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Maureen "Mau" Flores Marcelo (born May 13, 1980)〔(Mau Does Some Soul Searching ) Philippine Idol website features section〕 is a Filipina Puerto Rican R&B soul singer who rose to prominence as the first winner of ''Philippine Idol'' in 2006. She was dubbed as the ''"Soul Idol"'' and ''"The Black Belter"'' at the competition for her R&B-style vocals. She was also called ''"Philippines' Diamond Diva"'' after her much-applauded performance of "Diamonds Are Forever" by Shirley Bassey during the Movie and Musical Theme Week.〔(The 1st 'Philippine Idol': Mau is it! ) Manila Bulletin, December 12, 2007 (accessed November 4, 2007)〕 For a time, she went by the stage name ''Samantha Brown'', based on her father's surname.〔(Pangarap ni Mau, mababaw ) Abante Tonite, December 12, 2006 (accessed October 31, 2007)〕 She was also the Philippine representative to ''Asian Idol'', which was held on December 15 and 16, 2007 in Jakarta, Indonesia.〔(Part of "Kristine, mahal na mahal ni Diether" ) Abante Online, August 23, 2007 (accessed November 4, 2007)〕 ==Early life and career== Marcelo's father is an American citizen from Puerto Rico while her mother is Filipina.〔http://www.mb.com.ph/node/5018〕〔http://www.pep.ph/news/11941/Mau-Marcelo-admits-change-in-lifestyle-after-winning-Philippine-Idol〕 Her father left the family when she was four months old, while her mother died when she was 14. She has a half-sister from her mother and two half-brothers and another half-sister from her father.〔(Living large with Mau Marcelo ) The Sunday Times, January 21, 2007 (accessed October 31, 2007)〕 It was Marcelo's mother who taught her how to sing when she was seven years old, wherein she first learned to sing "Somewhere Out There". She first performed publicly in a singing contest during her school's foundation day when she was first grade. It was also the first time that she won. She eventually joined different local singing contests around her native Quezon Province when she was eight, winning most of the time thus giving her a boost of self-esteem. She also learned to accept herself and her looks.〔 A year after her mother's death, Marcelo's father came into her life once more when he returned to the Philippines. It was the first time she met her American father.〔 Since then, they had constant communication even though her father lives in Atlanta with his own family. She eventually graduated in Quezon National High School〔 and attended college in Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation,〔 both in Lucena City. By her 20s, Marcelo became a veteran of singing competitions. She joined her first national singing competition through ''Star for a Night'', which was shown on IBC-13. She reached the grand finals, but lost to Sarah Geronimo.〔 Losing in the competition did not dampen her spirits. She eventually joined a band called "Chemical Syndrome" and toured around Lucena City and surrounding areas.〔(Mau Marcelo's Secrets Revealed ) emusicality.com (provided a link to Journal Online, but it was disabled)〕 She has also joined other televised singing competitions such as ''Star Quest'' at ABS-CBN's Magandang Tanghali Bayan and ABC-5's ''Sing Galing''.〔 In 2004, Marcelo went to Singapore to gain foreign exposure in singing with the help of her stepsister's husband. Using her screen name "Samantha Brown", she performed in various bars and has become popular with the city-state's Filipino community.〔("Lucena prepares grand welcome for Philippine Idol" ), Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 11, 2006.〕 By the time Marcelo was about to audition for Philippine Idol, she won in over 200 amateur singing competitions.〔 She even joked in an interview that she had so many trophies in her house that she donated some of them to gay beauty pageants.〔 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「Mau Marcelo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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