Julie Anne San Jose | |
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Birth name | Julie Anne Peñaflorida San Jose |
Born |
Quezon City, Philippines |
May 17, 1994
Origin | Quezon City, Philippines |
Genres | OPM, R&B, pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, Actress |
Years active | 2005–present |
Labels |
GMA Records GMA Artist Center |
Associated acts |
Elmo Magalona Frencheska Farr |
Website | MYJAPS |
Julie Anne Peñaflorida San Jose (born May 17, 1994) is a Filipino singer, actress, model and television personality. San Jose is a recipient of the "Diamond Record Award" from the Philippine Association of the Record Industry for her album Julie Anne San Jose which sold more than 150,000 units in the Philippines Her second album entitled "Deeper" also gave her a Triple Platinum Award for reaching sales of more than 45,000 units in the Philippines.
Simply referred to as MYJAPS, made a significant mark in the online world with uStream sessions and YouTube covers that exceeded millions in views. Her cover of Nicki Minaj's Super Bass views are more than 20 million.
Born to computer operator Jonathan Roque San Jose and instructor Marivic Camzon Peñaflorida, San Jose graduated in May 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in communication arts degree at Angelicum College.
At the age of three years, San Jose had her first TV experience when she joined Eat Bulaga!'s "Little Miss Philippines". She also competed in Magandang Tanghali Bayan,'s Munting Miss U where she won third runner-up. She also appeared in a TV advertisement with Sharon Cuneta.
San Jose did not pursue show business until 2005, when she joined Popstar Kids, a singing competition in QTV 11 (now GMA News TV) hosted by R&B singer-songwriter Kyla. Although San Jose did not win the grand prize, she became part of Sugarpop, the show's spin-off child singing group composed of her co-finalists Rita De Guzman (then known as Rita Iringan), Pocholo Bismonte, Renzo Almario, and Vanessa Rangadhol. Sugarpop released two studio albums, Sugar Pop and Sugar Pop Repackaged. The group also had a show on QTV 11 entitled Planet Q, where a young San Jose and her group mates showcased their hosting abilities. Sugarpop also performed weekly on the GMA-7's variety show, SOP.