Yasmien kurdi biography
Yasmien Kurdi
Yasmien Kurdi is the Second Princess in the very first batch of Starstruck, a reality-based artist-search on Philippines. Even though she fell short on the said contest, she is now considered of one of the most acclaimed singers in Philippine Showbusiness.
Profile
- Name: Yasmien Kurdi (should have been Yasmine but was mispelled by her mother)
- Birth Date: January 25, 1989
- Birth Place: San Juan, Philippines
- Grew Up in: Kuwait
- Religion:Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ)
- Ethnicity: 1/4 French, 1/4 Lebanese, 1/4 Filipino, 1/4 Chinese
Biography
Yasmien Kurdi have been a nameless face in many CMs and magazines prior to Starstruck. In 2003, she auditioned as one of showbusiness Hopefuls in the said artist search. She made it into Final Four but looses to Jennylyn Mercado. Even through the loss, she was offered by the same network with a contract and she was launched months after.
To date, she had acted in many television dramas with 5 movies under her belt. She also had an exclusive recording contract on the same network. Last June of 2005, she released her first album with the carrier single, I Know, topping the charts and even was awarded Song of the Year in 2005 SOP Music Awards.
She is currently acting in Sine Novela Presents: Pati ba Pintig ng Puso? together with JC de vera.
Filmography
Television
- [2003] Click
- [2004] SOP Gigsters
- [2005] Love to love Season 6 - Wish upon a Jar
- [2005] Encantadia
- [2005] Hokus Pokus
- [2006] Now and Forever Season 4 - Tinig (Voice)
- [2007] Pati ba Pintig ng Puso?
Film
- [2004] Aishite Imasu (Mahal kita) 1941
- [2004] So... Happy Together
- [2005] Shake, Rattle & Roll VII
- [2005] Lovestruck
- [2005] Happily Ever After
Discography
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Yasmien Kurdi
Born
January 25, 1989
(age 36)
Occupation
Actress, singer, and model
Years active
2003–2012
2013–2023
Spouse(s)
Rey Soldevilla (m. 2012)
Most notable work
Various
Yasmien Yuson Kurdi-Soldevilla (born on January 25, 1989 in San Juan City, Metro Manila), better known as Yasmien Kurdi, is a Filipino actress, singer and model. She is known for the roles of Sang'gre Mira in the 2005 series Encantadia, Salve Dizon de Leon in the remake of Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita and Shayne Rodrigo in the hit remake Saan Darating Ang Umaga?, a role originally played by Maricel Soriano.
In recent years, Kurdi is known in Rhodora X as Angela Ferrer, which started a trend in her career, then as Dolores Macabuhay in the remake of Yagit and as Ysabel Salvacion in Sa Piling ni Nanay.
Kurdi recently starred as Thea Balagtas-Angeles in the 2018 series Hindi Ko Kayang Iwan Ka, followed by the Justice for Love duology as Alicia Salvacion, its unprecedented success brought the then-largely unknown Kurdi to international attention.
Current appearances include Start-Up PH, the Philippine adaptation of the 2020 Korean series of the same name, and the 2023 series The Missing Husband.
Personal life[]
Yasmien Yuson Kurdi was born on January 25, 1989 in San Juan City, to a Lebanese father, Mohammad Kurdi, and Miriam Ong-Yuson, a Chinese-Filipino who is a member of the Iglesia ni Cristo.
While born in the Philippines, she spent most of her early life in Kuwait because of her father's work there, and was also present along with her family during the events of the Gulf War.
She studied elementary in Jabriya Indian School, then high school in Angelicum College, and graduated magna cum laude with a degree of political science in Arellano University.
By 2012, she is now married to Rey Soldevilla, who is a pilot. In the same year, she gave birth to her first daughter, Ayesha Zara, on November 22.
Two years Filipino singer and actress In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Yuson, the birth surname or paternal family name is Kurdi, and the marital name is Soldevilla. Yasmien Kurdi Kurdi in 2011 Yasmien Yuson Kurdi San Juan, Philippines Rey Soldevilla Jr. Yasmien Yuson Kurdi-Soldevilla (Tagalog:[ˈjasminˈkəɹdi]; born January 25, 1989) is a Filipino actress and singer. She is one of the Final Four in the first season of StarStruck, a reality-based talent search show by GMA Network in the Philippines, where she finished as first runner-up. Kurdi graduated magnacum laude from Arellano University with a degree of Bachelor of Arts in political science. She is currently an exclusive artist of GMA Network. She is known for the roles of Mira in the hit fantasy series Encantadia, Salve Dizon de Leon in the remake of Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita and Shayne Rodrigo in the hit remake Saan Darating ang Umaga?, a role originally played by Maricel Soriano. She was also known in Rhodora X as Angela, Dolores in the hit afternoon drama series Yagit and Ysabel in the hit Sa Piling ni Nanay which extended many times due to high ratings. As a singer, Kurdi released two studio albums. Her first album, In the Name of Love was released in 2006 and attained platinum status while in 2007, her second album, Love Is All I Need, reached gold status. Yasmien Yuson Kurdi was born to a Muslim father, Mohammad Kurdi, and Miriam Ong-Yuson, who is a member of Iglesia ni Cristo. She is of Lebanese and Chinese Filip Yasmien Kurdi
Born
(1989-01-25) January 25, 1989 (age 36)Alma mater Arellano University (BA) Occupations Years active 2003–present Agent Sparkle GMA Artist Center (2003–present) Label GMA Music Spouse Children 2 Early life
Six things you didn't know about Yasmien Kurdi
Yasmien Kurdi started out in showbiz in 2003 as a young and fresh-faced finalist on GMA-7’s reality-based talent show "Starstruck." She finished first runner-up and went on to do numerous film and television projects, and even released her very own music album!
She surprised many when in 2011, at the height of her career, she suddenly left showbiz. The usual speculations went around: Was she pregnant? Was she on her way to becoming a “fallen star” like many young actresses that came before her? Yasmien at the time was no longer around to answer the questions.
But she came back. In 2013, she returned to GMA to do projects like “Indio”, “Anna Karenina” and “Genesis.” Now, her career continues to flourish as she stars in the primetime teleserye, “Rhodora X.”
On “Tunay na Buhay,” the soft-spoken actress and singer finally speaks up. Why did she leave all of a sudden? And now that she’s back, is she the same Yasmien her fans have grown to love?
She spent most of her early years traveling
Yasmien was born in the Philippines to a Lebanese father and Filipino mother.
She spent most of her early years in Kuwait during the Gulf War. Because of this, her family had to move from country to country — she spent years in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. Her family even moved back to the Philippines for three years before heading back to Kuwait when the conflict settled.
Yasmien said her father was strict with her growing up. “Muslim kasi ‘yung dad ko so medyo conservative,” she said.
She moved back to the Philippines at the age of 12, but she hasn’t forgotten her Lebanese roots. In fact, she is fluent in Arabic!
Her childhood dream? To become famous!
Yasmien has always dreamt of being in the limelight. She started singing at a young age of three and joined singing competitions when she