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Gaudencio Sillona III (born February 1, 1981), who performs under the mononym Jay R, is a Filipino〔Ricky Lo, ''Conversations'', "(Jay R: The Heart of The Hunk )", ''The Philippine Star'', April 11, 2004〕 singer-songwriter, actor, record producer and model. In 2003, he released his debut album, ''Gameface'', under Universal Records. The album containted the number one single, "Bakit Pa Ba", received numerous awards, and was certified Platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry. He made his big screen debut in the 2004 feature film ''Happy Together'', and later, released his self-titled second album in 2005. Jay R was dubbed as "R&B Prince" in his early career and was often partnered with the Kyla (known then as the "R&B Princess"). Collectively known to their fans as "JayLa," they are known in the music industry as the R&B Royalties (R&B King and Queen, respectively) . In 2006, he built a recording studio inside his mansion, followed by a recording label called JAYRS Music. He later renamed it as Homeworkz Records. In the same year, he released a Christmas album, ''Christmas Away from Home'', and dedicated it to his late uncle Reny. The album was re-released in 2008, where he donated the proceeds from the sales to GMA's Kapuso Foundation. Also in 2008, he released a cover album, ''Soul in Love'', which became his highest-rated and biggest-selling album. He released an all-Tagalog album early in 2010, ''Jay R Sings OPM Love Classics'', which consists of revivals of Original Pilipino Music love songs. Later, he recorded a Bahasa song, which is slated for release in Indonesia. He is part of TV musical variety show ''Party Pilipinas'' on GMA, and hosts the Philippine adaptation of dating game show ''Take Me Out'' on the same network.〔Bong Godinez, Entertainment Guide/Television, "(Jay-R's Take Me Out debuts today, April 26 )", ''PEP'', April 26, 2010〕 In March 2015, he joined the impersonating competition Your Face Sounds Familiar on ABS-CBN. ==Early life== Gaudencio Aquino Sillona III was born on February 1, 1981, in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, United States, where he was raised by his parents Gaudencio Sillona, Jr., a pianist, and Amparo Aquino Sillona, a singer. He is also grandson of the late Gaudencio Sillona, Sr. (grandfather). He is the youngest of four siblings. On his father's side, he has five brothers, saying "Before my parents got together, my father was married to somebody else."〔 He speaks fluent Tagalog. Among his musical influences as a young man were Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross and Gary Valenciano.〔 He attended St. Genevieve's School in Panorama City. He was second-year college, taking up computer engineering at DeVry University in Los Angeles, when he decided to fulfill his dream of becoming a singer. He is currently relationship with his fellow singer Mica Javier, who is featured in the music video "Tonight". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jay R (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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