Sam Concepcion

Infobox musical artist
Name = Sam Concepcion
Background = solo_singer


Img_capt = Multimedia Heartthrob
Birth_name = Samuel Lawrence Lopez Concepcion
Born = birth date and age|1992|10|17
Age = 15
School = Homeschool Program (High School)
Origin = Manila, Philippines
Genre = Pop/R&B
Occupation = Singer, Dancer, Actor, Host, Model
Years_active = Oct 2005 - present
Instrument = Vocals
(plays Piano & Guitar)
Label = Universal Records Philippines
URL = [http://www.samconcepcion.net SamConcepcion.net]

Sam Concepcion (born October 17, 1992), born as "Samuel Lawrence Lopez Concepcion", is a young and famous Filipino singer, dancer, actor, host and model. He emerged as "The Brightest Star" for the Big Division of Little Big Star's Season 1 last April 2006. He is now co-managed by STAGES and ABS-CBN's Star Magic.

Personal life

Sam was born on October 17, 1992 to Raymund Concepcion and Gene Concepcion. He is the third of four children - siblings to his Kuya Red (23), Diko Kevin (22) and as Sangko Sam to their baby sister, Gabby (12). At the age of 2, he was already able to carry a tune and dance to simple songs. By the time he was 5 years old, he was already in theater. Inevitably, Sam pursued singing and dancing.

Rise to Stardom

Sam's major TV exposure came via Little Big Star, a singing competition in ABS-CBN, which searched for young talents. Sam easily got the attention of the judges and viewers. He was initially dubbed as the "Singing Crush ng Bayan" and had been constantly a crowd's favorite. In fact, he was voted as "My Favorite Star" for having the most number of text votes, which comprised 52% of all the total votes. During the Grand Finals, Sam sang "I Can't Stand Still" from Footloose, one of the highly successful musicals produced by STAGES. He eventually won the whole competition with the title, "The Brightest Star" for the Big Division over equally talented kids, Gian Barbarona and Charice Pempengco. Since then, Sam has steadily risen towards stardom.

Career

Sam was just five years old when he first performed in theater through a worship cantata. This soon earned him the role of the young Jose Rizal in a play, "Sino Ka Ba, Jose Rizal." While playing the part of the said character, he was discovered by David Cosico who had become his initial manager. David encouraged Sam to join Trumpets Playshop, a workshop where he continuously honed his skills in singing, dancing, acting, modeling, and hosting. At the age of nine, Sam was already an accomplished performer and theater actor with various plays under his name. One of which is when he played Edmund in the stage adaptation of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. His musical influences include Gary Valenciano, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown, Billy Crawford and Christian Bautista.

Before Little Big Star, Sam had already appeared on TV, including his widely known commercial with his real-life dad as the rapping kid in Maggi Sinigang sa Miso. He also appeared in children's shows such as Sineskwela and Hirayamanawari. While making TV appearances, he was still active in theater, performing in productions including Peter Pan and the Time Machine, Ragnarok, and Mr. Noah’s Big Boat. Aside from acting, Sam even had a regular hosting stint in ABC-5’s A.S.T.I.G. (All Set To Imitate God), a show that told stories about God and worship. Sam also guested in Christian Bautista's concerts, namely Heartfelt and Color Everywhere.

Sam then joined Little Big Star where he became the eventual winner. Through this competition, Sam Concepcion's fanbase, collectively called the "Samsters", was formed and is continuously growing. But prior to winning Little Big Star, Sam was offered endorsements and projects. He is now an endorser of various products, such as Bench (a clothing line), Skechers Shoes, and Karate Kid Restaurant to name a few. He also appears in different magazines as cover or in random article like K-Zone, Total Girl, YES!, Hi, Inside Showbiz, Star Studio and other leading magazines in the country. In the September 2006 issue of Candy magazine, Sam was announced as Candy Cuties’ Number One Cutie and has held the title for 3 consecutive years already.

Since then, Sam has achieved a whole lot at such a young age. He dubbed the voice of Koyuki, the protagonist in the hit anime musical, Beck. He was able to star in ABS-CBN primetime shows, Super Inggo as Boi Bawang, one of the main characters and Walang Kapalit as the young Piolo Pascual. He also got to launch his first solo album under Universal Records, followed by a nationwide mall tour to promote the album.

Sam was also appointed by the Philippine's Department of Education as the newest "Youth Role Model and Spokesperson" [http://www.deped.gov.ph/updates/updateslinks.asp?id=278 Sam Concepcion - DepEd Updates] ] . Being such, Sam encourages students across the country to prioritize their education. Sam was also appointed as the official spokesperson for the Philippines in the Asian-wide campaign of Business Software Alliance's B4USurf campaign against online piracy and safe internet use. To add to that, Sam is still the "Youth Ambassador for Education and the Arts in the 3rd District of Manila".

