Sam Mangubat gained significant popularity when he participated in the first season of Tawag ng Tanghalan of the noontime television show It's Showtime, a singing competition broadcast on ABS-CBN, and becoming its first runner-up.
28 Facts About Sam Mangubat
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Sam Mangubat's father, Wilfredo Mangubat, is a pastor of a Christian church in Santo Tomas, Batangas, whereas his mother, Crisanta Marbella-Mangubat, is a housewife and a former City Municipal Administrative Officer.
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Sam Mangubat claimed in his social media account that even at an early age of two, he had already been showing a penchant for singing.
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Sam Mangubat attended secondary school at Jesus Is Lord Colleges Foundation, Inc.
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Sam Mangubat finished Digital Arts and Design in Malayan Colleges Laguna.
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Sam Mangubat auditioned on The Voice of the Philippines, but he was rejected at the initial stages of the screening process.
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Sam Mangubat continued uploading new covers to his YouTube channel featuring his fellow club singers and musicians.
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Sam Mangubat's uploaded performances on YouTube consist of both covers and original songs.
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Some of Sam Mangubat's YouTube covers were used by television programs: his cover of Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" was shown on an episode of the GMA Network show Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho; and his cover of Yeng Constantino's "Ikaw" was used on another GMA show AlDub:Tamang Panahon of Eat Bulaga.
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Sam Mangubat was introduced as a YouTube cover artist and was dubbed the "Uploaded sa Galing ng Laguna".
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Rey Valera, one of the judges, commented that Sam Mangubat's voice seemed to fit better on the rock ballad genre and that it sounded "imported".
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Sam Mangubat's winning streak continued until the fifth day when he lost to the daily winner missing his slot in the semi-finals of the quarter.
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On November 19,2016, Sam Mangubat returned to the competition, already in its fourth Quarter, for another chance of being one of the semi-finalists.
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Valera commented that Sam Mangubat got the right image, moves, energy, intelligence, and talent, but cast some doubt on whether he has grown wiser and luckier on his second attempt.
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Sam Mangubat won again on his second day with "Incomplete" by Backstreet Boys.
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Sam Mangubat's wins continued up to the fifth day making him the third semi-finalist of the quarter.
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Sam Mangubat remained the defending champion until his eighth day when he lost to the daily winner.
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On March 11,2017, Sam Mangubat competed with the five other Grand Finalists who were able to get their slots to perform at the "Huling Tapatan" at the Resorts World Manila.
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Sam Mangubat appeared at One Music Ph and Wish 107.5 FM The Roadshow, where he served as the celebrity Wish jock of the day.
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Sam Mangubat has kept uploading new performances in his YouTube channel through his Dreamzone Productions.
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Sam Mangubat was one of the 18 artists who performed the 2017 summer station I D of ABS-CBN titled "Ikaw ang Sunshine Ko".
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In September 2017, Sam Mangubat officially signed a record deal with Star Music.
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Sam Mangubat's first released song from the label is an all-star special 2017 Christmas cover version of the song "Tell the World of Sam Mangubat's Love".
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Sam Mangubat was invited twice on the sixth year of ASOP Music Festival to serve as an interpreter.
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Sam Mangubat first interpreted an original song titled "Christ" by Winston Jay Ladera during one of the weekly rounds.
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Sam Mangubat claimed that although he used to do voice lessons before, it was just for a while and that he is more of a self-taught singer.
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Sam Mangubat further commented on his performance of "Flying Without Wings" in Tawag ng Tanghalan that "Sam immediately commanded the stage, captivating the audience with his powerful and smooth voice, easily doing the job of the four boys of Westlife all by himself".
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Canadian popstar Shawn Mendes expressed praises for Sam Mangubat after watching his YouTube cover of "Mercy".