Darren Espanto

Darren Lyndon Gonzales Espanto (born May 24, 2001) is a Filipino-Canadian singer and actor well-known for his cover songs such as Chandelier, originally sung by Sia. He first joined a competition at the age of ten, where he won the Masters Finals of the Pinoy Singing Sensation competition in Edmonton. He made his first television appearance at the same age when he joined YTV's reality television The Next Star in 2012; he became the youngest finalist in the history of the show to be included in the Top 6. However, he rose to prominence after joining the first season of The Voice Kids Philippines. On June 1, 2014, Espanto became a part of ABS-CBN's Star Magic.[2]

For his self-titled studio album, see Darren (album).

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Gonzales and the surname or paternal family name is Espanto.

Darren Espanto
Espanto on Instagram/"Sasagipin Kita" Promotion
Background information
Birth name	Darren Lyndon Gonzales Espanto
Also known as	The Total Performer
Born	(2001-05-24) May 24, 2001[1] Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Genres	Pop, OPM, Broadway
Occupation(s)	Singer, actor
Instruments	Vocals Piano Percussions Saxophone
Years active	2013 (2013)–present
Labels	Corus Entertainment (2012 (2012)–13) Sony Music (2012 (2012)–13) Star Magic (2014 (2014)–present) MCA Music (2014 (2014)–present)
Associated acts	Sarah Geronimo (The Voice Kids coach), ASAP G!
Website	www.instagram.com/darrenespanto/

Espanto released his first full-length self-titled studio album, Darren in December 2014, under MCA Music Inc. (Philippines), a Universal Music Group company. It debuted at number 1 on the Philippine charts of Apple's iTunes store and Astro Chart; it is now a certified Double Platinum. In May 2015, Espanto staged a major solo concert at MOA Arena, he set a record for being the youngest artist to perform at the said venue at the age of 14. In May 2016, he released his sophomore album titled Be with Me, also under MCA Music Inc. (Philippines), featuring his carrier single "7 Minutes", that was then followed by "Starlight" and "Parachute", which also became number 1 on the Philippine charts of Apple's iTunes store after just being released. The said album is now a certified Platinum. In August 2018, he later ventured into acting where he plays Yohan (younger brother of George, portrayed by Bernardo) in The Hows Of Us starring Kathryn Bernardo with Daniel Padilla directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina which happens to be one of the highest-grossing Philippine movies of all time to date. In April 2019, Espanto was the only Filipino artist invited as a guest performer in the grand finals of Singer 2019 in China. Espanto, along with Asia's Phoenix Morissette Amon, was also handpicked by Disney to perform the rendition of "A Whole New World" as part of the Philippine promotion of the movie Aladdin in May 2019. In November 2019, the theme song for the ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit titled "Side by Side" was launched, where he participated as one of the 11 ASEAN singers representing each member country. The same month, he released his latest single "Sasagipin Kita", also under MCA Music Inc. (Philippines). The song debuted at number 1 on the Philippine charts of Apple's iTunes store on the first day of its release. In April 2020, Espanto was appointed by the United Nations Development Programme (under its Philippine office) as its first-ever celebrity Youth Advocate to promote its Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs, focusing on climate action, biodiversity conservation and youth empowerment.

Personal life

Espanto was born in Calgary on May 24, 2001. He is the first child of Filipino registered nurses Marinel Gonzales and Lyndon Espanto, who emigrated to Canada from Nueva Vizcaya.[3][4] His parents taught him Filipino language, particularly Tagalog. Espanto started singing at the age of three .[5] He was interested in singing from a young age, and his parents were supportive of his dreams.[5][6]

As a toddler, Espanto serenaded to his parents with the tunes of Hakuna Matata from The Lion King, which led to his relatives discovering his singing potential and urging him to pursue and hone his raw talent.

