Stephanie Denise "Tippy" Dos Santos-Porcuna (; born August 16, 1994) is a

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singer, actress and lawyer. She first appeared on '' Ruffa & Ai'' in 2009. Dos Santos is a member of ABS-CBN's circle of homegrown talents named

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. In July 2013, she collaborated with singers

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and

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to interpret the song "Dati" composed by Thyro Alfaro and Yumi Lacsamana, which won the grand prize at the 2nd Philippine Popular Music Festival.

Early life

Since she was nine years old, Dos Santos sang at corporate events and also performed in kids' musicals for the Ateneo Children's Theater and for the theater group ''Trumpets.'' She also won a regional singing contest and was a grand finalist in the World Championship of Performing Arts (WCOPA) of 2008.

Career

In 2009, Dos Santos began her career in the Philippine entertainment industry. She first made a guest appearance on '' Ruffa & Ai'', in which she sang "

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" from ''

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''. She then started acting on television with the 2010 drama ''

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'' as the younger sister of Sam Milby's character. In 2011, she took a supporting role on the series ''Growing Up''. The following year, she had her film debut alongside

in '' I Do Bidoo Bidoo: Heto nAPO Sila!.'' She picked up several awards for her performance in that film, including She was then paired alongside

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in the teen comedy series ''

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.'' In July 2013, Dos Santos collaborated with Concepcion and the singer

to interpret the song "Dati" composed by Thyro Alfaro and Yumi Lacsamana, which won the grand prize at the 2nd Philippine Popular Music Festival. Their version was nominated for "Favorite Collaboration" at the 2014 MYX Music Awards. In 2015, Dos Santos was the opening act for Boyce Avenue's concert in Manila. This was also the year she joined the

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tv channel as one of their VJs along with Erica Abello and

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. On August 27, she had her debut concert, "Unfolded". On October 9, she released her self-titled debut album. That year, she also featured on the ballet production of ''Pinocchio'' as the Pink Fairy. In 2016, she co-hosted the

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with Matteo Guidecelli and also came home with two Awit Awards for "Parang Wala Lang". She also got to perform on stage alongside

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during his concert. In 2018, she had a role in the international indie thriller film '' Abomination'' which was directed by Yam Laranas''.''

Personal life

On March 31, 2022, Dos Santos married pilot Miguel Porcuna after four years of dating each other. Dos Santos first graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Family Life & Child Development. She then graduated from the

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in August 2022 with a dean's medalist for academic excellence. She passed the 2022

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and is pending her admission to the

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before officially becoming a lawyer. On December 30, 2023, Dos Santos' mother, Happy Esquivias-Dos Santos, died in a vehicular accident while on vacation in

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, South Korea, at the age of 58. She is the niece of actor

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Awards and nominations

* 2013- New Movie Actress of the Year at the 29th

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(for '' I Do Bidoo Bidoo: Heto nAPO Sila!'') * 2013- Best Breakthrough Performance by an Actress at the 10th Golden Screen Awards for Movies (for '' I Do Bidoo Bidoo: Heto nAPO Sila!)'' * 2016- Best R&B Recording at the 29th Awit Awards (for "Parang Wala Lang") * 2016- Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist at the 29th Awit Awards (for "Parang Wala Lang")

Filmography

Television

Film

Discography

Album

* ''Tippy Dos Santos'' (2015)

Singles

As a lead artist

As a featured artist

Notes

References

External links

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