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Hottest all-male group of the Philippines, Coverboys, is now all set and prepared for their first concert ever titled ‘Coverboys Uncovered.’ The nine members of the group – Jake Cuenca, Rafael Rosell, Marvin Raymundo, Zanjoe Marudo, Victor Basa, Jon Avila, Will Devaughn, John James Uy and Ron Morales – promised to make their fans scream with delight during their concert to be held this May 9-10 at the Music Museum.
The concert will showcase the group’s playful, naught, and sizzling side. Vice Ganda, the Ultimate Pasaway Ethel Booba, John ‘Sweet’ Lapus, and Nikki Gil will guest in the Coverboys’ concert and will make it even more enjoyable. This concert features the choreography and direction of Georcelle Dapat of the G-Force and is produced by ASAP Live and MJM Productions.
The Coverboys were asked during their press conference if they have a special guest who will watch the concert. Zanjoe says Mariel will be in Hawaii for the Wowowee tour, Rafael says his girlfriend is in Abu Dhabi, while Will Devaugh is still unsure whether or not his rumored girlfriend Riza Santos will watch the concert. As for Jon, he says his mother will arrive in the Philippines on May 7, just in time for the opening night of the concert on May 9.
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Another Filipino pride has wowed the judges of ‘Britain’s Got Talent.’ Charlie Green, a 10-year old half-Filipino, sang his way to the next round of the said show. He is the second Filipino to make a name in the British talent search after Madonna Decena.
Charlie gave a spirited rendition of Frank Sinatra’s 1966 hit record ‘Summer Wind’ during the program’s second week of live auditions in Birmingham.
After he sang, audience gave Charlie a standing ovation and even chanted his name.
The three judges gave him positive reactions and in the end, Charlie got the three ‘yes’ votes from the judges. He is now set to move on to the next round of competition.
Photo courtesy: Philippine Entertainment Portal
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Since YouTube started its debut in 2005, it has become one of the most popular online hubs for those who wish to shine and make a name for themselves. YouTube opened doors and opportunities to aspirants who want to enter showbiz such as internet diva Alyssa Alano, famous for her ‘Kiss Me’ stint; singing sensation Charice Pempengco; and even the recently crowned Miss World-Philippines Janina San Miguel.
Now, after Charice Pempengco took the world by storm, another Filipina is going to make a name of her own and will sing her way into the hearts of online audiences.
Madonna Decena, 32 years old, is a club singer based in the United Kingdom. She joined the popular Britain’s Got Talent, with her superb rendition of Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You.
The Pinay hopeful has made it to the semi-finals of the auditions and got a very good compliment from Simon Cowell, one of the three judges of the show.
“If you’ve got talent, you’ve got talent [and] I absolutely loved it.”
Photo courtesy: Philippine Entertainment Portal
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“First time ito!”
This was the statement that entertainment media and press members gave after they have come to a decision to finally walk out during the press launch of the endorsers of Pantene shampoo last night, April 28, at the poolside of the Intercontinental Manila, Makati City.
The media outfits of print and television decided to just leave the venue of the press launch due to their long hours of waiting for the four endorsers for the Most Beautiful campaign of Pantene. The endorsers were obviously no other than Ruffa Gutierrez, Gretchen Barreto, Judy Ann Santos and Claudine Barreto.
According to the invitation for the event, it was stated that the registration will start at 6:30 in the evening and the opening of the cocktails will follow by 7:30. The press people started arriving before 7:00, but like any corporate events, the program started late. It was almost 8:00 when the cocktails were open and it took about an hour to formally start the program. They might have followed the traditional ‘Filipino Time’ to keep the press waiting.
Photo courtesy: Philippine Entertainment Portal
ruffa gutierrez, gretchen barreto, judy ann santos, claudine barreto
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Young actor Paolo Ballesteros will once again appear on TV in his newest role in GMA-7’s Dyesebel. But it seems that Paolo has to explain after Showbiz Central got a call from a reliable source that a girl in US was carrying Paolo’s child.
