Noel Marasigan Comia Jr. (born May 29, 2004) is a Filipino actor, commercial model, singer, TV events host, and voice talent who won
Cinemalaya
The Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival is a film festival in the Philippines held annually during the month August at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex and various cinemas. Its aim is the development and promotion of Fi ...
's Best Actor Award 2017 for movie
Kiko Boksingero (the youngest of which to do so)
and joined as a contestant in the
third season of
The Voice Kids under Team Lea with his coach
Lea Salonga
Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga (; born February 22, 1971), known professionally as Lea Salonga, is a Filipino singer, actress, and columnist. Nicknamed "Pride of the Philippines," she is best known for her roles in musical theatre, for supplyin ...
.
Prior to his appearance on The Voice Kids, this multi-talented child actor has appeared in numerous theater productions and TV commercials.
He is dubbed as the 'wonderboy' as he is excellent not just in the field of performing arts, but in the field of music as well, as he can play several musical instruments.
Personal life
Noel Comia Jr. was born to
Filipino businessman Noel C. Comia and Elisa M. Comia.
when he was 6 years old, his parents took notice of his musical talents as he belted out songs on their
karaoke machine, and playing harmonies on several musical instruments.
His parents then decided to take him to music and theater acting workshops to further develop his talent for music and acting.
In 2011, at the age of 6, Noel Jr attended his first musical theater class in 'Kids Acts Philippines' TheCampArt Performing School, a professional children's theater company in the Philippines. There, he was trained as a scholar and has been a student and actor of the theater company ever since.
Career
Noel Jr. began his career in musical theater and commercial modeling, first appearing as the lead role in a television commercial for a popular powdered milk brand.
At 7 years old, he was cast as a member of the ensemble for KAPI's theater production of the popular childhood fairytale, "
Hansel and Gretel". This experience fueled his passion for theater and acting, and since then, he has performed in more than 20 theater productions.
On top of theater performance and modeling, Noel Comia Jr. is also a talented singer, and was a part of
The Voice Kids (Philippines season 3)
The third season of ''The Voice Kids'' was a Philippine reality singing competition on ABS-CBN. Lea Salonga and Bamboo Mañalac returned to the show as coaches. Sarah Geronimo left the show to focus on her other projects, such as ''ASAP'', and a ne ...
. He was one of Team
Lea's top 8 artists, and was eliminated in the Sing-offs part of the competition.
In March 2017, Noel Jr., together with his fellow The Voice Kids alum and label mate
Elha Nympha
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, released a cover duet of
John Legend
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and
Ariana Grande
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's "
Beauty and the Beast
''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' (''The Young American and Marine T ...
" produced by
MCA Music Inc.
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Originally founded in 1924 as Music Corporation of America b ...
In August 2017, he released a cover of "The Show" by
Lenka
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.
at the age of 12, Noel Jr. was awarded the Best Actor Award at the
Cinemalaya 2017 for his performance in the independent Filipino film
Kiko Boksingero. He is currently the youngest person to receive the award.
He was cast as "Jeremy Potts" in the Manila production of
Ian Fleming's "
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' is a 1968 musical-fantasy film directed by Ken Hughes with a screenplay co-written by Roald Dahl and Hughes, loosely based on Ian Fleming's novel '' Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car'' (1964). The film sta ...
" at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in
Resorts World Manila
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which opened October 27, 2017.
In 2018, he participated in
the second season of Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids.
In 2021, Noel is now on TV5 for his new and also his 1st acting
teleserye
Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'', Filipino telenovelas or P-drama, is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebis ...
drama series, "
Nina Niño," with co-stars
Teleserye
Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'', Filipino telenovelas or P-drama, is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebis ...
"Primetime Majesty
"
Maja Salvador
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, and
Empoy Marquez
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. He also starred in the Thriller "
Tenement 66," with co-stars
Francine Diaz
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and
Francis Magundayao
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.
Filmography
Television Appearances
Movies/Short Films/Indie Films
TV Commercials/Online Ads/Print Ads
Music Videos
Stage credits
Discography
Singles
Accolades
References
External links
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2004 births
Living people
The Voice Kids (Philippine TV series) contestants
Filipino male child actors
Filipino child singers
21st-century Filipino male singers