Yasmien Kurdi
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Yasmien Kurdi (born January 25, 1989 in San Juan, Metro Manila) is a singer and actress from the Philippines. She was one of the Final 4 in the first season of StarStruck, a reality-based talent search show of GMA Network in the Philippines, but she lost to Jennylyn Mercado and finished only as first runner up.
Personal background
Yasmien Kurdi was born in Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines, of Filipino and French-Lebanese extraction, to Miriam Ong-Yuson and Mike Kurdi. During her childhood, she had spent most of her life in the Middle East because her father worked there. After her parents separated, Yasmien and her mother returned to the Philippines.
Kurdi's name should had been spelled "Yasmine" but her mother mistakenly wrote it into "Yasmien" during her delivery in the hospital and it was reflected in her birth certificate.
She studies at New Era University and reported to be at the top 10 of her class. She is a member of the Iglesia ni Cristo and a known vegetarian.
Acting and singing career
Kurdi started to join singing competitions at the age of three. At the age of seven in Kuwait, she had performed monologue acting and got to play the role of Maria Clara in a zarzuela adaptation of Noli Me Tangere that was hosted by the Kuwaiti-Filipino community in celebration of Philippine Independence Day.
She did modeling before applying to GMA Network's StarStruck in 2003, and made it to second place on the female category. After a stint in StarStruck, she appeared in Click and SOP Gigsters, and appeared in various movies including So... Happy Together, Aishite Imasu (Mahal kita) 1941, and Lovestruck.
In 2005, she released her debut album entitled In The Name of Love through GMA Records and her carrier single "I Know" (used as a soundtrack of Korean teledrama "Sweet 18") won the Viewer's Choice For Song of the Year in the 2005 SOP Music Awards. Although, Cueshé and Hale fans complained about the result of the award, stating that "The Day You Said Goodnight" of Hale and "Stay" of Cueshé were far more popular than Yasmien's song. #redirect
Also in 2005, one of her biggest projects is playing the role of Mira in Encantadia.
Awards
- Favorite New Artist (Myx Music Awards (MMA) 2005/2006)
- Most Promising Female Singer (36th Annual Guillermo Mendoza Award)
- Song of the Year (SOP Music Awards 2005)
Endorsements
- Forever Flawless
- Head and Shoulders
- Sunsilk Black
- Bizarre T-Shirts
Filmography
Films
- Pitong Dalagita (Coming Soon 2006)
- Shake, Rattle & Roll VII (2005)
- Lovestruck (2005)
- Happily Ever After (2005)
- Aishite Imasu (Mahal kita) 1941 (2004)
- So... Happy Together (2004)
Television shows
- Hokus Pokus
- Fans Kita
- SOP Gigsters
- Encantadia
- SOP (Sobrang Okey Pare)
- Joyride
- Love to Love, Season 6: Wish Upon A Jar
- Click
- Click Barkada Hunt (2004)
- (2004)
- (2004)
- Starstruck (2003)
- O Mare Ko Qtv Channel 11
- Liga Ng Kababaihan Qtv Channel 11
- Maynila
- Extra Challenge
- Art Angel
- At Your Service Qtv Channel 11
- Now Na! Qtv Channel 11
- All Star K!
- Mel and Joey
- Sis
- Unang Hirit
- Groupee TV
- Mahiwagang Baul (2005)
- Wag Kukurap
- Moms
- Candies
Discography
Albums
- In The Name Of Love
- In The Name of Love (AVCD)
- Kapuso sa Pasko (2005)
- Lovestruck Soundtrack
Songs
- "I Know"
- "In The Name Of Love"
- "Umaambisyon"
Criticisms
Yasmien's overweight figure has been the subject of much ridicule and speculation. She is commonly referred to as YasMacho, a play on Yasmien and Macho. She is not considered fat anymore but of macho built.
External links
- [Yasmien Kurdi on IMDB]
- [Yasmien Kurdi's profile on iGMA.tv]
- [Yasmien Kurdi's Official Website]
- [Yasmien's Official Mailing List Group]
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