1. Gian Magdangal is a former boy band member of 17:28.
28 Facts About Gian Magdangal
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Gian Magdangal is a cousin of actress and fellow singer Jolina Magdangal.
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Gian Magdangal grew up listening to Broadway musicals, Stevie Wonder, Boyz II Men, and Brian McKnight.
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Gian Magdangal received vocal training from Trumpets Playshop, Sweet Plantado, Mon Faustino, Audie Gemora, Freddie Santos, and Carlo Orosa.
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Gian Magdangal said that theater training taught him confidence, discipline, humility, and teamwork.
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Gian Magdangal believed that one should not pursue a career in entertainment simply for the money.
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However, Gian Magdangal discontinued his singing career to give priority to his family.
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Gian Magdangal disbanded Gian with Industriya and entered the corporate world.
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Gian Magdangal said that Philippine Idol was like "a calling" to return to music.
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Gian Magdangal only found an opening at the Cebu auditions, but he was short of money.
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Gian Magdangal eventually flew to Cebu City with the help of sponsors in time for the final leg of the auditions, where he sang "The Last Time" by Eric Benet.
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Gian Magdangal wore a gray coat, which he considered as his good luck charm, all throughout the audition and theater eliminations.
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When Gian Magdangal got into the Top 24, he took a leave of absence "without pay" from his work.
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Gian Magdangal failed to make to the Top 4 during the Men's Semi-Final Round, and had to go through the Wildcard phase to enter the Top 12 Finalists.
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Gian Magdangal was placed at the Bottom 4 or Bottom 3 twice.
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Gian Magdangal placed runner-up to eventual winner Mau Marcelo in a hotly contested voting verdict made by the public.
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Gian Magdangal received P250,000 as prize for being a runner-up on Philippine Idol.
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Gian Magdangal said that he gave part of it to pay family debts and some of it went to his savings.
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Weeks after the competition, Gian Magdangal signed a non-exclusive contract with GMA Network and had been a regular talent in its Sunday noontime variety show SOP Rules.
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Gian Magdangal was described as the year's Christian Bautista, if not even better.
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Together with his fellow Idol finalists, Gian Magdangal performed in a concert held in Araneta Coliseum on 23 March 2007.
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Gian Magdangal performed in Binibining Pilipinas beauty pageant in 2007, where he serenaded the finalists.
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Gian Magdangal performed in a concert headlined by Tiples de Santo Domingo, in which he was a member, in Philam Life Theater on 15 September 2007.
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Gian Magdangal won Best Performance by a New Male Artist at the 20th Awit Awards in August 2007 for his song "Himala" that was part of the Philippine Idol Top 12 Album.
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Gian Magdangal was included in Candy Magazine's list of "Candy Cuties" for 2007.
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Gian Magdangal guested in the Philippine version of Celebrity Duets, wherein he performed with socialite and self-proclaimed "eventologist" Tim Yap.
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In 2011, Gian Magdangal was cast as Crisostomo Ibarra in the stage musical Noli Me Tangere, an adaptation of Jose Rizal's novel of the same name by composer Ryan Cayabyab and librettist Bienvenido Lumbera.
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On 18 February 2015, Gian Magdangal was interviewed and revealed he is a cast member of Hong Kong Disneyland playing multiple roles like Capt.