Introduction
Khalil Joseph Nepomuceno Ramos (born January 22, 1996), known professionally as Khalil Ramos, is a Filipino actor and singer. In July 2011, he won second place on Pilipinas Got Talent, a reality talent show in ABS-CBN. He is a recording artist and one of the talents of ABS-CBN's Star Magic. In 2012, he was cast in his first teleserye project, Princess and I, top-billing with Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla and Enrique Gil.
He played the character of Felix Salonga (in his first starring role) in the critically acclaimed coming-of-age film 2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten and is currently playing as Red Hernandez in the television series A Love to Last. He has two upcoming independent films to be released this, the thriller drama Kasunduan and Riding In Tandem.
Personal life
Khalil Ramos was born 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.
Khalil was inspired by his father, who started to train him to be a singer at the age of 5. His talent were influenced by Michael Jackson, David Cook, Journey, and John Lennon. However, his musical taste matured from the influences
by Queen, Aerosmith, and The Beatles while growing up. In 2011 he trained with Jay Glorioso of the UP Diliman College of Music and Juilliard School of Performing Arts.
Discography
Album
| Year | Album Title | Details | Certification | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Khalil Ramos |
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N/A |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Details | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Kung Ako Na Lang Sana | Himself |
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MV appearances
- 2012 DA BEST ANG FEELING Toni Gonzaga
- 2012 PINOY SUMMER, DA BEST FOREVER Sarah Geronimo & Gerald Anderson
- 2012 LUMILIWANAG ANG MUNDO SA KWENTO NG PASKO
Singles
| Year | Track | Artist | Details | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Kung Ako Ba Siya" | Himself |
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| "Now We're Together" | ||||
| "Gusto Kita" | with Daniel Padilla & Enrique Gil |
Covers
Khalil Ramos became popular recently due to his viral cover songs. Most of these covers are courtesy of his guesting in the radio program of Wish FM 107.5 (DWNU) last 2016. Some of these covers include the Iris (Goo Goo Dolls song) which had already reached a million views and counting. Due to his popularity, the radio station took him as a guest again for the second time last January 2017.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Studio | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | She's Dating the Gangster | Lucas Lazaro | Star Cinema & Summit Media | N/A | |
| Shake, Rattle & Roll XV | Gino | Regal Entertainment, Inc. & Regal Multimedia, Inc. |
Part 3: Flight 666 | ||
| 2015 | Kid Kulafu | Eugene | Star Cinema & Ten17 Productions | N/A | |
| 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 | Cinema One Originals 2016 | |||
| Ang Babae sa Septic Tank 2: Forever is Not Enough | Lennon | Quantum Films |
He has already completed filming two independent films set to be released this 2017, the thriller drama Kasunduan co-starring Ejay Falcon and Joey Marquez and the action thriller Riding In Tandem with Jason Abalos.
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Pilipinas Got Talent1 | Himself / Contestant | ABS-CBN | Season 3, Grand Finalist, Runner-up | |
| Gandang Gabi, Vice!2 | Himself | Guest | |||
| 2012 | Sarah G. Live2 | Himself | |||
| 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 | |||
| 2013 | ASAP 182 | Himself | Co-Host, ASAP Boyfriendz | ||
| Wansapanataym: Eye Naku! | Allan | Season 4, Episode 134 | |||
| Maalaala Mo Kaya: Box | Jayson | Season 21, Episode 130 | |||
| Annaliza | Jeric Garcia | Louie's First Love Interest | |||
| 2014 | ASAP 192 | Himself | Co-Host, Performer | ||
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Janus Mark |
Season 21, Episode 158 Season 21, Episode 183 |
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| Wansapanataym: Puppy ko si Papi | Jeff | Season 5, Episode 215 | |||
| 2015 | Pangako Sa'Yo | Jasper Bejerano | Special Participation | ||
| 2017 | A Love to Last | Red Hernandez |
- 1 Khalil Ramos guestings and appearances on Talent & Reality Game Shows
- 2 Khalil Ramos guestings and appearances on Variety & Talk Shows
Accolades
| Year | Award | 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 | ||
| 2013 | 10th Golden Screen TV Awards 2013 | Outstanding Breakthrough Performance by an Actor | Nominated | ||
| Yes! 100 Most Beautiful Stars | 100 Most Beautiful Stars | Himself | Included | ||
| 5th PMPC Star Awards for Music | New Male Recording Artist Of The Year | Khalil Ramos | Nominated | ||
| 26th Awit Awards | Best Performance by a New Male Recording Artist | “Kung Ako Ba Siya” | Nominated |