Darren Espanto
Filipino-Canadian singer and performer (born 2001) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Darren Lyndon Espanto[fn 1] (born May 24, 2001) is a Filipino-Canadian singer, actor, and television personality.
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Birth name | Darren Lyndon Espanto[fn 1] |
Also known as | D' Total Performer, Asia's Pop Heartthrob |
Born | (2001-05-24) May 24, 2001 (age 23)[1] Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
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Years active | 2011 (2011)–present |
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Website | www |
He first joined a competition at the age of ten, where he won the Masters Finals of the Pinoy Singing Sensation competition in Edmonton. He made his first television appearance at the same age when he joined YTV's reality television The Next Star in 2012; he became the youngest finalist in the history of the show to be included in the Top 6. However, he rose to prominence after joining the first season of The Voice Kids Philippines. On June 1, 2014, Espanto became a part of ABS-CBN's Star Magic.[2] Since his appearances on The Voice Kids Espanto has developed a successful music career based in the Philippines, and frequently performs internationally. It was on the 2024, hosted on It's Showtime.