[babae], Woman, [lady], girl

Sorry for posting this too late but i know its better than never. Philippine Idol Fever is still up and i am just truly proud that the first grand winner of the famous reality show is a woman or a lady. Congratulations Mau!

To know more of her, here’s a short bio:

Maureen "Mau" Marcelo (born May 13, 1980) is a Filipina singer who rose to prominence as the winner of the first season of Philippine Idol in 2006. For a time she went by the stage name Samantha Brown.

Hailing from Lucena City, Marcelo started singing at age 7. By her 20s, she was a veteran of singing competitions, including the Star for a Night singer-search that was won by Sarah Geronimo. On Philippine Idol, Marcelo was dubbed the "Soul Idol" and "the black belter" for her powerful R&B-style vocals.

As part of her Philippine Idol prize, Marcelo won a recording deal with Sony-BMG. Her forthcoming album under that label will feature "Try It on My Own", her final performance song from the competition. Marcelo’s other recordings include two tracks on the Philippine Idol: The Final 12 CD: "Minsan Lang Kitang Iibigin" (a solo) and "Kaleidoscope World" (the group song featuring the top 12 finalists). Prior to Philippine Idol, Marcelo had also recorded, as "Samantha Brown", a self-titled album of ten original songs composed by her stepsister’s husband.

After winning the title, Marcelo’s debut performance as the first Philippine Idol was on ABC-5’s Shall We Dance: Christmas with the Champions special where she reprised her winning song. On December 20, 2006, she gave a command performance at Malacañang for the Christmas party of the Office of the President of the Philippines.

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This 18 year old lady from Rizal was the first ever Grand Star Dreamer in the famous reality show, Pinoy Dream Academy. A truly talented lady endowed in making beautiful music. A singer and a songwriter, at the same time.

A rebel rocker who stopped schooling in order to help out her parents. She sacrificed her own education in order to let her siblings continue with their own schooling. She never gives up on her music.  Yeng used her time to continue to live out her passion and soon became the lead vocalist of a rock band. She has written a number of songs like, “Hawak-kamay” which is about a cousin whom she has developed a deep friendship with.

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Congratulations Yeng! You deserve it. Hope you will always keep your feet in the ground. You are a true inspiration to every aspriring star out there. You are the pride of every Filipina.

Good luck and once again, Congratulations! We are so proud of you!