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MTV VJ Hunt
The MTV VJ Hunt is a search conducted by certain MTV channels in Asia for their respective channels' newest VJs. Indonesia MTV VJ Hunt Indonesia in 2014 was the last VJ Hunt competition in the country as the MTV license for Indonesia was cut because of economic reasons (albeit MTV Indonesia is closed first in 2012 because of some undisclosed reasons.). In MTV VJ Hunt Indonesia 2011, Haries Argareza (Arga) Harahap was chosen as the runner up and Andra Ziggie got the 3rd place. Philippines The MTV VJ Hunt in the Philippines was held every two years, and has produced notable Filipino VJs. During the 2005 MTV VJ Hunt, instead of choosing the standard two winners, four winners were picked for the first time. One winner, Colby Miller became the first Philippine VJ Hunt winner to be hired by MTV Asia. During the whole duration of MTV Philippines, KC Montero became the longest active VJ Hunt winner. 1997 * Shannen Torres (1997–2000) * Jamie Wilson (1997-1998) 1999 * KC Montero (199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VJ (media Personality)
A video jockey (abbreviated VJ or sometimes veejay) is an announcer or host who introduces music videos and live performances on commercial music television channels such as MTV, VH1, MuchMusic and Channel V. Origins The term "video jockey" comes from the term "disc jockey", "DJ" ("deejay") as used in radio. Music Television (MTV) popularized the term in the 1980s (see List of MTV VJs). The MTV founders got their idea for their VJ host personalities from studying Merrill Aldighieri's club. Aldighieri worked in the New York City nightclub Hurrah, which was the first to make a video installation as a prominent featured component of the club's design with multiple monitors hanging over the bar and dance floor. When Hurrah invited Aldighieri to show her experimental film, she asked if she could develop a video to complement the DJ music so that then her film would become part of a club ambiance and not be seen as a break in the evening. The experiment led to a full-time job there. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Philippines
MTV Philippines was a 24-hour music/entertainment television network owned by All Youth Channels, Inc., through a partnership with MTV Networks Asia Pacific. The network originally started its broadcast on January 1, 2001. Two other MTV-branded networks carrying domestic its final broadcast on March 20, 2011, content have since struggled to stay on the air through the 2010s, neither lasting more than four years. Prior to its last incarnation, MTV Philippines was a corporate venture between MTV Networks Asia and Nation Broadcasting Corporation. MTV Networks Asia provided much of the broadcast content, while NBC provided the infrastructure. MTV Philippines' facilities were located at the Citibank Center in Makati, The Richmonde Hotel in Ortigas Center, Pasig, The Fort in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, and Silver City in Frontera Verde, Ortigas Avenue, Pasig. History MTV Asia in the Philippines on UHF Channel 23 MTV started in the Philippines in May 1992 as MTV Asia. It starte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nguyễn Hải Phong
Nguyễn () is the most common Vietnamese surname. Outside of Vietnam, the surname is commonly rendered without diacritics as Nguyen. Nguyên (元）is a different word and surname. By some estimates 39 percent of Vietnamese people bear this surname.Lê Trung Hoa, ''Họ và tên người Việt Nam'', NXB Khoa học - Xã hội, 2005 Origin and usage "Nguyễn" is the spelling of the Sino-Vietnamese pronunciation of the Han character 阮 (, ). The same Han character is often romanized as ''Ruǎn'' in Mandarin, ''Yuen'' in Cantonese, ''Gnieuh'' or ''Nyoe¹'' in Wu Chinese, or ''Nguang'' in Hokchew. . Hanja reading (Korean) is 완 (''Wan'') or 원 (''Won'') and in Hiragana, it is げん (''Gen''), old reading as け゚ん (Ngen). The first recorded mention of a person surnamed Nguyen is a 317 CE description of a journey to Giao Châu undertaken by Eastern Jin dynasty (, ) officer and his family. Many events in Vietnamese history have contributed to the name's prominence. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huy Tuấn
Huy ( or ; nl, Hoei, ; wa, Hu) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. Huy lies along the river Meuse, at the mouth of the small river Hoyoux. It is in the '' sillon industriel'', the former industrial backbone of Wallonia, home to the Walloon population. The municipality consists of the following districts: Ben-Ahin, Huy, Neuville-sous-Huy, and Tihange. History The first village originated around the Roman ''castrum'', an early fortress located on the right bank of the river Meuse. The village was evangelized by Saint Domitian, bishop of Tongeren in the 6th century and the town is mentioned for the first time in a 7th-century testament (as ''Hoius vicus'', taking its name from the river Hoyoux). In the early Middle Ages, Huy was one of the most prosperous cities on the Meuse, with a flourishing economy based mostly on metallurgy, but also on tanning, sculpting, woodworking, and wine-making. In the 10th century, Huy was promo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Asia
MTV was a pan-Asian music pay-television channel which launched on 3 May 1995 as a standalone pay television channel. It was owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA. History MTV Asia was officially launched on 3 May 1995 as a 24-hour English-language channel broadcast from Singapore seen throughout Southeast Asia in territories including Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. MTV Asia along with its sister channel MTV Indonesia was launched on the Palapa C2 digital satellite. MTV has partnered with domestic media companies to produce local-language content for its channels in Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. MTV Asia On Demand is an all-time music and entertainment channel with up to 100 hours/year of on-demand MTV Asia content. The OTT service is currently available in Singapore only. From 1 May 2021 until 1 September 2022, MTV Asia shortened its broadcast of programs to 8 hours (4:00pm to 12:00mn (SGT) to simulcast p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utt Panichkul
