Ethyl Gabison-Salazar (born December 17, 1976), also known by her stage name Ethel Booba, is a Filipina TV personality, author, singer, and comedienne. She has also worked in the recording industry. She was the first been crowned as the celebrity champion at

Tawag ng Tanghalan ''Tawag ng Tanghalan'' (, abbreviated as TNT) is a Philippine amateur singing competition currently airing as a segment of the noon time program, '' It's Showtime'' on ABS-CBN. It airs on the Kapamilya Channel, a simulcast on Jeepney TV ( encore ...

of the noon-time television show It's Showtime.

Career

Gabison is a former talent of GMA Network and was one of the hosts of ''

Extra Challenge ''Extra Challenge'' formerly ''Extra, Extra'' is a Philippine television news magazine and reality competition show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally hosted by Karen Davila and Paolo Bediones, it premiered on February 15, 1999 on the netwo ...

''. She also guest judged for '' Kakaibang Idol'', a special edition of ''

Philippine Idol ''Philippine Idol'' is the first version of the Idol series in the Philippines, the 35th country in the world to air a local ''Idol'' adaptation and the sixth in Asia broadcast by ABC (now TV5). Similar to the premise of original show '' Pop ...

''. Before becoming a star, she joined the singing contest of ABC, ''Sing Galing''. She defended her title for four weeks and wore glamorous outfits each week. After winning the title and being held the grand champion, she signed a contract under

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 ...

. She also became one of the housemates of '' Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2''. She currently makes several appearances on

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 ...

. On September 18, 2016, Gabison launched her first book titled ''#Charotism: The Wit and Wisdom of Ethel Booba'' at the

SMX Convention Center The SMX Convention Center Manila is a convention center located in Pasay, Philippines. It is the largest private venue in the Philippines for trade events, industry conventions, corporate functions, and international exhibitions. The buildi ...

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; it was published by VRJ Books Publishing.

Filmography

Television

Film

Written work

Awards

References

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