Fil-Canadian Boy Now a Recording Artist
/From being a finalist on reality show "The Next Star," Filipino-Canadian Darren Espanto is now a recording artist, reports ABS-CBN News. His first single is a Jackson 5 cover "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)". It was recently released on iTunes and his music video can now be seen on YTV.com. Espanto said he didn't expect this to happen since he didn't win the competition. But the recording industry had other plans. He was flown back to Toronto to record five songs.