Daniel John Ford Padilla ( born April 26 , 1995 ) is a Filipino actor and recording artist . Padilla has been labelled as Philippine showbiz 's " Teen King " and " King of Hearts " . He made his television debut with a supporting role in soap opera '' Gimik 2010 '' ( 2010 ) , before landing the lead role in '' Growing Up '' ( 2011 ) . Padilla has starred in the most watch Filipino television programs of the year including '' Princess and I '' ( 2012 – 2013 ) , '' Got to Believe '' ( 2013 – 2014 ) and '' Pangako Sa ' Yo '' ( 2015 – 2016 ) . He made his feature film debut as supporting cast in 2012 before starring in the top 10 highest-grossing Filipino films of the year including '' She 's Dating the Gangster '' ( 2014 ) , '' Crazy Beautiful You '' ( 2015 ) , '' Barcelona : A Love Untold '' ( 2016 ) and '' Ca n't Help Falling in Love '' . Padilla has released three double platinum albums in Philippines including , self-titled mini album '' Daniel Padilla '' ( 2012 ) , '' DJP '' ( 2013 ) , '' I Heart You '' ( 2014 ) , gold record album '' I Feel Good '' ( 2015 ) , and compilation album '' DJ ' Greatest Hits '' ( 2016 ) . He also held headlining concerts including Daniel Live ! ( 2013 ) DOS ( 2014 ) , Most Wanted ( 2015 ) and upcoming concert DJ Classics : Back at the Araneta ( 2017 ) Padilla has earned numerous awards in television , film , and music including FAMAS Award for Best Actor , PMPC Star Award for Movie Actor of the Year , GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards for Box Office King , and Awit Awards . His hit song " Simpleng Tulad Mo " won Myx Music Awards for Favorite Song . In his career , he has received three World Music Awards nominations in 2013 , and became the first Pinoy artist to win Kids ' Choice Awards for Global Slime Star
Myx Music Awards
Myx Music Awards 2015
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