welcome to THE 27th superskillz
A PROUD PARTNERSHIP WITH MYX GLOBAL
Your favourite Filipino-Canadian student talent showcase has made its way to Edmonton and can also be viewed from the comfort of your own home.
PROGRAMME
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No matter how deep your hugots go, we can’t deny that a good love song is what gets a Filipino going. At least, that’s the case for Azalea and Kaitlin, who are here to sing their favorite karaoke song! As they do their rendition of Alicia Keys’ ‘If I Ain’t Got You’, they hope to swoon everyone into their lover era this summer!
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The PhilSA Cultural Dance Group is bringing a slice of the Philippines to SUPERSKILLZ with their lively rendition of Tinikling, one of the country's most famous traditional dances. Get ready to be wowed as these students skillfully jump and weave through clapping bamboo poles, mimicking the quick movements of birds escaping traps in the rice fields. It’s a fun, high-energy performance that not only showcases their talent but also shares a piece of Filipino culture. Don’t miss out on this vibrant and exciting act!
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Ate/Kuya Award
Bunso Award
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PATAWA by Moirawr will consist of a series of mini performances such as singing, acting, dancing, and hosting. There will be heartfelt renditions of Moira Dela Torre songs, scenes from phenomenal Filipino loveteam movies, and energetic dance number from rising P-pop stars. All of these segments will be hosted by a dynamic duo impersonators. Want to know how will we fit all of these in 7 minutes?
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HIMALAYA is a 23-year-old Filipina-Canadian singer-songwriter based in Edmonton, Alberta. She makes her way to the music scene with her angelic vocals (like Jhené Aiko) and catchy hooks on her tracks like “RELAPSE”— her debut single which was released on August 21, 2021 and “WKM,” a collaboration with a local artist has already reached 71,000 hits collectively on Spotify alone and counting from different countries like Canada, Philippines, United States, Malaysia, Taiwan and Indonesia. As a versatile artist who sings in both English and Filipino language, she aims to explore different genres like RNB, Pop, Hip-hop, Rap, Country, Folk, and OPM through collaborations and experimentations. Songwriting opened up a lot of opportunities for HIMALAYA to express a variety of ideas, self-discovery and overcome challenges in her life. People related more to HIMALAYA’s music and story as most of her works are based on real-life experiences through journaling— literally from “Pain” to “Power”. She continues to inspire and empower her fans to STAND UP for yourself, OWN your story and BE TRULY FREE.
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RGX is a Kpop dance cover group with members who have different backgrounds but a mutual love for kpop, performing in local stages and competing in dance competitions in Alberta.
Recently, they’ve been trying to diversify their repertoire - delving into global music, such as Jpop and Ppop.
Three of the members have helped out and performed at Filipino Fiesta 2 years in a row. Performing with local hiphop dance group named Kreamsicle. They also had the opportunity to perform as the opening act for SB19’s concert that was held here in our City of Edmonton.
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Excellence in Events
Excellence in Marketing
Excellence in Outreach -
Headliner provided by Myx
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TÉA G
HEADLINER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MYX
21 year old Pop and R&B artist Téa G (Tee-ah Gee) from Edmonton, Alberta has a voice beyond her years. Her ability to match the vocal stunts of icons like Ariana Grande and Beyoncé has gone viral, garnering millions of views and over 242,000 fans on TikTok since she began posting during the pandemic. In 2019, her debut single “Say” hit over 550,000 streams on Spotify and was chosen to be on their curated playlist “New Music Friday Philippines.”(690,000+ Followers) Following the release of her first single, this Filipino-Canadian philanthropist was invited to represent Canada at Asia’s premier entertainment conference: Music Matters Live by All That Matters in Singapore.
Téa G had opportunities to perform for the Taste Of Edmonton Festival, JUNOfest Showcase, Breakout West, and opened for Grammy Award Winner Carrie Underwood and multi-platinum recording artist and JUNO Nominee Tyler Shaw for the Stampede City Sessions. Tea G continues to pursue her passion in creating more new music, is planning to release an EP, and wishes to perform outside of Canada in 2024.
azalea & kaitlyn
Azalea and Kaitlin are the VP Finance and one of the Co-Presidents of the Filipino McMaster Student Association’s 2023-24 executive team. Through a fateful moment of jokes and trying not to break embassy rules, (fret not, no rules were broken) bloomed a fun and melodic friendship between the two throughout, and beyond, their executive careers in FMSA.
philsa
The PhilSA Cultural Dance Group is bringing a slice of the Philippines to SUPERSKILLZ with their lively rendition of Tinikling, one of the country's most famous traditional dances. Get ready to be wowed as these students skillfully jump and weave through clapping bamboo poles, mimicking the quick movements of birds escaping traps in the rice fields. It’s a fun, high-energy performance that not only showcases their talent but also shares a piece of Filipino culture. Don’t miss out on this vibrant and exciting act!
moirawr
This band consists of carefully selected talented entertainers hailing from the beautiful island of Montréal. They are fun, versatile, fierce, exquisite and one-of-a-kind! This elite group can execute multiple genres such as horror, comedy, romance - you name it, they have it! So brace yourselves FILCASA, the world ... the universe rather - because "Moirawr" will take your breath away!
rgx
RGX is a Kpop dance cover group with members who have different backgrounds but a mutual love for kpop, performing in local stages and competing in dance competitions in Alberta.
Recently, they’ve been trying to diversify their repertoire - delving into global music, such as Jpop and Ppop.
Three of the members have helped out and performed at Filipino Fiesta 2 years in a row. Performing with local hiphop dance group named Kreamsicle. They also had the opportunity to perform as the opening act for SB19’s concert that was held here in our City of Edmonton.
himalaya
“Malaya” is the Tagalog (Filipino) word for “free or freedom”. HIMALAYA is a 23-year-old Filipina-Canadian singer-songwriter based in Edmonton, Alberta. She makes her way to the music scene with her angelic vocals (like Jhené Aiko) and catchy hooks on her tracks like “RELAPSE” - her debut single which was released on August 21, 2021 and “WKM” a collaboration with a local artist that has reached 71,000 hits collective on Spotify alone and counting from different countries like Canada, the Philippines, the United States, Malaysia, Taiwan and Indonesia.
As a versatile artist who sings in both English and Filipino language, she aims to explore different genres like RNB, pop, hip-hop, rap, country, folk, and OPM through collaborations and experimentations.
Songwriting has opened up a lot of opportunities for HIMALAYA to express a variety of ideas, self-discovery and overcome challenges in her life.
superskillz is a showcase of talent from filipino student associations across canada — all under one roof.
Superskillz was established by FILMET (previously FCAR) and FSAY (formerly YUOSA, York United Oriental Student Association) back in 1997. It was created to promote and entertain the university, college and club scene with the best Southeast Asian talents around the Greater Toronto Area and surrounding areas. Superskillz is a non-profit organization that is aimed at promoting the music and the performing arts industry.
In its early years, Superskillz was hosted at The Underground, located in York University's First Student Centre. In 2001, the location has changed but not the face, and in 2002, the event was hosted at The Opera House, in downtown Toronto.
Today, Superskillz is widely known as the annual talent showcase it's always been, and strives to uphold its legacy by promoting and showcasing various talents and skills, including modern and traditional/folk pieces, prepared by Filipino student organizations across Canada.