Warren Dean Flandez is a

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gospel and rhythm and blues singer."Warren Dean Flandez has a leap of faith"
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'', April 1, 2017. He is a two-time

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nominee for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year, receiving nods at the

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for ''Eternally Grateful'' and at the

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for ''Speak''. Warren is also an eight-time GMA Covenant award winner. Warren Dean Flandez is of Filipino, Polynesian, Spanish, and Chinese descent. He was born in

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and is based in

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. He released his debut album ''Vintage Love'' in 2011, and competed in the reality show ''

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'' that year where he placed fourth in the country. The album received a

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nomination for Best Urban Album in 2012. He released the gospel EP ''What the World Needs Now'' in 2015 under the pseudonym WDF, before releasing the full-length gospel album ''Eternally Grateful'' in 2016 which in addition to his Juno Award nomination, received a Western Canadian Music Award for Spiritual Artist of the Year in 2017. In 2018, Warren released the gospel crossover album ''Speak,'' which debuted at #1 on the iTunes Inspirational charts and #18 on the iTunes overall charts Top 100. ''Born for Greatness'' was the first single from ''Speak'' which features ''Riverdale'' star

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. 100% of first week sales of ''Born for Greatness'' were donated to Music Heals, a Canadian charity dedicated to Music Therapy. In addition to his music career, Flandez launched the Vancouver-based arts project Studio Cloud 30, a multidisciplinary artist development studio with locations in Vancouver, Burnaby and Tsawwassen. In 2021, Warren's home designed by his architect father, Dennis Flandez, was featured in several international design publications including Architectural Digest Spain, Italy and Russia. The modern Japanese inspired home built around a central courtyard, gained international recognition including placing number 4 on AD Spain's Top 10 most viewed homes. As a philanthropist, Warren has worked with many charities including Warchild Canada and Canuck Place Children's Hospice. A graduate from Cornell University's Diversity and Inclusion Certificate Program, Warren also co-founded The Harmony Initiative Society aka THIS, a non-profit society dedicated to promoting community harmony through arts and culture JEDI initiatives.

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