Vincent Bueno

A biography and more...

Vincent was born in Vienna on Dec. 10, 1985 of Filipino parents, Cora (nurse)and Tony Bueno.

Vincent has a Bachelor in Music and Theater Arts from the Vienna Conservatory of Music. His interest in music started early, no doubt influenced by his father who was a former vocalist and lead guitarist of a local 1970 band.

Vinz, as he is fondly called by his friends and family, started dancing when he was 4 years old. By the time he was 11, he could already play 4 instruments (piano, guitar, drums, bass guitar). Growing up in Austria in a close-knit family, he did not lose tracK of his Filipino roots and can speak Tagalog fluently. He was very supportive of the Filipino community in Vienna. He would sing gratis at gatherings and assist children's dance groups. In June, 2007, he sang at the Vienna concert of Sarah Geronimo, known as the Filipino "PopStar Princess" and considered the biggest singing superstar of this generation.

His first appearance at the Musical! Die Show was on Nov. 23, 2007 during the first round of elimination, where he impressed the crowd with his interpretation of Hair. He was the only Asian among the 10 finalists. His subsequent performances included Music of the Night (Phantom of the Opera) I Wanna Be Like You (from The Jungle Book), Superstar (Jesus Christ Superstar), Why God Why (Miss Saigon), Singing in the Rain and the German version of Supercalifragilisticexpialidosius (Mary Poppins).

During the finals, Vinz did Grease Lightning (Grease) and an encore performance of Music of the Night. He then sang a duet with the other finalist, Eva Klikovics, the Boote in der Nacht from Elisabeth. He was declared grand champion following a landslide victory, garnering 67% of televotes, winning the grand prize of 50,000 EUR.

Vincent Bueno is certainly headed for the big time. He has already released his first single Sex Appeal which comes in vintage mix, dance, swing and instrumental versions. On May 17, he is among those who will open the ceremony of Life Ball 2008, Europe's most spectacular annual charity event dedicated to fighting HIV and AIDS. Expected to attend are Sharon Stone and Kate Moss. On May 25, 2008, he and his band Convince will play for the Filipino community at Don Bosco. He calls the event MABUHAY TAYO (Long Live) . And more to come.

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References:

Wikipedia.org
Online Interview with Vincent Bueno
Filipino singer sweeps Europe off its feet
The official website of Vincent Bueno

Life Ball