Geoff Taylor (born May 26, 1986) is a

Filipino Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines. ** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...

singer, model and actor. He was a former finalist of '' Pinoy Dream Academy: Season 1'' before becoming the grand winner of the ''

Are You the Next Big Star? ''Are You the Next Big Star?'' is a 2009 Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Regine Velasquez and Keempee de Leon, it premiered on May 16, 2009 replacing '' Kakasa Ka Ba Sa Grade 5?''. The show conc ...

'' together with

Frencheska Farr Marie Frencheska Mae Tobias Farr-Jose (born September 9, 1992) is a Filipino-British singer, model and actress. She was the Are You the Next Big Star? grand champion along with Geoff Taylor. Early life and career Farr was born in Pasay City, ...

as the female grand winner.

Early life and career

Taylor was born in

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. His father is of American descent while his mother is a pure

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. Before named as the ''Next Male Big Star'' of the talent search, ''

'', he was one of the contestants of

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's '' Pinoy Dream Academy: Season 1'' where he was voted off early. Taylor was also a model from

Cagayan Valley Cagayan Valley ( ilo, Tanap ti Cagayan; fil, Lambak ng Cagayan), is an administrative region in the Philippines, located in the northeastern section of Luzon Island. It is composed of five Philippine provinces: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nue ...

. After winning ''Are You the Next Big Star?'', he started in various television guestings and shows together with his co-winner,

. They guested at the ''christmaserye'' of

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, ''

Sana Ngayong Pasko ''Sana Ngayong Pasko'' (International title: ''A Christmas Hope'' / ) is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Mike Tuviera, it stars Susan Roces. It premiered on December 7, 2009 on the network's Telebaba ...

''. Taylor and Farr was also included in the recently concluded '' SOP Fully Charged'' and ''

BandaOke ''BandaOke! Rock 'N Roll to Millions'' is a Philippine television game show by GMA Network. Hosted by Jaya and Allan K., it premiered on October 25, 2009. The show concluded on March 21, 2010 with a total of 22 episodes. It was replaced by ''C ...

'' wherein they were included in the ''BandaOke band'' along with Jay Perillo. In 2010, Taylor is currently seen in two

shows: the new musical variety show, ''

Party Pilipinas ''Party Pilipinas'' () is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Regine Velasquez, Ogie Alcasid, Jaya and Janno Gibbs, it premiered on March 28, 2010 replacing ''SOP''. The show concluded on May 19, 2013 with a ...

'' and the newest season of ''

Daisy Siete ''Daisy Siete'' () is a Philippine television drama anthology broadcast by GMA Network. Starring the SexBomb Girls, it premiered on September 1, 2003 on the network's Dramarama sa Hapon line up. The show concluded on July 2, 2010 with a total of ...

'', ''Adam or Eve''.

Filmography

Television

Awards and achievements

Singles

*Hulog ng Langit – with

(

Langit sa Piling Mo ''Langit sa Piling Mo'' (International title: ''Heaven with You'' / ) is a 2010 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Gil Tejada, Jr., it stars Heart Evangelista and Mark Herras. It premiered on May 31, ...

Theme Song and Originally performed by

Donna Cruz Donna Cruz Yrastorza-Larrazabal professionally known as Donna Cruz is a Filipina singer and actress. She is a member of the Philippine showbiz family Cruz. Her self-titled debut album ''Donna'' was well received by the general public and earn ...

)

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