12-year-old Pinoy singer in Singapore compared to Michael Jackson
A 12-year-old Filipino singer with “the voice of an angel” and compared to the likes of Michael Jackson is making waves in Singapore.
An article on Yahoo! Singapore said Miguel Antonio is being hailed as the next big thing.
Born November 9, 2000, Antonio moved to Singapore with his family in 2007.
The eldest of four children, Antonio has wowed audiences by performing in various events, the most major of which was in 2011, when he performed with renowned songwriter David Foster during the “David Foster and Friends” concert in Singapore.
Like Michael
Among the musicians he listens to, Antonio looks up to the most to the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson.
Antonio's favorite songs include: "Man In The Mirror" as well as songs from his younger days like "I Want You Back", "Who's Loving You" and "I'll Be There."
He hopes to be like Michael Jackson and that he would "work hard, keep practicing and continue to sing in future."
In his Christmas EP released in October, Antonio included the song "Give Love on Christmas Day,” which was recorded by family quintet The Jackson Five, where Michael Jackson was a member.
According to Grammy Award-winning drummer John JR Robinson, who has worked on several of Michael Jackson’s albums and helped with the drum tracks of Antonio’s EP, Antonio does remind him of the late King of Pop.
Antonio was trained by singing coach Amanda Colliver, who has taught the likes of actors Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman.
Antonio hopes to release his first full album by December 2013.
"My album is going to have all pop tracks and I will be writing my own songs. In fact, I have already written three songs but there are still some improvements to be made," said Antonio.
Despite his success in his music career, Antonio has not forgotten his academics, saying he finishes school work before practicing singing and the piano.
Old school musicians
Despite his young age, Antonio tends to gravitate more to “old-school” musicians like Elvis Presley, Andrea Bocelli, Journey and The Beatles.
Antonio said he likes how such musicians "put meaning into their music; there is a lot of feeling and soul when you listen to their songs."
He noted that his parents exposed him to the oldies at a young age and "I loved them since then."
He said he’d listen to oldies over pop singing sensation Justin Bieber any day. - Gian C. Geronimo, VVP, GMA News
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