With his boyish good looks and golden voice, Sam Milby is the perfect blend of Filipino American charisma. This Ohio-born athletic heartthrob found fame in his Asian roots when Filipino audiences welcomed him with open arms from the time he first graced television screens as a housemate in Pinoy Big Brother.
A certified achiever at an early age, Sam's interests ranged from competitive figure skating to motocross racing. During these colorful years, his musical talent already began to surface as president of his high school's choir.
Visiting the Philippines with his Filipina mother gave Sam the opportunity to try his hand in show business. In 2005, he got his first break as a commercial model for Close Up toothpaste. This brief commercial stint could not foreshadow the rise to stardom that was to follow from an extremely fortuitous event.
Sam's "big" break came when one of the contestants of the Philippine version of the popular reality show "Big Brother" had to leave for personal reasons. Philippine viewers got the surprise of their lives when hunky Sam stepped into the door of the "Bahay ni Kuya" (Big Brother House). From the onset, Sam's charming demeanor and boyish sincerity won the hearts of the show's hosts, his fellow housemates, and a legion of fans that grew almost overnight. His show stopping acoustic rendition of an original song in the Big Brother house clinched his future in the highly competitive field of Philippine recording arts.
Emerging from the Big Brother house, Sam was quickly whisked away into the world of Philippine entertainment, making a name for himself outside the Big Brother house with a platinum album and a shining career in television and cinema. He has also continued on as a commercial model, endorsing products from leading Philippine brands.
The New York concert is produced by Special Edition Press, Inc. (SEP) headed by Nanding and Mila Mendez. SEP is committed to continue its mission to provide excellent entertainment to Filipinos in the United States. From its years of successfully producing concerts in the East Coast, SEP has developed an impeccable knack for finding the right blend of entertainers and venues that result in memorable crowd-drawing spectacles.
Watch Sam Milby perform at the 2008 Pinoy Musik Festival on May 17 -18 at the Meadowlands Expo Center, Secaucus, New Jersey .
Links
http://www.sammilby.com
Sam Milby
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