We remember that few months ago, Paolo went to the U.S. to visit his ailing father.
According to the reliable source, Paolo met the girl, who happens to be his ex-girlfriend, and impregnated her.
But Paolo didn’t deny the issue. He confirmed that he was with a special girl while he was staying in New York. Moreover, Paolo refused to give out the name of that special girl.
He neither confirmed no denied the “impregnation issue” that the source revealed.
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Comedian Teri Onor has been serving Abucay, Bataan for almost a year now as their vice-mayor after he won the position. That’s the main reason why for a while he wasn’t visible in television.
But now, the comedian will be seen again in television in the new fantaserye of GMA-7, Dyesebel. He will play the role of Akirang, an evil seahorse, who will try to pull down Dyesebel in any way he can.
Teri disclosed that there is no conflict between his comeback in showbiz and his responsibilities as the vice-mayor of Abucay.
“Wala namang conflict. Basta huwag lang namang tatamaan yung session na Monday, which is every 3 p.m. Then, after ng session, puwede naman akong bumalik. Although, most of the time talaga, nasa Bataan ako. Parang hands-on. Gusto ko na nakikita ko ang problema, paano sosolusyunan. Mahirap din kasi yung over the phone lang,” he explained.
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Aside from being a GMA Films talent, young actress Bianca King tried being an intern for GMA Films late last year. Bianca has been attending school despite her being a talent in GMA-7. This year, she will be a junior majoring in filmmaking in La Salle – College of St. Benilde.
Bianca revealed that she is also interested in working behind the scenes; either as a script writer, a producer, or a creative consultant.
Recently, GMA Films invited her to view the raw footage of Ariel and Maverick’s upcoming movie. She was also given the opportunity to give her creative inputs for the movie.
She says she learns a lot from the GMA Films people, especially to Miss Annette Gozon-Abrogar, GMA Films president, who she considers her mentor.
Aside from producing, Bianca also wants to try the field of broadcasting in GMA 7.
“Sana I’ll also be given the opportunity to at least observe kung paano magtrabaho ang GMA Network. I’ll also like to see first hand how they work.”
Photo Courtesy: FHM Philippines
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Being the Queen of Talk and Game Shows in Philippine Showbiz, Kris Aquino finally met her U.S. equivalent Howie Mandel of America’s Deal or No Deal.
Howie, Scott St. John, and the rest of Deal or No Deal group are currently shooting part of the two-hour special episode Deal or No Deal – Around the World in ABS-CBN Studio.
The Philippines was chosen as one of the three countries that would cover around-the-world-tour in Asia, Europe, and Africa. The group has also taped an episode in Estonia in Europe.
“The show [local Deal or No Deal] is so well-produced and the culture is so beautiful and it’s very different than ours. That’s what we’re doing, you know, we wanna see things that are exciting and very different than what we see in the United States, so I think the Americans are gonna love seeing that,” Howie explained why the Philippines was chosen as one of the three countries to be included in their special episode.
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Sexy actor Alfred Vargas does a lot of preparation for his role Erebus, a merman who happens to fall in love with Dyesebel, portrayed by Marian Rivera, in the upcoming GMA-7 telefantasya, Dyesebel. He underwent underwater training, did workshops, and even researched about Dyesebel.
Alfred said that he watched the 1990 Dyesebel movie led by Alice Dixson, and some scenes of the 1973 Dyesebel film where Vilma Santos played the role.
The young actor even got his hair cut for his role as a merman. He revealed that his hairdo before used to be long and he kinda look scary in his underwater scene, that’s why he decided to have his hair cut.
“Okey naman ang training na ibinigay at nag-enjoy ako. Matagal din naman ang training. Ilang months before mag-taping, pini-prepare na nila kami, so okay naman. Saka swimmer naman ako nung bata ako, so parang inisip ko na lang sa memory how I used to swim before. Parang bumalik na lang ako sa pagkabata at saka enjoy ako underwater,” Alfred said.
He is very happy to have this role and thanked GMA-7 for giving him the opportunity to be in the said TV show.