Akiko Solon (born January 3, 1994, as Akiko Maria Leslie Villamor Solon) is a Filipino singer and actress. She joined '' Star Power: Sharon Search For the Next Female Superstar'' in 2010 and placed fifth in the contest. She is now currently under

Star Magic ABS-CBN Center for Communication Arts, Inc., doing business as Star Magic (formerly known as ABS-CBN Talent Center), is a Philippine talent agency owned by ABS-CBN Corporation based in Quezon City, Metro Manila. Founded in 1992, Star Magic ha ...

Early life

A resident of

Lapu-Lapu Lapulapu (fl. 1521) or Lapu-Lapu, whose name was first recorded as Çilapulapu, was a datu (chief) of Mactan, an island now part of the Philippines. Lapulapu is known for the 1521 Battle of Mactan, where he and his men defeated Spanish forc ...

, Akiko started singing in school events when she was a fourth grader. Her first TV exposure was as a contestant for another ABS-CBN singing tilt for kids " Little Big Star, Cebu", hosted by

Sheryn Regis Sheryn Mae Poncardas Regis (; born November 26, 1980) is a Filipino singer and songwriter. She rose to fame after finishing as first runner-up of the television talent show ''Search for the Star in a Million, Star in a Million'' in 2003. Dubbed ...

. Because of the exposure she got in that contest, her alma mater EMD Carmelite School Foundation INC. gave their full support for her, she received a scholarship and when she graduated in high school, she already had her own album. She took up AB Masscom at the University of San Jose-Recoletos, and was the school's grand champion in its "Josenian Got Talent" contest last year. Then, she joined '' Star Power: Sharon Search For the Next Female Superstar'', dubbed as "Sweet and Sexy Siren of Cebu" and landed as the fifth placer of the said reality show.

Filmography

Television

References

* CRISPINA MARTINEZ-BELEN, "Getting to know the 'Star Power' Final 5"

* Rodjun Cruz plots 'revenge'; Star Power contender Akiko Solon gets acting stint on Maalaala Mo Kay

* Vanessa A. Balbuena, "Akiko Solon: Cebuana makes it to "Star Power" final 5, shares lessons learned from the Megastar"

* Rhea Manila Santos, Star Power's Akiko Solon gets her first acting role in the upcoming series 'Atom

* Star Magi

* ABS-CBN

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