Bailey May
Bailey Thomas Cabello May (born 6 August 2002) is a Filipino-English actor, model, singer, and TV personality of dual Filipino and British citizenship. He was first recognised on the Internet when he posted his videos covering songs of various artists like Sean Kingston and Daniel Padilla. In 2015, he auditioned and successfully entered the 10th year edition of PBB 737 (aka Pinoy Big Brother: 737) aired on ABS-CBN. He eventually won as third runner-up (4th Teen Big Placer).[2] In 2017 he joined the global pop group now united representing the Philippines
Bailey May . | |
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| Born | Bailey Thomas Cabello May 6 August 2002 |
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| Education | Notre Dame High School, Norwich |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Agent | Star Magic (2015–2019) XIX Entertainment (2017–present) |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1] |
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| Genres | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Star Music |
| Associated acts | Now United |
| Website | Bailey May on Instagram |
Early life
May was born in Cebu City, Cebu, the Philippines to a Filipino Cebuana mother, Vanessa Cabello-May, and a British father, Matthew May. He has a younger sister named Maya Luiza. At 4 years old, his family moved to Norwich, England where he stayed until he was 12 years old, although the family would always go back to the Philippines for holidays, vacation, and special family gatherings. He attended Notre Dame High School in Norwich for his elementary education.
When May was 12 years old, he returned permanently to the Philippines when he became an official housemate after auditioning online for Pinoy Big Brother: 737.[3][4]
He also inherited his vocal talent from his parents who were both singers on a cruise ship.
Acting career
May auditioned as a housemate for Pinoy Big Brother: 737 and successfully entered in 2015. He won as third runner-up (4th Teen Big Placer) and has the distinction of being the youngest Big Brother contestant in the whole franchise.[5][6]
His Pinoy Big Brother appearance paved the way for his entrance into Philippine showbiz landing him his first acting stint in the primetime hit On the Wings of Love[7] playing the role of Harry Fausto the younger cousin of Clark Medina played by James Reid and the love interest of Audrey Olivar played by Ylona Garcia.
Music career
In July 2015, May, together with fellow housemate Ylona Garcia, recorded their own version of "Magmahal Muli" (Lit. To Love Again). The next month, he recorded his own version of "Now We're Together" which was originally sung by Khalil Ramos. On 9 August 2015 both songs were released on Spotify. His self-titled debut album was released in November 2015.[8][9]
Now United
Since 2017, he is a member of international pop music group Now United. With Now United May he has made 2 world tours Promo World Tour (2018-2019) and Dreams Come True Tour (2019). The filming of the videos has taken him to South Korea, Mexico, West Hollywood (California), Oregon, India, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo), Las Vegas (Nevada). Now United also has its own show on YouTube with 2 seasons broadcast until 2019, some of the episodes have more than a million visits.
With the 2 world tours he travelled to 2019 countries like United States, Brazil, Philippines, South Korea, Japan, China, Germany, Mexico, Canada, Finland, Russia, Senegal, United Kingdom, India, France, and United Arab Emirates.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Type of Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Maalaala Mo Kaya: Autograph | Daniel Padilla | Cast Episode | ABS-CBN |
| 2016 | We Love OPM: The Celebrity Sing-Offs | Himself (Voice Next Door) | Contestant | |
| 2016 | Myx | Himself | Celebrity VJ | |
| 2015–2016 | On the Wings of Love | Harry Fausto | Extended cast | |
| 2015 | It's Showtime | Himself | Guest/ Performer | |
| 2015–present | ASAP | Himself | Guest/ Performer | |
| 2015 | Trending: Love | Zach Rodriguez | Co-Lead Role | |
| Pinoy Big Brother: 737 | Himself/ Housemate | Constestant |
Discography
Albums
| Album | ||||
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| Year | Album Title | Recording label | Certification | Ref. |
| 2015 | TBA | |||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinoy MYX Countdown | MYX Hit Chart | PHL [10] | |||
| As lead artist | |||||
| Can You Be My Girl | 2016 | 5 | 10 | N/A | Bailey |
| Gusto Kita | 2 | 2 | |||
| Boom Goes My Heart | — | — | |||
| Build Me Up, Buttercup | — | — | |||
| Gotta Win | — | — | |||
| Now We're Together | — | — | |||
| Collaborations | |||||
| Magmahal Muli (with Ylona Garcia) |
2015 | — | — | N/A | Pinoy Big Brother: 737 |
| O Pag-ibig (with Ylona Garcia) |
2016 | 1 | 1 | Himig Handog: P-Pop Love Songs 2016 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Note: Billboard Philippine Hot 100 was first issued on June 12, 2017. | |||||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Film Awards/Critics | Award | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Pinoy Big Brother: 737 | 4th Teen Big Placer | N/A | Finalist |
| Star Cinema Awards | Favorite TV Loveteam with Ylona Garcia | N/A | Nominated | |
| ASAP Pop Viewers' Choice Awards | Pop Teen Heartthrob | N/A | ||
| Pop Teen Loveteam with Ylona Garcia | N/A | |||
| RAWR Awards | Male Breakthrough Artist of the Year | N/A | Won | |
| 29th PMPC Star Awards for Television | Male Celebrity of the Night | N/A | Won | |
| 2016 | Himig Handog PPop Lovesong | MYX Best Music Video with Ylona Garcia | Won | |
| One Music PH's Favorite Interpreter with Ylona Garcia | ||||
| MOR Choice Awards with Ylona Garcia | ||||
| TFC Global Choice Award with Ylona Garcia | ||||
| Push Awards | Push Like Newcomer | N/A | Won | |
| Yes! Magazine | Most Beautiful Stars (Love Team Category) with Ylona Garcia | N/A | Included | |
| 8th PMPC Star Awards for Music | Best New Male Recording Artist of the Year | N/A | Nominated | |
| Song of the Year | ||||
| Dance Album of the Year | Bailey | |||
| 30th PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best New Male TV Personality | On the Wings of Love | Nominated | |
| ASAP Pop Viewers' Choice Awards | Pop Male Hottie | N/A | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Wish 107.9 Awards | Wish Young Artist of the Year | N/A | Nominated |
| 12th Myx Music Awards | Favorite Music Video with Ylona Garcia | Nominated | ||
| Favorite Song with Ylona Garcia | Nominated | |||
| Favorite Myx Celeb VJ with Ylona Garcia | N/A | Nominated | ||
| 48th GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards | Most Promising Male Singer/Performer of the Year | Bailey | Won | |
| MOR Choice Awards | Song of the Year | O Pag-ibig with Ylona Garcia | Won | |
| 30th Awit Awards | Best Pop Recording | Won | ||
| Best Engineered Recording | Nominated | |||
| Song of the Year | Nominated |
References
- "Bailey May". 2019.
- "'Pinoy Big Brother' 3rd, 4th big winners named". Philippine Star. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- "Meet PBB 737's second housemate: Bailey May the Global Gwapito ng UK". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- "PBB 737 Housemate: Bailey May Thomas the 'Global Gwapito of UK'". Zeibiz. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- "PBB:737 Teen Big 4". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- "PBB 737: 4th Teen Big Placer – Bailey May". ABS-CBN Entertainment. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- "Ylona Garcia and Bailey May to Join JaDine in 'On the Wings of Love'". Random Republika. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- "Bailey May's album to be produced by Jamie Rivera". Star Cinema News. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- "Bailey getting excited for Spotify album launch". ENCHOS. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- "BillboardPH Hot 100". Billboard Philippines. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
