Christian Joseph Morata Bautista (born October 19, 1981) is a Filipino singer, actor, host, and model. He was a finalist of ''
Star in a Million
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'', a
Philippine
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reality show aired on
ABS-CBN
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channel, winning 4th place in the competition in 2003. After the contest, he signed a recording contract with
Warner Music Philippines and released his self-titled debut album, ''
Christian Bautista''. The multi-platinum album established his name as an
OPM artist with songs such as "The Way You Look at Me", "Colour Everywhere" and "
Hands to Heaven
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". The singer gained popularity not only in the Philippines but in other countries in Southeast Asia such as Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.
He is currently an exclusive talent of
GMA Network
GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...
.
Bautista has also collaborated with fellow Filipino singers
Nina,
Sitti
Sitti Katrina Baiddin Navarro-Ramirez (born November 29, 1984 in Las Piñas), known professionally as Sitti, is a Filipino bossa nova singer. After releasing her first album, ''Café Bossa'', in 2006, other bossa nova acts in the Philippines foll ...
,
Rachelle Ann Go
Rachelle Ann Villalobos Go-Spies (born August 31, 1986) is a Filipina singer and actress. She began her career by participating in and winning several singing competitions, the first of which was in the long-running Philippine variety show ''E ...
,
Sarah Geronimo
Sarah Asher Tua Geronimo-Guidicelli (, , born July 25, 1988) is a Filipino singer, performer and actress. Geronimo rose to prominence after winning the television singing contest '' Star for a Night'' earning her a recording contract with Vi ...
,
Sheryn Regis,
Erik Santos
Rhoderick Ramos Santos (born October 10, 1982), more commonly known as Erik Santos, is a Filipino singer, actor, TV host, commercial model, and the first Grand Champion of the ABS-CBN singing competition '' Star in a Million Season 1'' in 2003 ...
and
Mark Bautista
Mark Arazo Bautista (born August 10, 1983) is a Filipino singer, actor and commercial model. Bautista received his career break when he became a grand finalist on the Philippine reality TV talent search ''Star for a Night'' where he placed thir ...
. He regularly appears in ABS-CBN's variety show ''
ASAP 18''.
Bautista shot ''
The Kitchen Musical
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The series was premiered on Friday, 7 October 2011, and ceased transmission on Friday, 30 December 201 ...
'' with fellow Stages talent
Karylle and other Asian and Filipino talents in Singapore.
After being with
ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Philippine commercial broadcast network that serves as the flagship property of ABS-CBN Corporation, a company unde ...
for 10 years, Bautista transferred to
GMA Network
GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...
and signed a three-year exclusive contract on March 20, 2013.
Bautista renews contract with GMA Network last July 28, 2021.
He is currently an exclusive talent of
GMA Network
GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...
.
Life and music career
Childhood and youth
Bautista was born in
Imus, Cavite, on October 19, 1981. He is the eldest of three siblings, sons of Josefa Rizalina and Ebert Bautista. He was a choir member in their church since he was seven years old.
Bautista studied grade school and high school at Imus Unida Christian School, which also hailed other Filipino actors such as
Ryan Eigenmann
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Early life
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,
Geoff Eigenmann
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,
Rico Yan
Rico Yan (; born Ricardo Carlos Castro Yan; March 14, 1975 – March 29, 2002) was a Filipino matinee idol, model, film and television actor, host, spokesperson and entrepreneur.
Yan graduated from De La Salle University in 1997 with a degr ...
and
Billy Joe Crawford. He then took up landscape architecture at the
University of the Philippines Diliman, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He was a table tennis varsity player during college before focusing on singing and entering showbiz.
2003–2004: ''Star in a Million'' and self-titled album
Bautista gained popularity after becoming the first grand finalist on ABS-CBN's reality singing competition Star in a Million. Though placing only fourth overall, he quickly become one of the most popular contestants, and was offered a recording contract with
Warner Music Philippines shortly after he was eliminated from the show.
He released the single "The Way You Look at Me", in 2004 from his self-titled album.
The song, penned by American composers Andrew Fromm and Keith Follese,
received frequent airplay in Indonesian radio stations and Bautista became an instant hit overseas that record label Warner Indonesia decided to bring him there to perform for his growing Indonesian fanbase.
2005: ''Completely''
''
Completely'', Christian Bautista's second album,
received a Platinum Record Award on its first week of release in the Philippines.
The album spawned the singles "Everything You Do", "Invincible", and "She Could Be", a song which was later covered by
Corbin Bleu of ''
High School Musical
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'' fame. Completely has also reached platinum status in Indonesia.
