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**Gweneth L. Apuli** (born June 19, 2003) better known as **Gwen**, is a Filipino performer and singer. She is the fourth eldest member, lead vocal & lead rapper of the Filipino girl group BINI.

She entered as a trainee on Star Hunt Academy on 2019.

## Background

Gwen's birth name is Gweneth Apuli. Her father died when she was four years old, her mother and her 4 other boy siblings currently lives in Daraga, Albay where she was also born and raised. She also is rumored to have a boyfriend during her PBB year but decided to focus on her career and dump the guy behind without any explanation.

### Profile

* Gwen's favorite color is Black & Pink
* Gwen’s hobbies are collecting heels and doing make-up.
* Her special talent is modelling.
* Gwen’s favourite SHA subject is singing.
* Her favorite Motto is: *”Life in not about waiting for the storm to pass, but learning to dance in the rain.”*

## Life and Career

### 2002-2018: Early Life

Gwen started to sing when she was 3 years old she continued in singing as she grew up. She has a clear and distinct voice and her parents enrolled her in voice workshops to improve her skills in singing. She is used to in performing on different events that gains her more confidence in singing. She also have a background in modelling, which is evident in her graceful posture, while she have a minimal experience in dancing.

In 2018, she auditioned in Star Hunt Auditions held in Legaspi, Albay. At first she auditioned to be casted on ABS-CBN's reality program Pinoy Big Brother and she became an official housemate.

### 2019-2020: Star Hunt Academy Trainee

After her stint as a housemate in Pinoy Big Brother, Gwen was scouted to become a trainee in Star Hunt Academy. At first she was having doubt if she really want this path, but after few weeks she finally decided to become a trainee. She entered SHA before their official launch in mid 2019. Under SHA, she further develop her skills in singing and enhanced her dancing skills under Filipino voice coaches Kitchy Molina and Anna Graham, and dance coaches Mickey Perz and Matthew Almodovar. She also undergone the intensive Korean training system with the help of *MU Doctor Academy* where she learned the Korean practice and discipline in singing and dancing.

Gwen joined her fellow trainees in performing on various ABS-CBN mall shows and other events around the country. She also appeared in a 2019 National Youth Commission event *FITFIL: Youth Against Drug*, where she was proclaimed as one of Youth Ambassadors. They were also invited to perform at the 2019 Manila Southeast Asian Games thanksgiving celebration.

She continued her training even during the *Extended Community Quarantine* due to COVID-19 pandemic. She was locked in along with her co-trainees inside *Camp Star Hunt* to ensure their safety against the virus.

On October 10, 2020, Gwen is one the last 8 members of Star Hunt Academy Girl Trainees to graduate from the Academy and announced to officially become an idol group.

### 2020-2021: Pre-debut as BINI and Official Debut

On November 2020, Gwen officially became a member of ABS-CBN Entertainment's girl group **BINI** and Pre-debuted with their single *"Da Coconut Nut"*.

On December 4, 2020, Gwen and her co-members in BINI signed an exclusive contract under ABS-CBN Entertainment and Star Magic Philippines, ABS-CBN's talent agency that will officially handle BINI.

In their pre-debut era, she and her fellow BINI members performed their pre-debut single *Da Coconut Nut* and other sing and dance covers in various ABS-CBN Entertainment shows like, *It's Showtime*, *ASAP Natin 'To*, and *Magandang Buhay*.

Their group officially debuted on June 11, 2021 with the release of their debut single Born To Win in a two-part event BINI: The Launch.

## Official Links

 Twitter Account

 Instagram Account

 Tiktok Account

## References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OLcHVT4MuE *Youtube: The BINI Chronicles Part 1* Retrieved April 26, 2021
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLUMjRBN5rw *Youtube: SHA Journey EP.09* Retrieved April 24, 2021
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eRB-glYyqc *Youtube: ABS-CBN Star Hunt* Retrieved April 26, 2021
4. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B0579H0D\_tE/ *Instagram: Star Hunt Academy* Retrieved April 24, 2021
5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo-KA9vvApY *Youtube: Direk Lauren* Retrieved April 26, 2021.
6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLUMjRBN5rw
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://ent.abs-cbn.com/articles-news/star-hunt-academy-set-to-make-more-p-pop-idols-shine-worldwide-12780 *ABS-CBN Entertainment* Retrieved April 24, 2021
8. ↑ https://ent.abs-cbn.com/articles-news/star-hunt-academy-girl-trainees-graduate-set-to-blaze-p-pop-trail-13256 *ABS-CBN Entertainment* Retrieved April 24, 2021
9. ↑ https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2020/11/09/star-hunt-academy-launches-all-girl-pinoy-pop-group-bini/ *Tribune.Net.Ph* Retrieved April 24, 2021
10. ↑ https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/04/20/star-magic-shines-on-what-happened-who-signed-whos-new *ABS-CBN News* April 24, 2021
11. ↑ https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/24/20/polish-and-potential-p-pop-group-bini-wows-with-1st-live-performance-goes-viral *ABS-CBN News* Retrieved April 24, 2021
12. ↑ https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/11/21/get-ready-bloom-bini-is-finally-set-for-debut *ABS-CBN News* Retrieved July 11, 2021