Sophia Montecarlo

Sophia Montecarlo
Background information
Birth name Swirtty Mae Nibley
Born March 1, 1986 (1986-03-01) (age 26)
Origin Manila, Philippines
Genres OPM, Pop, Latin
Occupations Singer
Years active 2004–present
Labels Star Records
Associated acts Rhap Salazar
Website Official site (Philippines)
Official site (U.S.)

Swirtty Mae Nibley (born on March 1, 1986), better known by her screen name Sophia Montecarlo. Sophia used to be a contestant on the reality television Born Diva.

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Biography

Sophia is a resident of Quezon City and daughter of Aladino and Melinda Nibley. Young promising diva Sophia Montecarlo's father was such a big fan of Vilma Santos that he named his daughter after the star mayor's son Luis Manzano (also known as Lucky Manzano), Sophia was baptized Swirtty Mae Nibley, Lucky. Swirtty/Sophia's dad must have been totally star-struck that he trained his daughter to sing, starting at age 3. Sophia is of mixed cultural background, half Filipino, quarter Japanese, Spanish, and American descent. The 6th Grandfinalist of Born Diva TV series, said she could sing as many as 20 songs every day when she reached her teens, Little wonder Sophia, a Mass Communication major in Trinity University of Asia, was a runaway winner when she sang the lungbusting Halik by Aegis.

Personal Life & Career

Personal Life

Born Diva performances

Week # Song Choice Original Artist Result
Top 16 Halik Aegis Safe
Top 8 Reason to go on Sophia Montecarlo Safe
Top 7 Love Takes Time Mariah Carey Safe
Top 6 Objection (Tango) Shakira Eliminated

Discography

Album

Born Diva (Born Divas album)

Single

Find Me - Single

World Championship of Performing Arts

In 2010, Sophia was chosen as one of the representatives of the Philippine Team for the World Championship of Performing Arts (WCOPA), where she competed for the senior division. Her awards are as follows:

Awards

Years Awards
2000
  • Manila News Star Ang Sandigan Ng Bayan : The Outstanding Performer of the Year
2009
  • Studio 23 Myx Why Men Love Whisper : Top 3 Best Photo story for the month of April & Top 2 grandfinalist
2010
  • Filipino-American Vocal Arts Online Music : Best Rock Solo Vocalist

Television

Year Title Role Network
1997 Birit Baby Herself GMA Network
2000 CU@E ETV 39 Herself DWBP-TV
2004 Born Diva Herself ABS CBN
2004 Magandang Tanghali Bayan Herself ABS CBN
2004 Home Boy Herself ABS CBN
2004 Breakfast Herself Studio 23
2004 "ASAP (variety show)" Herself ABS-CBN
2004 MTV Supahstar: The Supahsearch Herself MTV
2005 Wowowee Herself ABS-CBN
2005 All Star K! Herself GMA Network
2005 Chowtime Na! Herself IBC-13
2009 Why Men Love Whisper Herself Myx
2010 Walang Tulugan with the Master Showman Herself GMA Network
2010 The Global Pinoy Herself The Filipino Channel

References

Note: All citations to magazine articles lead to a website where scans of these magazines can be viewed

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