A special edition of the album ''Completely'', which combines Christian's English songs from his debut and second albums, was later launched in Singapore where "The Way You Look at Me" also topped local charts.
In 2005,
RCTI
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aired a musical special entitled ''Completely: Christian Bautista'' where he performed with Indonesian artists 40-piece Magenta Orchestra,
Andi Rianto,
Krisdayanti
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and
Titi DJ. In the same year, Bautista was cast as one of the leads in ''
Kampanerang Kuba
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'', a
musical fantasy television series broadcast by
ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Philippine commercial broadcast network that serves as the flagship property of ABS-CBN Corporation, a company unde ...
.
Banking on his massive following among young fans in Indonesia, Bautista has been tapped by
San Miguel Corporation to endorse its new line of soft beverage products in the Asian region, starting with Indonesia. Christian also endorses a new mobile content provider based in Jakarta called Star SMS, and soon for Oishi food products in the Philippines, and Indonesia.
Locally, he had been endorsing brands such as
Bench clothing and body spray, St. Augustine School of Nursing,
Smart Communications,
Greenwich Pizza
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Greenwich Pizza started in 1971 as a small store at Greenhills Shopping Center in San Juan, Rizal (now part of ...
, Trumpets Musicademy, Bed Head products,
Skechers
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History
Skechers was founded in 1992 by Rob ...
, and
Swatch
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watches.
2006–2007: ''Just a Love Song...Live!'' and ''Inspired'' Tour
Bautista released his third major album, ''
Just a Love Song... Christian Bautista Live!'' in 2006 also under the
Warner Music Philippines.
The album, the first live album by the singer, is mainly composed of covers of different old-time hit love songs and was recorded live in a Teatrino Bar in
Greenhills with a small number of audience, which are mostly specially invited fans of the singer. Follow up to the success of the live album was the release of his very first live DVD under the same title in early 2007.
Bautista debuts as an actor on the big screen in
Regal Entertainment
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's 2006 Metro Manila Film Festival entry ''
Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di''. In this film directed by
Joel Lamangan
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and written by Abi Lam-Parayno, Dode Cruz and Andrew Paredes, Christian plays Timothy a.k.a. Felix Yan, an Asian pop star, providing support to the bankable love team of
Angel Locsin
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and
Richard Gutierrez
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Early life
Richard Gutierrez was born on January ...
. The single "My Heart Has A Mind of Its Own" from ''"Completely"'' is used as one of the film's soundtrack.
He launched a four-city tour in Indonesia on January 26 to February 2, 2007. The tour included visits in
Jakarta,
Makassar,
Surabaya, and
Bandung.
In October 2007, he embarked a concert tour, Inspired, a one-night show in the Cuneta Astrodome with guest appearances by
Gary Valenciano, Tricia Amper Jimenez, Joni Villanueva and
Sam Milby
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Biography
Samuel Lloyd Milb ...
.
He collaborated with
Rachelle Ann Go
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on the song "Pag-ibig Na Kaya?", a
Filipino
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** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines.
** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...
version of "Perhaps Love" (originally sung by
Howl & J), that was used in the Koreanovela ''
Princess Hours
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'', aired on ABS-CBN.
Bautista re-released ''Just a Love Song...Live'' including a CD of different Christmas songs.
2008: ''West Side Story'' and ''Captured''
Bautista was included in the Valentine Concert on February 13, 2007, Ol 4 Luv, which was held at the Araneta Coliseum with Rachelle Ann Go, Erik Santos and Sarah Geronimo.
Bautista's live album, ''Just a Love Song...Live!'', sold close to Double Platinum following the release of the repackaged Christmas edition containing his rendition of
Gary Valenciano's "Pasko Na Sinta Ko" as well as other Christmas songs.
A musical talk show starring Bautista, ''The Christian Bautista Show'', also aired on the Makisig Network. Bautista also won the award for Favorite Musical Artist Act at the first Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards Philippines, held in 2008.
Alongside Filipina singer
Karylle, Bautista was also a part of the theatrical cast of ''West Side Story'' in 2008.
In July 2008, Bautista's third studio album ''
Captured'' was released. The album features
bossa nova singer
Sitti
Sitti Katrina Baiddin Navarro-Ramirez (born November 29, 1984 in Las Piñas), known professionally as Sitti, is a Filipino bossa nova singer. After releasing her first album, ''Café Bossa'', in 2006, other bossa nova acts in the Philippines foll ...
.
2009: ''Romance Revisited''
Early 2009, Bautista released his last single for Captured, ''Limutin Na Lang'' which featured a Music Video containing compilations of his videos and pictures from his past albums/album tours.
In 2009, Christian Bautista released his very first compilation, ''The Platinum Collection''. It would be his last album released under
Warner Music Philippines.
