Samuel Lawrence Lopez Concepcion

Subject: Samuel Lawrence Lopez Concepcion Fri Mar 26, 2010 9:34 am

Sam Concepcion (born Samuel Lawrence Lopez Concepcion on October 17, 1992 in Manila, Philippines), is a Filipino singer, dancer, actor, host and model. He emerged as the winner for the Big Division of Little Big Star's Season 1 last April 2006. He is under STAGES and ABS-CBN's Star Magic.

Concepcion was born on October 17, 1992 to Raymund Concepcion and Gene Concepcion. He is the third of four children and siblings to Kuya Red, Diko Kevin and as Sangko Sam to their baby sister, Gabby.

Concepcion is a born again Christian and finished grade school at Christian Academy of Manila. He is currently home-schooled under the International Studies program and is now in tenth grade .

As early as two years old, Concepcion was already able to carry a tune and dance to simple songs. At five years old, he had his first public performance at a worship cantata. This later landed him the role of the young Jose Rizal in a play entitled, Sino Ka Ba, Jose Rizal. While playing the part, he was discovered by David Cosico, who then encouraged Concepcion to sign up with STAGES and join Trumpets Playshop to further hone his talents and potential. By the time he was nine years of age, Concepcion already had various plays under his name. This included the role of Edmund Pevensie in the local stage adaptation of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.

Prior to joining Little Big Star, Concepcion had appeared on television as well. This included a commercial with his real-life dad as the rapping kid in Maggi Sinigang sa Miso. He also appeared on various shows for children, such as Sineskwela and Hirayamanawari. Concepcion even had a regular hosting stint on ABC-5’s A.S.T.I.G. (All Set To Imitate God), a show about God made for children. But while making television appearances, Concepcion continuously performed in theater productions, including 'Peter Pan and the Time Machine and Mr. Noah’s Big Boat.

Concepcion’s musical influences include Gary Valenciano, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown, Billy Crawford and Christian Bautista. In fact, Concepcion was even invited to guest in two of Christian Bautista’s concerts namely, Dunkin Donuts: Color Everywhere on March 2005 and Heartfelt on November 2005.

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