In theater, there are artists who are called “triple threats” because they can sing, they can dance and they can act. By those standards, Tippy Dos Santos could be even more because not only can she do all those things, she can do others — like host — just as well. Tippy, who people might remember from her starring role opposite Sam Concepcion in the movie musical Idobidoobidoo, recently turned 21. She has been in showbiz for a number of years, but was only a toddler when she realized that she had the talent for performing. That talent drove her dream as she grew up. “I have always loved singing,” says Tippy, who would sing at family gatherings where there was always a karaoke or videoke machine nearby. “I remember singing ever since I was three or four years old. It was always entertainment for everyone whenever they’d watch a small little blonde girl singing her heart out to Aegis songs or Tootsie Guevarra,” she says with a laugh. “My love for singing has gotten me in the business and I am happy to be in it.” But Tippy’s first formal showbiz break came only about four or five years ago. “I joined Star Magic and did this show called Idol. It was the musical teleserye of Coco Martin, Sam Milby and Sarah Geronimo.” And yet, after that big break, things didn’t immediately snowball. She appeared in musicals (among them, Seussical, Beauty and the Beast, Children’s Letters to God, The Little Mermaid, Peter Pan Read More …
