1. Samuel Lawrence Lopez Concepcion was born on October 17,1992 and is a Filipino singer, dancer, actor, VJ and host.
74 Facts About Sam Concepcion
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Sam Concepcion signed a contract under Stages and ABS-CBN's Star Magic.
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Sam Concepcion began with 12 theater roles and participated in plays at a young age, including the role of Edmund Pevensie in the local adaptation of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe and Mr Noah's Big Boat.
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Sam Concepcion had his first role in television in ABS-CBN's Mga Anghel na Walang Langit, and his major break was as Boy Bawang in Super Inggo.
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In 2007, Sam Concepcion launched his self-titled album under Universal Records.
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Sam Concepcion launched two other albums, Pop Class, and Forever Young.
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In 2008, Sam Concepcion was chosen by DreamWorks to sing the theme song of Kung Fu Panda, entitled, "Kung Fu Fighting", which was included in the Asian soundtrack album.
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Sam Concepcion was appointed by the Department of Education as 'Youth Role Model and Spokesperson' and National Book Development Board's 'Get Caught Reading campaign' ambassador in 2007.
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Sam Concepcion was given a representative role by the Department of Tourism to the Korea World Travel Fair.
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Sam Concepcion was chosen by the Philippine government to sing in front of the President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and world economic leaders during APEC's 'Business Advisory Council Gala' opening.
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Sam Concepcion was awarded by the United Nations Youth Association of the Philippines the United Nations Association of the Philippines "Outstanding Youth Leader Awards".
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Sam Concepcion was born on October 17,1992, in Manila, to Raymund and Gene Sam Concepcion, both actors from the Metropolitan Theater.
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Sam Concepcion is the third of four children and siblings to Kuya Red, Diko Kevin and as Sangko Sam to their younger sister, Gabby.
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At two years old, Sam Concepcion was able to carry a tune and dance to simple songs.
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Sam Concepcion had already appeared in plays, starting at age nine.
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Sam Concepcion appeared on television in a commercial featuring him and his real-life dad in Maggi Sinigang sa Miso.
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Sam Concepcion appeared on various shows for children on ABS-CBN, such as Sineskwela and Hirayamanawari.
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Sam Concepcion was invited to guest at two of Christian Bautista's concerts namely, Dunkin Donuts: Color Everywhere in March 2005 and Heartfelt in November 2005.
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Sam Concepcion was initially dubbed the Singing Crush ng Bayan throughout the show and became the crowd favorite.
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Sam Concepcion eventually won the competition with "The Brightest Star" for the Big Division over competitors Gian Barbarona and Charice.
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Sam Concepcion took part in ABS-CBN's primetime shows, and first appeared on a drama series, Mga Anghel na Walang Langit, in a minor role.
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Sam Concepcion was given his first starring role when he was featured on Your Song with Empress Schuck as part of the network's Christmas offering.
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In September 2006, Sam Concepcion appeared on a magazine cover for the first time for Candy magazine.
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Sam Concepcion held the title for three consecutive years; no other local celebrity has held since.
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In October 2006, Sam Concepcion had his first concert via a back-to-back birthday celebration with Christian Bautista.
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Sam Concepcion was a voice actor for the local anime network, Hero TV, voicing Koyuki, the protagonist of the Japanese musical anime, Beck.
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Sam Concepcion played Ryan Evans in the stage musical of Disney's High School Musical.
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Sam Concepcion played Blaine Anderson in the stage musical of Fox's Glee and another the film School of Rock and Pitch Perfect, scoring positive reviews.
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In September 2007, Sam Concepcion launched his first solo, self-titled album for Universal Records.
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Sam Concepcion's second single was a Jackson 5 hit, "Happy".
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In May 2008, Sam Concepcion was chosen by DreamWorks to sing the theme song of Kung Fu Panda, entitled, "Kung Fu Fighting", which was included in its Asian soundtrack album.
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Sam Concepcion won Favorite New Artist in the 3rd MYX Music Awards in March 2008.
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Sam Concepcion was included on a TV5 show, Lipgloss, where he played Kyle, the protagonist.
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The group launched in acting when Sam Concepcion played Bobet, the optimist of the group, in Your Song Presents: Boystown in 2009.
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Sam Concepcion staged his first major solo concert dubbed as I'll Find Your Heart held at the Music Museum in October 2008 that coincided with his 16th birthday.
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Later in the year, Sam Concepcion held a free Christmas concert at the CCP open grounds.
