Iñigo Pascual
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Iñigo Pascual | |
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| Born | Iñigo Dominic Lazaro Pascual September 14, 1997 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
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| Agent | Star Magic (2013–present) |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) [1] |
| Parent(s) | Piolo Pascual Donnabelle Lazaro |
| Website | Iñigo Pascual on Facebook |
Iñigo Dominic Lazaro Pascual (born September 14, 1997) is a Filipino actor, singer and songwriter. He is popularly known for his 2016 hit single, "Dahil Sa'yo", the first number one song on Billboard Philippines' then-new Philippine Top 20 chart which also won "Song of the Year" at the 30th Awit Awards, the Philippine version of the Grammys. He is the son of actor Piolo Pascual.
Career
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2014-2015: Career Beginnings
Pascual's first lead role in film came in 2014 when he starred in the teen romance film Relaks,It's Just Pag-ibig, which was directed by Antoinette Jadaone and Irene Villamor.[2] He played the role of Josh Brillanted, a teenage boy who joined in the journey of a girl who wanted to meet a pair of lovers during a blue moon after she a picked up a love letter written by a man named Elias. Piolo Pacual, Inigo's father, has a special participation in the film as the mysterious letter writer, Elias. The film was produced by Spring Films and distributed by Star Cinema.
In 2015, Pascual starred in another teen romance film, Para sa Hopeless Romantic alongside James Reid, Nadine Lustre, and Julia Barretto. The film was directed by Andoy Ranay and was based on the Marcelo Santos III's bestselling novel of the same name. Pascual played the role of Ryan Sebastian, a fictional character from a story written by Becca, Lustre's character. Pascual then starred in Mae Cruz-Alviar's Crazy Beautiful You with another pair of popular loveteam, Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla. He played the role of Marcus Alcantara, the stepbrother of Padilla's character who had feelings for Bernardo's character.
After appearing in several episodes of anthology shows such as Maalaala Mo Kaya and Wansapanataym, Pascual landed a role in the afternoon drama series, And I Love You So. He starred in the series alongside Miles Ocampo, Julia Barretto, Dimples Romana, and Angel Aquino. He played the role of Justin Santiago, who was a love interest for both Ocampo's and Barretto's characters.
2016- Present: Breakthrough in Music
In 2016, Pascual released his self-titled debut album under Star Music, which included the hit single Dahil Sa'Yo. The song became the first number 1 track of the short-lived Billboard Philippines Top 20 chart.[3] In 2017, Pascual was tapped by Disney Philippines to record the Philippine version of "Remember Me," the theme song from Disney-Pixar's animated movie, Coco.[4] In 2019, Pascual released his first international solo single, Options. The track was produced by LA-based instrumentalist Bernard “HARV” Harvey. [5] On May 6, 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Pascual was featured in 88rising's online music festival called Asia Rising Forever.[6] During the livestream event, Pascual performed a cover of Post Malone's Better Now. In June 2020, Pascual appeared as a musical act in Filipino-American stand up comedian Jo Koy's Netflix special entitled Jo Koy: In HIs Elements.[7]
Film
| Movies | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Film company |
| 2020 | Jo Koy: In His Element | Himself | Netflix |
| 2019 | I'm Ellenya L. | Spring Films | |
| 2016 | Ang Babae sa Septic Tank 2: ForeverisNotEnough | Himself | Quantum Films |
| 2015 | Crazy Beautiful You | Marcus Alcantara | Star Cinema |
| Para sa Hopeless Romantic | Ryan Sebastian | Viva Films Star Cinema | |
| 2014 | Relaks, It's Just Pag-ibig | Josh Brillantes | Spring Films Star Cinema |
| 2007 | Paano Kita Iibigin | Young Lance | Star Cinema Viva Films |
Television
| TV roles and appearances | ||||
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| Year | Title | Role | Type of role | Network |
| 2019 | 2019 SEA Games Opening Ceremony | Himself | Performer | |
| 2018 | Myx | Himself | VJ | Myx |
| 2017 | Maalaala Mo Kaya: Tape Recorder | Allan | Episode guest | |
| The Voice Teens | Himself | Online show host | ||
| 2017–2018 | Hwarang | Hansung | Voice | |
| 2015–2016 | And I Love You So | Justin Santiago | Supporting cast | |
| 2015 | Wansapanataym: Wish Upon A Lusis | JP | Episode guest | |
| Maalaala Mo Kaya: Banana Split | Trevor | Episode guest | ||
| 2015–present | ASAP | Himself | Performer, member of ASAP Jambayan | |
| 2014 | Maalaala Mo Kaya: Diary | Christian | Episode guest | |
