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Josh Santana | |
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Origin | Metro Manila, Philippines |
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, actor |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2001–2012 2022–present |
Website | myspace.com/kareemsalama/ |
Michael Alexander Alvarez Pamular, better known by his stage name Josh Santana (born 18 June 1983), is a former television actor and singer.
Santana rose to popularity in 2003 as the male love interest of Carol Banawa in the TV series Bituin . It was from the character he played in Bituin where he took the name Josh Santana.
In Bituin , Josh Santana plays the role of a very popular Filipino actor-singer from whom Melody Sandoval (played by Carol Banawa) seeks help in launching her singing career. However, he despises her having come from a poor provincial family.
After Bituin, Santana focused on his singing career and eventually he was given another shot when he recorded the theme song of Basta't Kasama Kita , followed by a translation of Qing Fei Di Yi to Can't Help Fallin' Into You for the theme song of Meteor Garden , the popular song was originally sung by Taiwanese pop singer Harlem Yu.
Josh left show business after he released the theme song of the teen-oriented TV programme Qpids titled Dito sa Puso ko, where he featured the then new discovery Nikki Gil.
In 2004, Santana released a 10-track self-tiled album
The album is described as "Original" containing:
Note: Some of his songs were compiled with Divo Bayer's and King's songs into an album titled Solo.
In March 2009, Santana released a 10-track album entitled Josh Santana: Eres Tú. [1]
The album is described as "Fil-Hispano", containing:
The album was produced by Zachary Cordero Barlahan and Dennis García Arce.