Brenan Espartinez is a Filipino singer and former child actor.
Music career
Brenan Espartinez started singing at an early age. He used to sing the theme song of ''Bayani'', an educational show aired on ABS-CBN in the early 1990s. At age 15, he auditioned for
Ryan Cayabyab
Raymundo Cipriano Pujante Cayabyab (born ; May 4, 1954), known professionally as Ryan Cayabyab, is a Filipino musician, composer and conductor. He was the Executive and Artistic Director for several years for the defunct San Miguel Foundation ...
who was in search of new singing talents. He passed the audition and became part of a pop group named Kaya, which consisted of Espartinez and three females (Shemara Fe Flatts, Ernestina Jacinto and
Lougee Basabas). Kaya was under BMG Records (now named Sony Music) handled by Ryan Cayabyab, Rudy Tee and Boy Abunda.
Kaya had a total of four music videos; two videos of their own ("Oblivious" and "I Know"), one video they sang for a competition ("Tara Tena" with Kyla which won as JAM: Himig Handog Sa Makabagong Kabataan 2001's Song of the Year, Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance) and one video they were featured on ("Radio Guy" sung by Ciudad). Kaya was nominated as Best New Band of the Year by
MTV Pilipinas
MTV Pilipinas Music Awards was the MTV Pilipinas' annual music video awards event.
Award categories
* Video of the Year
* Favorite Male Video
* Favorite Female Video
* Favorite New Artist in a Video
* Favorite Group Video
*Favorite Indie Video ...
in 2001. After the group, Espartinez joined ''
Pinoy Pop Superstar'' in 2006.
Espartinez worked with Hollywood's Bluetown Syndicate and one of SkeeTV's producers, Th8a a.k.a. Joe Fabio along with singer/songwriter Dianne Franc for his 5-track album entitled ''Unrestricted''. The title track "Unrestricted" was the carrier single written by Franc and produced by Th8a for the album released in March 2013.
Espartinez released his self-titled album, ''Brenan'' under Bellhaus Entertainment. It features 8 tracks including a cover of the
Side A
The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record compan ...
song “Forevermore” and his first carrier single, “Di Nagpaalam”.
Filmography
Television
*''
That's Entertainment'' (1991-1996)
*''
Sine'skwela'' (1994–2000)
*''
Lunch Break Muna'' (2002-2003)
*''
Pinoy Pop Superstar'' (1st runner-up; 2005)
*''
SOP Rules
''SOP'' is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. It premiered on February 2, 1997, replacing '' GMA Supershow''. The show concluded on February 28, 2010, with a total of 672 episodes. It was replaced by ''Party Pilipina ...
'' (2006–2010)
*''Kemis Ke Misis Umaasa'' (2007)
*''
Party Pilipinas'' (2010–2013)
*''
It's Showtime'' (2014-2020)
Discography
Albums
;With Kaya
*''Kaya'' (2000;
Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainme ...
)
Singles:
**"Oblivious"
**"I Know"
**"Don't Want to Live My Life (Without You)"
;With Bluetown Syndicate
*''Unrestricted'' (2013)
Singles:
**"Unrestricted"
;Solo album
*''Brenan'' (2009;
Universal Records
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch–American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its ...
)
Singles:
**"'Di Nagpapaalam"
**"I'm Yours and You're Mine"
**"Ikaw"
**"Mahal na Mahal Kita"
**"Sineskwela"
**"Bayani"
**"Superstar" (featuring Thai VG)
References
External links
Brenanmusic.comBluetownsyndicate.com
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1986 births
Living people
Singers from Pangasinan
21st-century Filipino male singers
Filipino male child actors
ABS-CBN personalities
Participants in Philippine reality television series
GMA Network personalities