Brenan Espartinez is a Filipino singer and former child actor.

Music career

Brenan Espartinez started singing at an early age. He used to sing the theme song of ''Bayani'', an educational show aired on ABS-CBN in the early 1990s. At age 15, he auditioned for Ryan Cayabyab who was in search of new singing talents. He passed the audition and became part of a pop group named Kaya, which consisted of Espartinez and three females (Shemara Fe Flatts, Ernestina Jacinto and

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). Kaya was under BMG Records (now named Sony Music) handled by Ryan Cayabyab, Rudy Tee and Boy Abunda. Kaya had a total of four music videos; two videos of their own ("Oblivious" and "I Know"), one video they sang for a competition ("Tara Tena" with Kyla which won as JAM: Himig Handog Sa Makabagong Kabataan 2001's Song of the Year, Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance) and one video they were featured on ("Radio Guy" sung by Ciudad). Kaya was nominated as Best New Band of the Year by MTV Pilipinas in 2001. After the group, Espartinez joined ''

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'' in 2006. Espartinez worked with Hollywood's Bluetown Syndicate and one of SkeeTV's producers, Th8a a.k.a. Joe Fabio along with singer/songwriter Dianne Franc for his 5-track album entitled ''Unrestricted''. The title track "Unrestricted" was the carrier single written by Franc and produced by Th8a for the album released in March 2013. Espartinez released his self-titled album, ''Brenan'' under Bellhaus Entertainment. It features 8 tracks including a cover of the Side A song “Forevermore” and his first carrier single, “Di Nagpaalam”.

Filmography

Television

*'' That's Entertainment'' (1991-1996) *''

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'' (1994–2000) *'' Lunch Break Muna'' (2002-2003) *''

'' (1st runner-up; 2005) *'' SOP Rules'' (2006–2010) *''Kemis Ke Misis Umaasa'' (2007) *''

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'' (2010–2013) *'' It's Showtime'' (2014-2020)

Discography

Albums

;With Kaya *''Kaya'' (2000;

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) Singles: **"Oblivious" **"I Know" **"Don't Want to Live My Life (Without You)" ;With Bluetown Syndicate *''Unrestricted'' (2013) Singles: **"Unrestricted" ;Solo album *''Brenan'' (2009;

Universal Records Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its ...

) Singles: **"'Di Nagpapaalam" **"I'm Yours and You're Mine" **"Ikaw" **"Mahal na Mahal Kita" **"Sineskwela" **"Bayani" **"Superstar" (featuring Thai VG)

References

External links

Brenanmusic.comBluetownsyndicate.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Espartinez, Brenan 1986 births Living people Singers from Pangasinan 21st-century Filipino male singers Filipino male child actors ABS-CBN personalities Participants in Philippine reality television series GMA Network personalities