Paolo Onesa
Paolo Onesa is a Filipino recording artist and an EDM Pop sensation. Onesa recently signed a contract under HomeWorkz which is handled by Jay R Sillona. He has been part of Star Magic. He participated in the first season of The Voice of the Philippines and advanced to the semi-finals under Bamboo Mañalac's team.
Onesa received two Awit Awards for his performance of the song "Lucky in Love": Best Performance by a Male Recording Artist and Best Performance by a New Male Recording Artist. "Lucky in Love" is included in Onesa's debut album Pop Goes Standards and as a bonus track on The Voice of the Philippines The Final 4 album released by MCA Music. Onesa received an AWIT nomination for his performance of the song "Which Way, Robert Frost?" for Best Performance by a Male Recording Artist.
Early life and education
Paolo Onesa is from Zamboanga City on the island of Mindanao, The Philippines. The eldest son of Mr. Ariel Onesa and Mrs. Arlene Onesa his younger brother is Marco Onesa. Onesa was encouraged by his grandmother, who taught him music, to pursue a career as a singer. After attending a summer music workshop, he formed a band. The band entered a local contest and won.Onesa was a BS Mass Communication student of Ateneo de Zamboanga University.
Personal life
On December 21, 2017, Onesa became in a relationship with his long time friend, model, medical technologist and food blogger Pearl Mariam A. de Castro.Musical career
On the July 6, 2013 airing of Episode 7 of The Blind auditions on the first season of The Voice of The Philippines, Onesa performed the song "Yakap Sa Dilim", a song that was originally recorded by Orange and Lemons. Coach Bamboo Mañalac chose Onesa to be on his team.Onesa's live performance of the James Bond film song "Skyfall" went viral on youtube. Onesa's "Skyfall" charted Top 1 spot in iTunes 24 hours after the performance.
During Week 5 Semifinals, Onesa performed "Elesi" in a battle against Myk Perez's "Baby, I Love Your Way". The public vote was 51.92 points for Onesa vs. 48.08 for Perez, while the Coach vote was 45 points for Onesa vs. 55 points for Perez. The result of the total points was 103.03 for Perez vs. 96.92 for Onesa, and Onesa was eliminated.
On February 14, 2014, MCA Universal released Onesa's debut album "Pop Goes Standards". The album contains 11 tracks including two original songs, his single "Lucky in Love" and "Which Way, Robert Frost?", both written by Roxanne Seeman.
After The Voice Of The Philippines, Onesa signed as a Star Magic artist and joined ASAP 20 a Sunday variety show of ABS-CBN.
He appears in the segment "ASAP Covers" joining Sam Milby, Nyoy Volante, KZ Tandingan, Gab Valenciano, and Princess. Onesa also appeared in a Mid-Morning Daily Show The Singing Bee as a Regular Performer from September 2014 to February 2015.
On February 25, 2015, "Paolo Onesa Homecoming concert", Onesa's first solo concert, was held in his Hometown at WMSU Zamboanga City.
Recently this April 2016, from his Ultimate Heartthrob crooner as his trademark, Paolo Onesa switched his genre to EDM Pop sensation.
Fan club
A fan club called Paollowers has more than 15,000 supporters. The fan club is handled by Eiuolz Urbano.PAOLLOWERS came from Paolo Onesa's first name which is "PAOLO" and "FOLLOWERS" which means supporters.
PAOLLOWERS was one of the contender from the recent WISH FM 1075 Fandom Challenge which was joined by other famous fandom.
Appearances
- RealTalk - CNN Philippines
- The Voice of the Philippines 1 - ABS-CBN
- ASAP 19 - ABS-CBN
- Minute to Win It - ABS-CBN
- Myx Philippines - ABS-CBN
- Umagang Kay Ganda - ABS-CBN
- It's Showtime - ABS-CBN
- The Singing Bee - ABS-CBN
- Gandang Gabi, Vice! - ABS-CBN
- Pambansang Almusal - NET 25
- Celestine, The Toni Gonzaga Concert
- ABS-CBN Christmas Station ID 2013 - ABS-CBN
Discography
Single
- "Find you"
- "Lucky in Love" from The Voice of the Philippines
Compilations
- "The Voice of the Philippines the Final 16" - Skyfall
- "The Voice of the Philippines the Final 4" - Lucky in Love
- "The Crossover Cafe II" - Which Way, Robert Frost?
Studio albums
- Pop Goes Standards
- Handwritten
Music videos
- Lucky in Love video released in 2014. It first aired in MYX PH and topped the charts for both the MYX Hit Chart and Pinoy MYX Countdown.
- You Are So Beautiful video released on July 18, 2015. It first aired in MYX PH.
| Rank | Title of the song | Date | Week |
| #13 | You Are So Beautiful | August 23, 2015 | 4th week |
| #15 | You Are So Beautiful | August 16, 2015 | 3rd week |
| #15 | You Are So Beautiful | August 9.2015 | 2nd week |
| #17 | You Are So Beautiful | August 2, 2015 | 1st week |
Magazine Featured article
- "Scene Zone"
- Pinoy Magazine
- Pinoy Magazine
- Pinoy Magazine
- Pinoy Magazine
- "Chalk Magazine"
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Notable work | Result | |
| 2014 | 27th Awit Awards | Best Performance by A Male Recording Artist | Lucky in Love | ||
| 2014 | 27th Awit Awards | Best Performance by A New Male Recording Artist | Lucky in Love | ||
| 2015 | 28th Awit Awards | Best Performance by A Male Recording Artist | Which Way, Robert Frost? | ||
| 2016 | Wish FM Awards | Best WISHclusive Performance – Male Artist | You Are so Beautiful? |
The AWIT Awards, equivalent of the Grammy Award in The Philippines, occurred on December 12, 2014.