This American singer loves OPM and the Philippines
Former ‘The Voice’ contestant Ryan Gallagher, who has served as back-up singer to Josh Groban, Lea Salonga and other artists, has been to the country more than 50 times since 2013
Ryan Gallagher is a hunky American singer with an operatic voice who would have become The Voice champion just three years ago had he not been booted out due to an alleged Covid-19 health protocol violation (which he, his lawyer and his then-manager denied).
Gallagher, 35, has been in the Philippines more than 50 times since 2013. He's been visiting and singing around here way before he joined The Voice on NBC in the US. A back-up singer for Josh Groban and other pop superstars not only in their US concerts but also in other parts of the world, he spent his 20s traveling all over the world for such shows.
In 2013, Gallagher was invited by a Pinoy friend in the US to sing at his birthday party in Manila. The singer accepted — and ended up with 15 gigs in the country that year. He has been coming back and forth since then. For instance, in 2015, he acted in a musical directed by Bobby Garcia.
Gallagher may still be here in the Philippines as you read this. After all, it's this country that he has chosen as a venue to promote his single, "Feeling Christmas," which will be a part of a 16-track album he will release in the US sometime next year.
The couple Liza Dino and Ice Seguerra held a media huddle for him at Arromata Cafe in QC about a week ago.
Talking about his The Voice experience, Gallagher hinted at internal conflicts and competition among the show's mentors-judges that led to his being driven out of the competition.
The mentors-judges then were Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton and John Legend. Gallagher was in Clarkson's team of mentees.
Gallagher didn't seem to have many singing engagements in the months after that debacle in The Voice. In December 2020, he posted that he was available for booking. In February 2021, he did an online Valentine concert with a viewing fee. By March 2021, he had stopped using social media accounts. He got back to them in early 2022, announcing that he would do a solo Valentine concert at the Music Museum in Greenhils, San Juan — with Martin Nievera as guest performer.
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