Ethyl Gabison-Salazar (born December 17, 1976), also known by her stage name Ethel Booba, is a Filipina TV personality, author, singer, and comedienne. She has also worked in the recording industry. She was the first been crowned as the celebrity champion at
Tawag ng Tanghalan
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of the noon-time television show
It's Showtime.
Career
Gabison is a former talent of GMA Network and was one of the hosts of ''
Extra Challenge
''Extra Challenge'' formerly ''Extra, Extra'' is a Philippine television news magazine and reality competition show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally hosted by Karen Davila and Paolo Bediones, it premiered on February 15, 1999 on the networ ...
''. She also guest judged for ''
Kakaibang Idol
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'', a special edition of ''
Philippine Idol''.
Before becoming a star, she joined the singing contest of
ABC
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, ''Sing Galing''. She defended her title for four weeks and wore glamorous outfits each week. After winning the title and being held the grand champion, she signed a contract under
GMA Network
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. She also became one of the housemates of ''
Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2
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''. She currently makes several appearances on
ABS-CBN
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.
On September 18, 2016, Gabison launched her first book titled ''#Charotism: The Wit and Wisdom of Ethel Booba'' at the
SMX Convention Center
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,
SM Mall of Asia
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; it was published by
VRJ Books Publishing.
Filmography
Television
Film
Written work
Awards
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Booba, Ethel
1976 births
Living people
People from General Santos
Visayan people
Filipino women comedians
Filipino film actresses
Filipino women writers
Filipino television actresses
ABS-CBN personalities
Participants in Philippine reality television series
Pinoy Big Brother contestants
GMA Network personalities
TV5 (Philippine TV network) personalities