Julie Anne San Jose recently won a Silver Global Sound award at the 2017 International Song Contest: The Global Sound.
The Kapuso singer-actress took second place for her composition “Tidal Wave,” besting international artists that include Lukas Graham, South Korean pop-ballad duo Davichi, and Singaporean singer-songwriter JJ Lin. The global competition began in 2012 with various countries participating to showcase their music and culture. The first-ever Filipina to have bagged an award on the music competition was Sarah Geronimo in 2015 for her song “Kilometro.”