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OJ Mariano
OJ Mariano (born 1979) is a Filipino people, Filipino singer and film/theater actor. He is the second runner-up of the second season of ABS-CBN's reality show, reality singing competition ''Star in a Million''. After the competition, he released an album under Star Records entitled ''One Dream Come True''. For his first album, he received Awit Awards' 2006 "Best New Male Recording Artist". He is previously performing as a singer in ABS-CBN's ''The Singing Bee (Philippine game show), The Singing Bee''. He then pursued the theater and acting field, and was featured in a number of local and international Musical productions and films. He received various nominations and received the Gawad Buhay Award for Best Male Lead in Musical in 2013. OJ is the current tenor of the Philippines’ top vocal group, The Company (vocal group), The Company. Discography Albums * ''One Dream Come True'' * ''Ballads'' Singles * "If Ever You're In My Arms Again" (from the album ''Ballads'') * "Sana'y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipino People
Filipinos ( tl, Mga Pilipino) are the people who are citizens of or native to the Philippines. The majority of Filipinos today come from various Austronesian ethnolinguistic groups, all typically speaking either Filipino, English and/or other Philippine languages. Currently, there are more than 185 ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines; each with its own language, identity, culture and history. Names The name ''Filipino'', as a demonym, was derived from the term ''Las Islas Filipinas'' ("the Philippine Islands"), the name given to the archipelago in 1543 by the Spanish explorer and Dominican priest Ruy López de Villalobos, in honor of Philip II of Spain (Spanish: ''Felipe II''). During the Spanish colonial period, natives of the Philippine islands were usually known by the generic terms ''indio'' ("Indian") or ''indigenta'' ("indigents"). However, during the early Spanish colonial period the term ''Filipinos'' or ''Philipinos'' was sometimes used by Spanish writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast broadcast network, network that serves as the flagship property of ABS-CBN Corporation, a company under Lopez Holdings Corporation owned by the López family of Iloilo, López family. The network is headquartered at the ELJ Communications Center and ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City, with additional offices and production facilities in 25 major cities including Baguio, Naga, Camarines Sur, Naga, Bacolod, Iloilo City, Iloilo, Cebu City, Cebu, Davao City, Davao, and Bulacan, where ABS-CBN's production and post-production facility in ABS-CBN Soundstage, Horizon IT Park is located. ABS-CBN is colloquially referred to as the ''Kapamilya'' Network; the branding was originally introduced in 1999 and was officially introduced in 2003 during the celebration of its 50th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reality Show
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as ''The Real World (TV series), The Real World'', then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series ''Survivor (franchise), Survivor'', ''Idols (franchise), Idols'', and ''Big Brother (franchise), Big Brother'', all of which became global Franchising, franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen; this is most commonly seen in American reality television. Competition-based reality shows typically feature gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges, by the viewership of the show, or by the contestants themselves. Documentar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star In A Million
''Search for the Star in a Million'' (formerly ''Star in a Million'' after two seasons) is a Philippine television program in ABS-CBN. The shows premise is almost the same to that of ''American Idol'', although the format is derived from GMA's ''Search for a Star'' and ABS-CBN's ''Star in a Million''. ''Star in a Million'' ''Star in a Million'' is a singing contest on ABS-CBN in the Philippines. Started in 2003, the search produced some of the country's singing talents such as Erik Santos, Frenchie Dy, Marinel Santos, Sheryn Regis, OJ Mariano and Christian Bautista. The grand champion was given a contract with Star Records and a hosting stint on ''ASAP Mania''. The most votes a contestant had was on Season 2, when Ralph David drew 1 million votes for 4 hours. Hosts *Ryan Agoncillo *Agot Isidro *Edu Manzano * Zsa Zsa Padilla Judges *Dingdong Avanzado *Anna Fegi *Cherie Gil *Nanette Inventor *Gerard Salonga *Vernie Varga *Mel Villena Contestants (season 1) *Erik Santos, Grand C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Records
Star Music (stylized in lowercase as starmusic; formerly known as Star Records), is a record label in the Philippines owned and operated by media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation. It was formerly a separate company operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of ABS-CBN until 2013 when it was merged to ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. It is now a division of ABS-CBN Music, a division of ABS-CBN for its music. Its publishing and distribution subsidiary in the country is Star Music Publishing (formerly Star Songs, Inc.) and has over one thousand songs in its catalog including the classic song "Anak" by Freddie Aguilar. It is a member of the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI), a non-profit and private trade organization, that represents the recording industry distributors in the Philippines. Star Music also released video karaoke VCDs versions of the label's songs in the Philippines. History Star Music was founded on February 20, 1995, as Star Recording, Inc. with Star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awit Awards