At age 12, Espanto attended Grade 6 at St. Jude Elementary in Calgary,[7] before traveling to the Philippines in 2014 for The Voice Kids. After passing the auditions, he returned to Canada to write his advanced test in St. Cyril School. Afterwards, he returned to the Philippines.[8] Espanto, along with the other The Voice Kids finalists, received a ₱350,000 scholarship from Eton International School.[9][10] Upon moving to the Philippines, he went to Eton International School and later on took up homeschooling under The Homeschool of Asia Pacific, an affiliate of the Sanston Academy (Texas) where he completed his senior high school with honors. In Grade 11, he was awarded with second honors. In Grade 12, he graduated with first honors and received two special awards, i.e., the Achiever Award and the Excellence in Music and Arts Award.[11]

Career

At age 10, Espanto won during the Main Edition Finals of the Pinoy Singing Sensation competition in Edmonton on August 20, 2011, singing "Alone" by Celine Dion.[3][12]

2012–2013: The Next Star

Main article: The Next Star § Season 5

In 2012, ten-year-old Espanto auditioned for the fifth season of YTV's reality television The Next Star, singing Bruno Mars' "Grenade". One of the judges, Keshia Chanté, got emotional and told him that his voice was 'unbelievable' and 'controlled'. Judge Mark Spicoluk, on the other hand, stated that he 'lacked stage presence'. Nevertheless, after Chante asked him if he was ready, she and Tara Oram said yes, earning him the 'golden ticket'.

He continued to be selected onto its Top 6, singing pop songs such as Rihanna's "Only Girl (in the World)"[13] and Maroon 5's "Payphone"[12] among others. He also had his own single and music video entitled "Gotta Give A Little Extra",[14] as well as two other singles, "Now"[15] and "Oh Oh Santa"[16] with the other five finalists. Ultimately, he lost to 14-year-old Brooklyn Roebuck, after singing his own single during the finals. He was the youngest finalist in the history of the show to be included in the Top 6.[5][17]

In 2013, Espanto had his first series as a guest in YTV's Life with Boys.[18]

2014: The Voice Kids

During the auditions of the inaugural season of ABS-CBN's The Voice Kids that aired on June 1, 2014, Espanto performed Jessie J's "Domino", which he formerly sang during The Next Star at age 11.[4][19] Coaches Sarah Geronimo and Bamboo Mañalac both pressed their buttons for him, vocalizing that he 'can be groomed to be a recording artist, a total package'.[19][20] Although Espanto revealed that he was Mañalac's front act during one of his concerts in Canada, he still picked Geronimo stating that she could help him a lot in the music industry.[12][21]

Espanto eventually advanced to the finals after singing Whitney Houston's "One Moment in Time" during the live semi-finals held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila, Pasay.[21] He was the second one to receive the highest votes, after Lyca Gairanod.[22] Salonga, one of the coaches commented that Espanto is a phenomenal while his mentor Geronimo stated that he was 'a winner and a complete package'.[23] He also sang "Somebody To Love" by Justin Bieber with some back up dancers, and Star Magic artists.

In the finale, during the first round which was a power ballad theme,[3] Espanto performed Basil Valdez's song "Ngayon" where he received a standing ovation including from the three coaches.[24] Lea Salonga left a warning to older performers, saying: "To every person Darren idolized, this is a warning to all of you: this kid will outshine you someday".[Note 1] Once again, Geronimo praised him and said that despite his talent, Espanto never showed superiority and instead listened to his coach.[24] On the final round of the competition, Espanto accompanied himself with a piano during his performance of "You Are My Song" while having a duet with the original singer Martin Nievera, where received another standing ovation.[25] At the end of the competition, he once again came in second after Lyca Gairanod.[26]

The Voice Kids Philippines season 1 performances and results
Week	Theme	Song	Original Artist	Date	Result
Blind Audition	N/A	"Domino"	Jessie J	June 1, 2014	Sarah and Bamboo turned Joined Team Sarah
Battle Rounds	N/A	"What Makes You Beautiful" (vs. JM and JC Urquico vs. Sam Shoaf)	One Direction	July 12, 2014	Saved by Coach
Sing-offs	N/A	"Listen"	Beyoncé	July 13, 2014	Saved by Coach
Semi-finals	N/A	"One Moment in Time"	Whitney Houston	July 19, 2014	Saved by Public Votes (2nd Highest Votes)
Finals	Round One: Power Ballad	"Ngayon"	Basil Valdez	July 26, 2014	1st Runner-up
	Round Two: Upbeat	"Somebody To Love"	Justin Bieber	July 26, 2014
	Round Three: Duet with a celebrity	"You Are My Song" (with Martin Nievera)	Martin Nievera	July 27, 2014