By early August 2009, Bautista had transferred to
Universal Records
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. His first project under the recording label featured 19 tracks and songs originally performed by the legendary
Jose Mari Chan. The album, ''Romance Revisited'', rose to the top of the charts immediately after its release. Bautista performed several duets in the album, with popular pop stars Sarah Geronimo, Lani Misalucha and Regine Velasquez who early in her career also collaborated with Chan.
In November 2009, Bautista was a guest at
Sarah Geronimo
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's Record Breaker Concert where they sang their duet "Please Be Careful with My Heart".
2010: ''Dahsyat'' and ''A Wonderful Christmas''
In February 2010, Bautista appeared again in ''
Dahsyat'', an Indonesian variety show from RCTI in Jakarta, where he performed a duet with Indonesian singer
Bunga Citra Lestari
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Career
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with an Indonesian version of "Please Be Careful with My Heart". He was the first and only Filipino singer to appear in an Indonesian TV series.
In November 2010, Bautista released his seventh overall album and first Christmas album under Universal Records, titled ''A Wonderful Christmas''. On December 2, 2011, the album was certified Diamond by PARI.
2011: ''Outbound''
Bautista released his fifth studio album and seventh overall album, ''Outbound'', in 2011. He also joined the cast of a musical drama series, ''Kitchen Musical'', with Karylle, Thou Reyes, Art Acuna.
2012
During the first quarter of the year, the ''First Class: Outbound Expanded Edition'' album was launched. Together with Karylle, they received top billing at the Love & Laughter concert at the Resorts World on February 29. Bautista remained active on ''Kitchen Musical'' for the 2012 season. In the third quarter of 2012, he was part of 10th anniversary special of ''The Way You Look at Me'' that celebrated his 10 year in the industry. Bautista was also featured on the series ''Princess and I'', which aired on ABS-CBN during 2012. Bautista's sixth studio album, and eighth full-length ''X-Plus'' was released in October 2012.
2013–present: Transfer to the Kapuso Network
In March 2013, Bautista transferred to the
GMA Network
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after months of rumors. He performed for the first time on ''
Party Pilipinas'' on March 24, 2013, also marking the third anniversary of the show. He signed a three-year exclusive contract with
GMA Network
GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...
on March 20, 2013.
Theatre
Trumpet's production of ''The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe'' was Bautista's first big break. He earned raves from critics for his acting debut.
Discography
Studio albums
*2004: ''
Christian Bautista''
*2005: ''
Completely''
*2008: ''
Captured''
*2009: ''
Romance Revisited: The Love Songs of Jose Mari Chan''
*2010: ''A Wonderful Christmas''
*2011: ''
Outbound''
*2012: ''
First Class: Outbound Expanded Edition''
*2012: ''X-Plus''
*2014: ''Soundtrack''
Other albums
*2005: ''So It's You (Movie Soundtrack)''
*2005: ''Nasaan Ka Man (Movie Soundtrack)''
*2006: ''
Just a Love Song... Christian Bautista Live!''
*2009: ''The Platinum Collection''
Songs featured on CD releases by other artists
*2003: ''Say That You Love Me (Star in a Million (album))''
*2004: ''Silent Night (All Star Christmas Collection)''
*2005: ''Burn (Nina Live)''
*2006: ''Dying To Tell You (ASAP Music)''
*2007: "Pag-ibig Na Kaya (Princess Hours OST)
*2012: ''Faith (The Kitchen Musical OST)''
*2012: ''Nag-iisang Bituin (Nag-iisang Bituin OST)''
*2012: ''Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan (Walang Hanggan OST Volume 2)
*2013: ''Maghihintay Sayo (Maghihintay Pa Rin OST)
*2013: ''Ngiti (With A Smile OST)
*2014: ''Up Where We Belong (Empress Ki OST)
*2015: ''Sayo Lang Ang Aking Puso (My Mother's Secret OST)
*2015: ''You And Me (Because Of You OST)
*2016: ''Maghihintay with Gabbi Garcia (Encantadia 2016 OST)
DVD
*2011: ''Romance Revisited: The Music Video Collection''
Filmography
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Official Site*
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1981 births
Living people
People from Imus
Singers from Cavite
University of the Philippines Diliman alumni
21st-century Filipino male singers
Participants in Philippine reality television series
Filipino television variety show hosts
21st-century Filipino male actors
Filipino male models
Filipino male musical theatre actors
Male actors from Cavite
Filipino evangelicals
Filipino Pentecostals
Universal Records (Philippines) artists
Warner Music Group artists
GMA Network personalities
ABS-CBN personalities
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