In addition, Sam is now part of ABS-CBN's Star Magic talents, with a co-management contract with STAGES. He was launched as a Star Magic talent last February 10, 2008 on ASAP '08. Just recently too, Sam was chosen by Dreamworks to sing the theme song entitled, "Kung Fu Fighting," for the animated movie, Kung Fu Panda, for its Philippine run. His version of "Kung Fu Fighting" is included in the Asian soundtrack album, which also includes the cover of Korean superstar, Rain. With this project, Sam is the first Filipino artist to have collaborated with Dreamworks. [http://www.pep.ph/news/17403/Sam-Concepcion-to-sing-Kung-Fu-Panda-theme-song Sam Concepcion - PEP.ph] ]

Currently, Sam appears on 2 regular shows namely, I ♥ Betty La Fea on ABS-CBN and Lipgloss on TV5. He still is a semi-regular on ASAP '08 and YSpeak. Sam also continues his responsibility as the Ambassador for Education for the Department of Education as he embarks once again on a nationwide school tour. Then, on October 18 of this year, Sam will hold his first major solo concert at the Music Museum in celebration of his 16th birthday. [cite news | first=Oliver | last=Oliveros | coauthors= | title=Sam Concepcion holds birthday concert on Oct 18 | date=2008-09-30 | publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal | url =http://www.pep.ph/guide/2662/Sam-Concepcion-holds-birthday-concert-on-Oct-18 | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-10-02 | language = ]

Awards & Achievements

Awards

* Candy’s No. 11 Regular Cutie for 2005 (September 2005)
* Entertainment Konek’s Male Crush ng Bayan (December 2005)
* Little Big Star’s My Favorite Star (March 11, 2006)
* Little Big Star’s Brightest Star (April 8, 2006)
* Bogen Imaging Film and Video Shorts’s First place for the film “Miko” as Miko at a New York filmfest (June 5, 2006)
* 2006 KOTFA's Best Folk Performance Award at Korea (June 12, 2006)
* Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards “Pinoy Wannabe” award (July 8, 2006)
* Candy’s No. 1 Celeb Cutie for 2006 (September 2006)
* 20th KBP Golden Dove Awards Best Variety Program for “Little Big Star” (2006)
* CREBA’s Filipino World Champion Artist Award (December 14, 2006)
* 2006 K-zone Award’s “Best Male Singer of the Year” (January 2007)
* 2006 CandyRap Award’s “Supreme Teen - Favorite Teen Star” (March 2007)
* 2007 Pinoy Celebopedia’s Top 81 in 100 Most Powerful Local Celebrities (March 2007)
* Vaudeville Award to the HSM Cast from German Moreno (July 2007)
* Candy’s No. 1 Celeb Cutie for 2007 (October 2007)
* 2007 International Emmy Awards Regional Semi-finalist as Best Children and Young People Program for Super Inggo (September 2007)
* 29th Catholic Mass Media Awards Special Citation as Best Drama Series/Program for Super Inggo (October 2007)
* 2007 KBP Awards as Best Public Affairs Program for YSpeak (November 2007)
* 2007 Anak TV Seal Most Liked Programs for YSpeak (December 2007)
* Paja Awards for Favorite Male singer (December 2007)
* 2007 KZone Awards’ “Best Male Singer” 1st Runner-up (January 2008)
* 2007 CandyRap Awards' "Favorite Male Singer" (March 2008)
* 2007 CandyRap Awards' "Hottest Teen Star" 1st Runner-up (March 2008)
* Inside Showbiz Mag's 20 Most Popular Teen Actors in the Philippines (March 2008)
* 3rd MYX Music Awards' "Favorite New Artist" (March 2008)
* 2008 Gawad PASADO's "PinakaPASADOng Kabataan" (April 2008)
* Candy’s No. 1 Celeb Cutie for 2008 (October 2008)

Nominations

* 18th Aliw Awards’ nominee for “Best Child Performer” (July 2005)
* 19th Aliw Awards’ nominee for “Best New Male Artist” (August 2006)
* Yes Award’s nominee for “Next Male Superstar” (September 2006)
* Pinoyexchange.com Best of 2006’s nominee for “Fave Male Local Celebrity” (January 2007)
* 21st Star Awards for TV nominee for “Best Public Affairs Program Host” (October 2007)
* 21st Star Awards for TV “Best Public Affairs Program” nominee for YSpeak (October 2007)
* 20th Aliw Awards’ nominee for “Best Stage Actor in a Musical” (November 2007)
* 20th Aliw Awards’ “Best Musical Production” for High School Musical On Stage (November 2007)
* 2007 MMFF Awards’ nominee as “Best Supporting Actor” for Shake, Rattle & Roll 9 (January 2008)

