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14 INTER-STATE THE MESSAGE. BRINGING INTO FOCUS FILIPINO PRESENCE IN AUSTRALIA www.kalatas.com.au | Volume 5 Number 2 | November 2014 FROM PERTH WITH LOVE XFactor, from page 13 Pinoy artist in a solo art exhibition grounds dance competitions and supported TPain at a Melbourne concert. The group was formed last January when Jessica and Angel who met at Urbanstar competition got together with Sheralyn, their mutual Facebook friend. Before X Factor, the singers have been performing individually. Sheralyn performed in shows in Melbourne and Sydney, including community charity events. She twice got through the early rounds of Australia Got Talent. Jessica performed on Australia Day in Liverpool, and did well in contests being runner up I Wanna be Famous among others. Angel reached the Grand Final of 2013 Australia Got Talent. Sheralyn said: “I hope to be successful in the music industry. I would love to hear my songs on the radio.” Jessica Jade said: “I wish to be a successful brand and use my success to help the women and refugees in war-torn countries have the same equality as women in developed countries.” Sheralyn’s Filipino heritage is from her mother Miriam, her father Simon is from Australia; while Jessica Jade’s father Jesse is from Bulacan while her mother Boe is from Laos; Angel is of Kiwi background. WA Pinoy artist Reynaldo Padernilla comes of age with his recent Solo Art Exhibition aptly entitled- Metamorphosis. A Fine Arts student from one of the oldest universities in the