Jason James Desiata Dy (born June 19, 1990) is a

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singer, songwriter, actor and musician. He is best known as the winner of the second season of ''

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''. Dy was invited onstage by

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to perform with him during his HitMan tour at the

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, August 18, 2015. Dy sang "

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" with Foster on piano. Dy's eponymous album, Jason Dy, was released by MCA Universal on September 4, 2015. "

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", "Milagro", and "Walang Iwanan" were released as singles. A deluxe edition with additional original compositions was released October 2016. March 2017, Dy received a gold record award from MCA Music for his Jason Dy album at a celebration at Robinson's Galleria. Edray Teodoro and Micka Gorospe performed his songs Caught In That Feeling and Break My Heart. In May 2017, Dy went on a Malaysian promo tour for his latest single ''"Nothing Like Cinta Ini"'' with Malaysian singer

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. ''"Nothing Like Cinta Ini"'' is the Malaysian version of Dy's single "Nothing Like Pag-Ibig" written by Jungee Marcelo. Dy is currently a regular performer at

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's Sunday variety show ASAP. He is a part of the group ASAP Soul Sessions alongside fellow R&B artists,

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. Dy is a member of the R&B vocal trio SoulJa with Jaya and

Biography

Early life and education

Jason Dy was born on June 19, 1990, in Cebu City, Philippines but was raised by his parents in Butuan City. In 2003, his parents separated; they were granted an annulment in 2014. Jason lived with his mother until she needed to leave for Singapore to find work. He finished primary school at Enfant Cheri Study Centre Butuan City, high school at ''

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'' and earned a Bachelor's degree in Popular Music at

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. He studied Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management in De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde before winning The Voice of the Philippines Season 2. To support himself, Dy started working as a "'' haranista''". He serenades women in different places of their boyfriends or suitors. He also recorded demo tracks, including the original soundtrack of the 2013 film ''

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'', which was re-recorded by

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for his ''XL2'' album, as well as "Kontrabida" and "Nasa 'Yo Na Ang Lahat" by

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and

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, respectively. He also uploaded covers on YouTube, and composing an original song entitled "2 Have U".

Music career

2014–present: ''The Voice of the Philippines''

During the second season auditions for

's ''

'', which aired on November 9, 2014, Dy performed

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's " Stay with Me". Coaches

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, and

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all voted for him, stating that he was able to bring out the emotion of the song through his falsetto skills. Although

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did not turn for him, Mañalac expressed that it "was a great performance". Dy eventually chose Geronimo to coach him, as he believed that she would be able to help him build a career in the music industry. Dy advanced to the finals after winning against Monique Lualhati during the two-part semi-finals stage live at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila. He received both the highest votes given by his coach and the viewers' text votes, totaling 60.10% of the combined votes. He then performed a duet with Charice during the first set of the finals night, singing the song "Wrecking Ball", and later sang "With You" for his solo performance. Both songs received praises from the coaches. Apl.de.ap commented, "Amazing job, you have grown so much in this competition. I've seen you dance, do all kinds of different things. Congratulations with that performance". Along with Alisah Bonaobra, Dy advanced to the second round on the second night of the finale after garnering one of the two highest votes from the public. Subsequently, he won against Bonaobra, receiving 52.94% of the text votes, not including the votes from the first round. He was proclaimed the winner at the end of the competition, winning 2 million

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, a house and lot from Camella Homes, and a recording and managing contract with MCA Music, among other prizes. His winning song, "Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin", received praises from his coach, Geronimo, who commented, "That is Jason, that is special about Jason. He is the voice of today, he is a world-class talent, and his voice deserves to be heard all over the world". Coincidentally, both Dy and Geronimo became champions on the same day, March 1.

Appearances

Television

Discography

As a demo artist

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'' OST, 2013 (recorded by

) *"Kontrabida", 2013 (recorded by

) *"Nasa 'Yo Na Ang Lahat", 2013 (recorded by

) *"Ikaw Na", 2014 (recorded by

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)

As a lead artist

Studio albums

* ''All About Me'', 2013 * ''Jason Dy'', 2015 * ''Jason Dy (Deluxe)'', 2016

Singles

, 2015 *Milagro, 2015 *Walang Iwanan, 2016 *Nothing Like Pag-ibig, 2017 *Nothing Like Cinta Ini ''with

'', 2017 *Pano Na Lang Ako, 2017 * Tayo Na Lang Kasi ''with

'', 2017 *Diyan Ba Sa Langit ''with Morissette and KIKX,'' 2019 *Gusto Ko Pa ''with

'', 2020 *Piliin ang Pag-ibig ''with Soc Villanueva'', 2021

Accolades

References

External links

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