Achievements

* KOTFA 2006 - Headed the Philippine delegates for the Korea World Travel Fair, along with other Trumpets Playshop kids (June 12, 1970)
* APEC Business Advisory Council Gala Opening performer - Sam sang in front of the President and top economic leaders from other countries (August 12, 2006)
* Youth Ambassador for Education and the Arts in the Third District of Manila (Present)
* Department of Education’s Youth Role Model and Spokesperson (September 2007 - Present)
* Guam's KTKB 101.9 FM Station - Sam's hit single, "Even If," was no. 1 for 5 consecutive weeks at their hit charts. (December 2007 - January 2008)
* Business Software Alliance's B4USurf Campaign - Official Spokesperson for the Philippines (February 2008 - Present)
* Dreamworks' "Kung Fu Panda" - Sam was chosen by Dreamworks to sing the theme song for Philippine theatrical release in lieu of their worldwide promotion (May 2008)
* His songs are always a hit as evident in various music charts and polls.
* His official website gets an average of a million hits every month, with 8,000 plus members as of this writing

* The youngest nominee and/or winner for all his listed awards as of date
* ETK Male Crush ng Bayan award came just 2 months after his first exposure on Little Big Star
* Candymag’s No. 11 Regular Candy Cutie for 2005 prior to officially entering showbiz
* Candymag’s No. 1 Celeb Candy Cutie over a hundred other nominees for 2006, 2007 and 2008
* The only Candy Cutie able to win the category for 3 consecutive years already
* Certified Candy Cutie for the past 4 years
* 25% of the total votes during LBS Grand Finals
* 40% of all the total votes in the said “Pinoy Wannabe” award
* 36.6% of the total votes for 2006 K-Zone Awards
* 93% of all the votes for the Supreme Teen (Favorite Teen Star) award
* 61% of all the votes for the Favorite New Artist award in MYX

Discography

Career

Television

Major Concerts

* Enchanting Teens Musical (May 2008)
* I'll Find Your Heart: First Solo Birthday Concert (October 2008)

Musicals/Plays

* Sino Ka Ba Jose Rizal? as the young national hero (February 2002)
* First Name as Noah (May 2002)
* The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe as Edmund Pevensie (August 2002)
* Song of Mulan as Mushu, the little dragon and narrator of the story (August 2003)
* Mr. Noah’s Big Boat as the voice of Japeth, the youngest son of Noah (August 2004)
* Ryan Cayabyab @ 50 as the young Ryan Cayabyab (October 2004)
* Peter Pan and the Time Machine as Wendell (December 2004)
* Ragnarok (2004)
* Philstar Event as a paperboy (July 2006)
* High School Musical on Stage as Troy Bolton (June-July 2007)

Other Guestings

ABS-CBN:
* Sinekswela
* Hirayamanawari
* ABS-CBN Christmas Special 2005
* Homeboy
* Wowowee
* MUP
* The Buzz
* Gawad Geny Lopez Awards 2006
* ABS-CBN Christmas Special 2006
* TV Patrol World
* Boy & Kris
* ABS-CBN Christmas Special 2007
* Umagang Kay Ganda
* Bantay Bata 10th Anniversary Special
* Dolphy at 80 Birthday Special
* Entertainment Live
* Various Station IDs

Studio 23:
* Wazzup Wazzup
* BLOG
* Mornings @ ANC
* Breakfast
* Rush TV

GMA-7:
* SOP
* Art Angel
* Wish Ko Lang
* Eat Bulaga
* Master Showman
* Sis
* Unang Hirit

ABC-5/TV5:
* TEENS
* Shall We Dance
* God Bless Israel
* MP3

QTV:
* The Sweet Life with Lucy Torres Gomez
* 1on1 with Ricky Lo
* Hapinas
* 700 Club
* Other Interviews

Various:
* Box Office Awards 2006
* Star Awards 2006
* Teledyaryo
* UnTV Interviews
* CLTV Interviews
* MYX
* MTV
* Etc.

Commercials

* Vaseline (2004)
* Maggi “Sinigang Sa Miso” (2004)
* Ragnarok "Home Video" (2004)
* Stresstabs “Commute” (February 2005)
* Etc.

Film

* Miko as Miko (June 2006)
* Shake, Rattle & Roll 9 as Paeng (December 2007)

Radio

* 702 DZAS AM (Present)
* Other Radio Station Guestings..

References

External links

* [http://www.samconcepcion.net Sam Concepcion Official Site]