Jump to content

TNT Boys: Difference between revisions

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Line 142: Line 142:
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]]
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]]
| Guest performers
| Guest performers
| <ref>[https://www.publimetro.co/co/entretenimiento/2019/02/21/la-voz-kids-esta-de-vuelta-con-su.html La Voz Kids vuelve con su cuarta Temporada{</ref>
| <ref>[https://www.publimetro.co/co/entretenimiento/2019/02/21/la-voz-kids-esta-de-vuelta-con-su.html La Voz Kids vuelve con su cuarta Temporada]</ref>
|}
|}


Revision as of 18:44, 24 February 2019

TNT Boys
OriginManila, Philippines
Genres
Years active2017–present
Labels
  • TNT Records
Members
  • Keifer Sanchez
  • Mackie Empuerto
  • Francis Concepcion

TNT Boys, also known as The Big Shot Trio, is a Filipino boy band made up of three of the pre-to-early teen finalists of the 2017 television competition Tawag ng Tanghalan Kids.[1] The members are Keifer Sanchez, Mackie Empuerto, and Francis Concepcion. In 2018, TNT Boys won as the grand winner in the second season television contest program Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids. They are the first Filipino act to perform in the four franchises of the talent show Little Big Shots in the countries of Philippines, U.S., UK and Australia.

They are contract artists of ABS-CBN Corporation, managed by TNTV.

History

Tawag ng Tanghalan Kids

On June 10, 2017, The Tawag ng Tanghalan Kids (TNT Kids) grand finals was held at Resorts World Manila. John Clyd Talili emerged as the grand champion While Keifer Sanchez was declared runner-up, Mackie Empuerto finished as third place, and Francis Concepcion finished at fifth place.[2]

Vice Ganda was instrumental in forming the trio when the boys guested on his show, Gandang Gabi Vice (GGV) after the TNT Kids Grand Finals. Vice asked them to have a singing battle with Beyoncé's "Listen". With their amazing performance that night, they became viral in social media, garnering millions of views plus plenty of reaction videos. There and then, Vice launched the kids as the TNT Boys.

Little Big Shots

In April 2018, the TNT Boys appeared on the Little Big Shots[3][4] US to sing Beyonce's "Listen". The episode prompted Ellen DeGeneres to tweet Beyonce: "Beyoncé, I hope you watch Sunday’s episode of #LittleBigShots." And just a day after, Little Big Shots released a clip of the performance online. Brian May, one of the members of the British rock band Queen, shared the video on his verified Facebook page.

"Check out these lovely young lads from the Philippines. Brilliant. Great to see youngsters relating to Queen so well — and enjoying".

— Brian May, one of the members of the British quartet Queen, in

Also in April 2018, the TNT Boys appeared on Little Big Shots UK[5][6] hosted by Dawn French where the trio also sang Beyonce's "Listen".

In September 2018, the trio performed on the Australian version of Little Big Shots.[7] where the trio yet again sang Beyonce's "Listen".

The TNT Boys are the first Filipino singers that had the chance to perform in the four major franchises of Little Big Shots[8][9] in the countries of Philippines, United States, United Kingdom and Australia.

Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids

In August 2018, TNT Boys participated in the second season of the television competition Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids. During the first week of the show, the TNT Boys nailed their imitation of the legendary singing group Bee Gees in the recent Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids episode. Their performance trended on different social media sites and amazed viewers. Fortunately, thanks to social media, that video reached the real Bee Gees and they shared the TNT Boys' video on their Twitter account.

"Imitation truly is the sincerest from of flattery! Thank you #TNTBoys @YourFacePH for your rendition of "Too Much Heaven". #MyBeeGees,".

— the singing group Bee Gees posted on their Twitter account., in

Other notable imitations and performances was of APO Hiking Society, Destiny's Child, Aegis, The Supremes, Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, Spice Girls, The Three Tenors, Wonder Girls, ABBA (with Sam Shoaf), etc.

After 16 weeks of performances and their grand finals impersonation of Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj's "Bang Bang", where Mackie impersonated Jessie J, Keifer impersonated Ariana Grande and Francis impersonated Nicki Minaj, they emerged as the grand winner of the second season, garnering 100% of the judges' and public votes held at UP Theater on August 22, 2018.[10]

President's Star Charity event

On October 14, 2018, the TNT Boys performed at Singaporean President Halimah Yacob's Star Charity (PSC) event in Singapore over the weekend.[11] The three dapper young boys emerged on stage wearing matching maroon suits and treated the attendees of the charity ball to their rendition of Whitney Houston’s "The Greatest Love of All" and Beyoncé's "Listen". After their performance, President Yacob herself went backstage to personally meet and take photos with the boys.

Award recipients

On November 14, 2018, the boys received the Royal Cub Award at the Rawr Awards 2018 from the entertainment blog, LionhearTV. The Royal Cub Award is given to young individuals who possess incredible talent recognized globally by consistently making headlines and trending performances.[12]

On November 29, 2018, they became recipients of the Rising Pop Child Performer of the Year Award at the PPOP Awards for Young Artists 2018.[12]

Performances

On November 18, 2018, the group became a regular performer on ASAP after the show reformatted into ASAP Natin 'To.

On November 30, 2018, TNT Boys broke the record as the country's youngest sold out performers on their first major concert entitled 'Listen: The Big Shot Concert' at the Araneta Coliseum.[13] Their guests included Jed Madela, Vice Ganda, K Brosas, Janine Berdin, Noven Belleza, John Clyde Talili, and the Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids from season 1 and 2.

