Billy Crawford

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Billy Joe Ledesma Crawford (born May 16, 1982) is a Filipino-American singer, dancer, songwriter, actor, comedian and TV host.

He is currently a talent of ABS-CBN, appearing as one of the hosts of It's Showtime.

Crawford lived in New York City and Paris for 30 years and spent one year residing in London. He also lived in Los Angeles in 2007. In 2008, he went to Manila to host Pinoy Dream Academy Überture. Crawford was also the host of Miss Earth 2008. He is multilingual; with his first language being Tagalog, his second being English and third in French.

Early life

Billy Joe Ledesma Crawford was born in Manila, Philippines, to a Filipino mother named Mayette Ledesma, and an American father named Jack Crawford. He has two half-brothers. Crawford was discovered at the early age of 3 years, singing at a bowling alley that his mother often visited. He became a series regular on an afternoon GMA Network television show called That's Entertainment under the name Billy Joe. He attended the International Christian Academy in the Philippines until his departure for the US when he was 11 and balanced both his professional acting and his studies. Crawford acted in a few movies before he moved to the United States where he started a music career, performing mostly in the United Kingdom and France, as well as in Asia. His early career started in Dallas, Texas, where he lived and performed his singing and then moved to New York City. During this time, he legally changed his name to Billy Crawford. He first went to Professional Children's School and then to Professional Performing Arts School in New York City with other famous professional children, such as Lee Thompson Young, Mandy Moore and Nina Sky. In 1996, he danced with Michael Jackson onstage when he was 14 years old as one of Michael's back-up dancers at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards.

Billy Crawford (album)

Billy Crawford is the first studio album from Philippine pop and R&B singer, Billy Crawford. The album was released in 1998 (first edition) in France. There are 14 known tracks on the original album.

Track listing

Bonus Tracks:

Singles

Groove (Billy Crawford album)

Groove is the fifth studio album from Philippine Pop and R&B singer Billy Crawford. The album was released on iTunes on May 1st, 2009. It was also made available in physical form in 2009. The new album is a re-working of classic hits from the 1970s to the 1980s.

Track listing