Darren Espanto
| Darren Espanto | |
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Darren Espanto's 'Be With Me' Album
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Darren Lyndon Gonzales Espanto |
| Born |
24 May 2001 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Genres | Pop, OPM |
| Occupation(s) | singer |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels |
Corus Entertainment (2012–13) Sony Music (2012–13) Star Magic (2014–present) MCA Music (2014–present) |
| Associated acts | Sarah Geronimo (The Voice Kids coach) |
| Website | www |
Darren Lyndon Espanto is a Filipino - Canadian singer. He was born in Calgary May 24, 2001. He started singing at the age of 2, and first joined a competition at the age of ten, he won the Masters Finals of the Pinoy Singing Sensation competition in Edmonton. He made his first television appearance at the age of ten 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. In August 2014, Espanto became part of ABS-CBN's Star Magic.
Espanto released his first full-length self-titled studio album, Darren, in December 2014, under MCA Music Inc. (Philippines). It debuted at number 1 on the Philippine charts of Apple's iTunes store and Astro Chart; it is now a certified Platinum album. Last May 2016, he released his sophomore album titled Be with Me, also under MCA Music Inc. (Philippines), featuring his carrier single "7 Minutes", that was then followed by "Starlight" and "Parachute", which also became number 1 on the Philippine charts of Apple's iTunes store after just being released.
Espanto is the first child of Filipino nurses Marinel Gonzales and Lyndon Espanto, who emigrated to Canada from Nueva Vizcaya. His parents taught him Filipino language, particularly Tagalog. Espanto started singing at the age of two. He was interested in singing from a young age, and his parents were supportive of his dreams.
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