Jacob Benedicto

Jacob Benedicto
Born	Josemari Jacob K. Gayanelo (1992-04-29) April 29, 1992 Manila, Philippines
Occupation	Singer, Actor, Host
Years active	2012–present
Agent	FameFactory, Inc. (2012–present)

Jacob Benedicto is a Filipino singer and actor born in Manila. He first gained recognition when he joined the blind auditions of The Voice of the Philippines (season 1) on ABS-CBN. Although none of the judges' chairs turned, Jacob dominated social media because of his good looks and soulful voice. The following year, in April of 2014, Jacob entered the Pinoy Big Brother house as one of the housemates for Pinoy Big Brother: All In. ^[1] Dubbed as the "Cutie Crooner ng Paranaque",^[2] Jacob spent 5 weeks inside the house and was the 4th housemate to be evicted on the 3rd elimination night. ^[3]

Jacob is currently a regular on the ABS-CBN Primetime Bida series Dream Dad as Jaymart. His first single "Pagka't Ikaw" is also included in the newly launched 'OPM Fresh' album from Star Music. ^[4]

Filmography

Television

Film

Discography

Singles

Trivia

• Jacob grew up in Indonesia as his father was a Filipino expatriate based there. He returned to the Philippines when he was 14 years old.
• Jacob is the brand ambassador/image model for retail clothing store Surplus Shop and skin care specialist Skin Central.

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