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Former Pinay child star Josephine ‘Banig’ Roberto back after long hiatus

josephine-banigBefore young stars Charice Pempengco, Sarah Geronimo, Jessica Sanchez, and all the rest of the kid bel­ters and YouTube sensations, there was a little Filipina girl named Josephine ‘Banig’ Ro­berto, who wowed Filipinos from all over the world with so much pride and joy.

As all the new young talents come and go in the entertainment business, Jose­phine Roberto, a.k.a. Banig, never left the hearts of the au­dience who have followed her career for years. Banig won the International Star Search competition rep­resenting the Philippines. She graced memorable perfor­mances on several TV shows in the U.S. such as The Arsenio Hall Show, Into the Night with Rick Dees, Maury Povich Show, Good Day LA, just to name a few.

She headlined major solo concerts at landmark ven­ues such as The Hollywood Pal­ladium, Wiltern Theater, Trump Taj Mahal and the list goes on and on. Her last two albums “Silent Whispers” & “Josephine Roberto” were released in the U.S. and included three of her singles, “Boogie on the Dance Floor,” “Walk” and her very 1st U.S. released Tagalog sin­gle, “ Igalaw Natin,” which charted on trade publica­tions CMJ and DJ Times.

What is evident is that the child wonder never failed to leave the hearts and minds of Filipinos who have watched her power­ful performances since the young age of eight when she joined Ang Bagong Kampeon. She was dubbed as the young Whitney, Mari­ah, Tina and Janet. This kid became a household name not only in the Philippines but to different nationalities who witnessed her power­house performances in the U.S.

She’s all grown up but her talent never faded. In fact, she is more equipped in showing the world the skills and experi­ence of what it really takes to be a world-class enter­tainer. Most will always re­member her as little Banig, but now introduced by her real name, Josephine Ro­berto. As a special treat, she will also unveil her lat­est music video for her up­coming single “He Wants To Get It.”(The FilAm L.A./ GMA)

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