Anjo Ferdinand Sarnate (born May 28, 2000), also known as Anjo, is a Filipino singer. He is known for his participation in ''
Dream Maker
''Dream Maker'' is a webseries that stars Audrina Patridge as an up-and-coming talent manager who moves from Hollywood to Detroit to start her own talent agency. Written and directed by Asher Levin and produced by YOBI.tv, the series follows the ...
'', a Filipino-South Korean
boy group
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survival reality show produced by
ABS-CBN Entertainment
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 under L ...
,
MLD Entertainment
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, and KAMP Global.
Early life and education
Anjo Sarnate was born in Lucena City, Quezon, Philippines on May 28, 2000. Since his younger years, he was already exposed to music that he came to love singing. He stated: "I started singing for fun but then I realized that music can do more, it creates a deep emotional bond with the singer and the audience."
At 9, he started to pursue his singing career, joining the choir and various amateur singing contests.
At 10, he was offered a scholarship at a local music school in Lucena City. At an early age, he started competing in various singing competitions. He also joined NAMCYA (National Music Competition for Young Artists) for several years.
He is a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management student at St. Anne College of Lucena, Inc.
Career
Singing competitions
Sarnate joined the
first season of ''
It's Showtimes segment "
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 ...
" with his rendition of "Minsan Lang Kitang Iibigin". He came back in its
fifth season and became a weekly winner. In 2020, Sarnate also became a "mystery singer" on the
third season of ''
I Can See Your Voice
''I Can See Your Voice'' (abbreviated ''ICSYV'' and stylized as ''I Can See Your Voice — Mystery music game show'') () is an international television mystery music game show franchise that originated in South Korea.
History
In 2012, prod ...
''.
In 2019, he participated the 17th
Karaoke World Championships
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USA holds 5 gold medals in solo category. Australia, Panama, Lebanon and U ...
held in Kanda Myojin Shrine, Tokyo, alongside other 43 finalists. He stayed until the semifinals and won the Viewers' Choice Award with his rendition of
Celine Dion
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's "
My Heart Will Go On
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".
He also represented the Philippines at the 25th World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) in Anaheim, California, and earned 6 bronze medals.
''Dream Maker''
In 2022, Sarnate participated in ''Dream Maker'', a
reality competition show
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broadcast 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 under L ...
which produces a boy band from a field of 62 contestants. He stayed until the 4th ranking announcement and placed 26th.
Dream Maker results:
Mentor's Evaluation:
Rank 55 out of 62 Dream Chasers
Mission 1:
Rank 25 out of 44 Dream Chasers
Mission 2:
Rank 8 out of 28 Dream Chasers
Mission 3:
Rank 26 out of 28 Dream Chasers
Filmography
Television
Accolades
References
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2000 births
Living people