2014–present: Post The Voice Kids

In 2014, Espanto said that he will not go back to Calgary, Alberta,[27] and that he was staying in the Philippines to try acting and do a project with his coach and mentor, Sarah Geronimo.[27] In August, Espanto became a part of ABS-CBN's training and management center Star Magic.[2]

Espanto's rendition of Whitney Houston's "One Moment in Time" topped the Philippine charts of Apple's iTunes store on September 11, while his rendition of Justin Bieber's "Somebody to Love" placed second.[28] He then staged his first solo concert at the Music Museum; a repeat of the concert was staged on December 19, 2014.[29]

On October 25, he made his Carnegie Hall debut as the headliner at the Fourth The Outstanding Filipino Americans in New York Awards, which celebrated Filipino American History Month in New York City.[30] His rendition of "O Little Town of Bethlehem" topped the iTunes chart on November 18, while his rendition of Jessie J's "Domino" placed second. These were the only two local songs to be included on the top 15.

On November 29, 2014, Espanto signed a record and management deal with MCA Music Inc. (Philippines).[31] A week after, he and the other three finalists of The Voice Kids (Lyca Gairanod, Juan Karlos Labajo, and Darlene Vibares) held a concert at the Philippine International Convention Center. He also released his first solo album, "Darren", with MCA Music Inc. (Philippines).[32] It debuted at number 1 at the Philippine charts of Apple's iTunes Store upon its release on December 8.

In January 2015, Espanto performed Trina Belamide's "Tell The World of His Love" (the theme for World Youth Day 1995) during Pope Francis's visit to the Philippines.[33] On May 29, Darren performed at the Mall of Asia Arena for his birthday concert making him the youngest performer to stage a solo concert in the said venue.[34]

On November 18, Espanto was one of the singers performing at a state dinner for a delegation from Mexico.[35][36]

In 2016, Espanto released his sophomore album "Be With Me". The album contains 11 songs from the singer, two of which are his original compositions.[37]

On July 31, 2016, Espanto opened for the Philippine leg of Selena Gomez's Revival tour.

On May 4, 2017 during his Twitter party, Espanto surprised his fans with a deluxe edition of his sophomore solo album entitled Be With Me, to be released the following day.[38] Be With Me (Deluxe Edition) contains 5 bonus tracks: "I’ll Be There" with Jed Madela, Acoustic versions of "7 Minutes" and "Alam", the viral hit, his cover of Sia's "Chandelier", and a stripped version of Young Hearts with Malaysian pop singer Nik Qistina.[39]

In 2018, Espanto made his acting debut in The Hows of Us. Espanto also became a member of the teen pop group ASAP G! Other members of the group are Isabela Vinzon, Jayda Avanzado, Ylona Garcia, Jeremy Glinoga and Kyle Echarri. The group formed on June 3, 2018 and disbanded in November 2018, when the show was reformatted into ASAP Natin 'To.

In 2019, Espanto was part of The Aces concert with fellow singers Lani Misalucha and Jonalyn Viray. The trio performed in Cebu, Davao, and Manila (at the Araneta Coliseum). Espanto and Viray, so called the Pair of Aces, also conducted a tour in Canada (Calgary, Winnipeg and Toronto) in the latter part of the year. On April 12, he also appeared as the only Filipino guest performer in the grand finals of Singer 2019 in China. This was followed by the release of "A Whole New World" on May 24, wherein he and Morissette Amon collaborated to perform the rendition of the song as part of the Philippine promotion of the movie Aladdin as handpicked by Disney. On November 25, the theme song for the ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit titled "Side by Side" was launched, where he participated as one of the 11 ASEAN singers representing each member country. And on November 29, he released his latest single "Sasagipin Kita", also under MCA Music Inc. (Philippines) where it debuted at number 1 on the Philippine charts of Apple's iTunes store on the first day of its release.

