DARREN ESPANTO is a Fil-Canadian artist, actor & influencer with over 10M+ social media followers. He first joined a competition at the age of 10, where he won the Masters Finals of the Pinoy Singing Sensation competition in Edmonton. He made his first TV appearance at the same age when he joined YTV's reality television The Next Star in 2012; he became the youngest finalist in the history of the show to be included in the Top 6. However, he rose to prominence after joining the first season of
The Voice Kids Philippines in 2014. He's been a prominent performer on
ASAP Natin 'To, the country's longest running musical variety show.
Espanto released his first full-length self-titled studio album,
"Darren" in 2014. It debuted at number 1 on the PH charts of Apple's iTunes store & is now a certified Double Platinum. He was handpicked by Disney to perform the rendition of
"A Whole New World" as part of the Philippine promotion of the movie Aladdin in May 2019. In May 2021, Espanto released his latest single, "Tama Na", which reased number 3 of Apple's iTunes store PH in the first two hours of its release. In November 2021, Espanto represented the Philippines in the world renowned Expo 2020 Dubai along with December Avenue and has been seen in the movie, "The Hows of Us" alongside TV series like "Your Face Sounds Familiar."
MOVIES: The Hows of Us (2018)TV SERIES: Your Face Sounds Familiar (2021), ASAP Natin 'To (2015-Present), The Voice Kids (2014)DIGITAL SERIES: Lyric & Beat (TNT Pop Show), iWantASAP (2020-Present)INTERNATIONAL:
The Next Star (YTV Canada),
LIVE CONCERTS: Darren Home Run Concert (2021), ASAP Presents Darren Espanto (2020), Hallelujah Concert From Home (2020), The Aces Concert (2019), Darren Espanto Unstoppable (2018)LIVE PERFORMANCES: Binibini (
ASAP Natin 'To),
I Believe,
Chandelier (Sia Cover),
A Whole New World (Wish Bus),
7 Minutes & Stuck,
One Moment in Time (Whitney Houston Cover on The Voice Kids 2015)
MUSIC VIDEOS: Believe in Christmas (2021), Tama Na (2021), MUSIC (ALBUMS): Darren (2014), Be With Me (2016), D's Christmas (2017)LABEL: Star Magic & MCA Records (
UMG Philippines)
ENDORSEMENTS: BEAUTéDERM, Jollibee, Nutriboost, Shopee, BPI, VIDEO INTERVIEWS & PRESS: MTV, Sing It Challenge (Village Vipol)MANAGEMENT: Star Magic International