Khalil Ramos

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Nepomuceno and the surname or paternal family name is Ramos.

Khalil Joseph Nepomuceno Ramos (Tagalog: [kɐˈlil ˈɾamos]; born January 22, 1996) is a Filipino actor and singer. He is currently an exclusive actor of GMA Network.

Khalil Ramos
Ramos in 2014.
Born	Khalil Joseph Nepomuceno Ramos (1996-01-22) January 22, 1996 (age 28) Parañaque, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Occupations	Singer Actor Dancer Model Musician
Years active	2011–present
Agents	Star Magic (2011–2020)[1] ASAP Artists (2012–2020)[2] Sparkle GMA Artist Center (2020–present)[3]
Musical career
Genres	OPM Pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Star Music (2012–2020)[4]
Website	Khalil Ramos on Instagram

In July 2011, Ramos won second place on Pilipinas Got Talent, a reality talent show in ABS-CBN^[5][6] and became a recording artist under Star Magic.^[1][4] In 2012, he was cast in his first teleserye project, Princess and I, top-billing with Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla and Enrique Gil.^[7]

From 2013 to 2016, he appeared in supporting roles in a string of films such as She's Dating the Gangster, Kid Kulafu, A Second Chance, Honor Thy Father and Everything About Her. His first starring role came as Felix Salonga in the 2016 critically acclaimed coming-of-age film 2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten. He has since been cast in recurring roles the drama A Love to Last (2017) and fantasy series La Luna Sangre (2017–18).

He also starred in indie films such as Riding in Tandem opposite Jason Abalos, released in select cinemas in the Philippines from October 13–19, 2017. It was announced that he was cast in thriller drama Kasunduan which also stars Joey Marquez, Joem Bascon and Ejay Falcon, set to be released in 2018.

He transferred to GMA Network's talent agency, Sparkle GMA Artist Center, in 2020 after 9 years with Star Magic.^[3]

Personal life

Khalil Joseph Nepomuceno Ramos was born on January 22, 1996, in Parañaque City, Philippines, to parents Lito Ramos and Tessa Nepomuceno, who are entrepreneurs. As of 2011, he was in his third year at Colegio San Agustin-Makati.^[8][9]

Ramos was inspired by his father, who started to train him to be a singer at the age of 5. His talent was influenced by Michael Jackson, David Cook, Journey, and John Lennon. However, his musical taste matured from the influences of Queen, Aerosmith, and The Beatles while growing up. ^[10] In 2011, he trained with Jay Glorioso of the UP Diliman College of Music and the Juilliard School of Performing Arts.^[9]

He is currently in a relationship with actress Gabbi Garcia since 2017.^[11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Studio	Notes	Ref.
2014	She's Dating the Gangster	Lucas Lazaro	Star Cinema Summit Media	—	[12]
	Shake, Rattle & Roll XV	Gino	Regal Entertainment, Inc. Regal Multimedia, Inc.	Part 3: Flight 666	[13]
2015	Kid Kulafu	Eugene	Star Cinema Ten17P	—	[14][non-primary source needed][15]
	A Second Chance	Noel	Star Cinema
	Honor Thy Father	Emil	Reality Entertainment
2016	Everything About Her	Jared	Star Cinema
	The Achy Breaky Hearts	Keith
	2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten	Felix Salonga	Star Cinema Cinema One Originals
	Ang Babae sa Septic Tank 2: ForeverisNotEnough	Lennon	Quantum Films
2017	Riding in Tandem	Jonard	produced by Cinebro and distributed by Star Cinema		[16]
2018	Liway	Karl		competing entry in the 2018 Cinemalaya Film Festival	[17]
2019	The Ghosting		Reality Entertainment
	Dead Kids	Paolo Gabriel	Globe Studios Pelikula Red Netflix
	LSS (Last Song Syndrome)	Zack	Globe Studios Dokimos Media Studios, Inc. Ben&Ben	Lead role	[18]
2022	Resbak	Richard	produced by Cignal	shown in the Tokyo International Filmfest	[19]
2023	As If It’s True	James		[20]
2023	GomBurZa	Jose Rizal
2024	Fuchsia Libre	Patron			[21]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2011	Pilipinas Got Talent1	Himself	ABS-CBN	Season 3 Contestant / Grand Finalist and Runner-up	[22]
	Gandang Gabi, Vice!2			Guest
2012	Sarah G. Live2
	Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 41			Performer / B.F.F. at the Big Night
	The X Factor Philippines1			Musical Guest
	Princess and I	Martin Nikolas "Kiko" Salamat		Mikay's Best Friend	[23]
2012–2020	ASAP	Himself		Co-host / Performer, member of ASAP Boyfriendz	[2]
2013	Wansapanataym: Eye Naku!	Allan		Season 4, Episode 134
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Box	Jayson		Season 21, Episode 130
	Annaliza	Jeric Garcia		Supporting role / Louie's first love interest
2014	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Santan	Janus		Season 21, Episode 158
	Wansapanataym: Puppy ko si Papi	Jeff		Season 5, Episode 215	[24]
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Stars	Mark		Season 21, Episode 183
2015	Pangako Sa 'Yo	Jasper Bejerano		Special Participation
2017	A Love to Last	Red Hernandez
2017–2018	La Luna Sangre	Lemuel Ruiz		Guest (later became a supporting character)
2017	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Tubuhan	Noven Belleza
2018	Bagani			Guest role
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Singsing	Aldrin
2020	Make It with You	Atty. Stephen "Sputnik" Perez
2020–2023	All-Out Sundays	Himself	GMA Network	Performer
2021	Love vs Stars	Gali	Cignal Entertainment
	Regal Studio Presents: One Million Comments, Magjo-jowa na Ako!	Prince Matt	GMA Network
	Stories from the Heart: Love On Air	Joseph / DJ Jojo		Lead cast
2022	Love You Stranger	Ben Mallari
2023	Maria Clara at Ibarra	Basilio		Supporting Cast
	Simula sa Gitna		Amazon Prime Video	Main role
2024	It's Showtime	Himself	Kapamilya Channel A2Z All TV GMA Network GTV	Guest / Performer