In the early part of 2020, Espanto was set to participate in the Singer 2020 competition in China, but the plan was later on cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak and related travel bans. On April 15, 2020, the United Nations Development Programme (under its Philippine office) launched Espanto as its first-ever celebrity Youth Advocate to promote its SDGs, focusing on climate action, biodiversity conservation and youth empowerment.[40]. On May 24, 2020, Espanto celebrated his 19th birthday through an online benefit concert entitled "D Birthday Concert from Home". The concert was streamed live via Espanto's Facebook page and garnered around 12,000 viewers and 251,000 views. Through this event, he was able to raise P838,206.69 which was donated to his home network, ABS-CBN Pantawid ng Pag-ibig program.[41] On June 12, 2020, Espanto, in his capacity as UNDP Philippines Youth Advocate, became part of United Nations Development Programme's #Mission1Point5 climate action global campaign in coordination with The Good Co. via its social media platforms (@thegoodquote) with millions of followers worldwide.[42]. On July 31, 2020, Espanto and Jayda Avanzado released a collaboration for the track revival "Sana Tayo Na" under Star Music followed by the release of the official music video on the same day.[43].On August 12, 2020, Espanto, also in his capacity as UNDP Youth Advocate, was invited as a keynote speaker for the International Youth Day Youth Forum 2020 with the theme "Building a Better Normal with the Youth", in coordination with IdeasPositive. [44]. This event was streamed live via the Facebook Page of Ideas Positive and partners.

Filmography

Television

Television
Year	Show	Network	Date aired	Notes
2012	The Next Star	YTV	July 16 – December 18	Himself
2013	Life with Boys	YTV	July 23[45]	Himself (Cameo)
2014	The Voice Kids	ABS-CBN	June 1 – July 27	Himself
2015 – present	ASAP	ABS-CBN		Himself (Performer)

Film

Movie
Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2018	The Hows Of Us	Yohan Silva	Younger brother of George (portrayed by Kathryn Bernardo)

Discography

Studio albums

Album
Year	Album title	Recording label	Certification	Check it out here
2014	The Voice Kids: The Album	MCA Music Inc. (Philippines)	Gold[46]	The Voice Kids: The Album
	Darren		Double Platinum[46]	Darren Deluxe
2016	Be With Me		Platinum[46]	Be With Me
2017	Be With Me (Deluxe Edition)		Platinum[46]	Be With Me (Deluxe Edition)
	D's Christmas		N/A	N/A

Special albums

Album
Year	Album title	Recording label	Certification
2015	The Next Star Chronicles: The Early Years	Ivory Music	N/A

Singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"In Love Ako Sayo"	2014	Darren
"Stuck"	2015
"Makin' Moves"
"7 Minutes"	2016	Be With Me
"Starlight"
"Parachute"
"Alam"
"Poison"	2018	Non-album singles
"Sasagipin Kita"	2019
"Sana Tayo Na" (with Jayda)	2020

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Now"	2011	YTV's The Next Star – Season 5
"Oh Oh Santa" (with Brooklyn Roebuck, Ryan Hawken, Amer Dhaliwal, Grace Johnston, and Issy Dahl)
"Thank You, Ang Babait Ninyo"	2014	ABS-CBN Christmas Station ID 2014
"Lord Merry Christmas"		My Christmas Album: All-Stars
"Chandelier"	2016	The Hottest Pinoy Hits ... Ever!
"I'll Be There" (with Jed Madela)		Life Songs (MMK Commemorative Album)
"A Whole New World" (with Morissette Amon)	2019	Non-album single

Chart performance

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		PH
		Hit Chart	Pinoy
"Somebody to Love"	2014	3	1	The Voice Kids: The Album
"In Love Ako Sa'Yo"	2015	1	1	Darren
"Stuck"		1	1
"Build a Girl"		3	3	Darren Espanto: The Early Years
"Makin' Moves"		1	1	Darren
"7 Minutes"	2016	1	1	Be With Me
"Starlight"		1	1
"Parachute"		1	1
"Alam"		1	1
"I'll Be There" (with Jed Madela)	2017	1	1	Life Songs: MMK 25 (Commemorative Album)
"Pasko Na"		2	1	D's Christmas
"Dying Inside to Hold You"		2	1	All of You (Official Soundtrack)
"Poison"	2018	1	1	Non-album singles
"Sasagipin Kita"	2019	2	2