The Awit Awards are music awards in the Philippines given annually by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) to recognize the outstanding achievements in the music industry. The word "Awit" means "song" literally in Filipino. The first awards were given in 1969 at a ceremony in Makati. After three awards ceremonies were held, the Awit Awards were discontinued in 1972. In 1988, PARI brought back the awards and today, the organization still handles these awards. History The idea for Awit Awards was conceived by Oskar "Oskee" Salazar, the Billboard correspondent for the Philippines at that time, in late 1968. The first awards ceremony was held on March 23, 1969, that took place in Makati. It was organized by the Awit Awards Executive Committee, which composed of representatives from different record companies, with Salazar as their chairman. Winners were voted by a jury composed of 15 people which were selected by the Awit Awards Executive Committee. The jurors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Singing Bee (Philippine Game Show)
''The Singing Bee'' is a Philippine karaoke game show premiered on April 21, 2008 on ABS-CBN. It is based on the American version of the same name. A combinination of karaoke singing and a spelling bee-style competition, this show features contestants trying to remember the lyrics to popular songs. In each episode, six contestants will be selected from the audience to play a series of games that test their knowledge of song lyrics. Contestants making an error forfeit their chance to get into the "musical chairs". Contestants not in a musical chair position when the round is over are eliminated. The grand prize is P1,000,000. It hosted by Amy Perez and Roderick Paulate for seasons six and seven. It was previously hosted by Cesar Montano for five seasons. The house band, Bandble Bee, is led by Mel Villena, with several house singers called The Songbees. Dancing to the band are the house dancers, The Honeybees. History The Singing Bee premiered on April 21, 2008 replacing '' Kung F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Company (vocal Group)
The Company (stylized as The CompanY) is a Filipino vocal group since 1985. The current members are Moy Ortiz, Annie Quintos, Sweet Collado-Plantado and OJ Mariano. History The original members of The CompanY were members of the 1981 and 1983 touring batches of the Ateneo College Glee Club. Their musical director, Moy Ortiz, named the group after Stephen Sondheim's musical ''Company''. The group focused on contemporary jazz and a cappella music, instead of songs from the classical and traditional choral music repertoire that they performed under the ACGC.30 years of The CompanY - Philippine Daily Star (May 2008, 2015) The CompanY scored their first hit with the single "Everlasting Love", which Ortiz co-wrote with Luigi de Dios and Rina Caniza. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Cuerpo Del Deseo
''El cuerpo del deseo'' (literally: ''The Body of Desire''), is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Telemundo and filmed in Florida. This limited-run series is about a man who comes back from the dead and discovers dark secrets about his beautiful widow. The first version of ''El cuerpo del deseo'' was ''En cuerpo ajeno'',http://www.marketingymedios.com/marketingymedios/magazine/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002840219 produced by RTI Colombia in 1992. In India, the show was broadcast on Firangi in Hindi as ''Second Chance''. In Pakistan, the show was broadcast on Urdu 1 with Urdu dub as ''Isabel – Meri Akhri Mohabbat''. In the Philippines, the show was broadcast on ABS-CBN in Filipino as ''El Cuerpo'' from March 24 to November 14, 2008. Plot The story features Pedro José Donoso (Andrés García), a wealthy old man who lives in a big mansion with his daughter Angela and his servants. He falls in love with and marries a gorgeous younger woman, Isabel Arroyo (Lorena Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lobo (TV Series)
''Lobo'' (International title: ''She Wolf: The Last Sentinel'' / ) is a Philippine supernatural–fantasy horror TV series produced by ABS-CBN. It premiered from January 28, 2008 to July 11, 2008 replacing '' Patayin sa Sindak si Barbara'' and replaced by ''Iisa pa Lamang'' on ABS-CBN's ''Primetime Bida'' evening block and worldwide on The Filipino Channel. It was topbilled by Piolo Pascual with Angel Locsin and was the most expensive ''teleserye'' made by ABS-CBN. The series is streaming online on YouTube. Overview Production In 2004, Lobo was already planned as a project by ABS-CBN with the original storyline centering on siblings who are both wolves. Robin Padilla was the first choice of ABS-CBN for the role "Noah" with Claudine Barretto as "Lyka". Kristine Hermosa and Bea Alonzo were also considered but these pairings was scrapped when Padilla transferred to GMA-7. In early 2007, John Lloyd Cruz and Anne Curtis were also offered the lead roles but turned them down due to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuidado Con El ángel
''Cuidado con el ángel'' (English title: ''Don't Mess with an Angel''; lit. ''Be Careful with the Angel'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nathalie Lartilleux for Televisa in 2008. It is an adaptation of the Venezuelan telenovela, ''Una muchacha llamada Milagros'' produced in 1974 by Venevisión. Each episode garnered nearly 5 million viewers daily. On June 9, 2008, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting ''Cuidado con el ángel'' weekdays at 4:00pm, replacing ''Al diablo con los guapos''. The last episode was broadcast on March 6, 2009 with ''Atrévete a soñar'' replacing it the following day. Univision started broadcasting ''Cuidado con el ángel'' on September 22, 2008 weeknights at 8pm/7c, replacing ''Al diablo con los guapos''. The last episode was broadcast on June 19, 2009 with ''Un gancho al corazón'' replacing it on June 22, 2009. Univision reruns ''Cuidado con el ángel'' from October 22, 2012 to July 19, 2013 replacing ''Sortilegio'' weekdays at 2pm/1c. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
