Jan Nieto
| Jan Nieto | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jan Kurt Anthony Pasion Nieto |
| Born | June 13, 1981 |
| Origin | Antipolo City, Rizal, Philippines |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Labels | IndiMusic |
Jan Kurt Anthony Pasion Nieto, popularly known as Jan Nieto (born June 13, 1981), is a Filipino male singer who rose to prominence as one of the runners-up of Philippine Idol in 2006. With the height of 5' 10½" (179 cm) and weighing 165 pounds (74 kg), he was dubbed as the "Hunky Idol" during the competition. He is currently a talent of GMA Network.
Nieto is the youngest son of Rolando Nieto and Etherlyn Pasion (both medical doctors) in a brood of six. His mother is also an undersecretary of the Department of Health. His parents named all of their children with the initials "J" and "K", as his siblings are named Joseph Kenneth, Johnielle Keith, James Kenrick, Judy Kristine, and Janelle Kathleen. When he was born at the Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Manila's Santa Mesa district, his sisters insisted on adding the name "Anthony" because he was born on the Feast of San Antonio de Padua. He was often teased as a child for his dark skin, calling him "Nognog".
He studied in Ateneo de Manila University from Preparatory until he graduated with a degree in Management Engineering. The first song he learned to sing is "My Love Will See You Through" by Marco Sison when he was 7 years old. When his father heard him sing while singing Christmas carols in their home, he would make him sing in front of house guests during parties, although he considered himself as the shy type in the family.
Nieto started singing in public when he was in second year high school as part of a class Christmas caroling and had no formal vocal training, except being a member of a church choir and receiving criticisms from his father and informal training from his older brother Johnielle Keith who works as a lawyer. He also tried to join his college glee club, but only stayed for several weeks because of the difficulty of catching up with his co-members.
Nieto considered himself as a nerd in school. He preferred studying for examinations a week before because cramming does not work for him. He admitted being a "teacher's pet" in school, even until college. Aside from studying, Nieto also has interest in sports such as tennis (his favorite), judo (which he excels), table tennis, badminton, and basketball (which in another interview he said he dislikes).
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