Sophia Montecarlo

Sophia Montecarlo
Birth name	Swirtty Mae Nibley
Also known as	Sophia/ Swirtty
Origin	Manila, Philippines
Genres	Pop, Latin, Alternative
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Star Records (2004-2005) Vocal Sync (2011-2012)
Associated acts	Zsa Zsa Padilla, Rhap Salazar, Jed Madela, Bryan Termulo, Ahron Villena
Website	Official Website

Swirtty Mae Nibley, better known by her screen name Sophia Montecarlo. Sophia used to be a contestant on the reality television show Born Diva.

Early life

Swirtty was born in Malate, Manila to Aladino and Melinda Nibley and lived most of her life in Quezon City.^[1] Swirtty Mae's father was such a big fan of Vilma Santos that he named his daughter after the star mayor's son Luis Manzano (also known as Lucky Manzano), Nibley was baptized Swirtty Mae Nibley. Swirtty/Sophia's dad must have been totally star-struck that he trained his daughter to sing, starting at age 3. During her childhood, Nibley performed at Manila Hotel, Manila Pavilion and Holiday Inn Manila. While at Trinity High School, she was a Rotary Club Member. Nibley graduated from Trinity High School in 2003. Sophia is of mixed cultural background, half Filipino, quarter Japanese, Irish, Spanish, and American descent. The 6th Grandfinalist of Born Diva TV series,^[2] said she could sing as many as 20 songs every day when she reached her teens, Little wonder Swirtty, a Mass Communication major in Trinity University of Asia, was a runaway winner when she sang the lungbusting Halik by Aegis.

Personal Life & Career

Personal Life

She started singing at the age of 3
Has a whistle register (only heard in rare recordings and outtakes)
She auditioned for Star Circle Quest, Star in a Million and The X Factor Philippines
She was voted off in Born Diva on the third round even she got the Highest votes on text and internet.
3 days Champion in Magandang Tanghali Bayan Bidaoke
Goddaughter of Jograd Dela Torre & Aga Muhlach
Sophia, Kontin Roque and Ahron Villena attended and graduated from the same school on March 2010 Trinity University of Asia School in Quezon City, a middle cometency university, with fellow actors Megan Young, Alfred Navarro, Che Tolentino, Charles Christianson, Bryan Termulo, Kris Bernal. Sugar Mercado, Erich Gonzales, Alvin Aragon, Eslove Briones, Shey Bustamante, Joe Vargas and Marco Aytona

Born Diva performances

Audition - September 21, 2004. Sophia sang Love Takes Time by Mariah Carey, and Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin by Lani Misalucha.
Born Diva's group performance - Zsa Zsa Padilla sang with Sophia Montecarlo and Leila Vargas and they chose the song Luha by Aegis
Sophia Montecarlo and Zsa Zsa Padilla's duet Unleashed the Diva.

Week #	Song Choice	Original Artist	Result
Top 16	Halik	Aegis	Safe
Top 8	Reason to go on	Sophia Montecarlo	Safe
Top 7	Love Takes Time	Mariah Carey	Safe
Top 6	Objection (Tango)	Shakira	Eliminated
Grand Final	The Journey	Lea Salonga	Guest

Discography

Album

Born Diva (Born Divas album)

Reason To Go On By: Vehnee Saturno
Released:
December 20, 2005 (U.S.)

Single release

Find Me - Single

Find Me By: Jonbudz Rocio
Released:
June 1, 2011 (U.S.)

	"Sophia Montecarlo" A sample of the "Find Me" bridge and the last chorus of the songs ending.
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World Championship of Performing Arts

In 2010^[3] Sophia was chosen as one of the representatives of the Philippine Team for the World Championship of Performing Arts (WCOPA),^[4] where she competed for the senior division. Her awards are as follows:

SILVER - Female Vocal Contemporary - 18-24
SILVER - Female Vocal Latin - 18-24
SILVER - Female Vocal Open - 18-24
BRONZE - Female Vocal Rock - 18-24

Charity work

In December 2011, Nibley performed with De La Salle University students and donated the pledge money they collected to The Benefit of Sendong survivors.

Awards

2000 – Manila News Star Ang Sandigan Ng Bayan : The Outstanding Performer of the Year
2004 - Dazzling Diva of ABS-CBN Born Diva
2009 - Studio 23 Myx Why Men Love Whisper : Top 3 Best Photo story for the month of April & Top 2 grandfinalist
2010 - WCOPA (World Championships of Performing Arts) Medalist
2010 - Featured Global Pinoy on The Filipino Channel of ABS CBN
2010 - Filipino-American Vocal Arts Online Music : Best Rock Solo Vocalist
2013 - 50th Founding Anniversary Trinity University of Asia : Special Citation
2014 - 10th Anniversary Fright Town - Portland, Oregon : Special Citation

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
1997	Birit Baby	Swirtty Mae Nibley	GMA Network
1999-2000	CU@E ETV 39	Santina	People's Television Network
2004	MTV Supahstar	Swirtty Mae Nibley	MTV Philippines
2004	All Star K!	Swirtty Mae Nibley	ABS-CBN
2004	Born Diva	Sophia Montecarlo	ABS-CBN
2004	Breakfast (TV series)	Sophia Montecarlo	Studio 23
2004	Homeboy (TV show)	Sophia Montecarlo	ABS-CBN
2004	Magandang Tanghali Bayan	Sophia Montecarlo	ABS-CBN
2005	Chowtime Na!	Sophia Montecarlo	IBC
2005	Wowowee	Sophia Montecarlo	ABS-CBN
2004-2005	ASAP Mania	Sophia Montecarlo	ABS-CBN
2010	Walang Tulugan with the Master Showman	Swirtty Mae Nibley	GMA Network
2011	Why Men Love Whisper	Swirtty Mae Nibley	MYX
2011	The Filipino Channel	Swirtty Mae Nibley	ABS-CBN
2012	Wil Time Bigtime	Swirtty Mae Nibley	TV5 Philippines

Movies

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2015	Homecoming	Club Girl	Paul Kampf	The first film under the Kampf-Radar partnership is “Homecoming,” a dark comedy written by Sarah Hehman and Christi Sperry.
2015	Zombie Day Apocalypse	Fleeing citizen	George C. Romero	Zombie Day Apocalypse, to be held on Labor Day during the 2015 Portland Film Festival, which will take place September 1st-7th. will attempt to set a new Guinness Book of World Records for “most extras in a short film.

References

Note: All citations to magazine articles lead to a website where scans of these magazines can be viewed

↑ ManilaBulletin.com Retrieved on 2004-10-12.
↑ ManilaBulletin.com Retrieved on 2011-06-10.
↑ Flippish.com Retrieved on 2010-08-20.
↑ Filipinoamericanvocalarts.com Retrieved on 2011-01-14.

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