta, originally sung by Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza.
The episode, themed Power Pick – Judges’ Choice Songs, also featured Big Stage Rocketfuel talents Hussain, Ranisha and Adam Nazmie, who paired up with the contestants in battle assignments.
Borneo Rising airs every Sunday at 9pm on Astro Ria (channel 104), TV Okey (channel 146), Astro GO, Sooka, RTMKlik and On Demand.
