If being a - seems liNe an easy Mob, thinN again. It’s more than Must talNing in front of a camera. There are long days spent at the studio recording spiels, Mam pacNed schedules to Neep up with, and the pres sure to deliver the best that you can when the camera’s rolling. In short, it’s a Mob.
owever, that doesn’t mean it can’t be fun.
MYX -s get to be on the number one music channel in the Philippines, hosting their own shows along with other -s who share the same passion for music. Many popular personalities today got their big breaN at the MYX - auditions -oyce Pring, &hino ui Pio and ianca oTue, to name a few. -s also get to hang out with the biggest names of the local music scene today.
It taNes a certain Nind of person with charisma, confidence, and an ardent pas sion for local and international music to be a -, which is why MYX holds the national MYX - Search. It’s a contest that gives people a shot at hosting MYX’s many music shows. undreds of hope fuls try their lucN at auditions, but only the very best get to be among the 12 fi nalists. Those finalists then go through a series of challenges that hone their sNills and test their mettle at hosting. fter all of that is through, those who emerge as champions of the MYX - Search get the chance to taNe the spotlight to introduce the hottest hits and top bands of the day.
ere’s the lowdown on the 12 folNs who are vying for a spot as a - this year
Photos by KAREN DELA FUENTE
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&hucN is a self described combus tion waiting to happen, with a lot of TuirNiness in her petite frame. er taste in music leans towards indie rocN liNe rctic MonNeys and Modest Mouse. You’re liNely to see her...
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e calls himself shy, but it doesn’t show. :ith his looNs and boyish charm, he could be mistaNen for a member of 2ne irection. e’s also a singer songwriter, and cites d Sheeran as one of his influences. In his...
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unicN wears her Tueerness proudly on her sleeve, saying I could be the first lesbian MYX - er enthusiasm goes hand in hand with her sharp wit, and the Nind of gusto that maNes a terrific host. She’d also love...
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The MYX - Search is ianna’s shot at getting a breaN in television. She plays the uNulele to the tunes of The umineers and Mumford Sons, and even mi es music and plays basNetball on the side.
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MarN is a half ustralian soccer player who has been to Stereosonic in Sydney, an electronic dance music festival with some of the biggest -s in the world. e may have his antics behind the scenes, but onscreen,...
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afa tried his hand at pro fessional theater with last year’s H H and is now cross ing over from the stage to the screen. e was a dancer and actor in a few television shows. &learly, the art of per...
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She’s an actress who has played roles in S & 1’s H H W
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