Mica Cecille Javier-Sillona (born July 29, 1993) is a
Filipina
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singer, actress and model.
Early life
Javier was born in
Manila
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, Philippines, the daughter of businessman and politician Leonardo "Sandy" Javier Jr. Her paternal uncle is
Danny Javier
Daniel Morales Javier (August 6, 1947 – October 31, 2022), better known simply as Danny Javier (), was a Filipino singer, composer, actor, television host and businessman. He was known as one of the members and lead vocalist of the popular mus ...
of the
APO Hiking Society
The Apolinario Mabini Hiking Society, later popularly known as APO Hiking Society, or simply APO, was a Filipino musical group and one of the pillars of Original Pilipino Music (Original Pilipino Music, OPM) composed of Danny Javier†, Jim Pa ...
. Javier attended
International School Manila
International School Manila ( abbreviation: ISM) is a private, non-profit, non-sectarian international school located in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. Founded in 1920 as the American School by a group of American and Br ...
(ISM) in Manila and is a 2006 alumna of the two-year NYU Liberal Studies Program (LS), formerly known as the General Studies Program (GSP), and a 2008 alumna of NYU's
Gallatin School of Individualized Study
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.
Career
Javier started as a commercial and print model while in high school in Manila. Signed under modeling agency Calcarries, she appeared in print ad campaigns for Colgate and
Nestea
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NYU
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, she modeled for Philippine editions of ''
Women's Health
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Preview
Preview may refer to:
Theatre, film, television
* Preview (subscription service), an early subscription television service in the United States
* Preview (theatre), a public performance of a theatrical show before the official opening
* Previe ...
,'' appeared in TV commercials for
Whisper
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Pizza Hut
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Adidas Originals
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, ''
Harper's Bazaar
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'', and
Carol's Daughter
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Its founder and president, Lisa Price, established the brand in 1993 in Brooklyn, New York City. The brand was named after Lisa Price's mother, Carol. Th ...
.
While living in New York City, Javier was signed to modeling agencies BMG Models and MMG Models and appeared in Nolcha Fashion Week. In 2010, she was signed to
Timbaland
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Productions, where her record "3000 Light Years" (produced by Dashawn "Happie" White & Davix Foreman of producing duo Grinehouse) was part of a 75-song deal between Timbaland Productions and Extreme Music Sony/ATV, which was licensed to Fox's hit TV show ''Glee'' and
Lifetime
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* Life expectancy, the length of time a person is expected to remain alive
Arts, entertainment, and media
Music
* Lifetime (band), a rock band from New Jersey
* ''Life Time'' (Rollins Band album), by Rollins Band
* ...
's hit TV series ''
Dance Moms
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''.
In 2012, Javier moved back to Manila, where she was signed to Homeworkz, a record label owned by
Filipino-American
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R&B singer,
Jay R
Gaudencio Sillona III (born February 1, 1981), known professionally as Jay R, is a Filipino-AmericanRicky Lo (April 11, 2004)Jay R: The Heart of The Hunk, ''The Philippine Star'' singer, songwriter, record producer, actor and model. In 2003, he ...
. Her first single, "Tonight", a duet with Jay R, was released in Manila in 2013, went No.1 on Urban Music radio station Wave 89.1 FM, and topped the Pinoy Myx Countdown and the Myx Hit Charts simultaneously. Her second single released in Manila, "Heart Song", also topped high end radio station charts on Monster RX 93.1, while the music video reached Top 10 on
Myx
Myx (, stylized as MYX or myx) is a Philippine pay TV channel based in Quezon City, owned by Creative Programs Inc., a subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation. The channel is targeted to youth audiences and primarily airs music videos.
It was intr ...
Philippines' Pinoy Myx Countdown.
In March 2014, Mica received her first nomination for Favorite Urban Video at the Myx Music Awards. In June 2014, she was also nominated for five categories at the Wave 89.1 Urban Music Awards. Mica won two Urban Music Awards for Best New Artist, as well as Best Collaboration.
From 2016 to 2019, Mica was a member of all girl dance group GirlTrends (now known as GT) on Philippine variety show "It's Showtime" on
ABS-CBN
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.
Personal life
Javier married Filipino-American R&B singer-songwriter
Jay-R
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Professional career
Reyes was the youngest player in the 2006 ...
on March 1, 2020, in
Boracay
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, Philippines, after a courtship that started in 2012, when Jay R was 31 and Javier aged 27. [Note: Javier's age has been misreported by various Philippine media sources, who cited she was 8 years younger than her real age. This does not align with the dates that were provided previously in the Career section, unless she had started attending NYU at the age of 11.]