Concerts

Solo concerts

Solo concerts
Year	Title	Details	Notes	Ref.
2014	The Total Performance Concert	Date: October 4, Saturday Venue: Music Museum, Greenhills, San Juan Produced by: Aqueous Events Management	First major solo concert	[29]
	Homecoming Concert	The Total Performer Returns - November 7 at the Grey Eagle Casino Event Center, Calgary AB Canada Thank You Canada - November 8 at the Mirage Banquet Hall, Edmonton AB Canada		[47][48]
	The Total Performance Concert 2	Date: December 19, Friday Venue: Music Museum, Greenhills, San Juan Produced by: Aqueous Events Management	The Repeat Concert
2015	The Canada Concert Tour	The Voice of Darren Espanto Live in Ottawa - January 4 at the Bronson Centre Inc., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada The Voice of Darren Espanto Live In Toronto - January 13 at the Toronto Pavilion, 190 Railside Road, Canada		[49]
	The Total Performance Concert 3	Date: January 23 Venue: Albay Astrodome Produced by: Aqueous Events Management	The 2nd Repeat Concert (Finale)
	Darren Espanto: D' Birthday Concert	Date: May 29, Friday Venue: Mall of Asia Arena Produced by: MCA Music Inc.	The Major Birthday Concert	[50][51]
	Canada Concert Tour	Darren Live in Edmonton - October 3 at the Radisson Hotel and Convention Center Darren Live in Calgary - October 4 at the Jack Singer Concert Hall
	D' Road Tour	October 9 - Araullo University Gymnasium October 10 - AUF Sports and Cultural Center October 23 - SMX Davao November 13 - Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino December 12 - University of Baguio		[52]
2016	D Total Experience	Date: June 25, Saturday Venue: Kia Theater, Cubao, Quezon City Produced by: EG Entertainment Services	2nd major solo concert	[53]
	One Music Digital Concert Series Presents: The Other Side of DARREN	Date: October 30, Sunday Venue: ABS-CBN Compound Produced by: One Music PH	Digital concert	[54]
	D Total Experience with Live Band	Date: November 18, Friday Venue: Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California		[55]
2017	Now Playing: DARREN	Date: April 14, Friday Venue: TFC Studio, Daly City, CA Produced by: TFC, OneMusic		[56]
2018	UNSTOPPABLE	Date: May 26, Saturday Venue: Kia Theatre, Cubao, Quezon City	3rd major solo concert	[57][58]
2020	D' Birthday Concert From Home	Date: May 24, Sunday Venue: broadcast via Facebook Live	with special guests Mr. Gary Valenciano and Moira Dela Torre	[59]

