Ylona Garcia

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Ylona Garcia
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Born Ylona Jade Garcia[fn 1]
(2002-02-28) February 28, 2002 (age 22)
Sydney, Australia
Residence Philippines
Nationality Filipino-Australian
Occupation
Years active 2015–present
Agent Star Magic (2015–present)
Known for Pinoy Big Brother: 737
On the Wings of Love
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Years active 2016–present
Labels Star Music (2016–present)
Associated acts Jimboy Martin, Bailey May, Darren Espanto

Ylona Jade Garcia[fn 1] (born February 28, 2002), better known as Ylona Garcia, is a Filipino-Australian singer-songwriter, actress, model, dancer and reality television personality. Garcia rose to prominence after entering as a housemate on the first part of the second special season of ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother (2015),[1] for which she received the title of "Daldal Darling ng Australia" (Lit. Talkative Darling of Australia)[2] and finished first runner-up to Jimboy Martin.[3][4]

Early life and career

2002–15: Early life and career beginnings

Ylona Jade Navalle Garcia was born on February 28, 2002, in Sydney, Australia, to Filipino parents, Peter Garcia and Caridad Navalle-Garcia;[5] both of which are practitioners in the medical field based in Australia.[6] She is the third among five siblings.[6] At a very young age, Garcia has performed as a front act for several Filipino singers and songwriters such as Martin Nievera, Sarah Geronimo and Rivermaya's former lead vocalist Bamboo Mañalac during their Australian concert tours.[6] Garcia also performed Zedd and Ariana Grande's song "Break Free" at the Filipino Fiesta in September 2014 with a video of the performance uploaded on her YouTube channel.[7] She has also participated in numerous singing competitions and won two notable competitions such as the Urban Star Sydney Championship in December 2014,[8] for which she received the "Most Promising Talent" award in the same month;[8] and Fast Track Australian Singing Competition as part of the junior division in March 2015.[8] Garcia also finished third in the National Urban Star Competition reaping through the "Judges Choice" segment for the "Coolest Artist" and "the artist with the 'wow' factor."[8]

2015–present: Breakthrough

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Main article: Pinoy Big Brother: 737

In 2015, Garcia auditioned to become a housemate for the first part of the second special season of ABS-CBN's reality television series Pinoy Big Brother, where she passed after showcasing her talents in singing, acting and dancing as well for her "confidence and candid remarks."[9] She entered the house on the second day with Franco Rodriguez, whom was later hailed as the second runner-up; Kyle Secades and Zonia Mejia. During her time in the house, Garcia composed and recorded two songs, "Win the Fight" (2015), for which she composed and recorded with her fellow housemate Jimboy Martin;[10] and "Magmahal Muli" (2005, lit. To Love Again), for which she recorded with her fellow housemate Bailey May; originally composed and recorded by Sam Milby and Say Alonzo from the first season of Pinoy Big Brother (2005).[11] The songs were later featured on the extended play PBB 737 (2015) and was released on Spotify on August 9, 2015. After passing four eviction nights as a nominated housemate, she was selected as one of the four finalists after garnering 19.84% of the public vote and exited the Big Brother house on the fiftieth day, in order for the second part of the special season to commence.[12][13][14] However, during an episode of ABS-CBN's noontime variety series It's Showtime! (2009), Garcia and her fellow finalists Jimboy Martin, Bailey May and Rodriguez were instructed to return to the Big Brother house. During her second time in the house, Garcia participated in the final weekly task, "Short Film Festival," with her fellow finalists and the five remaining housemates of the second part of the second special season, and was cast in Pinoy Big Brother's romantic comedy film Trending: Love (2015, stylized as TRENDING: LOVE), where she portrayed the fictional character Sophie Mendoza.

On August 14, 2015, Garcia participated in the Teen Power: The Kabataang Pinoy Concert Party with her former Pinoy Big Brother: 737 housemates and finalists from the first part of the second special season, as well as other teenage actors and musicians including Sharlene San Pedro and Gimme 5.[15][16] On November 8, 2015, Garcia was hailed as the first runner-up to Martin during the Big Night ceremony at the Albay Astrodome in Legazpi, Albay, garnering 42.24% of the public vote.[17][18] In the same month, she was cast with May as part of the extended cast of ABS-CBN's romantic comedy television series On the Wings of Love (2015–16), where they portrayed the fictional character Audrey Olivar and Harry Fausto respectively.[19][20] At the end of 2015, Star Music named Garcia as their representative for their "#SpotifySpotlight" segment in 2016.[21]

In 2016, Garcia revealed during ABS-CBN's variety television show ASAP's "ASAPAskYlona" segment that her debut studio album would be released "very, very, very, VERY SOON."[22] On January 21, 2016, Coca-Cola announced her and May as one of the final three on-screen tandems to complete the ten ambassadors for their "Taste the Feeling" campaign, for which consisted other on-screen tandems, excluding JaDine after Reid's confession to Lustre on February 20, 2016 during their JaDine Love World Tour; including AlDub, LizQuen, etc.[23] On January 31, 2016, Garcia and May was announced as the "Celebrity VJ" for the month of February for ABS-CBN Cable Channels' cable television network myx.[24] On February 4, 2016, Star Music revealed her as a signed artist as of that day to their label as a form of their advanced birthday gift,[25] as well as announcing that her upcoming debut studio album will be released soon; hinting possibilities of her debut studio album releasing sometime during early-mid 2016.[25] On February 23, 2016, Garcia was revealed to have been cast with May for Star Cinema's upcoming horror thriller film Bloody Crayons (2016/17), where they will be portraying the fictional characters Katy and Tommy respectively; though both of the fictional characters have not originated from the novel that the film is based on.[26]

Personal life

Garcia is very close friends with Bailey May, a fellow housemate that she met inside the PBB house. They currently work together as an on-screen tandem after their successful PBB stint.[27][28]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Trending: Love Sophie Mendoza Film debut, short film
2016 Bloody Crayons Katy Pre-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Pinoy Big Brother: 737 Herself Part 1; housemate and first runner-up
Part 2; houseguest
2015–present ASAP Performer
It's Showtime
2015–16 On the Wings of Love Audrey Olivar Extended cast
2016 myx Herself Celebrity VJ

Discography

with Pinoy Big Brother: 737 – Part 1 finalists

  • PBB 737 (2015)[29]

Concert tours

  • Teen Power: The Kabataang Pinoy Concert Party (2015)[15]

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2014 Herself Most Promising Talent Won [8]
2015 Pinoy Big Brother: 737 Star Cinema Award for Most Promising TV Star [30]
Star Cinema Award for Favorite TV Loveteam (with Bailey May) Nominated [31]
Star Cinema Award for Trending Sensation [32]
ASAP Pop Teen Choice Awards for Pop Teen Sweetheart [33]
Pop Teen Choice Awards for Pop Teen Loveteam (with May) N/A
RAWR Awards for Female Breakthrough Artist of the Year Won [34]
Herself 29th PMPC Star Awards for Television Female Celebrity of the Night [35]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ylona Garcia was born in Australia. Thus, she does not possess her mother's maiden name which is Navalle.

References

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  26. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Bailey and Ylona talk about joining 'Bloody Crayons'", Star Cinema. Retrieved on 25 February 2016.
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