Nate Porcalla

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Nathaniel Porcalla
BGYO Nate, January 2023.jpg
BGYO Nate in January 2023
Born
Nathaniel Porcalla

(2003-06-26) 26 June 2003 (age 20)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. [1]
Other namesNate
EducationCollege (on-going) [2]
Occupations
  • rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2015–present
Agent(s)Star Hunt (2018–2020)
Star Magic (2020–present)
Known for
Musical career
Genres P-pop
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels Star Music
Old School Records

Nathaniel Porcalla (born June 26, 2003), known professionally as Nate Porcalla, is an American-born Filipino singer-songwriter, rapper and a member of the Filipino boy group BGYO. Porcalla has co-written several tracks released by BGYO: "The Light" (2021), [3] "Runnin'" (2021) [upper-alpha 1] [4] and "Rocketman" (2021).

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Prior to his music career, Porcalla was a staple competitor and performer around the United States and have joined dance reality competitions in the Philippines: Dance Kids (2015) and World of Dance Philippines (2019). [1]

Early life

Nathaniel Porcalla was born on the 26th of June 2003, in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America where he spent most of his childhood. [1] He began showing his interest in dancing at the age of 6 [5] and trained at Xtreme Dance Center in Naperville. [6]

Career

2015–2018: Career Beginnings and Dance Kids

In 2015, Porcalla went back and forth to Manila to compete with Dance Kids. [7] On 22 April 2016, Porcalla, as a 7th grade student at Cowherd Middle School in Aurora, was selected and performed the dance routine of Justin Bieber's track "Children" as part of the Purpose World Tour. [6] On 30 October 2016, he was able to perform Z and Fetty Wap's "Nobody's Better" on Darren Espanto's digital concert "The Other Side of DARREN". [8]

2018–Present: Star Hunt Academy, World Of Dance PH and debut with BGYO

Porcalla was part of the original trainees of the Star Hunt Academy program, along with Akira Morishita, in 2018 and became part of "SHA Boys". [9] He and his four co-members were trained for two years under Filipino and South Korean mentors from MU Doctor Academy; [10] vocal coach Kitchy Molina; and dance coach Mickey Perz. [11] Porcalla discovered his rapping skills inside the camp. [9] They were officially announced in the pre-show of PBB Otso Big Night as Star Hunt trainees on 3 August 2019 [12] and debuted as a member of BGYO on 29 January 2021. [13]

Artistry

Porcalla have cited BTS, Exo, GOT7, Wanna One, Seventeen, NCT, WayV, Stray Kids, TXT, Treasure, and Big Bang as musical inspirations. [14] [15] [9] In an interview with Myx Global, [16] Porcalla have also cited Jabbawockeez as an influence, saying "the Jabbawockeez inspired me to get into music, and would even copy how they would dance". [17]

Impact and influence

Porcalla was the youngest member of BGYO and was considered as one of the seasoned dancers of the group that made him called as the "Dance Machine" on stage. [14]

Personal life

Porcalla's mom greatly influenced him on his interest in music and as an idol. [7] He was used to being a fan of fashion brands and hypes like Rick Owens, Playboi Carti and Jordans. [1] [18]

Discography

Production credits

All song credits are adapted from the Tidal, unless otherwise noted.

YearArtist(s)SongAlbum Lyricist Composer Ref.
CreditedWithCreditedWith
2021BGYO"The Light" The Light - Single
The Light 		Yes check.svg
  • Rogan
  • Ddank
  • Gelo Rivera
  • Akira Morishita
  • JL Toreliza
  • Mikki Claver
  • Nate Porcalla
Dark Red x.svg
  • Rogan
  • Ddank
 [19]
BGYO
Keiko Necesario		"Runnin'" Runnin' - SingleDark Red x.svg
  • Keiko Necesario
Yes check.svg
  • Gelo Rivera
  • Akira Morishita
  • JL Toreliza
  • Mikki Claver
  • Nate Porcalla
  • Keiko Necesario
 [20]
BGYO"Rocketman" The Light Yes check.svg
  • Athena Antiporda
  • Jonathan Manalo
  • Lian Kyla
  • Nathaniel Porcalla (Nate)
Dark Red x.svg
  • Athena Antiporda
  • Jonathan Manalo
  • Lian Kyla
 [21]

Concerts

Special performances

YearTitleDetailsNotesRef.
2016 Justin Bieber's Purpose World Tour special dance performance [6]
One Music Digital Concert Series Presents: The Other Side of DARRENguest performer [8]

Filmography

Series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2021ONE DREAM: The Bini - BGYO JourneyHimself9 episodes telecast worldwide via MYX Global's Myx TV and on-demand via iWantTFC [22]

Television

YearTitleRoleNetworkNote(s)Ref.
2015 Dance Kids Himself ABS-CBN [1]
2019 World of Dance Philippines (Season 1)

Webcast

YearTitleRoleNetworkNote(s)Ref.
2020SHA Trainees on Kumu LiveHimself Kumu 3 episodes per week [23]
2021ONE DREAM: Virtual Hangout iWantTFC YouTube Channel 9 episodes [22]
2022BGYO Nate on Kumu Live Kumu 3 episodes per week [23]

Notes

  1. ↑ "The track was part of the 4th Season of Coke Studio Philippines' Itodo Mo Beat Mo."

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