Greg Uttsada Panichkul ( th, อัษฎา พานิชกุล; ; born September 3, 1973) is an American-born Thai actor, television presenter and model. He was a VJ for MTV Asia for over 15 years, making him one of Asia's longest running hosts and cementing his star status. Most recently Panichkul was the Director of Entertainment at IN Channel in Thailand and also a directorship at Beam Artistes in Singapore Early life Panichkul was born and raised in California in a Thai Chinese household. His father was a professor in social science. Panichkul studied at California State University, Northridge majoring in Biology and transferred to Assumption University majoring in Communication Arts. While at Assumption, he did some modeling on the side, although, initially to earn enough for a plane ticket back to California. Career Fluent in both English and Thai, Panichkul acted in several Thai television series while in Thailand, one of his notable roles very early on was in '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kat Alano
Katherine Anne Alano is a Filipino-British model, actress and television presenter/ VJ in the Philippines. Early life Kat Alano was born to an English mother and a Filipino father. She was educated at Gresham's School, Norfolk, England, and at the German Swiss International School, Hong Kong. She was born in Birmingham, England, then later moved to Hong Kong. Career Before becoming famous, Alano performed in theatre in England, including William Shakespeare plays and ''West Side Story''. When she came to the Philippines, she started her modeling career and competed in the Miss Batangas competition in 2004, winning the title. That same year, she won the Studio 23 VJ Hunt along with Beau Canlas, Ayanna Oliva and Juddha Paolo. After that stint, she became one of the first official co-hosts of the variety show ''Wowowee''. She later joined Studio 23's show ''E-Club''. After winning the MTV VJ Hunt in June 2007, she was a VJ for MTV Philippines, as well as being the host for Cine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colby Miller
Colby Miller (born February 19, 1980) is an MTV VJ for MTV Asia. He began his career as an MTV VJ after winning the Philippine MTV VJ Hunt 2005. Biography Early life Miller was born in Spanaway, Washington. He graduated in 2004 from Central Washington University with a degree in Biology. He was born to an American father of German and Irish descent and a Filipina mother. Career Miller began his career as an MTV VJ after winning the Philippine MTV VJ Hunt 2005. He also won the first ever ASEAN MTV VJ Hunt held in Bali, Indonesia, where he competed against other winners of MTV VJ Hunts from around the region. Colby is currently based in Singapore where he hosts for MTV Asia in shows such as ''Pop Inc''. Personal life Miller enjoys basketball, hiking, outdoor activities as well as visiting the gym. He is also the brother of Troy Montero Cody Andrew Miller III (born July 30, 1971), known professionally as Troy Montero, is a Filipino-American actor. He was born to an Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Ramsay
Derek Arthur Ramsay Jr. (born December 7, 1976) is a British-Filipino model, actor, and host. As of 2019, he is an exclusive talent of GMA Network. In 2021, he file for indefinite leave and is currently inactive in showbiz to attend personal life. Early life and education Ramsay was born on December 7, 1976, in Enfield, England, and he was raised in Cainta, Rizal, Philippines. His Filipina mother, Remedios Paggao, was the head of the housekeeping unit of 11 Cadogan Gardens in England, and his British father, Derek Arthur Ramsay Sr. was an inspector for the Metropolitan Police Service stationed in Scotland Yard. He was educated in the Philippines at Maria Montessori High School and a boarding school in England. He studied for an undergraduate degree in Marketing in New Hampshire and Boston. Career Modelling Early in the 2000s, Ramsay found work as an MTV VJ, a model, as well as TV commercial actor. Television and film Ramsay first came into wider public attention in ''Eat Bula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belinda Panelo
Belinda Jay Panelo is a Filipino American actress and former commercial model who became an MTV VJ after winning the MTV VJ Hunt in 1999, along with K. C. Montero. She is the daughter of U.S. vet, Salvador Sauza Panelo (not to be confused with the Filipino lawyer with same name). She made her mark in MTV as one of the funniest and wackiest MTV VJs ever, especially in her regular shows ''Classic MTV'' and ''MTV Mush''. Personal life Belinda left MTV in 2003 and has since married her longtime boyfriend, tennis player Joseph Lizardo, whom she has a child with. The family relocated to New York, NY New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L .... In February 2019, she was the target of a racist rant. Notes External linksBelinda article on inq7.net* References VJs (media p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KC Montero
Casey Wyatt Miller (born June 17, 1978), known professionally as KC Montero, is an American radio DJ and actor currently based in the Philippines. He is currently the Vice President of Marketing and Head of Content at Kumu. Personal life He was born on June 17, 1977. He is the brother of Troy Montero and Colby Miller. He was born to an American father of German and Irish descent and an American-born Filipino mother. He started his career as an MTV VJ in 1999 after winning the MTV VJ Hunt along with Belinda Panelo. He was a former host on GMA 7's Sunday variety show ''SOP (Sobrang Okey Pare)'' and was seen on '' Party Pilipinas'', Studio 23's ''Usi''. He co-produced and hosted the MTV Pilipinas Video Music Awards 2006 and is a radio personality on the early morning show called "The KC Show" on Wave 891. He was married to singer-actress Geneva Cruz but now are separated. He tied the knot with Stephanie Dods on September 9, 2019. On June 28, 2020, he was arrested for allegedly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
