Cris
Paranaque
The Singing Interior Designer
Full Name:CRISTINA PASTOR
Age:21
Birthdate:20 November
Place of Birth:PasayCity
Height:5’ 1/2”
Weight:100 lbs
Racial Descent:Filipino/Spanish
Civil Status:Single
Profession:Interior Designer
Educ. Attainment:Interior Design
School Last Attended:Phil.School of Interior Design
Interests (other than singing):Designing, drawing, reading
Favorite Singers:Alanis Morissette, The Beatles, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Lenny Kravitz, Heart, Sade, to name a few
Musical influences:The Beatles, The Doors, Alanis Morissette
Discovering my voice:Second year highschool, nilait ako ng teacher ko sa music na di daw ako marunong kumanta. Hiniritan ko nga ng Ave Maria, tulala siya.
First song I ever sang:Lupang Hinirang
Musical instrument I can play:Guitar, piano, bass, kahon
Musical instrument I’d like to learn: Drums
Greatest achievement:Having a job, graduating and making my family proud of me kahit black ship ako.
Biggest frustration:To be a model… ang liit ko eh…
Greatest Dream:To be a superstar and a popular interior designer and to have my own family.
Song of my life:One Hand In My Pocket by Alanis Morissette
Quote Me:“I would do anything (to show my talent to the world). Kahit kailangang pang kalbuhin ako.”
Notes on Cris:
At one look, Cris makes an immediate impression of someone coming from a lavish upbringing. Though she grew up having all things she wanted, she is more at home with an ordinary lifestyle.
She temporarily turned her back on interior designing - a career she worked hard for and is proud of – to pursue her passion for music.
Not the run-of-the-mill karaoke-goer who belts out everytime they see a mic, Cris doesn’t just sing. She is also into guitar and piano.Her first piece on the guitar?The intricate Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin.
Will her stay at PinoyDreamAcademy prove to be her stairway to fame?
Bugoy
Camarines Sur
The Farmer’s Son
Full Name: JAY BOGAYAN
Age: 18
Birthdate: 01 January
Place of Birth: Camarines Sur
Height: 5’5”
Weight: 120 lbs.
Racial Descent: Filipino
Civil Status: Single
Occupation: Working student
Educ. Attainment: College undergraduate (2nd year)
Course: Food Service Institutional Management
School Attended: University de Sta. Isabel
Interests (other than singing): Sports (track and field, swimming), acting, dancing
Favorite Singers: Guy Sebastian, BoyzIIMen
Musical influences: Guy Sebastian
Discovering my voice: When I was in first year college and a working student, my friend would hear me singing while holding the mop. He encouraged me to join a singing contest in our school.
First song ever performed: Nasaan Ang Liwanag
Musical instruments I can play: Wala po
Musical instruments I’d like to learn: Guitar, piano
Greatest achievement: Being a Pinoy Dream Academy scholar
Biggest failure: When I lost my scholarships. Hindi ko alam kung saan ako kukuha ng pera pampaaral sa sarili.
Greatest Dream: To be a successful singer and chef!
Song of my life: Angels Brought Me Here
Quote Me: “I’d sing until my last breath… Kahit man lang sa kanta ko, mapangiti ko sila.”
Notes on Bugoy:
Bugoy only recently discovered that he had a stage-ready singing voice, and only accidentally.
Coming from an impoverished family in a far-flung area in Camarines Sur, the hard-working farmer’s son went into university with the dream of earning a degree. He payed his tuition through scholarships and earned his pocket money working as janitor, dish washer and other odd jobs.
It must have been a habit for Bugoy to sing while doing menial jobs. But back in the farm where only the cows and the birds could hear him, his voice went unappreciated. It took a friend, who heard him singing while cleaning with a mop, to make Bugoy realize that he could actually carry a tune. Winning school competitions soon emboldened him to dream some more and try out for PDA.
Look where he is now. Pursuing his dream of becoming a singer. Wherever this takes him, Bugoy will has packed enough prayers in his suitcase to see him through. And he has yet another dream… to meet someone he could fall in love with and call his girlfriend. “Para hindi na ako paghinalaang bading.”
Liezel
Dubai
Pride of Puerto Galera
Full Name:LIEZEL GARCIA
Age:23
Birthdate:20 December
Place of Birth:Oriental Mindoro
Height:5’1”
Weight:105 lbs.
Racial Descent:Filipino
Civil Status:Single
Occupation:OFW (office work)
Educ. Attainment:Mass Comm.
School Last Attended:PolytechnicUniversity of the Philippines
Interests (other than singing):Dancing, acting
Favorite Singers:Beyonce Knowles, Celine Dion
Musical influences:Mariah Carey, Beyonce Knowles, Kyla, Lani Misalucha, Jaya, Sarah Geronimo, Ella Mae Saison
Discovering my voice:When I was very young, my grandmother and I would get up at 5:00 a.m. She would teach me Tagalog songs and we’d sing together. I remember I started singing in public since I was three years old.
