Maricris Garcia
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Maricris Yu Garcia is a singer from the Philippines, best known for winning Pinoy Pop Superstar
Year 3. She first auditioned in Pinoy Pop Superstar Year 1, but did not become a finalist. Two years later, she won with her rendition of Barry Manilow
's "One Voice" at the Grand Finale held in Araneta Coliseum. She was the 3rd Pinoy Pop Superstar
champion. Her voice is distinctly similar to the Divine Diva Zsazsa Padilla's voice, so she has been given the title of the "Divine Princess".
She is taking up BS Tourism to her school in La Consolacion College - CALOOCAN her province is in Sta. Maria, Bulacan
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Pinoy Pop Superstar
Pinoy Pop Superstar was a Philippine television show featuring a year-long talent search for the best Filipino amateur singers. It was broadcast every Saturday evening on GMA. The format is loosely patterned on the original Tawag ng Tanghalan....
Year 3. She first auditioned in Pinoy Pop Superstar Year 1, but did not become a finalist. Two years later, she won with her rendition of Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana ."...
's "One Voice" at the Grand Finale held in Araneta Coliseum. She was the 3rd Pinoy Pop Superstar
Pinoy Pop Superstar
Pinoy Pop Superstar was a Philippine television show featuring a year-long talent search for the best Filipino amateur singers. It was broadcast every Saturday evening on GMA. The format is loosely patterned on the original Tawag ng Tanghalan....
champion. Her voice is distinctly similar to the Divine Diva Zsazsa Padilla's voice, so she has been given the title of the "Divine Princess".
She is taking up BS Tourism to her school in La Consolacion College - CALOOCAN her province is in Sta. Maria, Bulacan
Bulacan
Bulacan , officially called the Province of Bulacan or simply Bulacan Province, is a first class province of the Republic of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon Region in the island of Luzon, north of Manila , and part of the Metro...
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Albums
- Pinoy Pop Superstar Year 3 Grand Contenders' AlbumPinoy Pop Superstar Year 3 Grand Contenders' AlbumThe Pinoy Pop Superstar Year 3 Grand Contenders' album is a compilation album released in 2007 featuring pop songs sung by the finalists of the third series of the Philippine TV Show Pinoy Pop Superstar.- Track listing :...
- Track 4: Beautiful Disaster (written by Rebecca Johnson & Matthew Wilder)
- Mga Awit Kapuso (Best Of GMA TV Themes) Volume 4
- Track 5: Mahal Kita (written by Daniel Tan)
- Mahal KitaMahal KitaMahal Kita, in English I Love You, is a the debut music album of Pinoy Pop Superstar 2008 grand champion and GMA Network talent Maricris Garcia.-Background:...
Singles
- Kahit Isang Saglit (revival from Martin Nievera)
- Mahal Kita (love theme from MariMarMariMar (Philippine TV series)MariMar was a Philippine drama previously being broadcast in GMA Network, starring Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes.Though a remake-adaptation of a Mexican telenovela the setting and some of the storylines were altered. Directed by Joyce E. Bernal and Mac Alejandre, the series premiered on August...
) - Bakit Ikaw Pa Rin (revival from Jaya)
- With YouWith You-Music:Albums* With You, an album by Josh Groban* With You, an album by Natalie WalkerSongs* "With You" a song by Mutya Buena and Ashley Walters* "With You", a song by Maia Lee* "With You", a song by Monica* "With You"...
Soundtracks
- Nang Dahil Sa Iyo (main theme song from Mga Mata ni AnghelitaMga Mata ni AnghelitaMga Mata ni Anghelita was a Philippine drama produced by GMA Network that begun airing on July 2, 2007.This was a television remake of a 1978 film starring the late Julie Vega. The series is the third part of GMA Network's 57th Anniversary Offering....
) - Mahal Kita (love theme from MariMarMariMar (Philippine TV series)MariMar was a Philippine drama previously being broadcast in GMA Network, starring Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes.Though a remake-adaptation of a Mexican telenovela the setting and some of the storylines were altered. Directed by Joyce E. Bernal and Mac Alejandre, the series premiered on August...
) - Kung Sana Bukas (main theme song from Babangon Ako't Dudurugin KitaBabangon Ako't Dudurugin KitaBabangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita or Sweet Revenge is a Philippine drama by GMA Network. Starring Marvin Agustin, Angelika dela Cruz, JC de Vera, Yasmien Kurdi and Dina Bonnevie and directed by Joel Lamangan, it aired on GMA Network from March 24, 2008 until June 27, 2008...
