Mark Arazo Bautista (born August 10, 1983) is a Filipino singer, actor and commercial model. Bautista received his career break when he became a grand finalist on the Philippine reality TV talent search ''Star for a Night'' where he placed third behind

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Life and career

Early life

Bautista was born to Leon Darni Bautista III and Susan Arazo Bautista in

Cagayan de Oro City Cagayan ( ), officially the Province of Cagayan ( ilo, Probinsia ti Cagayan; ibg, Provinsiya na Cagayan; itv, Provinsiya ya Cagayan; fil, Lalawigan ng Cagayan), is a province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region, covering ...

, Philippines. Bautista was determined to help his family when his father was forced to stop working because of his physical condition. He has four siblings–an older brother (Ryan Oneal), a sister (Princess Alodia) and two younger brothers (Nigel Adrian and Jan Reil). With the cash prizes he won at singing competitions, he was able to help his parents through their financial difficulties. In his early years, he was so shy that he didn't really much show his singing talent. His confidence began growing once he started joining different oratorical competitions. He even bagged the first prize in some of those oratorical competitions. He joined a band called Voizemale which did various gigs in Cagayan de Oro, mostly covering popular hits of

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and

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. He further developed his confidence by joining various singing competitions. Close friends of Bautista persuaded him to audition for a singing contest in

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's '' MTB''. While that wasn't his calling to stardom, he continued to sing and improve his singing skills. When the '' Star for a Night'' competition came, money became a problem, and he thought that he was going to miss this big opportunity. His mother provided him with money to go to Cebu as a birthday gift. He then went to Manila to finish the audition process. He passed all three levels of the ''Star for a Night'' auditions and made it to the grand finals. He said: "I can never forget that experience. That, plus the exposure, was enough to make me happy". At the end of the show, he placed as 1st runner-up next to

, the grand champion of the show.Mark Bautista biography on his official site
". Retrieved January 17, 2010

2003–2009

In 2004, when he signed a contract with

, thus becoming a regular performer in '' ASAP'' and host of the ''

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'' (season 1 and season 2) singing competition as well as ''

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''. In September 2005, he released his first album ''Dream On'' with its carrier single " I Need You" which topped the

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daily top 10 for two months. Due to the success of his first album, Viva Records released a full-length album called ''Dream On Expanded'' along with the release of the "You Win the Game" music video that featured a new and daring Mark. The song reached the top spot in MYX in less than a week after it premiered. On March 24, 2006, Bautista had his first solo major concert at the Aliw Theater, dubbed as 'Pop Heartthrob'.

2010–2013

In 2010, he signed a four-year exclusive contract with

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. He became a regular performer on ''

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'', made a cameo appearance in ''

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'' and had a lead role in a primetime drama series. In July 2011, he, along with other Kapuso artists such as

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(who later transferred to ABS-CBN) and

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, performed for the Kababayan Fest held in Northern and Southern California. Additionally, he made a special appearance with Aljur Abrenica for a meet-and-greet at Seafood City Markets. This special performance and visit was to promote

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and the launching of

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. In the same year, he performed as

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in the stage musical '' Noli Me Tángere'', an adaptation of

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's novel of the same name by composer

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and librettist

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. As of 2014, Bautista is currently performing in the musical '' Here Lies Love'' by

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and

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at the

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in London where he plays the late President

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. The musical is based on the life of

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. Bautista is scheduled to reprise the role in the show for the Seattle production.

2018–present

He returned to GMA as one of the performers of a new Musical Variety show, Studio 7.

Personal life

Bautista stated in a 2008 interview that he was courting

.Bautista answered an interview of him, courting Sarah Geronimo
" Retrieved January 17, 2010

Discography

Albums

Notes * A ^ ''Dream On Expanded'' was first released as a six-track EP on September 13, 2005, entitled ''Dream On'', before it was re-released as a studio album.

Singles

Guest appearances

Other appearances

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official website
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