Another Filipino reaches semis in 'Idol' the worldwide competition. After Jasmine Trias, Camille Velasco and Ramielle Malubay, who all made a steps on the final stages of “American Idol,” a Barcelona-basedFilipino-Spanish singer is making a name for herself in the popularinternational franchise. Alexandra “Alex” Masangkay Escalona, 18 years old born in Barcelona but my background isFilipino is vying to be the next “Spanish Idol.” Currently, Alex has reached the semifinals of “Operación Triunfo,” Spain’s local version of the “Idol” franchise. She was one of some 7,000 hopefuls who auditioned for Spain's most popular singing contest. Alex is not new to singing competitions. In fact, she win third in dzMM's Global Singing Idol contest held at the Market! Market! Mall in Taguig City last Dec 16, 2010. Alex is also the first-ever “Mutya ng Barcelona.” Alex is currently pursuing a Chemical Engineering degree at the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña. Alex's enjoys listening to R&B music. Her favorite songs are “One Step at a Time” by Jordin Sparks, “Hero” by Mariah Carey and “When It Was Me” by Paula Deanda. She also dreams of singing a duet with Chris Brown, Mariah Carey and Jordin Sparks.
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