Affiliated concerts

Year	Title	Details	Notes	Ref.
2014	Boses ng Bulilit... Kami Ulit!	Date: July 31, Thursday Venue: Resorts World Manila Studio: ABS-CBN	The Voice Kids	[60]
	Lani Misalucha's Concert, the Philippine Tour[60]	Date: August 22, Friday Venue: Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino	Guest with Lyca Gairanod	[61][62][63]
		Date: August 29, Friday Venue: SMX Convention Center, Davao
	Jed Madela All Requests 2	Date: September 12, Friday Venue: Music Museum, Greenhills, San Juan	Guest	[64]
	The Voice of Mitoy, Klarrise, Darren	November 21 - Massey Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada November 23 - Century Casino, Calgary, AB, Canada	with Mitoy Yonting and Klarisse De Guzman
	The Voice Kids ALL IN: THE CONCERT	Date - December 6 Venue - PICC Plenary Hall	The Voice Kids	[65]
2015		The Voice Kids All In Sinulog The Concert Date: January 17 Venue: Waterfront Hotel and Casino, Cebu
	Bamboo World Tour	Date: March 15, Sunday Venue: Singapore Expo Max Pavilion
	Little Voices: Live in Australia	Little Voices Live in Brisbaine - March 21 at the Diverciti Centre, Newmarket QLD Little Voices Live in Adelaide - March 22 at the Norwood Concert Hall,178 The Parade, Norwood, SA Little Voices Live in Sydney - March 27 at the St. Mary's Band Club, Oxley Park NSW Little Voices Live in Melbourne - March 28 at the Millenium Reception and Function Centre, VIC	with Lyca Gairanod	[66]
	Thor: Soulful Major Concert	Date: July 17, Friday Venue: Music Museum, Greenhills, San Juan	Guest	[67]
	Kyla Flying High	Date: November 20, Friday Venue: Kia Theater, Cubao, Quezon City	Guest	[68]
	Jessie J Live in manila	Date: December 10, Thursday Venue: Kia Theater, Cubao, Quezon City	Front act	[69]
2016	Heartthrobs Reloaded	Date: March 26 & 27, Saturday & Sunday Venue: Pechanga Resort and Casino, Temecula, CA	with Piolo Pascual, Sam Milby and Pokwang	[70]
	Selena Gomez The Revival Tour Live in Manila	Date: July 31, Sunday Venue: Mall of Asia Arena	Front act	[71]
2017	Star Magic 25 - A Grand Celebration	Star Magic 25 Grand Celebration in Canada - April 9 at the Queen Elizabeth Theater, Vancouver, BC Star Magic 25 Grand Celebration in the US - April 15 at the California's Great America, Santa Clara, CA	with Star Magic Artists	[72]
2018	Alex Aiono: Manila Tour	Date: February 23, Friday Venue: Uptown Mall	Special Guest
		Date: February 24, Saturday Venue: Eastwood Mall Open Park, Eastwood City, Quezon City, Philippines
		Date: February 25, Sunday Venue: Venice Grand Canal Mall, Taguig, Philippines
	Millennial Voices: Australia Tour	Date: July 27, Friday Venue: Club Marconi	with Morissette Amon
		Date: July 28, Saturday Venue: Planetshakers Centre
2019	The Aces	Date: February 2, Saturday Venue: Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino, Cebu	w/ Ms. Lani Misalucha and Jonalyn Viray
		Date: March 2, Saturday Venue: SMX Convention Center, Davao
		Date: March 30, Saturday Venue: Araneta Coliseum, Manila
	One Music X Festival (1MX)	Date: May 26, Sunday Venue: Scape Playspace Orchard Link, Singapore	Various Artists
		Date: November 22, Friday Venue: Centris Elements, Manila
	The Pair of Aces	Date: October 12, Saturday Venue: Grey Eagle Casino (Calgary), Alberta, Canada	w/ Jonalyn Viray
		Date: October 13, Sunday Venue: Club Regent Event Center (Winnipeg), Manitoba, Canada
		Date: October 19, Saturday Venue: Toronto Pavilion, Toronto, Canada

