Mau Marcelo during her performance on Philippine Idol
Background information
Birth name
Maureen Flores Marcelo
Born
(1980-05-13) May 13, 1980 (age 44)
Origin
Lucena City, Quezon Province, Luzon, Philippines
Genres
Soul, R&B
Years active
2003[1]–2014, 2018–present
Labels
Sony BMG
Musical artist
Maureen "Mau" Flores Marcelo (born May 13, 1980)[2] is a Filipina soul singer and composer who rose to prominence as the first winner of Philippine Idol in 2006. She was dubbed as the "Soul Idol" and "The Black Belter" at the competition for her R&B-style vocals. She was also called "Philippines' Diamond Diva" after her much-applauded performance of "Diamonds Are Forever" by Shirley Bassey during the Movie and Musical Theme Week.[3]
For a time, she went by the stage name Samantha Brown, based on her father's surname.[4]
She was also the Philippine representative to Asian Idol, which was held on December 15 and 16, 2007 in Jakarta, Indonesia.[5]
^Starting from her participation in "Star For A Night".
^Mau Does Some Soul Searching Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Philippine Idol website features section
^The 1st 'Philippine Idol': Mau is it![permanent dead link] Manila Bulletin, December 12, 2007 (accessed November 4, 2007)
^Pangarap ni Mau, mababaw Archived 2007-01-26 at the Wayback Machine Abante Tonite, December 12, 2006 (accessed October 31, 2007)
^Part of "Kristine, mahal na mahal ni Diether" Archived 2017-07-01 at the Wayback Machine Abante Online, August 23, 2007 (accessed November 4, 2007)
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