# Bryan Chong > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bryan_Chong > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bryan_Chong.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Chong > Source revision: 1354469580 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Filipino singer}} {{Philippine name|Forneste|Chong||ph=}} {{Infobox person | name = Bryan Chong | image = | birth_name = Bryan Wency Forneste Chong | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|08|12}} | birth_place = [Quezon City](/source/Quezon_City), Philippines | occupation = Singer, songwriter | agent = | years_active = 2017–present | other_names = Bryan Wency | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | genre = {{hlist|[Soul](/source/Soul_music)|[acoustic](/source/Acoustic_music)|[R&B](/source/Rhythm_and_Blues)}} | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|ukulele}} | label = {{hlist|[GMA Music](/source/GMA_Music) (2019–2021)|[Star Music](/source/Star_Music) (2022–present)}} | associated_acts = | website = }} }} '''Bryan Wency Forneste Chong''' (born August 12, 1999), better known as '''Bryan Chong''', is a Filipino singer and songwriter from [Quezon City](/source/Quezon_City), [Philippines](/source/Philippines). ==Early life== Chong was born in Quezon City, raised in [Angeles City](/source/Angeles_City), [Pampanga](/source/Pampanga) and is now currently living in [Lucena City](/source/Lucena_City), [Quezon](/source/Quezon). His mother, Merilyn Forneste, is a former singer in [South Korea](/source/South_Korea). ==Career== In 2017, Chong started his career by joining [the first season of ''The Voice Teens''](/source/The_Voice_Teens_(Philippine_season_1)), where he sang the [South Border](/source/South_Border_(band)) song "Kahit Kailan" during the blind auditions where he chose [Sarah Geronimo](/source/Sarah_Geronimo) to be his coach.{{cite web|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/videos/61052717-the-voice-teens-philippines-blind-audition-bryan-chong-kahit-kailan-130126|title=The Voice Teens Philippines Blind Audition: Bryan Chong - Kahit Kailan|work=ABS-CBN Entertainment|access-date=May 27, 2017}} He won the battle round with the song "[Heaven Knows](/source/Heaven_Knows_(Rick_Price_song))" by [Rick Price](/source/Rick_Price) but he was eliminated at the knockout round with the song "[Mercy](/source/Mercy_(Shawn_Mendes_song))" by [Shawn Mendes](/source/Shawn_Mendes). In 2018, he continued his career by joining [the first season of The Clash](/source/The_Clash_(season_1)), where he sang the [Rihanna](/source/Rihanna) song "[Love on the Brain](/source/Love_on_the_Brain)" on the first round and made it at the Top 62 but got eliminated on the second round with the song "Magda" by [Gloc-9](/source/Gloc-9).{{cite web|url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/28031/former-abs-cbn-contestants-enter-top-62-of-gma-7s-emthe-clashem|title=Former ABS-CBN contestants enter Top 62 of GMA-7's The Clash|work=PEP.com.ph|accessdate=June 12, 2018}} In the same year, he and the rest of the alumni of '"The Clash" sang the 2018 [GMA](/source/GMA_Network) Christmas Station ID theme song "Puso Ng Pasko".{{cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/45860/watch-kapuso-singers-nagsama-sama-para-awitin-ang-gma-christmas-station-id-2018-theme-song/story|title=WATCH: Kapuso singers, nagsama-sama para awitin ang GMA Christmas Station ID 2018 theme song|work=GMANetwork.com|accessdate=November 20, 2018|language=Filipino}} In 2022, he auditioned at the [second season of Idol Philippines](/source/Idol_Philippines_(season_2)) with the song "Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin" by [Lani Misalucha](/source/Lani_Misalucha) where he got 4 yeses from the judges. He made it at the Top 5 at the grand finals.{{cite web|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/idolphilippines2022/articles-news/bryan-chongs-idol-journey-soaring-high-with-grit-and-falsettos-18096|title=Bryan Chong's Idol Journey : Soaring high with grit and falsettos|work=ABS-CBN Entertainment|access-date=September 15, 2022}} In the same year, he became a regular performer on [ASAP Natin 'To](/source/ASAP_(TV_program)).{{cite web|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/video/entertainment/12/18/22/bryan-chong-joins-new-gen-singers-with-air-supply-hits-on-asap|title='ASAP': 'Idol Philippines' finalist Bryan Chong joins 'New Gen' singers|work=ABS-CBN News|access-date=December 18, 2022}} ==Personal life== Chong has a foreign stepfather named Jake Long. He also has 5 siblings, 3 half-siblings named Stephanie Long, Camira Long, and Trenton Long and two siblings named Byron Chong and Bruzzel Chong. ==Accolades== ===Music=== {| class="wikitable" style="width:86%;" |- ! Year || Category || Song || Organization || Result || Reference |- | rowspan="2"| 2021 ||Male Acoustic Artist of the Year|| rowspan="2" | ''Pakiusap'' || rowspan="2" | 12th PMPC Star Awards for Music || {{nom}} || rowspan="2"| {{cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/78016/gma-music-earns-nominations-at-the-12th-star-awards-for-music/story|title=GMA Music earns nominations at the 12th Star Awards for Music|work=GMANetwork.com|accessdate=June 23, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/amp/entertainment/06/16/21/list-pmpc-releases-nominees-for-12th-star-awards-for-music|title=LIST: PMPC releases nominees for 12th Star Awards for Music|work=ABS-CBN News|access-date=June 16, 2021}} |- ||New Male Recording Artist of the Year || {{nom}} |} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chong, Bryan}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:Filipino male singer-songwriters Category:Participants in Philippine reality television series Category:Singers from Quezon City Category:GMA Network (company) people Category:GMA Music artists Category:ABS-CBN people Category:Star Music artists Category:21st-century Filipino LGBTQ people Category:Filipino LGBTQ singers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bryan Chong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Chong) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Chong?action=history)). 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