Accolades

Accolades
Year	Award	Category	Notable work	Result	Ref.
2014	ASAP Pop Viewers' Choice Awards	Pop Male Cutie		Won	[73]
	Star Cinema Awards	Newsmaker of the Year		Won	[74]
		Most Promising Child Star		Won
		Best Fandom	Darrenatics	Won
2015	MYX Music Awards	Favorite New Artist		Won	[75]
		Favorite Remake	Somebody to Love	Nominated
	46th GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards	Promising Male Singer/ Performer		Won	[76]
	PEP List	Male Teen Star of the Year		Won	[77]
	28th Awit Award	Best Performance by a New Male Recording Artist	In Love Ako Sa'Yo	Won	[78]
		Best Christmas Recording	Thank You, Ang Babait Ninyo by The Voice Kids Top 4	Nominated
		Best Christmas Recording	Lord Merry Christmas by Bassilyo feat. The Voice Kids' Top 6	Nominated
		Best Album Package	Darren: The Album	Won
	5th EdukCircle Awards	Most Influential Concert Performer of The Year	D' Birthday Concert	Won	[79]
	7th PMPC Star Awards for Music	New Male Recording Artist of the Year		Nominated	[80]
		Album of the Year	Darren: The Album	Nominated
		Pop Album of the Year	Darren: The Album	Won
		Album Cover and Concept of the Year	Darren: The Album	Won
	Star Cinema Awards	Favorite Trending Sensation		Won	[81]
		Favorite Social Media Celebrity		Nominated
		Favorite Fandom	Darrenatics	Nominated
	Push Awards	PushLike Most Liked Newcomer		Won	[82]
		PushTweet Favorite Newcomer		Won
		PushGram Most Loved Newcomer		Won
		PushPlay Best Group or Tandem	Darren with The Voice Kids Finalist	Nominated
		Awesome Song Cover Performance	Bang Bang by Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj	Won
		Awesome OOTD King		Nominated
	28th Aliw Awards	Best New Male Artist		Nominated	[83]
	ASAP Pop Teen Choice Awards	Pop Teen Heartthrob		Nominated	[84]
		Pop Teen Fans Club		Nominated
	RAWR Awards	Male Performer of the Year		Won	[85]
		Viral Video of the Year	Chandelier by Sia Cover Performance on Wish 107.5	Won
	Hello Asia AU	Asian Artist of the Year		Nominated	[86]
2016	Wish 107.5 Music Awards	Best Wish Cover	In Love Ako Sa'Yo	Won	[87]
		Wishclusive Viral Video of the Year	Chandelier by Sia (Cover Performance)	Won
		Best Wishclusive Performance by a Young Artist	Chandelier by Sia (Cover Performance)	Won
		Wish Ballad Song of the Year	I Believe In Me	Won
		Wish Original Song of the Year	Stuck	Won
		Wish Young Artist of the Year		Won
		Most Wishful Fandom	Darrenatics	Won
	MYX Music Awards	Favorite Music Video	Makin' Moves	Nominated	[88]
		Favorite Song	Stuck	Nominated
		Favorite Artist		Nominated
		Favorite Male Artist		Won
		Favorite MYX Celebrity VJ		Won
	47th GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards	Promising Male Concert Performer		Won	[89]
	MOR Music Awards	Best New Artist of the Year		Nominated	[90]
		Best Revival of the Year	In Love Ako Sa'Yo	Nominated
		Album of the Year	DARREN: The Album	Won
		Male Artist of the Year		Nominated
	PEP List	Male Teen Star of the Year		Won	[91]
	6th EdukCircle Awards	Most Influential Male Music Artist of the Year		Nominated	[92]
		Most Influential Concert Performer of the Year		Won
	Alta Media Icon Awards	Song of the Year	Stuck	Won	[93]
	Push Awards	PushLike Male Celebrity		Won	[94]
		PushLike Music Artist		Won
		PushPlay Music Artist		Won
		Popular Song Cover	I Believe by Fantasia Barrino	Won
		Push Elite Music Artist Celebrity of the Year		Won
	8th PMPC Star Awards for Music	Concert of the Year	D' Birthday Concert	Nominated	[95]
		Male Concert Performer of the Year		Nominated
		Male Recording Artist of the Year		Nominated
		Pop Album of the Year	Be With Me Album	Nominated
		Male Pop Artist of the Year		Won
		Dance Album of the Year	Be With Me Album	Nominated
		Album of the Year	Be With Me Album	Nominated
		Song of the Year	Home	Nominated
		Cover Design of the Year	Be With Me Album	Won
	29th Aliw Awards	Best Major Concert	Darren Espanto: D' Birthday Concert	Nominated	[96]
	29th Awit Award	Best Performance by a Male Recording Artist	I Believe	Nominated	[97]
