Recognizing the power of the worldwide web in discovering untapped talent, the producers of Glee, the vastly popular American musical comedy/drama TV series which airs on Fox (and on TV5? locally), decided to hold auditions on the internet via the online teen-hangout, social networking site, MySpace. Entries are amateur videos recorded and uploaded by the aspirants – and one young Filipino-American is making waves by garnering a huge number votes!
Her name is Stephanie Gonzales, 18, from Camarillo California. Stephanie, a UC Irvine student taking up Biomedical Engineering, was born in Manila, stayed in Japan for over 10 years before settling in the US. Her father is a retired US Navy Officer and her mother, a senior planner in a freight forwarding company. Her parents are both Filipinos.
Stephanie, who plays the guitar and sings “Keep Holding On” by Avril Lavigne on her video, is hopeful that her fellow Filipinos will help her reach up to the final stage of the auditions, which is a face-to-face interview with the producers. “Please check out my video audition for Glee and vote. I would appreciate the help… It would be a dream come true!” She writes on her Facebook page.
We all know how one video made astronomical changes in the singing careers of Charice Pempengco and Arnel Pineda... we can do the same for Stephanie by following these easy steps!
Are you ready to make her gleeful?
STEP 1: Log on to your MySpace account (or create one if you don't have one already)
STEP 2: Go to http://www.myspace.com/gleeauditions?link=258789235
STEP 3: Vote for Stephanie by clicking the "Give A Gold Star" button
Remember, you can vote as many times as you like so keep clicking! The auditions close on April 26, Monday. Let’s make it happen – it’s about time a Pinoy stars on Glee!
