Bailey Thomas Cabello May is a British-Filipino singer, dancer, model, and endorser. After publishing cover song videos of well-known musicians like Sean Kingston and Daniel Padilla, he first gained popularity online. His cover of Kingston’s ‘Beautiful Girls’ went viral right away. He ultimately ended up as a housemate of “Pinoy Big Brother,” the Philippine adaptation of the Big Brother reality game show franchise, during its twelfth overall season. He finished as the fourth Teen Big Placer and third runner-up of the ABS-CBN version. His appearance on the program not only helped him become well-known, but it also helped him land his first part as Harry Faustoin in the wildly popular Philippine romantic comedy television series “On the Wings of Love.” Later, he made appearances in other TV programs such as “Myx” and “Maalaala Mo Kaya: Autograph.” He published his self-titled debut album as a vocalist, which featured songs like “Now We’re Together” and “Gusto Kita.” His joint efforts with fellow Pinoy Big Brother contestant Ylona Garcia included the duet song ‘O Pag-ibig’ for the music competition, ‘Himig Handog,’ which brought in multiple honors for the pair.
Early Childhood & Life
On August 6, 2002, in Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines, Bailey Thomas Cabello May was born. He has a British father named Matthew May and a Filipino Cebuana mother named Vanessa Cabello-May. His parents were both cruise ship singers. Jordan and Maya Luiza, his brother and sister, are siblings. May is a dual citizen of the Philippines and the United Kingdom.
At the age of 4, May moved to Norwich, England, with his family. He made vacation trips to the Philippines. He attended Notre Dame High School in Norwich. At the age of 12, he returned to the Philippines after being accepted into the “Pinoy Big Brother: 737” house through a successful online audition. He played competitive soccer when he was younger.
Career of Bailey May
He entered the entertainment industry by creating cover songs of well-known performers and releasing them online. He created cover versions of songs like “Beautiful Girls” by Jamaican-American reggae fusion artist Sean Kingston and “Night Changes” and “Steal My Girl” by the British-Irish boy band “One Direction.” His initial notoriety came from the ‘Beautiful Girls’ album cover, which went viral in an instant.
He became a contestant on “Pinoy Big Brother: 737” in 2015. It was the second special and the twelfth overall season of “Pinoy Big Brother,” the Philippine equivalent of the “Big Brother” reality game show franchise. May is the youngest participant in the history of the “Big Brother” series. He placed fourth among the Teen Big Placers in the season that aired on ABS-CBN from June 20 to November 8, 2015. He came in third place.
His career in Philippine entertainment was aided by the exposure and fame he received from “Pinoy Big Brother,” which also led to his first acting role in the popular Philippine romantic comedy television series “On the Wings of Love.” His housemate from Pinoy Big Brother, Ylona Garcia, was also debuted in the ABS-CBN television series, which ran from August 10, 2015, to February 26, 2016.
In July 2015, he collaborated with Garcia to record a version of Magmahal Muli. Sam Milby and Say Alonzo, contestants on the first season of ‘Pinoy Big Brother’ (2005), wrote the song and performed the first version. ‘Now We’re Together,’ originally sung by Khalil Ramos, was covered by May in August 2015. Both songs were made available by May on Spotify on August 9, 2015.
On November 11, 2015, he declared that he would release a new album. He collaborated with Jamie Rivera, a Filipino pop singer who served as the album’s chief producer. On November 20, 2015, the album was made available on Spotify. ‘Build Me Up, Buttercup,’ ‘Gotta Win,’ ‘Now We’re Together,’ ‘Can You Be My Girl,’ and ‘Gusto Kita,’ the latter two of which were written by Rivera, were among the songs on the album. ‘Bailey’ earned him the ‘Most Promising Male Singer/Performer of the Year’ honor at the 48th GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards in 2017.
In 2015, he appeared on “ASAP” (All-Star Sunday Afternoon Party), the longest-running Filipino musical variety show on ABS-CBN, and “It’s Showtime,” a Philippine noontime variety program.
In March 2016, he and Garcia co-wrote the song “O Pag-ibig,” which they both recorded. Jack Rufo and Honlani Rabe wrote the music. For the 2016 Himig Handog song contest, May and Garcia performed the song.
O Pag-ibig received the most distinguished awards. One Music Philippines’ Favorite Interpreter Choice Award, TFC Global Choice Award, MYX Best Music Video Choice Award, and MOR Choice Award are a few examples.
He participated in the celebrity team “Voice Next Door” by Richard Poon on the Filipino reality music competition program “We Love OPM: The Celebrity Sing-Offs.” Juan Karlos Labajo and Kyle Echarri were also on the team. In 2016, the program aired on ABS-CBN from May 14 to July 17.
He made an appearance as Daniel Padilla in the second episode of Season 25 of the drama anthology series “Maalaala Mo Kaya,” which aired on January 14, 2017.
In 2017, he joined ‘Now United,’ a global pop music ensemble. There are fourteen singing and dancing artists in the group, which was founded by Simon Fuller and is run by XIX Entertainment. ‘All Day,’ ‘What Are We Waiting For,’ and ‘Who Would Think That Love’ are just a few of the singles on the group’s repertoire, which was formally released in 2018.
He has received numerous honors, including the Push Like Newcomer Award at the 2016 Push Awards, the Male Breakthrough Artist of the Year award at the 2015 RAWR Awards, and the Male Celebrity of the Night award at the 29th PMPC Star Awards for Television.
Individual Life of Bailey May
Bailey Garcia and May are pretty close, and there are rumors that they are dating.
Thomas Ramirez, May’s adopted cousin, is a musician who has produced hits including “Perdoname” and “You Belong to Me.”
The month of May is quite well-liked on social media. He now has more than 15,000 subscribers to his YouTube account. His Instagram account has 1.4 million followers, whilst he has over 1.7K followers on Twitter.
Net Worth of Bailey May
The estimated net worth of Bailey May is around $1 million.