Vincent Mendoza Bueno (born 10 December 1985) is an Austrian singer of Filipino descent. On 12 January 2008, he became the winner of the ORF programme, '' Musical! Die Show'' (''Musical! The Show''), an Austrian television musical contest. He also served as a support act for Filipino singer

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's concert in

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. On 18 January 2008, Bueno told the

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media of his plans to debut in the Philippines. He then made his first performance in Philippine Television on ''ASAP XV'' on 29 August 2010. He also signed a contract under Star Records, an

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Entertainment Group Company, to pursue his music career in the Philippines. He was supposed to represent Austria at the

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with the song, " Alive". However, on 18 March 2020, the event was cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Instead, he represented the country at the

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with the song "

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", however it did not qualify for the final.

Career

Early education

Bueno started dancing at the age of 4. He later graduated in music and performing arts at the

Conservatory of Music. Bueno is also a composer of R&B music, having taken special courses in acting, dancing, and singing. At age 11, he played four musical instruments—piano, guitar, drums, and bass guitar. His father was a former vocalist and a 1970 local band lead guitarist.

''Musical! Die Show''

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" was Vincent's first number, and he performed the songs " I Wanna Be Like You" from ''

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'', "

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" from ''

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'', "Why God Why?" from ''

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'', "

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", and the German "

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''. Bueno defeated Eva Klikovics and Gudrun Ihninger of 10 contestants / finalists and earned the top prize of 50,000 EUR (3 million

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) plus the "chance of a lifetime". He first performed " Greased Lightnin'" (from musical Grease), and then "

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''). Bueno received 67% of televotes (landslide victory) from televiewers in

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and nearby countries.

Foray to the Philippines

His first performance on Philippine television's ''ASAP XV'' was on 29 August 2010, where he was first introduced as the "Pinoy Champ Austrian Singer". He was on ''ASAP'' for some weeks. He also signed a contract under Star Records. However, he returned to Austria on 14 September 2010 to accomplish his pending tasks there. He then went back to the Philippines by early January 2011 to continue his music career. On 28 October 2011, Vincent held his first ever mini-concert at Teatrino in Greenhills,

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, entitled ''"''Got Fridays with Vincent Bueno".

Eurovision Song Contest

On 12 December 2019, ORF internally selected Bueno to represent Austria in the

, The Netherlands. He was to perform the song " Alive". However, on 18 March 2020, the event was cancelled due to the

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. Later in March 2020, ORF confirmed that Vincent Bueno will instead represent Austria in the

. He performed the song "

" in the second semi-final on 20 May 2021, but failed to qualify, finishing 12th. In June 2021, Bueno released the 2-track EP titled ''Demos''.

Image and Artistry

Vincent's vocal range can be classified as

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. Though Vincent has one studio album and a single in German, he has also released some unofficial music videos and audios on his official YouTube and Facebook accounts.

Personal life

Both his parents are Filipino Ilocano immigrants. Along with his native German language, Vincent can speak English and conversational Filipino.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Notes

References

External links

Videos

youtube.com, Vincent Buenowww.youtube.com, Vincent Buenowww.youtube.com, Vincent Bueno sings @ Sarah Geronimo's concert in Viennaflickr.com, Image, Vincent Bueno
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bueno, Vincent 1985 births Living people Austrian people of Filipino descent Singing talent show winners 21st-century Austrian male singers English-language singers from Austria Star Music artists Filipino television personalities 21st-century Filipino male singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants