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ANTHONY ROSALDO
Anthony John Paul Duclayan Rosaldo (born February 1, 1994) more popularly known as Anthony Rosaldo is a Filipino singer, actor, host and a model. He was a finalist of The Clash Season 1 ) aired on GMA Network, winning 6th place in the competition in 2018. After the contest he signed an exclusive management contract with GMA Artist Center and a recording contract with GMA Music https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMA_Music. He was then dubbed as “Kapuso Pop Rocker” and released the hit songs “Larawan Mo, “Maghintay Ka Lamang” and “Pwedeng Tayo”.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Birth name Anthony John Paul Duclayan Rosaldo Born February 1, 1994 (age 26) Origin Paranaque, Philippines Genre Pop, Rock, Ballad Occupation(s) Singer, actor, host, model Instruments Vocals Label GMA Music Website https://www.facebook.com/TheAnthonyRosaldo

CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH
Rosaldo was born in Paranaque City on February 1, 1994. He is the youngest of the five children of Arnold Catalogo Rosaldo Sr. and Elisa Duclayan Rosaldo.

He studied grade school in Don Galo Elementary School in Paranaque City and high school in Las Pinas National High School in Las Pinas City. He took up Bachelor of Science in Information Technology in AMA Computer University and then gave up college to work for the family abroad as a band vocalist. At the young age of 18 he dominated the Philippine band scene and toured Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Diego Garcia with his band “Fahrenheit”.

2016: Entering Showbiz
His TV debut was in 2016 when he joined Eat Bulaga’s segment “Spogify Feat. Singing Baes” , a search for singing heartthrobs. After months of competing, he was selected as one of the 5 grand finalists who eventually became the show’s newest boy group. In the same year, Anthony released his first single “I Would Give It All” https://music.apple.com/ph/album/i-would-give-it-all-single/1133032389 under Ivory Music.

2017: WCOPA and International Concerts
In 2017, Anthony represented the Philippines in the world stage. He joined the 21st World Championships of Performing Arts 2017 in Hollywood, California. He brought home 1 gold and 1 bronze medal for singing and 2 gold and 2 silver medals for modeling,. Because of the recognition and TV exposures, Anthony booked several local and international shows and concerts including one in Alberta, Canada and one in Beirut, Lebanon.

2018: The Clash and being a “Kapuso”
In 2018 Anthony joined the very successful all-original reality singing competition on TV, “The Clash Season 1” on GMA-7 where he was one of the Grand Finalist. He then signed an exclusive management contract with GMA Artist Center and was given a recording contract under GMA Music.

2019: Debut Single, Awards and Major Concert
His debut single “Larawan Mo” was released on February 6, 2019 and was well received by audiences. The single has made it to Twitter-trending topics and also topped iTunes Ph’s charts for a week.

The single’s music video  was released starring several celebrities including GMA Network’s leading lady Kris Bernal. “Larawan Mo” then became theme song for GMA’s koreanovela, “Emperor; Ruler of The Mask”. Currently, “Larawan Mo” has over half a million streams on Spotify.

Continuously working hard on his craft, Anthony won Best New Male Singing Performer for the National Customers’ Choice Awards 2019 in February 2019.

His first major concert top billed with Kapuso leading Lady Mikee Quintos. “Revelation” was held on June 28, 2019 at The Music Museum.

Following the success of the sold-out concert, Anthony was awarded Best Male Concert Performer at the Best Choice Awards 2019.

On October 8 2019, Anthony released his 2nd single, “Maghintay Ka Lamang”, a revival which was originally sung by Ted Ito. The single climbed up the iTunes charts and placed 3rd for 2 consecutive days. “Maghintay Ka Lamang” was then used as theme song for GMA-7’’s biggest Koreanovela offering, “Sky Castle” which aired November 2019.

Anthony then renews his management contract with GMA Artist Center on November 2019 and remains a “Kapuso” up to present.

2020: Pwedeng Tayo and Guillermo Award
Despite the struggles with the on-going pandemic, Anthony was able to release his 3rd single under GMA Music, “Pwedeng Tayo” penned by Davey Langit, Edwin Marollano, Jonathan Manalo and Vehnee Saturno on July 9,2020. On its release, “Pwedeng Tayo” made it to Itunes PH Top 10 charts. Anthony teamed up with Starstruck Season 7 Alumni Athena Madrid for Pwedeng Tayo’s music video which was released on November 11, 2020.

Rosaldo was then hailed Most Promising Male Recording Artist   at the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Foundation’s 51st Box Office Entertainment Awards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_Office_Entertainment_Awards.