MANILA, Philippines - Sam Concepcion instantly captured the hearts of the public when he competed in the ABS-CBN talent show Little Big Star three years ago. Sam won the plum against Charice in the talent show. It was during his stint that Sam developed this strong bond with the SAMsters (as his fans are called) who supported all of his endeavors.
Sam won numerous commendations such as string of Candy Cutie Awards sponsored by Candy Magazine and Nickelodeon’s Pinoy Wannabe Award. Recently, he was named Pure N’ Fresh Top Teen Awards’ Top Teen Male Entertainer Award. He also topbilled STAGES’ High School Musical, a critical and commercial success, as Troy Bolton. All shows in the said run were sold-out.
Sam’s self-titled debut album, under Universal Records, produced hit songs like Even If, his rendition of a Michael Jackson original Happy, and I’ll Find Your Heart. He will release his second CD later this year. Sam broke new grounds when he was tasked to sing the theme song Kung Fu Fighting of the international animated movie Kung Fu Panda.
In the concert scene, Sam proved why Gary Valenciano handpicked him to be his successor alongside Billy Crawford. Gary was impressed by what he saw in Sam in his two-night, jampacked solo concert I’ll Find Your Heart.
On TV, Sam was unforgettable as Boy Bawang in the superserye Super Inggo, as young Piolo Pascual in Walang Kapalit, as Betty La Fea’s younger brother Andrew in the ABS-CBN adaptation of the hit Colombian franchise. He is in Your Song Presents: Boystown as the young and handsome Bobet and on A.S.A.P. ’09, where he is part of the Gigger Boys.
Sam is one of the faces of Bench and Skechers, as well as the endorser of Karate Kid fastfood.
He is Department of Education’s (DepEd) ambassador and a World Vision stalwart.