Jay R

Name: Jay R
Full Name: Gaudencio Aquino Sillona III
Nickname: JayR
Profession: Musician
Birthday: February 1, 1981
Country: Glendale, California, USA
Height: 5’10’’
Weight: 165 lbs.
Trivia: He is dubbed as the Philippines’ “RnB Prince” opposite Kyla, which is dubbed as the “RnB Princess”

Though he has been having fun with acting, you can catch him at Love to Love: Haunted Love House. Jay-R is a musician through and through. Not content with the success of his album, he plans on establishing his own recording company. Together with his friends, he plans to help other artists crack their way onto the music scene. Jay-R is the most promising male RnB phenomenon that ever hit the local music scene.

Gaudencio A. Sillona III, popularly known as Jay-R, was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He was 2nd year college, taking up Computer Engineering, in Devry University in L.A. when he decided to go here and fulfill his dream… to become a singer.

He was once a part of a group named FI (First Impression). The group consisted of 5 guys namely: Mike Gabriel, Alex Bacani, Jayr Sillona, Jimmy Martinez (who came with Jay-R to Manila) and Owen Amurao. When Mike, Owen and Alex went their separate ways, Jay-R and Jimmy continued the group by adding another talented singer named Kris Cadevida. They would do gigs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Michigan.

Jay-R also belonged to a band that was lead by his Uncle, Robert Sillona. The band was called The Howlers. Being part of his uncle’s band was a huge part in Jay-R’s career… it taught him the ways of the stage!

He is currently signed under Universal Records. His first album, aptly titled ‘Game Face’, has 12 tracks on it, containing 2 original Tagalog songs: “Kaibigan”, written by his sister, Jhing Sillona; and “Bakit Pa Ba?” written by Vehnee Saturno. Most of the other songs on the album are RnB. He writes and produces his own songs. His first single “Design for Love” is a hip-hop/ RnB single that exhibits Jay-R’s amazing talent in singing and dancing.

B. Favorites
Hobbies: Watching movies, making music, listening to music
Sports: Basketball
Pets: 3 dogs and 1 cat
Actors/Actresses
Local: Robin Padilla, Heart Evangelista
Foreign: Johnny Depp, Rebecca Romjn
Movie: Scarface
TV Show: Smallville
Singers: Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, Brian McNight
Song: Always and Forever (Heatwave)
Music: R&B
Book: Da Vinci Code
Author: Paulo Coelho
Expression: What goes around comes around

C. Personal
Adjectives that best describes you: Clean and neat
Fashion: Jeans, shirt and white shoes all the time
Fashion icon: Jay-Z, P Diddy
Most treasured item: My G5 Mac computer and my vocal chords
Fears: Heights
Pet Peeves: Lint on my pants and shirts
Unforgettable childhood memory: My first on stage memory when I was 9
Goals: To own the world
Role Model: Donald Trump

II. Q & A

Why did you enter show business?
Why not?

What do you consider as the turning point in your career?
When I launched my album.

If you weren’t in showbiz, what kind of career would you have?
I love to play basketball. I would probably want to be in PBA

What is your biggest frustration/regret?
I wish I never stopped singing when I was 13 years old.

What do most people don’t know about you?
I like to wash my hands a lot. I don’t know. Weird noh?

What is your most unforgettable moment/experience?
When I was singing on stage and I fell off. Oogos!

What are you most proud of?
I am proud of Platinum album and my music recording studio that I built.

What do you value most?
I value my family and my friends the most

What do you want to achieve?
I want to own the world

What is your advice to aspiring artists?
Just keep practicing and going for it because your dreams could come true.

More Links:
JayR Online
All That Jas
GMA Kapuso
Jay-R’s manager takes legal action against tabloid writers

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