The World's Best

In a series premiere episode on February 3, 2019, the TNT Boys appeared as contestants on the U.S. reality talent competition The World's Best.[14] During the audition rounds, they garnered a total of 99/100 points from the American and international judges. This enabled them to move forward to the next round of the competition.[15]

Members

  • Keifer Sanchez, born (2004-11-25) 25 November 2004 (age 20) in Davao City, Philippines
  • Mackie Empuerto, born (2005-09-08) 8 September 2005 (age 19) in Manila, Philippines
  • Francis Concepcion, born (2006-06-22) 22 June 2006 (age 18) in Zamboanga, Philippines

Concerts

Date Title Venue Country Description Ref.
July 13, 2018 AEGIS 20BLE Dekada Smart Araneta Coliseum Philippines Philippines Guest performers
July 28, 2018 TNT All Star Showdown Smart Araneta Coliseum Philippines Philippines with fellow TNT artists [16]
September 21, 2018 TNT All Star Showdown Cebu Hoops Dome, Lapu-lapu City Philippines Philippines with fellow TNT artists [17]
September 28, 2018 Pinoy Hype 2018 Al Nasr Leisureland, Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai, U.A.E. with Janine Berdin, BoybandPH [18]
November 16, 2018 Jed Madela XV HIGHER THAN HIGH:

The 15th Anniversary Concert

Smart Araneta Coliseum Philippines Philippines Guest performers
November 30, 2018 Listen : The Big Shot Concert Smart Araneta Coliseum Philippines Philippines Solo concert [19]
Febuary 16, 2019 TNT Boys: A Post-Valentine Special Thunderbird Resorts and Casinos Rizal Philippines Philippines Solo concert
Febuary 23, 2019 TNT Boys: A Post-Valentine Special Thunderbird Resorts and Casinos La Union Philippines Philippines Solo concert
March 2, 2019 The Voice Kids Colombia Caracol Televisión Studios Colombia Bogotá, Colombia Guest performers [20]

Awards

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2018 Rawr Awards Royal Cub Awardee Won [12]
2018 PPOP Young Artists Awards Rising Pop Child Performer of the Year Won [12]
2019 Wish Music Awards: Breaking Boundaries Breaking Boundaries Award Won
2019 Push Awards Push Newcomer of the Year Nominated
2019 Push Awards Push Music Performance of the Year

"TNT Boys as Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven"

Won
2019 50th Guillermo Mendoza Box Office Entertainment Awards Promising Male Concert Performers of the Year Won [21]
2019 National Customers' Choice Annual Awards Concert Performer of the Year Won
2019 National Customers' Choice Annual Awards Concert of the Year -Listen: The Bigshot Concert Won

References

  1. ^ "Sino ang tatanghaling Grand Champion ng Tawag Ng Tanghalan Kids?". Tawag ng Tanghalan Kids. ABS-CBN Entertainment. June 9, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "WATCH: TNT KIDS GRAND FINALS: Jhon Clyd Talili, itinanghal na kauna-unahang Tawag Ng Tanghalan Kids Grand Champion". Tawag ng Tanghalan Kids. ABS-CBN Entertainment. October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "WATCH: TNT Boys return to 'Little Big Shots'". ABS-CBN Entertainment. Jun 21, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  4. ^ Manhit, Ann. "WATCH: Steve Harvey and Little Big Shots US audience blown away by TNT Boys' talent - PUSH.COM.PH: Your ultimate showbiz hub!". Push. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  5. ^ "WATCH: TNT Boys return to 'Little Big Shots'". ABS-CBN Entertainment. Jun 21, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  6. ^ Manhit, Ann. "WATCH: Steve Harvey and Little Big Shots US audience blown away by TNT Boys' talent - PUSH.COM.PH: Your ultimate showbiz hub!". Push. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  7. ^ "WATCH: TNT Boys return to 'Little Big Shots'". Startattle.com. September 30, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  8. ^ "WATCH: TNT Boys return to 'Little Big Shots'". ABS-CBN Entertainment. Jun 21, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  9. ^ Manhit, Ann. "WATCH: Steve Harvey and Little Big Shots US audience blown away by TNT Boys' talent - PUSH.COM.PH: Your ultimate showbiz hub!". Push. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  10. ^ "The TNT boys story: From individual singers to perfect 'Bang Bang' performance". Interaksyon. Philstar Global Corporation. August 27, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  11. ^ Martin, Mayo (October 10, 2018). "President Halimah Yacob to perform at President's Star Charity 2018". [Channel NewsAsia]]. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  12. ^ a b c d "TNT Boys makes history as youngest artists to sell out a major concert in PH". LionhearTV. 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  13. ^ "What's in store for the TNT Boys that makes them so excited?". LionHeartTV. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  14. ^ Dimaculangan, Jocelyn. "TNT Boys earns near-perfect score in The World's Best". PEP.ph. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  15. ^ "TNT Boys moving to the next round of 'The World's Best'". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  16. ^ ""Tawag ng Tanghalan" singers invade Big Dome for "TNT All Star Showdown"". ABS-CBN Entertainment. July 4, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  17. ^ Rule, Karla (September 25, 2018). "Bisaya music highlighted in 'TNT All Star Showdown Cebu'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  18. ^ "Pinoy Hype Dubai to bring 3 of the Philippines' top performers". UAE: The Filipino Times. August 16, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  19. ^ "TNT Boys conquer Araneta Coliseum in first major concert on November 30". ABS-CBN Entertainment. October 18, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  20. ^ La Voz Kids vuelve con su cuarta Temporada
  21. ^ Calderon, Nora. "Kathniel leads 50th Guillermo Box Office Awards winners". PEP.ph. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=TNT_Boys&oldid=884895001"