• ¹ Khalil Ramos guestings and appearances on Talent & Reality Game Shows
• ² Khalil Ramos guestings and appearances on Variety & Talk Shows

Discography

Album

Year	Album Title	Details	Certification	Ref.
2012	Khalil Ramos	Released date: August 2012 Label: Star Records	—	[25][26][27]

Singles

Year	Track	Details	Ref.
2012	"Kung Ako Ba Siya"	Album: Love Songs from Princess and I Related work: Princess and I Released date: June 15, 2012 Label: Star Records
	"Now We're Together"
	"Gusto Kita" (with Daniel Padilla and Enrique Gil)

Music videos

Year	Title	Details	Ref.
2012	"Kung Ako Na Lang Sana"	Album: Khalil Ramos Label: Star Records	[28]

Music video appearances

Year	Title	Performer	Director	Ref.
2012	"Pinoy Summer, Da Best Forever"	Sarah Geronimo feat. Gerald Anderson	Paolo Ramos	[29]
	"Da Best ang Feeling"	Toni Gonzaga	Peewee Azarcon Gonzales	[30]
	"Lumiliwanag ang Mundo sa Kwento ng Pasko"	Various artists	Paolo Ramos Peewee Azarcon Gonzales	[31]
2019	"Pagtingin"	Ben&Ben	Jorel Lising	[32]
	"Araw-Araw"		Quark Henares	[33]

Covers

Ramos became popular due to his viral cover songs. Most of these covers were courtesy of his guesting on the radio program The Roadshow on Wish 107.5 in 2016. Some of these covers include "Iris" (originally by Goo Goo Dolls). Due to his popularity, he guested again on the radio station for the second time in January 2017. In September 2019, Ramos, together with partner Gabbi Garcia, performed their rendition of "Pagtingin" by Ben&Ben.

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Production Company	Venue	Notes	Ref
2023	Tick, Tick... BOOM!	Jon	9 Works Theatrical	RCBC Plaza	alternating with Jef Flores	[34]

Accolades

Year	Award-giving Body	Category	Notable Works	Result	Ref.
2011	Google Philippines	Top 10 Newsmakers	Himself	Top 4
2012	26th PMPC Star Awards for TV	Best New Male TV Personality		Nominated
	4th FMTM awards for TV Entertainment Sec.	Rookie of the Year	Princess and I	Nominated	[35][36]
2013	10th Golden Screen TV Awards	Outstanding Breakthrough Performance by an Actor		Nominated	[37]
	Yes! 100 Most Beautiful Stars	100 Most Beautiful Stars	Himself	Included	[38]
	5th PMPC Star Awards for Music	New Male Recording Artist of the Year	Khalil Ramos	Nominated	[39]
	26th Awit Awards	Best Performance by a New Male Recording Artist	"Kung Ako Ba Siya"	Nominated
2016	12th Cinema One Originals Film Festival	Best Actor	2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten	Nominated	[40]
2017	40th Gawad Urian Awards			Nominated	[41]
2019	Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino 3		LSS (Last Song Syndrome)	Nominated	[42]
2023	38th PMPC Star Awards for Movies	Best Supporting Actor	Resbak	Nominated	[43]

References

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42. "'LSS' bagged the most awards during the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino 2019 ceremony". Philippine Daily Inquirer. September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
43. "A complete list of nominees for the 38th Star Awards for Movies". PEP.ph. Retrieved July 17, 2023.

External links

• Khalil Ramos on Star Magic
• Khalil Ramos on Star Records
• Khalil Ramos on ASAP Artists
• Khalil Ramos on Instagram
• Khalil Ramos at IMDb

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Happy Feet	Pilipinas Got Talent Runner-up 2011 (season 3)	Succeeded by Frankendal Fadroa