For those who were able to watch Pilipinas Got Talent last night over at ABS-CBN, one auditonee might have made a lasting impression on you – probably due to his good looks or his singing talent or both. The guy is Markki Stroem (also spelled “Strøm”). I bet you’re wondering what the goodlooking fellow is doing in that show, right? He probably just needs his 15 minutes of fame in ABS-CBN to jumpstart his singing career in the Philippines.

Markki’s full name is Marcello Angelo Ledesma Stroem. He is 22 years old and was born to a Filipina mother and a Norwegian father. Markki is into writing songs and playing the piano. He went to an international school in Manila but finished his college education in Switzerland.

In 2006, he auditioned for the now defunct Philippine Idol and made it through the Theater Round (equivalent to American Idol’s Hollywood Week). However, he had to leave the show abruptly due to his parents’ decision to send him to the Glion Institute of Higher Education in Switzerland to finish his education. He returned to showbiz last year by way of the the Bench Body show during the Philippine Fashion Week (pic above) where he modeled skin tight aubergine skivvies. At present, he is one of the artists of Cornerstone Talent Management Center which also manages the careers of Sam Milby and Richard Poon.