Daryl Neilsonn Ong(born March 24, 1987) is a Filipino singer and songwriter. He rose to fame after joining the singing competitionThe Voice of the Philippines.
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| Born | Daryl Neilsonn Ong March 24, 1987 Puerto Princesa,Palawan,Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, animator |
| Years active | 2005–present |
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| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Spouse |
Dea Formilleza (m.2022) |
| Children | 1 |
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When Ong sang his blind audition piece "Paano" (original byGary Valenciano) forThe Voice of the PhilippinesSeason 2, he impressed the judges and the Filipino viewers.[1]
Life and career
editBefore he push through his singing career, he was a cartoonist in ABS-CBN.[2]Ong was an animator of the popular Filipino animated series,Super Inggo at ang Super Tropa.The animated series was the first 100% Pinoy Filipino animated TV series.
From being a member of a boy group named "Voices of 5", he started doing a plenty of song covers, such as "All of Me", "Kahit Maputi Na Ang Buhok Ko", "Rude" “Ikaw Na Nga" which gives new flavour to the listeners and posted it on his own YouTube channel which gained hundreds and thousands of views.
In 2005 and 2008, he was a strong contender in the local singing contests,Pinoy Pop Superstar(2005) andPinoy Idol(2008).[3]While in 2014, he decided to join ABS-CBN's reality singing competition,The Voice of the Philippines (season 2).In his blind audition, he impressed the coaches as he was one of those ‘3-chair’ turners. Among the three coaches, he chose the international artist, record producer and Black Eyed Peas member,apl.de.ap.[4]
From 2016 to February 2018, Ong was under Cornerstone Entertainment Inc., however he was no longer under Cornerstone after a contract renewal with Star Music. He is a member of the all-male vocal trio BuDaKhel along with Bugoy Drilon andMichael Pangilinan,and currently managed by KreativDen.
Discography
editSingles
edit- 2015 – Stay (On the Wings of Love)
- 2016 – Ikaw (FPJ's Ang Probinsyano)
- 2016 – Basta't Kasama Kita (FPJ's Ang Probinsyano)
- 2016 – To Love Again (Till I Met You)
- 2017 – How Did You Know (Ikaw Lang ang Iibigin)
- 2018 – Sana Dalawa ang Puso Ko (Sana Dalawa ang Puso)
Filmography
edit| Year | Show(s) | Notes | Network |
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| 2005 | Pinoy Pop Superstar | Contestant | GMA Network |
| 2008 | Pinoy Idol | ||
| 2014 | The Voice of the Philippines (season 2) | Semi-finalist | ABS-CBN |
| 2015–2020 | ASAP | Member of ASAP Soul Sessions (2016–17), Host (January–April 2018)/performer of ASAP The Love Connection (TLC) (January–November 2018) | |
| 2016 | Himig HandogP-Pop Love Songs 2016 | Interpreter of "Minamahal Pa Rin Ako" | |
| 2017 | FPJ's Ang Probinsyano | Wedding singer | |
| 2018 | The Blood Sisters | ||
| 2020–2021 | Sunday Noontime Live! | Performer |
Ong also did casual guestings in variousABS-CBN,GMA NetworkandTV5shows:
- Umagang Kay Ganda
- Magandang Buhay
- It's Showtime
- Masked Singer Pilipinas(as 2-2-B; Winner)
- Sunday Noontime Live!
- Gandang Gabi, Vice!
- Tonight with Boy Abunda
- Eat Bulaga!
- Wowowin
- All-Out Sundays[5]
- TiktoClock(also as a guest judge inTanghalan ng Kampeonrevival segment)
Accolades
edit| Year | Award-giving Body/Critics | Award(s)/Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2014 | Philippine Popular Music Festival | Best Song | Torpe (Composer) | 3rd Prize | |
| 2016 | 8th PMPC Star Awards for Music | Best New Male Recording Artist of the Year | Daryl Ong (album) | Nominated | |
| R&B Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| R&B Album of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| 29th Awit Awards | Best Performance by a New Male Recording Artist | "Mabuti Pa" | Won | [6] | |
| 2017 | Wish 107.5 Music Awards | Music Artist of the Year | — | Nominated | [7] |
| Best Wish Cover | Stay | Nominated | |||
| Best Wishclusive Performance by a Male Artist | Nominated | ||||
| Wish Original Song of the Year by a Male Artist | Hopeless Romantic | Nominated | |||
| 30th Awit Awards | Best Ballad Recording | Stay | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | 4thWish 107.5 FMMusic Awards | Wishclusive R&B Performance of the Year | Nais Kong Malaman Mo | Nominated | [8] |
| Wish R&B Song of the Year | Mahal Pa Rin Kita | Nominated |
References
edit- ^"7 Things to Know About Daryl Ong".January 6, 2016.
- ^Abunda, Boy."Daryl, dating animator bago nakakanta".Philstar.com.RetrievedJune 1,2024.
- ^Laurena, Kobe Adam Joshua."Daryl Ong is planning to cover an Indonesian song under Viva Records | Pikapika | Philippine Showbiz News Portal".pikapika.ph.RetrievedJune 1,2024.
- ^"Daryl Ong".Cornerstone Entertainment. Archived fromthe originalon August 29, 2017.RetrievedAugust 29,2017.
- ^"Guesting ng BuDaKhel, nakatulong sa pagtaas ng rating ng All-Out Sundays?".PEP.ph.RetrievedFebruary 11,2024.
- ^"Sarah G, Ebe Dancel win big at 29th Awit Awards".ABS-CBN News.
- ^"FULL LIST: 2nd Wish 107.5 Music Awards Winners".January 16, 2017.
- ^"The 4th Wish 107.5 Music Awards: Nominees, New Categories, and More".Wish 107.5.December 12, 2018.RetrievedDecember 30,2018.