Local Singer

Christian Bautista

Popularly known by his screen name Christian Bautista, is a Filipino singer, actor and model. He was a finalist of Star In A Million, a Philippine reality show aired on ABS-CBN channel, winning the 4th place in the competition in 2003. After the contest, he signed a recording contract with Warner Music Philippines^[1] and released his self-titled debut album, Christian Bautista. The multi-platinum album established his name as an OPM artist with songs such as "The Way You Look At Me", "Invincible""Hands To Heaven" topping the charts. The singer gained popularity not only in the PhilippinesSoutheast Asia such as Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand^[1]. and but in other countries in

He was awarded by the 2008 Nickelodeon Philippines Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Musical Act.

First thrust in the spotlight as ABS-CBN’s Star In A Million’s most popular non-winner, his future was sealed soon after with a recording contract with hit-making label Warner Music Philippines^[4]The Way You Look at Me,” getting frequent airplay in Indonesian radio stations. Christian’s international success began with “

The song became an instant hit among the country’s young music lovers, even if they had yet to see the artist behind the ballad.The song, penned by American composers Andrew Fromm and Keith Follese^[5], became so popular that record label Warner Indonesia decided to bring Christian there to the great delight of the fans whose support for the Filipino singer has been steadily growing and even spreading to neighboring countries. he once studied in the school International Christian academy.

by:Katigbak, Marnelli B.