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BIOGRAPHY

Miguel Regala Mendoza III (born August 21, 1989) is a Singer-Songwriter-Pianist-Actor-Host. He joined the singing contest, Philippine Idol on ABC5 (now TV5) and was able to place 3rd runner-up. After a few years he joined ABS-CBN's Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 and placed 2nd runner-up. In 2009, he released his first solo album "Somebody". For a while, he was also a member of the Ryan Cayabyab Singers (2010).

Miguel, was born in San Francisco, California. He is the son of Michael and Mylene Mendoza. Due to being born in the states and having parents who are Filipinos, he automatically became citizens of both countries. Two months after the birth of Miguel, his parents went back to the Philippines where he was raised. As early as the age of 4, his parents started enrolling him to music schools where he learned how to sing and play the piano. That is when his family discovered that Miguel had the gift of music.

Before trying it out in showbiz, he started singing in different scenes such as school functions, birthdays, Christmas parties, and even funerals. Miguel wasn't choosy when it comes to venues of performance. He would always say "I can sing anywhere, as long as there are people who will listen" As long as he can share his music, that would be enough for him. He also started writing songs early. He wrote the Grade School and High School Graduation song of his batch. After noticing that he could also be in the field of song writing, He continued creating songs. He wrote songs for himself which was part of his 1st Album, "Somebody", which had his original tracks like, "Hanggang Tingin", "Sa Piling Ko", and "Ligaw Na Damdamin" which were frequently played in Pinoy Big Brother Double-up. He also wrote songs for other artists as well. One stand-out composition would be "Here I Am" which was a collaboration with the Maestro Ryan Cayabyab. This happened when he was eliminated on the show "Philippine Idol". Mr. C (Ryan Cayabyab) said on national television "If you don't make it to the next round, let's sit down and let's write a song for you."

From Philippine Idol he joined Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 wherein he placed 2nd runner-up. The show gave him a boost which brought several guestings on ABS-CBN shows.This opportunity also allowed him to do national and international shows which would give him bigger grounds to share his music. The countries he has performed at are USA, Guam, and Canada.

Miguel is currently a full-time student at De La Salle College of St. Benilde, taking up a Music Production course. If his schedule in school allows, he takes the opportunity to do corporate shows and various guesting but as of now he is taking a break from Showbiz to finish his studies and to be able to hone his artistry and musicality before coming back to hit the limelight. Right now, Miguel's focus would be learning and developing his craft and being able to use it to express his heart through Music.