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Shekinah Austria Paguirigan is a Filipino-American singer and songwriter under Viva (West) Artists Agency founded by Vic del Rosario. She is also a model, actress, and entrepreneur. Named by her Ilocano father, “Shekinah” is a Hebrew term meaning “the manifestation of the presence of God”. Born in Lipa, Philippines, Shekinah attended De La Salle Lipa and migrated to California with her mother at the age of 11 to pursue the American dream her Batanguena mother envisioned at the expense of leaving all friends and family back home. Throughout the years, she retained her fluency in Tagalog despite blending into the American culture.

As an only child, Shekinah explored her talents and challenged her limits by becoming active in the Filipino American community, at the same time preserving her love for the Filipino roots. During her college years, she balanced her full-time student schedule with volunteering and extra-curricular activities in organizations such as Filipino Cultural School (as a lifestyle, history, and music volunteer teacher and mentor), Kappa Psi Epsilon sorority, and Long Beach Pilipino Cultural Night (as a Tinikling dancer and marketing chair). She graduated from California State University of Long Beach with a B.A. in Communication Studies (with an emphasis in Culture and Public Affairs) and a membership in Golden Key Honor Society. In 2016, she competed as an amateur and was titled runner-up for Miss Filipina International Pageant (formerly known as Binibining Pilipinas USA Pageant). Shortly after, she became the champion of Fil-Am’s Got Talent 2017 for singing, earned a scholarship from the Filipino American Press Club of California, and was awarded for “Youth Achievement” at The Outstanding Pilipino Awards. In 2018, Shekinah received more recognition for “Star Discovery of the Year” at The Spotlight Awards and “Most Beautiful Filipina 2018” at the Woman of Worth Awards by Maxx Promos. Furthermore, she appeared in the GMA Christmas ID broadcasted internationally with the LA Fil-Am Artists United. She also starred in Garth Garcia’s “Real Love” music video, an Asian Film Fest 2019 nominee, as a lead actress, and performed as guest at Wish 107.5 Bus USA featuring her original composition, “Philippine Moonlight”.

Shekinah has performed as a front act for big artists based in the US and Philippines such as Jingle Ball 2017 (featuring Geneva Cruz and South Border), Music is Us 2018 (featuring Morisette Amon, Joey G, and Ice Seguerra), and Pop, Rock, and HipHop 2019 (featuring INTRoVOYS). Her upcoming shows are with legendary artists, Gary V in April 2019, and Morisette Amon & Wency Cornejo in the following month. Shekinah’s first Tagalog composition, “Kahit Bawal”, will be released in 2019 under Viva Records, with more projects to come. As a “My Fil-Am World” cast member, her mission is to have an empowering impact in the Fil-Am community and beyond by exploring various avenues in entertainment and entrepreneurship.