Discography
| Albums | ||||
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| Year | Album title | Recording label | Certification | Ref. |
| 2016 | Inigo Pascual | Star Music | — | |
| Singles | |||||
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| Year | Song title | Album | Composer | Company | |
| 2014 | "Buko" (with Julian Estrada) |
Relaks, It's Just Pag-Ibig Soundtrack | Jireh Lim | Star Music | |
| 2015 | "Lullabye-Bye" | OPM Fresh | David Dimaguila | ||
| 2016 | "Dahil Sa'Yo" | Inigo Pascual | Himself | ||
| "Binibini" | Jonathan Manalo | ||||
| "Dito" | Himself | ||||
| "That Hero" (feat. Kidwolf and Theo...) |
Jonathan Manalo | ||||
| "Fallen" | Himself | ||||
| "Your Love" | Shorya Shorma & Samuel Simpson | ||||
| "Ikaw at Ako" | Gabriel Tagadtad | ||||
| "Live Life Brighter" | Miles Blue Sy | ||||
| "Dito" (Acoustic Version) | Himself | ||||
| "Lullabye-Bye" | David Dimaguila | ||||
| 2017 | "Extensyon" (feat. Aikee) |
Himig Handog | Michael "Aikee" Aplacador | ||
| "Remember Me" | Coco (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) PH Version | Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez | Walt Disney Records | ||
Chart performance
| Year | Title | Peak (Pinoy MYX Countdown) | Peak (MYX Hit Chart) | Peak (Philippine Top 20) | Peak (Philippine Hot 100) | Album |
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| 2016 | "Dahil Sa 'Yo" | 8 | 12 | 1 | 10[8] | Inigo Pascual |
| 2017 | "Dito" | 7 | 14 | – | – | |
| 2017 | "Extensyon" (feat. Aikee) | 4 | – | – | – | Himig Handog 2017 |
| 2018 | "Lumang Tugtugin" | 2 | 2 | – | – | — |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award-granting body | Award title | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2014 | PMPC Star Awards for TV | Male Star of the Night | — | Won | [9] |
| 2015 | 46th Box-Office Entertainment Awards | Most Promising Loveteam (with Sofia Andres) | Relaks, It's Just Pag-ibig | Won | [10] |
| PMPC Star Awards for Movies | New Movie Actor of the Year | Nominated | [11] | ||
| 2016 | FAMAS Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Para sa Hopeless Romantic | Nominated | [12] |
| Push Awards | Best Male Celebrity | — | Nominated | [13] | |
| 2017 | Myx Music Awards | Favorite New Artist | — | Nominated | |
| Favorite Myx Celebrity VJ | — | Nominated | |||
| Billboard Philippines | First Chart-Topper Artist | Dahil sa 'Yo | Won | ||
| MOR Music Awards | Best New Artist of the Year | Won | |||
| Alta Media Icon Awards | Song of the Year | Won | |||
| 7th EdukCircle Awards | Male Music Artist of the Year | — | Won | ||
| Push Awards | Music Artist of the Year | Dahil sa 'Yo | Nominated | ||
| 30th Awit Awards | Best Performance by a New Male Recording Artist | Dahil sa 'Yo | Nominated | ||
| Best Pop Recording | Nominated | ||||
| Song of the Year | Won | ||||
| Album of the Year | Iñigo Pascual | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Iñigo Pascual". 2019.
- ^ "Relaks, It's Just Pag-Ibig". Click The City.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Iñigo Pascual tops first Billboard Philippine Charts". Manila Standard. June 19, 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Iñigo Pascual sings official PH version of 'Coco' theme". ABS-CBN News. November 14, 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Inigo Pascual launches first internationally-produced single "Options"". ABS-CBN News. June 28, 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Santos, Camille (April 30, 2020). "INIGO PASCUAL TO JOIN 88RISING ARTISTS IN VIRTUAL FESTIVAL 'ASIA RISING FOREVER'". Myx.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Asilo, Rito (June 14, 2020). "Iñigo Pascual on how he ended up performing in Jo Koy's Netflix special". Inquirer.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Staff, BillboardPH (July 31, 2017). "BillboardPH Hot 100 – July 31 – Billboard Philippines". Billboard Philippines. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ "28th PMPC Star Awards for TV And the winners are..." Philippine Star. November 25, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ "Kapamilya stars dominate 46th Box Office Entertainment Awards". ABS-CBN News. May 19, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ "Star Awards for Movies 2015: Nora, Cherie, Eugene, Aiko, Anne, Toni, Jennylyn for Best Actress". Philippine Entertainment Portal. February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ "FULL LIST: Winners, FAMAS Awards 2016". Rappler. December 4, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ "KathNiel, LizQuen lead 2016 PUSH Awards nominees". ABS-CBN News. August 8, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
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