Jason James Desiata Dy (born June 19, 1990) is a
Filipino singer, songwriter, musician and occasional actor. He is best known as the winner of the
second season of ''
The Voice of the Philippines
''The Voice of the Philippines'' is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine television reality singing competition that aired on ABS-CBN, and is based on the Dutch television series ''The Voice of Holland''. The show premiered on June 15, 2 ...
''.
Dy was invited onstage by
David Foster
David Walter Foster (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian record producer, composer, arranger, and musician. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His career began as a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark in the early 1970s befor ...
to perform with him during his HitMan tour at the
Smart Araneta Coliseum,
Manila
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, August 18, 2015. Dy sang "
I Have Nothing" with Foster on piano.
Dy's eponymous album, Jason Dy, was released by MCA Universal on September 4, 2015. "
Caught in that Feeling", "Milagro", and "Walang Iwanan" were released as singles. A deluxe edition with additional original compositions was released October 2016.
March 2017, Dy received a gold record award from MCA Music for his Jason Dy album at a celebration at
Robinson's Galleria. Edray Teodoro and Micka Gorospe performed his songs Caught In That Feeling and Break My Heart.
In May 2017, Dy went on a Malaysian promo tour for his latest single ''"Nothing Like Cinta Ini"'' with Malaysian singer
Fazura. ''"Nothing Like Cinta Ini"'' is the Malaysian version of Dy's single "Nothing Like Pag-Ibig" written by Jungee Marcelo.
Dy is currently a regular performer at
ABS-CBN
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's Sunday variety show
ASAP. He was a part of the group ASAP Soul Sessions alongside fellow R&B artists,
Kyla,
Jay R,
KZ Tandingan, and
Daryl Ong, a group that had a segment from 2016-2017.
Biography
Early life and education
Jason Dy was born on June 19, 1990, in Cebu City, Philippines but was raised by his parents in Butuan City. In 2003, his parents separated; they were granted an annulment in 2014. Jason lived with his mother until she needed to leave for Singapore to find work. He finished primary school at Enfant Cheri Study Centre Butuan City, high school at ''
Father Saturnino Urios University'' and earned a Bachelor's degree in Popular Music at
Philippine Women's University.
[ He studied Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management in De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde before winning The Voice of the Philippines Season 2.]
To support himself, Dy started working as a "''
haranista''". He serenades women in different places of their boyfriends or suitors. He also recorded
demo tracks, including the original soundtrack of the 2013 film ''
Bakit Hindi Ka Crush ng Crush Mo?'', which was re-recorded by
Xian Lim
Alexander Xian Cruz Lim-Uy (; born July 12, 1989) is a Filipino actor. He is currently an exclusive actor of GMA Network and GMA Pictures. He is best known for his roles in ''My Binondo Girl'' (2011), ''The Reunion (2012 film), The Reunion'' (2 ...
for his ''XL2'' album, as well as "Kontrabida" and "Nasa 'Yo Na Ang Lahat" by
Sam Concepcion and
Daniel Padilla, respectively.
He also uploaded covers on YouTube, and composing an original song entitled "2 Have U".
Music career
2014–present: ''The Voice of the Philippines''
During the
second season auditions for
ABS-CBN
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's ''
The Voice of the Philippines
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'', which aired on November 9, 2014, Dy performed
Sam Smith's "
Stay with Me". Coaches
Sarah Geronimo
Sarah Asher Tua Geronimo-Guidicelli ( ; born July 25, 1988) is a Filipino singer and actress. List of awards and nominations received by Sarah Geronimo, Her accolades include a Billboard Women in Music, ''Billboard'' Women in Music Award, an ...
,
Lea Salonga, and
Apl.de.ap
Allan Pineda Lindo (born November 28, 1974), known professionally as apl.de.ap ( ), is a Filipino-American rapper, singer and record producer. He is a founding member of the hip hop group Black Eyed Peas (BEP). With the BEP, he has been nomin ...
all voted for him, stating that he was able to bring out the emotion of the song through his falsetto skills. Although
Bamboo Mañalac did not turn for him, Mañalac expressed that it "was a great performance". Dy eventually chose Geronimo to coach him, as he believed that she would be able to help him build a career in the music industry.
Dy advanced to the finals after winning against Monique Lualhati during the two-part semi-finals stage live at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila. He received both the highest votes given by his coach and the viewers' text votes, totaling 60.10% of the combined votes.
He then performed a duet with Charice during the first set of the finals night, singing the song "Wrecking Ball", and later sang "With You" for his solo performance. Both songs received praises from the coaches. Apl.de.ap commented, "Amazing job, you have grown so much in this competition. I've seen you dance, do all kinds of different things. Congratulations with that performance".
Along with Alisah Bonaobra, Dy advanced to the second round on the second night of the finale after garnering one of the two highest votes from the public. Subsequently, he won against Bonaobra, receiving 52.94% of the text votes, not including the votes from the first round. He was proclaimed the winner at the end of the competition, winning 2 million
pesos, a house and lot from Camella Homes, and a recording and managing contract with
MCA Music, among other prizes.
His winning song, "Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin", received praises from his coach, Geronimo, who commented, "That is Jason, that is special about Jason. He is the voice of today, he is a world-class talent, and his voice deserves to be heard all over the world".
Coincidentally, both Dy and Geronimo became champions on the same day, March 1.
On August 30, 2018, Dy held a collaboration concert with
Jaya and
Jay R titled SoulJa at the
Newport Performing Arts Theater,
Resorts World Manila.
Filmography
Television
Discography
As a demo artist
*''
Bakit Hindi Ka Crush ng Crush Mo?'' OST, 2013 (recorded by
Xian Lim
Alexander Xian Cruz Lim-Uy (; born July 12, 1989) is a Filipino actor. He is currently an exclusive actor of GMA Network and GMA Pictures. He is best known for his roles in ''My Binondo Girl'' (2011), ''The Reunion (2012 film), The Reunion'' (2 ...
)
*"Kontrabida", 2013 (recorded by
Sam Concepcion)
*"Nasa 'Yo Na Ang Lahat", 2013 (recorded by
Daniel Padilla)
*"Ikaw Na", 2014 (recorded by
Jed Madela
John Edward Tiña Tajanlangit (born July 14, 1977), professionally known as Jed Madela, is a Filipino singer, songwriter, TV host, entertainer and occasional actor. He was the first Filipino to win the World Championships of Performing Arts tit ...
)
As a lead artist
Studio albums
* ''All About Me'', 2013
* ''Jason Dy'', 2015
* ''Jason Dy (Deluxe)'', 2016
Singles
*
Caught in that Feeling, 2015
*Milagro, 2015
*Walang Iwanan, 2016
*Nothing Like Pag-ibig, 2017
*Nothing Like Cinta Ini ''with
Fazura'', 2017
*Pano Na Lang Ako, 2017
*
Tayo Na Lang Kasi ''with
Kyla'', 2017
*Diyan Ba Sa Langit ''with
Morissette and KIKX,'' 2019
*Gusto Ko Pa ''with
Jay R'', 2020
*Piliin ang Pag-ibig ''with Soc Villanueva'', 2021
Accolades
References
External links
*
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1990 births
Living people
People from Butuan
21st-century Filipino male singers
Filipino male pop singers
People from Agusan del Norte
Star Magic
Filipino people of Chinese descent
The Voice of the Philippines contestants
The Voice (franchise) winners
MCA Music Inc. (Philippines) artists
Singers from Cebu City