First song ever performed:Dalagang Tagabukid
Musical instrument I can play:Guitar (basic chords only)
Musical instrument I’d like to learn:Piano, drums
Greatest achievement:My two greatest achievements: when I finished college and when I was chosen as a finalist in PDA
Biggest frustration: I want to be a model but I know I’ll never be one because I’m too small
Greatest Dream:To be a professional singer
Song of my life:On The Side Of Angels
Quote Me: “You should fight for your life even thru trials… we need to grow, explore and move on.”
Notes on Zhel:
Probably her lola had great dreams for Zhel, thus the early morning trainings at 5:00 when she was too young to even appreciate what it could mean for her later in life.All she knew was that people would go crazy over her whenever she was given the microphone and made to sing in public.
She was able to use this talent as she grew up, gaining popularity in her hometown as she reaped first prizes in local singing contests.Now that she has moved on to a grander scale, it’s just too bad that her lola can’t watch and hear her sing anymore.
But what her lola can’t hear, perhaps her father can.He was never there to listen to her in her every singing contest; he left the family when she was six years old and was never heard from again until she was 20, then disappeared again.Maybe, inside the Academy, her voice will be able to reach out to her father and make him come home again.
Van
Cebu
The Heartthrob
Full Name:VAN LOUELLE POJAS
Age:18
Birthdate:08 November
Place of Birth:TalisayCity, Cebu
Height:5’8”
Weight:154 lbs.
Racial Descent:Filipino
Civil Status:Single
Occupation:Student
Educ. Attainment:B. S. Physical Therapy (ongoing)
School Last Attended:CebuDoctorsUniversity
Interests (other than singing):Playing the guitar
Favorite Bands:The Used, Mayday Parade, Paramore
Musical influences:Bryan Adams, Bon Jovi, REO Speedwagon
Discovering my voice:At school, my teacher asked me to sing.
First song ever performed:I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing by Aerosmith
Musical instruments I can play:Guitar
Musical instruments I’d like to learn:Piano
Greatest achievement:Making it to PInoyDreamAcademy as a scholar
Greatest Dream:To finish my studies and be a very good physical therapist
Songs of my life:All That I’ve Got by The Used; Warrior Is A Child by Gary V.
Quote Me: “I’d go as far I could go as long as people love to hear my music and my voice. I would do my best to show my talent.”
Notes on Van:
Coming from a well-off family, good-looking, and talented, Van is expected to be contended with his life. But when asked what song would describe his general feeling, his immediate reply is “Incomplete.”
Van’s family used to be compete and happy until his parents separated.His mom is now based in the States while his father has his own life away from Van.All by himself, he has no one else to turn to but his textbooks and his music.But since it’s music that makeshim happy, he has opted to postpone schooling for the meantime.
PDA will not give the Van the feeling of wholeness that he yearns for, but it will train him to become a better singer and perhaps, a complete artist.
Sen
Taguig
The Cancer Survivor
Full Name:HANSEN NICHOLS
Age:24
Birthdate:21 October
Place of Birth:Burlingame, California, USA
Height:5’10”
Weight:155 lbs.
Racial Descent:Fil-am-Spanish-Irish
Civil Status:Single
Educ. Attainment:B.S. Economics
School Attended:University of San Francisco
Interests (other than singing):Dancing
Favorite Singer:Justin Timberlake
Musical Influences:Martin Nievera, Ariel Rivera, Gary V., Stevie Wonder, Justin Timberlake, Enrique Iglesias, Babyface, Jenner Mallari (a friend), Mom, and my Ate
Discovering my voice: I remember my Mom would sing at parties and family gatherings and everyone would watch her and it inspired me to want to sing.We discovered my talent before I was in Kindergarten.
First song I ever performed:If I remember correctly, If Your Not Here By My Side by Menudo.
Musical instruments I can play:When I was in elementary school I took violin lessons and learned how to play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.On Piano I learned how to play SwanLake.
Musical instruments I’d like to learn:I want to re-learn playing the piano or keyboard and the guitar.
Greatest Achievement:Being able to finish college despite doing (cancer) treatment at the same time
Biggest Failure:Not making it into PDA Season one
Greatest Dream:To be successful, rich and famous by way of the entertainment industry, and to go into business
Songs Of My Life:Angels Brought Me Here, This Is Now
Quote Me: “I’m very passionate about music and show business. I’m here at this level of the competition because I’m living my dream rather than just watching others life it. I have every reason to quit through rejection, but I forged on and made sacrifices, which is why I’m here today.”
Notes on Sen:
For PDA fans who have followed the show since Primer 1 Season 1, Hansen Nichols is not a new voice. He made it to the NCR leg but failed the final casting during kick-off. “I almost gave up,” he confesses. But like the true survivor that he is, he wouldn’t take failure seriously. If he could succeed a tough fight for a second chance at life, surely he could claim a better opportunity with PDA. So when Season 2 auditions came, Sen did not hesitate to join once more the long lines of hopefuls and subjected himself in front of the judges. This time he passed all stages of the competition for a scholarship slot.
US-grown and educated, Sen could have picked any job at any corporation anywhere in the world but he sacrificed stability to pursue a yet-uncertain career in music. But the dream that started way back when he was a small boy watching his mom sing at parties, and which burned alive in his heart even through a near-fatal brush with cancer, is too strong to ignore.
Will Sen survive all lessons, challenges and competitions at the Academy and graduate with flying colors?
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