JoJo dela Cerna Filipino Singer/Theatre Actor
JoJo’s Profile
Credits
Training: Ateneo de Davao University (Bachelor of Arts in Communication) Philippines.
Theatre credits include: Thuy in Miss Saigon and 10th Anniversary Gala Performance (Drury Lane, Theatre Royal, London); Thuy in The Music of Shonberg & Boublil concert (Manila); Lun-tha in King and I (number one national UK tour); Emperor Abe in Pacific Overtures (Leicester Haymarket Theatre); The Emperor in Aladdin (Wimbledon Theatre) (The Orchard Theatre).
Recording credits include: Original cast recording of The King and I (Abbey Road Studio London); Shounberg & Boublil live concert Manila; West End Cares’ We Can Be Kind album; and his signature CD record Trust the Wind by David Friedman, with Nathan Martin as musical director.
Cabaret Acts
JoJo performed his cabaret acts in the West End cabaret circuits with appearances at the Mountbatten Hotel Lounge; the Jermyn Street Theatre and the Talk of London as well as Corporate and Private functions within the Filipino Community in the UK.
Roots
He won several singing competitions in his hometown Bansalan and Davao City, then subsequently represented Philippines in the Third International Laser Competition 1993 in Bangkok, Thailand as personal accomplishment during formative years in his singing career.
Present
JoJo is seasonal singer/performer, with career experience in Healthcare environment for almost two decades. He currently promotes Sing For A Cause, with #Macmillan Cancer Support.
Now lives in the Sussex countryside by the English Channel, South Coast England.
Thanks to a Barbra Streisand for wisdom and inspiration… and to fellow Filipinos in the UK and around the world…
“Kapit kamay at Magkaisa”