Mau Marcelo

Kapuso snub saddens ‘Philippine Idol’ Mau Marcelo

2008-05-14T14:07:00.000-07:00

Painful This sums up the feelings of Mau Marcelo, grand winner of ABC 5’s “Philippine Idol.”In an e-mail, Mau says feels hurt that she’s not being recognized as the country’s first "Idol" by GMA 7, which now holds the local Idol franchise. “It’s as if all my hard work has been wasted,” she says. “I feel bad for the people who voted for me, who supported me throughout the competition. It’s not

Mau Marcelo and Robert Sunga

2008-03-24T22:49:00.000-07:00

On Pinoy Sunday, Ms. Mau Marcelo "Pinoy Idol winner" and Mr. Robert Sunga "Live the Dream, Singapore contestant" were the judges for the Amazing Stars top 12. You still have time to vote for your favorite contestant to get in the top 3. Like the previous sundays, we made it only after the mass. But we know most of the contestants and I'll say that all of them are really good.Though, honestly,

Mau Marcelo: I Shine For You lyrics

2008-02-26T10:45:00.000-08:00

Wondering where you are now... If you can see me smiling... Through all the twists and turns... Well, I was broken I was burned... But I survived somehow... You are the voice in my head... Reminding me what I'm made of... Take a chance, that's what you'd say... The gift is yours to give away... It's who I am... It's who I am... Because you saw what I could be

Mau Marcelo- A Philippine Idol Cinderella Story

2008-01-20T10:43:00.000-08:00

A fairy tale ending to a provincial lass who has struggled most of her life to enter the music industry and make a name for herself. Mau Marcelo, the First Philippine Idol beat city boys, Jan Nieto and Gian Magdangal. As soon as Ryan Agoncillo announced Mau’s name, the audience cheered and gave a standing ovation. Mau was beyond disbelief and her knees buckled over as she teared over the

Results on Asian Idol Results

2007-12-17T13:28:00.000-08:00

Hady Mirza's win came as a surprise, as at least three of the judges predicted that the winner would either be Mau Marcelo, Mike Mohede, or Jacklyn Victor. There were claims that Hady may have gotten the crucial second vote outside of his home country, wherein it is claimed that votes for strong candidates were paired with weak ones like Hady and Sawant who were trailing in Asian Idol's online

Mau on the move

2007-12-16T06:29:00.001-08:00

MANILA, Philippines―Hectic is how singer Mau Marcelo describes the next three weeks of her life. As the country’s representative to “Asian Idol,” which will be held in Indonesia next month, she’s enduring not a few sleepless nights. “I’m always tense,” she admits. “Every time I have a quiet time alone, I always pray. I know that ‘Asian Idol’ is not just for me; it’s for the entire country.”

Mau gets a standing ovation

2007-12-16T06:28:00.001-08:00

MANILA, Philippines - Mau Marcelo, the country’s representative in the first “Asian Idol” singing competition, got a standing ovation after her initial performance of “Ako ang Nagwagi” and “Reach.” This was according to Lizza Nakpil, manager of the Filipino rock band Rivermaya, who’s guesting in the regional tilt ongoing in Jakarta, Indonesia, and which winds up tonight. “She blew everyone away

Mau Marcelo

2007-12-15T23:01:00.000-08:00

Maureen "Mau" Flores Marcelo is the winner of the first season of Philippine Idol in 2006. Born on May 13, 1980, for a time she went by the stage name of Samantha Brown. Her father is an American citizen of African and Spanish blood from Puerto Rico while her mother is Filipina. The father left when she was four months old, then her mother died when she was 14. Hailing from Lucena City, Mau

Asian Idol Participation

2007-12-10T13:31:00.000-08:00

The first season was hosted by Amelia "Ata" Natasha and Daniel Mananta, both from Indonesian Idol, and Malaysian Idol's Soo Kui Jien. Each participating country had its own system of determining its representative. As a kickoff to Asian Idol, all six contestants were introduced through a special presentation called Road to Asian Idol on December 8, 2007. Meanwhile, fans of each contestant

RP bet leading ‘Asian Idol’ poll

2007-12-09T08:38:00.000-08:00

MANILA, Philippines - A week before the grand finals on Dec. 15 and 16, Filipina Mau Marcelo is leading the pack in an online poll conducted on the official “Asian Idol” website (www.theasianidol.tv). Marcelo has 33.51 percent of the 970 votes cast up till the evening of Dec. 8. She is followed by Vietnam’s Phuong Vy, with 23.92 percent; Indonesia’s Mike Mohede, 20.62 percent; Malaysia’s Jaclyn

Asian Idol and Mau Marcelo

2007-12-01T10:47:00.000-08:00

Asian Idol will soon be a reality. Support our very own Philippine Idol winner, Mau Marcelo competing. So to all the followers of the first ever staging of PHILIPPINE IDOL, here are the dates you should watch out for: On December 8, 2007 the network will bring you the primer, “Road to Asian Idol”. On the 15th of December, watch out for the all important, “Asian Idol Performance Night”. The

Inside the Philippine Idol Finale Night at the Big Dome

2007-11-20T10:50:00.000-08:00

The Philippine Idol Finale at the Big Dome , the Araneta Coliseum rocked! Jan Nieto, Gian Carlo Magdangal and Mau Marcelo hug each other after their Finale number. After all these months of hard work , tears and laughter, it must be a relief for them to have reached this far. It is a close fight for all three of them. Since Philippine Idol started, it was Gian whom I thought will be the First

Philipine Idol Top 12 Finalists

2007-10-01T11:49:00.000-07:00

1.Armarie Cruz, 27 2.Jellica Marie Mateo, 23 3.Cherry Ann “Apple” Chiu, 22 4.Paula Patricia Chavez, 23 5.Reymond Sajor, 27 6.Paul Andrae Ybañez, 26 7.Miguel Mendoza, 17 8.Jan Kurt Nieto, 24 with the wildcard winners 9.Kenneth Dingle , 23 10. Gian Magdangal, 24 11. Stephanie Lazaro, 27 12. Maureen Marcelo, 26