Maymay Entrata

Maymay Entrata
Maymay Entrata drawn with charcoal
Born	Marydale Entrata (1997-05-06) May 6, 1997 Manila, Philippines
Residence	Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Other names	Maymay, Mayang, Yamyam, MM, Dale, Wacky-Go-Lucky ng Cagayan De Oro
Occupation	Actress, Recording Artist, Model, Composer, and Product Endorser
Years active	2016–present
Agent	Star Magic (2016-present)
Notable work	Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7
Website	www.instagram.com/maymay/ twitter.com/maymayentrata07/

Marydale Entrata (born May 6, 1997 in Manila , Philippines), better known as Maymay Entrata, is a Filipina actress, singer, composer, model and the first Big Winner of the combined edition of Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7 (combined housemates - celebrity, adult and teens) on the Pinoy Big Brother reality show. She was the first ever housemate who stayed for almost nine months inside the Big Brother house.

Personal life

She was born on 6 May 1997 in Manila, Philippines and grew up in Cagayan De Oro City, Philippines. She and her brother were raised by their grandparents, as their father had left their family and their mother worked abroad. She auditioned for Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash 2010, The Voice and Pilipinas Got Talent, but was not successful.^[1]

Career

In 2016, she auditioned for Pinoy Big Brother Lucky Season 7 and was chosen for the Teen Edition. Maymay was the Lucky Teen Housemate chosen by the Celebrity housemates after accomplishing 6 out of 7 lucky tasks to become a fully pledged housemate for the Teen Edition. She entered the house a day after the two Celebrity Housemates, Jinri Park and Nikko Natividad & McCoy DeLeon were announced as the two Lucky Stars finalists.^[1][2]

On Week 19, Maymay was left for another week with Yong Muhajil on the nominations' list for the third Lucky Sun slot. After a week, Maymay won with 57.57% of votes while Yong got 45.43% of votes, making her third teen housemate to be have a spot for the eventual Dream Team Chapter. Throughout the Dream Team, she maintained her "safe" status and avoided the nominations block all throughout until the Big Night. On Day 228 of Week 34, she was proclaimed as among the Lucky 7 Dream Team Finalists to continue on the Finale.

On the evening of March 5, 2017, Entrata ended up in the final two with Kisses where she received 42.71% of votes over Kisses who got 31.27% of public votes, making her the winner of the longest season in the history of Pinoy Big Brother, beating 30 housemates in total.^[2]

On June 2017, she became one of the official cast members of the popular television series La Luna Sangre, with a supporting role as "Apple Toralba".^[3] Her self-titled musical album was also released in June which earned her a Gold Record Award on the first day of its release.^[4][2]

On August 2017, at the MOR Pinoy Music Awards 2017 awards she received the Best Collaboration trophy for the song “Baliw” which she recorded and performed with Edward Barber.^[5][2]

On September 2017, Entrata and Barber, popularly known as "Mayward", played the lead roles for their first film Loving In Tandem that was released on September 13, 2017 nationwide.^[6] Later that year, her album achieved platinum status.^[7][2]

On October 2017, she won the Best Novelty Song Artist of the Year award from Eduk Circle.^[8] A week later, MayWard won the Push Group/Tandem at the PUSH AWARDS, an annual digital media event of ABSCBN held at the ASAP Chillout. Their fans, the MayWards, also captured the Ultimate Fan Award for posting the highest number of tweets among all fan clubs during the seven-week voting period.^[9][2]

MayWard have had concerts in Singapore, Taiwan and Hongkong and were also part of Star Magic Grand Celebration in Singapore together with KathNiel, Piolo Pascual, Maja Salvador and many others.^[10][11][2]

On February 23, 2018, after her debut album under Star Music, Maymay had her first major solo concert which was sold out within 50 minutes prior to release of tickets at the Kia Theater, entitled "The Dream Maymay In Concert" featuring Edward Barber and her other guests such as Enchong Dee and 4th Impact.^[12] Her concert led to a tour titled "The Dream Tour" beginning on April 13, 2018 in Imus Sports Complex, Cavite.^[13][14][2]

On March 23, 2018, she had back-to-back concert appearances. MayWard performed first in 4th Impact Rise Up Concert at Sky Dome and straight away went to Kia Theatre for Maymay's special performance with Maja Salvador at MAJA on Stage Concert.^[15][16][2]

Philanthropy

ELM Tree Foundation, a charity organization founded by Edward Barber, Laura Barber, and Maymay Entrata, was formally launched last December 19, 2017.^[17]

Endorsement

Fresh from Pinoy Big Brother house, Maymay Entrata together with on-screen partner Edward Barber joined McDonald's as endorsers.^[18] They also became one of the newest endorsers for Bench (Philippine clothing brand),^[19] as well as Ariel.^[20] On September 2017, Maymay was appointed as one of Vivo Philippines’ brand ambassadors. On November 2017, she also became the endorser for Broadway Gems (Philippines fashion accessories brand).

Filmography

Discography

Awards and nominations

Concerts and tours

• Special Guest @ BoybandPH first Digital Concert: ABS CBN Compound, May 7, 2017^[25][26]
• Grand album launch for debut album "Maymay": SM Skydome, June 21, 2017^[27][28]
• Singapore Concert Tour : Nexus Auditorium Cuppage Plaza, August 6, 2017^[29][30]
• Special Guest @ Songs for Mama featuring Marlo Mortel : Elements, Centris QC, October 13, 2017^[31]
• Special Guest @ Vice Ganda for All Concert, The Phenomenal Launch : Smart Araneta Coliseum, October 22, 2017^[32]
• Star Magic 25 Grand Celebration in Singapore: Zepp@BigBox, October 29, 2017^[33]
• Taiwan Concert Tour: Ba De Entertainment Center, November 5, 2017^[34]
• The Dream, Maymay in Concert: Kia Theatre, February 23, 2018.
• Special Guest @ 4th Impact Rise Up, SM Skydome, March 23, 2018.
• Special Guest @ MAJA on Stage, Kia Theater, March 23, 2018.
• Hong Kong Concert Tour: Yu Chun Keung Memorial College 2, March 25, 2018.
• Special Guest @ Kakai XV The Dental Diva: 15th Anniversary Concert, Music Museum, April 6, 2018.
• The Dream Tour: Maymay in Concert, Imus Sports Complex, Cavite, April 13, 2018.
• Special Guest @ Edward Barber FanCon, SM Skydome, May 4, 2018.
• Just Love Araw-araw FanMeet @ ABS-CBN Vertis Tent, May 19, 2018.
• ASAP LIVE in HONOLULU @ Neal Blaisdell Arena, June 30, 2018.
• 34th London Barrio Fiesta @ Apps Court Farm, July 21, 2018.
• Triple Treat : Singapore @ Kallang Theater, August 26, 2018.
• The Dream Tour: Maymay in Concert Live in Baguio @ University of Baguio, September 14, 2018.
• The Dream Tour: Maymay in Concert Live in Cebu @ Hoops Dome Arena, Lapu-lapu City, October 19, 2018.

References

Preceded by Miho Nishida and Jimboy Martin	Pinoy Big Brother Big Winner 2017	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Jimboy Martin	Pinoy Big Brother Teens Big Winner 2017	Succeeded by Incumbent