20 yr. old Joan grew up in Italy where due to her brown skin, she was the easy target for racial slurs. Currently a law student, Joan had a hard time making friends with not just the locals but with fellow Filipinos as well. She had a hard time relating to other Filipinos in Rome since even though she can understand Tagalog, she still has difficulty talking in her native tongue. She says it is through her beautiful voice that people begin to notice her.
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Davey, 19 years old, is an independent achiever who’s out to prove to his mother that she made a mistake when she left him and his father. Raised by his paternal grandmother, Davey actually thought that his father is his brother. He only found out the truth when his father filed for an annulment. Davey was able to learn how to play the guitar by himself and is currently a guitar instructor in Baguio. He has a lot of compositions already, most of which are about love.
Oona, a 23 year-old pre-shool teacher from Bukidnon, comes from a family of artists. Her father is a painter, her mom is a freelance writer, her elder sister is a soprano in a famous national chorale and her older brother is a copywriter who wants to be a filmmaker.
23 yr. old Yvan from Baguio takes after his father who was a jazz musician. At the young age of 20, he got married and became a father. Not having completed a college degree, Yvan turned to music as a source of living. He is a vocalist of a band who performs three times a week in a bar in Baguio. Babalik Rin Lyrics
Yeng is an 18-yr-old rebel-rocker from Rodriquez, Rizal. She stopped schooling in order to help out her parents. She has written a number of songs like, “Hawak-kamay” which they sang during the Dream Night of PDA. Hawak Kamay Lyrics here.
The 21-year-old Star Dreamer from Angeles, Pampanga has previously joined a singing competition but after winning for four consecutive weeks, he dropped out of the GMA7's singing competition, Pinoy Pop Superstar, since he had to choose between his manager and continuing on to the grand finals.
RJ, 22-yr-old acoustic performer from Pasig, is an ECE graduate who's supposed to take his ECE Board Exams this November, but chose to enter PDA. His original composition “Miss Kita Pag Tuesday” has caught the ears of a lot of viewers during their introduction last Aug 12.
Michelle is a 24 yr. old hotel front desk officer from Amsterdam. She also works as a part-time singer for a dancing group which has given her the chance to tour around Germany and Holland. Her father died of skin cancer while she was still young. She has a Vietnamese boyfriend. (Sorry guys.)
20 yr. old Kristoff from Canada has endured lots of obstacles. His brother died when he was young. He had to work early as a grocery clerk. He has to help out his family. He even had to save money to fly to San Francisco to audition there. Will his perseverance take him far?
Jay-R, 19 years old from Cebu, is the youngest of five siblings. Due to financial problems Jay-R was forced to work in order to help his family. He became the vocalist of Scrambled Eggs.
21-year-old Iya is the daughter of a municipal councilor in Pangasinan. She is also the Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson in their community. She has experienced being a lounge singer in Manila.
23 yr. old Irish has never met her biological father. While studying nursing, Irish works part-time as a waitress. Having been raised in the States, she wants to show that she is a true Filipino deep inside.
Gemma is a 20 yr. old medical administrative officer in Australia. She is a born from an Australian-Irish father and a Filipina. She was also once crowned as Miss Philippines-Australia.
