Kat Alano

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Kat Alano
Born
Katherine Anne Alano [fn 1]

Birmingham, England
Occupation(s) Actress, host, VJ, model
Years active2003–present

Katherine Anne Alano [fn 1] is a Filipino-British model, actress and television presenter/VJ in the Philippines.

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Early life

Kat Alano was born to an English mother and a Filipino father. She was educated at Gresham's School, Norfolk, England, and at the German Swiss International School, Hong Kong. She was born in Birmingham, England, then later moved to Hong Kong.[ citation needed ]

Career

Before becoming famous, Alano performed in theatre in England, including William Shakespeare plays and West Side Story . When she came to the Philippines in 2003, she started her modeling career and joined GMA Artist Center using the screen name Olga. She even won the Miss Batangas competition in 2004 and that same year, she won the Studio 23 VJ Hunt along with Beau Canlas, Ayanna Oliva and Juddha Paolo. After that stint, she became one of the first official co-hosts of the variety show Wowowee . She later joined Studio 23's show E-Club. After winning the MTV VJ Hunt in June 2007, [1] she was a VJ for MTV Philippines, as well as being the host for Cinema One's VIP Pass. She also hosted QTV 11's Fit & Fab in season two partnered with fellow MTV VJ Maggie Wilson.[ citation needed ]

After a brief hiatus in the UK, she co-hosted the morning show The KC Show with Kat [2] on Wave 891 alongside KC Montero. She is now working on her musical endeavors, having already collaborated with SNRG on several tracks, she is now the Singer/Songwriter for Alikat, (https://soundcloud.com/alikat-music) as well as hosting her own podcast show on nmfnetwork.tv with Basti Artadi and Sib Sibulo called That Show.

In 2015, Kat launched her company, Diwata Yoga Mats, (https://lovediwata.com/). Her purpose with Diwata was to bring inspiration through art she created around the world.

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004–2006 Studio 23 HerselfVJ
2005–2006 Wowowee HerselfHost [1]
2006E-ClubHerselfHost
2007VIP PassHerselfHost
2007 MTV Philippines HerselfHost
2007 Ysabella Georgia
2008Uploaded on MTVHerselfCo-host
2008 Eva Fonda Clarice
2009Fit and FabCo-host
Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006First Day HighAshley
2006 Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo Sandra
2006All About LoveElizabeth/Betchay
2007 Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo Sandra
2011 In The Name Of Love Jennifer
2011 No Other Woman Michelle
Music videos
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005"Too Crazy" South Border
2006"First Day High" Kamikazee [3]
2007"Break It To Me Gently" Mark Bautista
2009"You Don't Know Me"SNRG
2011"T.I.P.S.Y"BOK76 and SNRG
2012"Gayuma" Abra

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References

  1. 1 2 Concepcion, Pocholo (June 25, 2007). "Not Just 2, But 3 New VJS". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  2. "Is modern Pinoy rock on the way out?". ph.news.yahoo.com. February 21, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  3. Carvajal, Dolly Ann (July 27, 2006). "Never on a Diet". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 18, 2022.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Kat Alano was born in England. Thus, she does not possess her mother's maiden name which is Brown.