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In May 2009, Sam Concepcion held another concert entitled, I'll Find Your Heart: Part 2 held at the Crossroads77 Convenarium in Quezon City.
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Sam Concepcion portrayed the young Noynoy Aquino in Maalaala Mo Kaya, which depicted the untold love story of the country's historic icons, Ninoy and Cory Aquino.
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In October 2009, Sam Concepcion became Candy's Top Celeb Cutie for the fourth consecutive time.
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Sam Concepcion released his second solo album in January 2010 entitled, Pop Class for Universal Records.
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In 2010, Sam Concepcion became the youngest model to participate in the yearly fashion show of Bench, Bench Uncut 2010.
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Sam Concepcion starred on the "Braso" episode of a Star Cinema trilogy movie, Cinco.
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Sam Concepcion attended the first Candy press conference and Candy Fair 2011 and performed his latest single "Forever Young".
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Sam Concepcion was featured in Sense and Style and Total Girl Philippines magazines.
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In 2011, Sam Concepcion became one of World Vision's Yumbassadors of fast-food chain Jollibee.
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Sam Concepcion released his third studio album, Forever Young, under Universal Records.
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Sam Concepcion was chosen by composer Soc Villanueva to sing his composition "Kontrabida".
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Sam Concepcion was nominated at the 10th Golden Screen Awards for Movies for Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role-Musical or Comedy in 2013.
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In July 2012, Sam Concepcion was invited to Indonesia to appear on a morning variety show, Dahsyat Musik.
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Sam Concepcion released the "Teka Break" singlefrom his upcoming album.
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In 2017, Sam Concepcion signed with Viva Artist Agency and Star Magic.
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Sam Concepcion appeared in a minor role in Miss Granny in 2018.
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In 2019, Sam Concepcion was to star in HBO Asia's Halfworlds.
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In 2020, Trumpets' longest running musical Joseph The Dreamer was revived and Sam Concepcion was chosen to star.
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In October 2021, Sam Concepcion released his single "Diwata", which was part of the soundtrack for Miss Universe Philippines 2021.
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Sam Concepcion performed it for the first time during the live coronation.
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In 2022, Sam Concepcion returned to the Miss Universe stage and launched his new single "Dalisay" which was used for the 2022 edition of the pageant.
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In October 2008, Sam Concepcion was appointed by the Philippine Department of Education as the Youth Role Model and Spokesperson.
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Former Education Secretary Jesli Lapus asked Sam Concepcion to inspire young Filipinos to see how education can improve oneself.
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Sam Concepcion stated, "We need somebody like Sam to remind the youth that education can be enjoyable and can bring us close to our dreams".
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Sam Concepcion was a spokesperson for campaigns and advocated co-curricular concerns.
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Sam Concepcion visited 50 schools and 100,000 students in the first month and traveled to places including Pampanga, Bohol, Laguna, Cebu City, Cagayan de Oro, and Davao City.
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Sam Concepcion joined many government campaigns including Go Negosyo, and Anti-Smoking Campaign of the World Health Organization.
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Sam Concepcion was one of the National Book Development Board's Get Caught Reading ambassadors in 2007.
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Sam Concepcion was appointed by the Business Software Alliance as the Official Spokesperson of the Philippines for B4USurf, an Asia-wide campaign that promoted safe internet use.
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Sam Concepcion was the Youth Ambassador for Education and the Arts in the 3rd District of Manila during that time.
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In 2008, Sam Concepcion began advocating the rights and welfare of every Filipino child as World Vision's Ambassador for Children.
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Sam Concepcion visited poor municipalities and provinces in the Philippines to encourage everyone to share their blessings, so poor Filipino families could experience the joy of Christmas through World Vision's Noche Buena Gift.
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Sam Concepcion was appointed as Youth Ambassador for Education and the Arts in the 3rd District of Manila wherein he launched his PaperClay Art Competition at the Manila Ocean Park with the theme, Ako Para sa Kalikasan.
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Sam Concepcion believes that PaperClay art is a great tool for exercising the creativity of students.
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In May 2009, Sam Concepcion held another major concert entitled, I'll Find Your Heart: Part 2.
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In Marikina, which was the mostly affected by the typhoon, Sam Concepcion gathered all the children to encourage positivity.
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On December 29,2011, Sam Concepcion was joined by co-ambassador Tippy Dos Santos as part of the "Child Friendly Space " in the Macasandig, evacuation center to aid relief efforts for the victims of Typhoon Sendong.
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On September 30,2012, Sam Concepcion joined the campaign against world hunger taglined as Your Hunger can Feed a Child.