Thia Megia - Apollo Kid Star of Tommorrow

Thia 12 year old Thia has started singing at the early age of six with the passion for writing and singing, and composed her very first song “I Will Always Love You”. She was trained at the Derryl Leffler’s Music Academy by Greg Farbizio, and her acting by Kids On Camera. She never expected big things to happen, but she hoped for something good out of her career.

Thia joined the West Model Talent Convention in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. There, she met many different talent agents and more during her auditions. She also had the chance to show her talent by singing on stage in front of different agencies and managers, winning the title for “Singer of the Year” and “Female Child Actress of the Year”. She then developed more confidence and charisma said by the viewers. At the age of ten, Thia auditioned for the 49ers National Anthem Auditions and was selected as one of the five finalists to sing the National Anthem for one of the 49ers home games. Before the game, she appeared on the front page of the Daily Review by staff writer Michelle Beaver, and after the game, she then appeared once again on the Local & Business page of the Daily Review title “Oh Say Can She Sing”. Thia also sung a second time for the 49ers at age 11.

Being heard from the 49ers, she was also invited to sing the National Anthem and some half time performances for the Stanford University Men’s Basketball and started singing for many other different sport venues including the opening night for the new Stanford Football Stadium in front of 50,000. Thia was then invited to sing the National Anthem for many different occasions and other sports teams such as the San Jose Minor League Giants, and also the San Francisco Major League Giants twice. It was then the song she was known for, and the way she sung it by belting it out with her heart for the flag.

Thia’s voice grew more mature, and she also had the chance to learn many more new songs that she made her very own official CD called “Believe in Magic”. She used her CD’s for promoting herself as much as she could, she even wrote to Gary Radnich, sport’s anchor. They viewed her video of her singing for the 49ers , and then invited her to sing live on KRON 4 on “The World According to Gary”

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Julia Roman Abueva

This precocious 12 year old has loved performing since she was a toddler and is no newcomer to the stage. Julia started performing professionally at the tender age of 6. At 7, she was a member of the 'Jazzkids' in Singapore where her family is currently based. Since then, Julia has had the privilege to perform in the Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and last October 2007, in China for the opening of the Suzhou Cultural Arts Centre. Julia's memorable performances in the Philippines include:

* The opening of the 23rd South East Asian Games where she sang the theme song 'We're All Just One
* 2006 Philippine Independence Day Performance at the CCP
* Guest appearances in concerts of Philippine greats like Lea Salonga, Monique Wilson and Martin Nievera
* And has had the privilege to perform with celebrated Philippine artists like Ryan Cayabyab, Louie Ocampo, Joanna Ampil, Dulce, Pilita Corales and Jaya.
* Julia is also one of the featured artists in the UN Millennium Album as the original artist of the song 'Bata Pa Ako'.


In Singapore, Julia typically performs in corporate and national events, as guest artist in Esplanade concerts w/ Asiana, led by Singapore's "King of Swing"Mr. Jeremy Monteiro and has performed on numerous occasions for Singapore President S.R. Nathan, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Apart from stage performances, Julia occasionally records as voice talent for Ednovation Animated Series (Singapore), was the voice behind the 2006 Sustagen TV/ radio jingle, and has recently recorded the theme song for an animated film by Singapore's Rain Tree productions.

Julia's greatest passion is singing and was bitten by the 'theatre bug' at age 9 when she played a minor role Auster the Child Fairy in Peter Pan the Musical performed at the Esplanade in Singapore. To date, Julia has to her credit the roles Young Jenny in Andrew Lloyd Weber's Aspects of Love mounted first in Manila (2005) and subsequently in Singapore (2006). Iris in the off-broadway hit Children's Letters to God mounted in Singapore (2006). Julia loves performing in the Philippines and in 2007 she performed in 2 musicals. The 'more mature' Joanna in the Philippine production of Children's Letters to God, and Little Red Riding Hood in Stephen Sondheim's musical, "Into the Woods".

On August 22 & 23 (2008), Julia will be performing in an original musical theatre production in Singapore- "Superhero Diaries". Julia plays the role as 12-year-old Nora Mowwend, opposite (80's-90's) pop-star Deborah Gibson.

Julia is a 6th grader at the Singapore American School. She has an older brother Joshua, and an older sister Jerone. She believes that God has given her a gift and offers each and every performance to Him.

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America's Got Talent - Jessica Sanchez

Jessica Sanchez is a 12 yr old singer from Southern California with
Mexican and Filipino heritage.

Jessica started singing at the age of 2, basically teaching herself to sing with a talented ear for music. Her influences include Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Christina Aguilera and Whitney Houston just to name a few.
Thanks to international pop star Brandy, Jessica earned a wild card spot during the first season of America's Got Talent where Brandy gushed, "You're going to be HUGE, I promise!"

Star King - Charice Pempengco

Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco, better known by her screen name Charice (born May 10, 1993), is a Filipina singer who became a singing sensation throughout the world through YouTube. She started joining singing contests at the age of seven but became widely known in her native Philippines when she placed third in Little Big Star.

Early Years

Charice's mother, Raquel Relucio, had and still has a very musical ear, on May 10th 1993; she gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco in Cabuyao, Laguna, in the Philippines, not expecting the works to follow in this baby girl’s future.

Raquel noticed Charice could sing very high when she sang “Happy Birthday” at the age of 2; so taking her music experience into an account, she started teaching and training Charice at the tender age of 4, along with Raquel’s sister. With a lot of hard work and perseverance, Charice began singing in local contests in the Philippines when she was only 7 years old. Charice began her journey with one priority in mind, to help her mother through the hardships they went through, especially with living and finances. It was when she was 8 or 9 years old that she got onto a table and sang “My Heart Will Go On”, originally sung by the famous Celine Dion, that people realized that she is a natural performer.