28 Facts About Billy Crawford

Billy Joe Ledesma Crawford was born on May 16,1982 and is a Filipino actor and singer.

Billy Crawford made his television debut as a child performer on the variety show That's Entertainment.

In 1994, at age 12, Billy Crawford left the Philippines for the US, enrolling at the Professional Performing Arts School, New York City; less than one year later, he was chosen to be one of Michael Jackson's back-up dancers for a performance at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards.

Billy Crawford released three studio albums under V2 Records, the first being his self-titled debut album.

Billy Crawford was discovered at the early age of 3 years, singing at a bowling alley that his mother often visited.

Billy Crawford became a series regular on an afternoon GMA Network television show called That's Entertainment under the name Billy Joe.

Billy Crawford attended the Imus Unida Christian School in the Philippines until his departure for the US when he was 12 and balanced both his professional acting and his studies.

Billy Crawford left his old company, V2 records, wanting to expand his career into something bigger.

In 2019, Billy Crawford released the single "Filipina Girl" as the carrier single from the album Work in Progress.

Billy Crawford once said that the album is dedicated to his wife Coleen Garcia who motivated him to go back to music.

Billy Crawford had major chart success in France and other parts of Europe but did not repeat this success in the United Kingdom and the United States, although his single "You Didn't Expect That" did make the lower reaches of the UK Top 40, peaking at number 35.

Billy Crawford contributed a cover of the original Pokemon TV series theme song for Pokemon: The First Movie.

In 2002, Billy Crawford appeared at a popular Filipino-American event called "Fiesta Filipina", held in San Francisco, California.

Billy Crawford felt that it was time for something new and decided not to re-sign his contract with V2 Records.

In 2006, Billy Crawford began recording a new album which was expected to be released in 2007.

In 2007, Billy Crawford returned to the Philippines to host the dance reality show "MOVE: The Search for Billy Crawford's Pinoy Dancers" on GMA Network.

The official dancers for Billy Crawford included Darcy Godoy, JM Vergara, Aizel Moneva, AJ Sarate, Jobel Dayrit, Daniel Agbisit, and Mich Garong.

In 2008, upon his return to the Philippines, Billy Crawford signed with ABS-CBN as an exclusive artist.

Billy Crawford released his fifth studio album Groove in the Philippines as well as worldwide digital services later that year.

From 2011 to 2020, Billy Crawford hosted with Vhong Navarro and other hosts in the weekday variety show It's Showtime.

In September 2020, Billy Crawford transferred to TV5 Network, as he hosted the Philippine version of The Masked Singer and the noontime variety show Lunch Out Loud, which later reformatted to Tropang LOL and simulcasted to Kapamilya Channel and A2Z in 2022 until its conclusion in 2023.

Billy Crawford began hosting game show The Wall Philippines in 2021.

Billy Crawford participated in the French television dance competition "Danse avec les stars" and won the competition with his partner, Fauve Hautot.

Billy Crawford became part of GMA Network's adaptation of The Voice franchise in the country, as one of the coaches in The Voice Generations, and The Voice Kids.

In September 2014, Billy Crawford was involved in an incident at a Bonifacio Global City police precinct where he allegedly flew into a drunken rage, injuring a desk officer and damaging the precinct's glass door in the ensuing scuffle.

Billy Crawford, who had no prior history of legal incidents, has since issued an apology to his fans and to the officers whom he crossed paths with, though mischief and assault charges have been filed against him.

In 2007, Billy Crawford received an offer to do a dance film called Back Down.

Billy Crawford was supposed to read for a film with Whoopi Goldberg, but these Hollywood productions were pushed back.