Blessed good looks and possessing an amicable personality, Guji Lorenzana is a great singer, writer, and radio jock. Another edge that this aspiring actor has over his batch mates in Star Magic Batch 16 is that he was able to enter the preliminary auditions of American Idol back in 2003, in which season Fantasia Barrino won. His experience may have been short-lived but it was nonetheless enriching. He even shared that contrary to popular belief, he found Simon Cowell the nicest among the three AI judges. “He gives you good advice eh. He really tries to help the contestant,” the 26-year-old actor revealed. Guji recalled his own encounter with Simon when he performed in front of them. “He told me, ‘You have what it takes to make it, you just don’t have the American idol appeal,’” Guji related. “In 2003, I was about 200 lbs. I was so big so I’m assuming, ‘yung reason [for losing my chance to go up further in the contest was] physically I don’t carry myself well.” Eventually, he went to the Philippines and resolved to give the local entertainment industry a shot. But he had to “shape up” first before he proceeded with his plan. Initially, he cut the rice for two months and he immediately lost 30 lbs. He then started hitting the gym to lose more of the excess pounds. Today, Guji is 152 lbs and tries to maintain his leaner physique. Guji is one of the lead stars of the afternoon program, Precious Hearts Presents: Bud Brothers, playing the leading man of actress Roxanne Guinoo. Apart from this, he also sings on ASAP ‘09 and was the understudy of Christian Bautista in the musical West Side Story. He has also released a couple of albums. He confessed that he sometimes thinks of giving American Idol another try. “I think about it sometimes. I think of maybe going back [to the US] and trying it. I’m not closing my doors. The thing is there is a rule there that if you release a record or if you had a record deal or if you’re a semi-professional lang, it’s a breach of contract [for American Idol],” he explained.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Guji Lorenzana recounts his encounter with Simon Cowell
Blessed good looks and possessing an amicable personality, Guji Lorenzana is a great singer, writer, and radio jock. Another edge that this aspiring actor has over his batch mates in Star Magic Batch 16 is that he was able to enter the preliminary auditions of American Idol back in 2003, in which season Fantasia Barrino won. His experience may have been short-lived but it was nonetheless enriching. He even shared that contrary to popular belief, he found Simon Cowell the nicest among the three AI judges. “He gives you good advice eh. He really tries to help the contestant,” the 26-year-old actor revealed. Guji recalled his own encounter with Simon when he performed in front of them. “He told me, ‘You have what it takes to make it, you just don’t have the American idol appeal,’” Guji related. “In 2003, I was about 200 lbs. I was so big so I’m assuming, ‘yung reason [for losing my chance to go up further in the contest was] physically I don’t carry myself well.” Eventually, he went to the Philippines and resolved to give the local entertainment industry a shot. But he had to “shape up” first before he proceeded with his plan. Initially, he cut the rice for two months and he immediately lost 30 lbs. He then started hitting the gym to lose more of the excess pounds. Today, Guji is 152 lbs and tries to maintain his leaner physique. Guji is one of the lead stars of the afternoon program, Precious Hearts Presents: Bud Brothers, playing the leading man of actress Roxanne Guinoo. Apart from this, he also sings on ASAP ‘09 and was the understudy of Christian Bautista in the musical West Side Story. He has also released a couple of albums. He confessed that he sometimes thinks of giving American Idol another try. “I think about it sometimes. I think of maybe going back [to the US] and trying it. I’m not closing my doors. The thing is there is a rule there that if you release a record or if you had a record deal or if you’re a semi-professional lang, it’s a breach of contract [for American Idol],” he explained.
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