TNT Boys

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TNT Boys
OriginManila, Philippines
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Years active2017–present
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Members
  • Keifer Sanchez
  • Mackie Empuerto
  • Francis Concepcion
Website thetntboys.net [ dead link ]

The TNT Boys (also known as The Big Shot Trio or Tawag ng Tanghalan Boys) is a Filipino boy band made up of three of the pre-to-early teen finalists of the 2017 television competition Tawag ng Tanghalan Kids . [1] The members are Keifer Sanchez, Mackie Empuerto, and Francis Concepcion. In 2018, TNT Boys won as the grand winner in the second season of Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids . TNT Boys are the first Filipino act to perform in the four franchises of the talent show Little Big Shots in the Philippines, United States, United Kingdom and Australia.

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History

2017: Formation from Tawag ng Tanghalan Kids

On June 10, 2017, the Tawag ng Tanghalan Kids (TNT Kids) grand finals was held at ABS-CBN Studio 3. John Clyd Talili emerged as the grand champion, while Keifer Sanchez was on the 2nd place, Mackie Empuerto on the 3rd place, Sheena Belarmino on the fourth spot and Francis Concepcion in fifth. [2] Vice Ganda was instrumental in forming the trio when the boys guested on his show Gandang Gabi Vice just after the grand finals. Vice asked them to have a singing battle with Beyoncé's "Listen". The boys' performance in Gandang Gabi Vice was critically applauded and went viral on social media, with reaction videos from netizens praising their singing ability. There and then, Vice launched the kids as the TNT Boys.

2018: Talent show visits

In April 2018, the TNT Boys appeared on the Little Big Shots [3] [4] US to sing Beyonce's "Listen". The episode prompted Ellen DeGeneres to tweet Beyonce: "Beyoncé, I hope you watch Sunday’s episode of #LittleBigShots." And just a day after, Little Big Shots released a clip of the performance online. Brian May, one of the members of the British rock band Queen, shared the video on his verified Facebook page, saying "Check out these lovely young lads from the Philippines. Brilliant. Great to see youngsters relating to Queen so well — and enjoying"

The group also appeared on the other franchises of Little Big Shots, including Little Big Shots UK and Australia. [5]

In May 2018, TNT Boys participated in the second season of Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids . During the first week of the show, the TNT Boys impersonated the Bee Gees, again receiving critical applause and attracted the attention of the group who tweeted: [6] [7] "Imitation truly is the sincerest from of flattery! Thank you #TNTBoys @YourFacePH for your rendition of "Too Much Heaven". #MyBeeGees," Other notable renditions and impersonations include songs from APO Hiking Society, Destiny's Child, Aegis, The Supremes, Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, Spice Girls, The Three Tenors, DoReMi (Donna Cruz, Regine Velasquez, and Mikee Cojuangco), Wonder Girls, ABBA (with Sam Shoaf). After 16 weeks of performances and their grand finals impersonation of Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj's "Bang Bang", they emerged as the grand winner of the second season, garnering 100% of the judges' and public votes held at UP Theater on August 19, 2018. [8]

On October 14, 2018, the TNT Boys performed at Singaporean President Halimah Yacob's Star Charity (PSC) event in Singapore over the weekend. [9] The three dapper young boys emerged on stage wearing matching maroon suits and treated the attendees of the charity ball to their rendition of Whitney Houston’s "The Greatest Love of All" and Beyoncé's "Listen". After their performance, President Yacob herself went backstage to personally meet and take photos with the boys.

On November 14, 2018, the boys received the Royal Cub Award at the Rawr Awards 2018 from the entertainment blog, LionhearTV. The Royal Cub Award is given to young individuals who possess incredible talent recognized globally by consistently making headlines and trending performances. [10] On November 18, they became a regular performer on ASAP after the show reformatted into ASAP Natin 'To. They received a Rising Pop Child Performer of the Year Award at the PPOP Awards for Young Artists 2018. [10]

On November 30, 2018, TNT Boys broke the record as the country's youngest sold outperformers on their first major concert entitled 'Listen: The Big Shot Concert' at the Araneta Coliseum. [11] Their guests included Jed Madela, Vice Ganda, K Brosas, Janine Berdin, Noven Belleza, John Clyde Talili, and the Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids from season 1 and 2.