		Best Album Package	Darren Espanto: The Early Years	Nominated
	Star Cinema Awards	#VoiceOnFleek: Favorite Male Recording Artist		Nominated	[98]
		#FeedGoals: Favorite Social Media Personality		Nominated
		#ViralRoyalty: Favorite Trending Sensation		Nominated
	ASAP Pop Teen Choice Award	Pop Heartthrob		Won	[99]
	RAWR Awards	Favorite Song of the Year	7 Minutes	Nominated	[100]
		Fan Club of the Year	Darrenatics	Nominated
	Hello Asia AU	Asian Artist of the Year		Nominated	[101]
2017	Wish 107.5 Music Awards	Best Wishclusive Performance by a Young Artist	I Believe	Won	[102]
		Wish Original Song of the Year by a Male Artist	7 Minutes	Won
		Wish Young Artist of the Year		Won
		Wishclusive Elite Circle (Bronze)	Chandelier	Won
	MYX Music Awards	Favorite Male Artist		Won	[103]
		Favorite Artist		Won
		Favorite Song	7 Minutes	Nominated
		Favorite Music Video	7 Minutes	Nominated
	Golden Laurel LPU Batangas Media Awards	Best Male Singer		Won	[104]
	MOR Pinoy Music Awards	Album of the Year	Be With Me Album	Won	[105]
	30th Awit Award	People Choice Awards: Album of the Year	Be With Me Album	Won	[106]
		People Choice Awards: Best Performance by a Male Recording Artist	Alam	Won
		People Choice Awards: Best Collaboration	"I'll Be There" with Jed Madela	Won
		People Choice Awards: Song of the Year	"Alam" composed by: Jungee Marcelo	Won
		People Choice Awards: Record of the Year	Alam	Won
		Best Selling Album of the Year	Be With Me	Won
	7th EdukCircle Awards	Most Outstanding Teen Artist of the Year		Won
2018	Golden Laurel LPU Batangas Media Awards	Best Male Recording Artist of the Year		Won
	49th Box Office Entertainment Awards	Promising Male Concert Performer of the Year		Won
	31st Awit Award	Favorite Male Artist		Won
	8th EDUKCircle Awards	Most Outstanding Teen Artist of the Year		Won
	Myx Music Awards 2018	Favorite Artist		Nominated
		Favorite Male Artist		Nominated
		Favorite Collaboration	"I'll Be There" with Jed Madela	Nominated
		Favorite Remake	"I'll Be There" with Jed Madela	Won
	Pop Charts PH Music Awards	Male Artist of the Year		Won
		Song of the Year	"Poison"	Won
		Revival of the Year	"Dying Inside to Hold You	Won
	RAWR Awards	Supporting Actor of the Year		Won
2019	Inside Showbiz Awards	Favorite Male Performer		Won
	Gawad Musika Awards	Outstanding Worldclass Male Performing Artist		Won
	Myx Music Awards	Artist of the Year		Nominated
		Male Artist of the Year		Won
		Remake of the Year	"Dying Inside to Hold You"	Won
	MOR Pinoy Music Awards	Male Artist of the Year	"Poison"	Nominated
		Best Collaboration of the Year	"Nanay, Tatay" with Gloc-9, Anne Curtis	Nominated
	Most Played Song Online Awards	Favorite OPM Artist		Won
	35th PMPC Star Awards for Movies	New Movie Actor of the Year		Nominated
	9th EdukCircle Awards	Male Music Artist of the Year		Won
		Most Outstanding Teen Artist of the Year		Won
		Most Influential Concert Performer of the Year	"The Aces"	Won
	11th Star Awards for Music	Male Concert Performer of the Year		Nominated
		Male Pop Artist of the Year		Nominated
		Dance Recording of the Year		Nominated
	Comguild Academe's Choice Awards	Male Artist of the Year		Won
2020	Inside Showbiz Awards	Best Young Artist		Won
	Push Awards Year 5	Push Cover of the Year	"A Whole New World" with Morissette Amon	Won
	Village Pipol Choice Awards	Performer of the Year		Won
		VP Cover of the Year		Nominated
		Fandom of the Year	Darrenatics	Nominated
	Wish Music Awards	Wishclusive Collaboration of the Year	"A Whole New World" with Morissette Amon	Won
		Bronze Wishclusive Elite Circle	"A Whole New World" with Morissette Amon	Won
	PH Choice Awards	Performer of the Year		Won
		Fandom of the Year	Darrenatics	Won

Notes

1. Translated from the Filipino language: "... Sa lahat ng iniidolo ngayon ni Darren, ito ay isang babala sa inyo: ilalampaso kayo ng batang ito balang araw".

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External links

• Darren Espanto on Instagram
• Darren Espanto on Facebook
• Darren Espanto on Twitter