Bryan Wency Forneste Chong (born August 12, 1999), better known as Bryan Chong, is a Filipino singer and songwriter from

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. He is dubbed as "''The Prince of Soul''".

Early life

Chong was born in Quezon City, raised in

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and is now currently living in Lucena City,

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. His mother Merilyn Forneste is a former singer in

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Career

In 2017, Chong started his career by joining the first season of The Voice Teens, where he sang the

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song "Kahit Kailan" during the blind auditions where he chose

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to be his coach. He won the battle round with the song " Heaven Knows" by

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but he was eliminated at the knockout round with the song "

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" by

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. In 2018, he continued his career by joining the first season of The Clash, where he sang the

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song " Love on the Brain" on the first round and made it at the Top 62 but got eliminated on the second round with the song "Magda" by

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. In the same year, he and the rest of the alumni of '"The Clash" sang the 2018 GMA Christmas Station ID theme song "Puso Ng Pasko". In 2022, he auditioned at the second season of Idol Philippines with the song "Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin" by

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where he got 4 yeses from the judges. He made it at the Top 5 at the grand finals.

Personal life

Chong has a foreign stepfather named Jake Long and has two half-siblings from him. He also has a younger brother named Byron Ace.

Accolades

Music

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chong, Bryan 1999 births Living people Filipino singer-songwriters People from Quezon City People from Angeles City Participants in Philippine reality television series GMA Network personalities GMA Music artists ABS-CBN personalities Star Music artists