1. Lara Marie Moscardon Maigue was born on June 7,1991 and is a Filipino singer and songwriter.
21 Facts About Lara Maigue
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Lara Maigue was recognized as the Best Classical Performer at the 2017 Aliw Awards and won the Best Female Crossover Performer at the 2018 Aliw Awards.
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Lara Maigue was born to Filipino composer and arranger Professor Rayben Maigue, and soprano Nanette Moscardon, who served as her first classical mentor.
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Lara Maigue later received training from Fides Cuyugan-Asensio at the University of the Philippines College of Music, where she graduated with a major in Voice.
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In 2013, Lara Maigue ventured into songwriting and achieved recognition as one of the top five finalists in the Philippine Popular Music Festival, a songwriting competition led by Ryan Cayabyab and Manny Pangilinan.
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Subsequently, Lara Maigue explored acting and secured a lead role in the musical television series on TV5, Trenderas.
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Lara Maigue's performance earned her a nomination for "Outstanding Breakthrough Performance by an Actress" at the Golden Screen TV Awards.
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In 2014, Lara Maigue is signed with Alcasid Total Entertainment Artist Management, where she has performed as a special guest in concerts by Ogie Alcasid, Gary Valenciano, and Regine Velasquez-Alcasid.
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In 2015, Lara Maigue was among the top 12 finalists in Philpop with her entry, "Nasaan".
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In 2017, Lara Maigue received the Aliw Award for Best Classical Performer.
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Lara Maigue served as an opening act in Regine Velasquez's 30th-anniversary concert, R3.0.
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In 2018, Lara Maigue returned to television as a segment host for Sagisag Kultura TV, a program by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts on PTV-4.
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Lara Maigue reprised her role as Monica in Giancarlo Menotti's opera, The Medium.
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Lara Maigue participated in Gary Valenciano's project, Awit at Laro, as both the composer of "Piko", interpreted by Morissette, and the interpreter of "Patintero", a composition by National Artist for Music Ryan Cayabyab and Jose Javier Reyes, performed with the AMP Big Band.
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Lara Maigue interpreted new compositions like the theme song of the Cinemalaya entry "Kung Paano Hinihintay Ang Dapithapon".
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Amid these performances, Lara Maigue was selected to participate in the master class of opera singer Sumi Jo during the Hong Kong International Operatic Singing Competition 2018.
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Lara Maigue emerged as a finalist at the Singapore Lyric Opera ASEAN Vocal Competition.
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Towards the end of the year, Lara Maigue signed with Star Music and released her first single, "Kung Puwede Lang Naman", which she wrote herself.
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Lara Maigue was declared the Best Female Crossover Performer for 2018.
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In 2021, Lara Maigue signed with Star Magic as part of their Black Pen Day event, in conjunction with the ATeam's partnership with Star Magic.
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In 2023, Lara Maigue performed at Ninth Pipe Organ Concert at Manila Cathedral alongside Kammerchor Manila, Musica Chiesa, and Mike Shimamoto.