Vincent Bueno

Vincent Bueno

Background information
Birth name	Vincent Mendoza Bueno
Also known as	Suitcase
Born	(1985-12-10) December 10, 1985
Origin	Vienna, Austria
Genres	Classical, Vocal
Occupation(s)	Singer, composer
Instruments	singing, piano, drums, bass guitar, guitar
Years active	2008-present
Labels	Star Records
Website	http://vincentbueno.com

Vincent Bueno (December 10, 1985), born in Vienna of Filipino parents (both of Ilocano origin) is a singer in the Philippines and formerly in Austria.

On January 12, 2008, he became winner of the ORF programme, Musical! Die Show (Musical! The Show), an Austrian television musical contest.^[1] Vincent started dancing at the age of 4.^[2] Later, he sang and performed in the Sarah Geronimo concert in Vienna.^[3] On January 18, 2008, Bueno stated to media that he wanted to try his luck in Philippine showbiz, and he made his first performance on Philippine Television on ASAP XV on August 29, 2010. He also signed a contract under Star Records, an ABS-CBN Entertainment Group Company, to pursue his music career in the Philippines.^[4]

Along with his native German language, Vincent can speak English and conversational Tagalog.

Career

Early Education

A graduate of music and performing arts at the Vienna Conservatory of Music, Bueno is also a composer of R&B music, having taken up special courses in acting, dancing and singing. At age 11, he managed to play 4 musical instruments - piano, guitar, drums and bass guitar. His father was a former vocalist and a 1970 local band lead guitarist.

"Musical! Die Show"

Vincent defeated Eva Klikovics and Gudrun Ihninger of 10 contestants / finalists, and earned the top prize of 50,000 EUR (3 million PHP) plus the "chance of a lifetime". He first performed "Grease Lightning" (from musical Grease), and then, "The Music of the Night" (from The Phantom of the Opera).^[5] Vincent got 67% of televotes (landslide victory) from televiewers in Austria and nearby countries. 2nd placer Austrian Eva Klikovics received 37% of televotes while Gudrun Ihninger was eliminated earlier, and salvaged third place.^[6] The television show is a reality-based talent contest which considers contestants’ theatrical and dancing skills or abilities, which in turn, are judged by televiewers' vote by phone or SMS.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

The contest Musical! Die Show began on elimination round of November 23, 2007 with 10 contestants from 400 beginners who auditioned. Austria and other European televiewers rated / televoted the finalists. "Hair" was Vincent's first number, and he performed memorable songs - "I Wanna Be Like You" of Jungle Book, "Superstar" of Jesus Christ Superstar, "Why God Why?" of Miss Saigon, "Singin' in the Rain", and the German "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!" from Mary Poppins.^[11]^[12] "Musical - The Show", as project of Austrian broadcasting TV ORF, is not an ordinary singing competition like "Starmania" or "American Idol". Completely different, it involves theater arts, musical, and acting capability.^[13] Specifically, unlike Western and Asian talent show contests, Musical! Die Show, is comparatively more difficult and challenging due to its theater leanings. Aspirants would act and sing à la Broadway, and instead of merely singing pop tunes, they choose Broadway musical theater repertoire.^[14]^[15]

Reactions

"Miss Saigon" veterans (part of the original cast of the West End production of "Miss Saigon" in 1989)" Isay Alvarez and Robert Seña called Vincent Bueno, a phenomenon: "He's very good. Ibang klase siya. Pinanood ko siya nang todo. Impressed kami pareho ni Robert sa kanya. (He's a class of his own. I watched him closely. Robert and I are impressed with him). Vincent is a phenomenon. Marami siyang patataubin na singer lalo na sa Broadway musical singing. Kasi, bagay na bagay ang kanyang boses sa gano'ng genre. (He can upstage many local singers especially in Broadway musical singing because his voice fits the genre)."^[16]

Foray to the Philippines

His first performance on the Philippine television, ASAP XV, was on August 29, 2010, wherein he was first introduced as the "Pinoy Champ Austrian Singer". He had stayed in ASAP for some weeks. He had also signed a contract under Star Records. However he went back to Austria on September 14, 2010 to accomplish his pending tasks there. He then went back to the Philippines by early January 2011 to continue his music career.

On October 28, 2011, Vincent held his first ever mini-concert at Teatrino in Greenhills, San Juan entitled Got Fridays With Vincent Bueno.^[17]

Image and Artistry

Vincent's vocal range can be classified in the tenor range. His voice can be described as smooth, mellow, and sometimes mildly abrasive (see vocal belting). He often sings with a vibrato in his voice, and also incorporates beatboxing into many of his songs.

Though Vincent has one studio album and a single in German, he has also released some unofficial music videos and audios on his official YouTube and Facebook accounts.

Discography

German studio album

2008: Step by Step

German single

2009: Sex Appeal

English single

2011: Party Hard

Vincent Bueno

Career

Early Education

"Musical! Die Show"

Reactions

Foray to the Philippines

Image and Artistry

Discography

See also

References

External links

Videos