Erik Santos

Singer

Aquarius

prestigious singing star search in the Philippines. Undoubtedly one of the music industry's finest voices, the versatile recording and concert artist has won the hearts of audiences all over the globe as soon as he stepped off the stage from where he delivered the most amazing rendition of "This is the Moment" and received the winning nod of the most illustrious panel of judges on the third night of January 2004. Television shows, sold-out performances locally and abroad, endorsements, multiplatinum albums, accolades from musical institutions, collaborations with the best musicians and most of all the loyalty of his fervent fans around the world have been the result of his hard work in this young but very promising showbiz odyssey.

"MY PARENTS say I was singing before I could read or write. When I was 4 years old, they tell me, they would turn on the radio and I would croon along, "Erik tells the Philippine Daily Inquirer." Wala akong ibang hilig, "he discloses to Yes! Magazine.

Indeed, Erik's passion for singing appeared when he was barely finished with being a toddler. He already knew how to sing with the multiplex at 6 years old and from there he joined the church choir and competed in small-town singing contests. In school, Erik excelled in his studies, a proud recipient of various academic recognitions and leadership awards. But school had to take a backseat sometime in college when he joined a fledgling musical group that did not become the success that he had hoped for. Thus his return to college albeit shifting from Dentistry to Nursing, the hottest ticket to a well-earning career outside the Philippines in the hopes that this is finally his way of helping out his family.

But in one of the many fateful second chances that Erik Santos had been granted, the Sunday noontime show ASAP's singing contest segment (Star in a Million) was in full swing and Erik was lucky enough to have entered the monthly finals. By the third week, though, luck was n