Catherine Loria, Grand Champion In The 2008 World Championships Of Performing ArtsCatherine Loria was proclaimed Grand Champion Performer of the World in the 2008 World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) or the Hollywood Olympics. Catherine’s victory made her the third Grand Champion Performer of the World from the Philippines after Jed Madela in 2005 and Aria Clemente in 2007.

Catherine Loria, 13, is from Tiaong, Quezon. She started to sing even when she was just only 2 years old. At an early age of 3, her parents started to join her in amateur singing contests, people just simply fall in love and adore her upon hearing her singing ability.

She was a Grand Finalist in ABS-CBN MTB’s Bulilit Popstar when she was just only 7 years old, grand finalist in Eat Bulaga’s Batang Star, a weekly winner in QTV-11 Popstar Kids, Champion in the Extreme Karaoke Competition in Bantay OCW on NBN 4 hosted by Ms. Susan K, SM Lucena and SM Batangas LoveDuet Daddy’s Treat Grand Champion, and with hundred of trophies and awards from various singing competitions in nearby provinces of Laguna, Quezon, Batangas.

She was also the grand champion in the Kids For Christ National singing competition beating 30 talented kids from across the country which was held in Expo, Clark Philippines in 2004. She even captured the heart of the Mission Society of the Philippines (MSP at 40’s) songwriting contest, when she interpreted Mart Ilagan’s entry ‘Paglilingkod’ and nodded a 2nd runner award given by the juror.

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