)
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2010 | Party Pilipinas Party Pilipinas Party Pilipinas is a Philippine music variety show broadcasted by GMA Network. The show premiered on 28 March 2010 - replacing the defunct SOP Fully Charged. It also broadcasts worldwide through GMA Pinoy TV.Each week, two teams alternate to give the audience a variety in theme and concepts.Direk... |
Herself/Host/Performer |
| 2007–2010 | SOP Rules SOP (Sobrang Okey Pare) SOP was a Philippine noontime music/variety show aired by GMA Network. The show airs from 12pm-3pm on Sundays. The show is broadcast from Studio 4 at the GMA Network Studios. The show title stands for "Sobrang Okey, Pare!" a Filipino expression which connotes enjoyment and appreciation of a... |
Herself/Host |
| 2007 | Pinoy Pop Superstar Pinoy Pop Superstar Pinoy Pop Superstar was a Philippine television show featuring a year-long talent search for the best Filipino amateur singers. It was broadcast every Saturday evening on GMA. The format is loosely patterned on the original Tawag ng Tanghalan.... : Year 3 |
Grand Champion |
Contemporaries
- Brenan Espartinez, Pinoy Pop Superstar Year 1's 1st Runner Up
- Aicelle SantosAicelle SantosAicelle Anne Santos is a Filipino Soul, R&B, Pop, and Jazz singer-songwriter and pianist, who first emerged in the Philippine music scene as a contestant in a nationwide search for the next best singer in the first season of ABS-CBN's Star In A Million...
, Pinoy Pop Superstar Year 2's 1st Runner Up - Bryan Termulo, Pinoy Pop Superstar Year 3's 1st Runner Up
Awards
- 3rd Pinoy Pop Superstar Grand Champion (June 2007)
- Best New Female Recording Artist in 1st PMPC Star Awards for Music (October 29, 2009)
Trivia
- She is a GMA NetworkGMA NetworkGMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
and GMA RecordsGMA RecordsGMA Records, created in the last quarter of 2003, is a records company that releases music albums, and many of the albums have been platinum and gold record award albums. In 2005 GMA Records released a film titled "Let the Love Begin" on DVD and VCD, and when that was such a success they succeeded...
contract star. - She sung Mahal Kita, one of MarimarMariMar (Philippine TV series)MariMar was a Philippine drama previously being broadcast in GMA Network, starring Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes.Though a remake-adaptation of a Mexican telenovela the setting and some of the storylines were altered. Directed by Joyce E. Bernal and Mac Alejandre, the series premiered on August...
s theme song. - She sung the current station ID of Q-11, with Geoff TaylorGeoff Taylor (singer)Geoff Taylor is a Filipino singer, model and actor. He was a former finalist of Pinoy Dream Academy: Season 1 before becoming the grand winner of the Are You the Next Big Star? together with Frencheska Farr as the female grand winner.-Early life and career:Taylor was born in Olongapo City...
. - Her first music video was "Kahit Isang Saglit" in which Dennis TrilloDennis TrilloAbelardo Dennis Florencio Trillo Ho , more widely known as Dennis Trillo, is a Filipino award-winning actor, singer and fashion model. His film debut was in Aishite Imasu 1941. He is currently an artist of GMA Network...
appeared. - Her birthday September 26 is the day when the typhoon Ondoy came (internationally named as Ketsana)
- Her song Mahal Kita was originally sung by the Pinoy Pop SuperstarPinoy Pop SuperstarPinoy Pop Superstar was a Philippine television show featuring a year-long talent search for the best Filipino amateur singers. It was broadcast every Saturday evening on GMA. The format is loosely patterned on the original Tawag ng Tanghalan....
Year 2 Grand Champion Gerald SantosGerald SantosGerald Padua Santos is a singer and actor who won Pinoy Pop Superstar in 2006.-Biography:In 2006 Santos won the second season of GMA 7's show Pinoy Pop Superstar....
and revived by Maricris Garcia and became the themesong of loveteam of MarimarMariMar (Philippine TV series)MariMar was a Philippine drama previously being broadcast in GMA Network, starring Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes.Though a remake-adaptation of a Mexican telenovela the setting and some of the storylines were altered. Directed by Joyce E. Bernal and Mac Alejandre, the series premiered on August... - She is now part of a Trio group named "La Diva" wherein her co-singers were Aicelle Santos, Jonalyn Viray.
- The "La Diva" sung the Philippine National Anthem during the Pacquiao-Cotto fight last November 15, 2009