2019: World tour, more talent shows, and "Starla" theme song

In the series' premiere episode on February 3, 2019, the TNT Boys appeared as contestants on the U.S. reality talent competition The World's Best . [12] During the audition rounds, they garnered a total of 99/100 points from the American and international judges. [13] In the battle rounds, they got a total score of 97. They lost to Naturally 7 in the championship rounds for the group variety category. [14]

The TNT Boys will begin their world tour featuring Angelica Hale for the North American dates in April 2019. [15]

In October 2019, the group performed the official theme song for the fantasy drama series Starla , entitled "Ako ang Iyong Bituin".

Members

Concerts

DateTitleVenueCountryDescriptionRef.
July 13, 2018AEGIS 20BLE Dekada Smart Araneta Coliseum PhilippinesGuest performers
July 28, 2018TNT All Star Showdown Smart Araneta Coliseum Philippineswith fellow TNT artists [16]
September 21, 2018TNT All Star Showdown Cebu Hoops Dome, Lapu-lapu CityPhilippineswith fellow TNT artists [17]
September 28, 2018Pinoy Hype 2018Al Nasr Leisureland United Arab Emirates with Janine Berdin, BoybandPH [18]
November 16, 2018 Jed Madela XV HIGHER THAN HIGH:

The 15th Anniversary Concert

 Smart Araneta Coliseum PhilippinesGuest performers
November 30, 2018Listen : The Big Shot Concert Smart Araneta Coliseum PhilippinesSolo concert [19]
February 16, 2019TNT Boys: A Post-Valentine SpecialThunderbird Resorts and Casinos RizalPhilippinesSolo concert
February 23, 2019TNT Boys: A Post-Valentine SpecialThunderbird Resorts and Casinos La UnionPhilippinesSolo concert
April 25, 2019TNT Boys Listen: The World TourTheater at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles United States Solo concert
April 27, 2019TNT Boys Listen: The World TourEdmonton Expo Center, Alberta Canada Solo concert
May 2, 2019TNT Boys Listen: The World TourChabot College Hayward, CaliforniaUnited StatesSolo concert
August 3, 2019 ASAP Natin 'To Bay Area S.A.P Center, San Jose, CaliforniaUnited Stateswith other Filipino Artists
November 16, 2019ASAP Natin 'To RomePalazzo Dello Sport, Rome Italy with other Filipino Artists
December 13, 2019Filipino Night

OA sa Riyadh

Riyadh Boulevard, Riyadh Saudi Arabia Guest performers
December 31, 2019The Grand Countdown to 2020Resorts World, ManilaPhilippinesCollaboration with Gary Valenciano

Awards

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2018Rawr AwardsRoyal Cub AwardeeWon [10]
PPOP Young Artists AwardsRising Pop Child Performer of the YearWon [10]
2019Wish Music Awards: Breaking BoundariesBreaking Boundaries AwardWon
Push AwardsPush Newcomer of the YearNominated
Push Music Performance of the Year

"TNT Boys as Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven"

Won
50th Guillermo Mendoza Box Office Entertainment AwardsPromising Male Concert Performers of the YearWon [20]
National Customers' Choice Annual AwardsConcert Performer of the YearWon
National Customers' Choice Annual AwardsConcert of the Year -Listen: The Bigshot ConcertWon
Golden Laurel Media AwardsBreakthrough Music Artist of the YearWon
Aral ParangalMusic Artist of the YearWon [21]
Best Choice Achievement AwardsConcert Performer of the YearWon
Awit AwardsFavorite Group ArtistsWon
Awit AwardsFavorite New Group ArtistsWon
Alta Media Icon AwardsBest Child Performers for TVWon
202011th PMPC Star Awards for MusicGroup Artist of the YearWon

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