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July 4, 2008 | Posted by Karla Maquiling at Culture, Music

WCOPA team, Filipino singers, Oliver Oliveros, Carlo Orosa

This year’s delegation to the World Championships of Performing Arts is an all-vocalist team that has performed in international and local theater productions, so we’re sure they’ll stand their ground before Hollywood and Broadway producers in the international talent search, which will be held in Los Angeles on July 25.

The Philippine team includes eight junior contestants (age 15 and below) and seven senior contestants (16 years and above). Among the junior contestants are Catherine Loria, a singer from Tiaong, Quezon; Trumpets Playshop alumna Cherry Palad; Glee Nette Gaddi, Department of Tourism delegate to the 2007 Korea Travel Fair; Fil-Am pop and R&B vocalist Rachel Razon; musical theater actors Marek, Enzo, and Ruiz Sison, who appeared in Children’s Letters to God; and Tippy dos Santos, who played Belle in the Ateneo Children’s Theater production of Beauty and the Beast.

The senior contestants include Dex de Rosa, who has played Thuy in the Australian production of Cameron Mackintosh’s Miss Saigon; singing nurse CJ Concepcion; Milan-based Filipina singer Abe Dorado; Star Records artist King; Marielle Corpuz, a singer from Nueva Ecija; Pinoy Dream Academy scholar Panky Trinidad; and 3rd Avenue vocalist Paolo Ledesma.

More than 75,000 auditioned globally for this year’s WCOPA. Our delegates, Jed Madela and Aria Clemente, were the Over-All Grand Champions of the World in 2005 and 2007, respectively.

Photo: 2008 WCOPA team with directors Carlo Orosa and Oliver Oliveros

6 Comments »

  • July 4, 2008 @ 2:01 pm

    Watch-out for Catherine Loria, her time will shine, you can view her past performances in youtube,
    search ‘Catherine Loria’ …

    Goodluck Catherine, be the best junior singer in the world!

  • July 4, 2008 @ 6:05 pm

    galingan niyo! tradisyon ng Pinoy ang galing sa musika! God bless!

  • July 5, 2008 @ 5:57 pm

    Ms. Catherine Loria is from Tiaong, Quezon not Lucena City. My mistake.

  • July 5, 2008 @ 6:17 pm

    @Oliver: Thanks for pointing that out. It’s been corrected now.

  • July 18, 2008 @ 12:04 pm

    I have been a fan of Marielle since her stint at Retro, Cabanatuan. She’s got all it takes to become a champion. Goodluck and i know she can make it to the top.

  • July 21, 2008 @ 6:48 pm

    GO GO GO GLEE NETTE GALINGAN MO

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