Jeric Gonzales
| Jeric Gonzales | |
|---|---|
| Born |
John Eric Salvanera Gonzales August 7, 1992 Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Other names | Kilig Cutie (Kilig is Tagalog word that roughly translates to "giddiness.") |
| Occupation | Musician, TV Personality, model |
| Years active | 2012—present |
| Website | gmanetwork |
Jeric Gonzales (born on August 7, 1992 in Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines) is a TV personality from Laguna in the Philippines. He is known as one of the winners of the second season of the reality show, Protégé, a reality based artista search, created by GMA Network.
Jeric became David Pomeranz's opening act for the latter's concert in Manila. He joined the Ginoong Laguna 2012 and he was declared as the 2nd Runner Up. Alden Richards also joined the said contest in 2010 where he ended up as the winner.
Jeric auditioned online. He is a nursing graduate from Calamba Doctors' College in Parian who has temporarily set aside taking the board exams to pursue a showbiz dream. Born and raised in Barangay Halang Since Jeric's origin is from Southern Luzon, Gina Alajar, the Southern Luzon mentor, judged his audition piece and got a callback. Eventually, Jeric was chosen as one of the official protégés for that season and one of the four protégés of Gina Alajar.
Jeric was originally the protégé of Gina Alajar but due to a twist of the show, her mentor had to let go one of her protégés and mentor Gina chose Thea Tolentino to stay under her guidance. Mentor Jolina Magdangal chose Jeric as her new protégé.
Singing, like his fellow countrywoman from Laguna Thea Tolentino, is considered as Jeric's niché. Jeric sang most of the gala night but the most notable performance of his was when he sang "Mad World" by Tears for Fears. Three out of four judges chose Jeric as the best male protégé of the night.
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