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{{Infobox musical artist
|name      = Raymond Manalo <!-- You cannot use a poster/cd cover/magazine cover as main photo for the biography of a living person -->
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|birth_name = Raymond Manaloto Manalo
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|08|01|mf=y}}
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|origin     = [[Angeles City, Philippines|Angeles]], [[Pampanga]], Philippines
|genre      = Pop
|occupation = Singer
|years_active = 2003–present
|instrument = Vocals
|website    = http://www.myspace.com/raymondmanalo
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|background = solo_singer
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'''Raymond Manalo''', (born '''Raymond Manaloto Manalo'''; August 1, 1983 in [[Angeles City, Philippines|Angeles]], [[Pampanga]] [[Philippines]]) is a [[Philippines|Filipino]] singer, and the runner up to [[Rachelle Ann Go]] of the program ''[[Search for a Star]]'' produced by Viva Television and co-produced and broadcast by [[GMA Network]] in 2003 to 2004.

==Early life and career==
Raised in [[Angeles City, Philippines|Angeles]], [[Pampanga]], [[Philippines]], Raymond Manalo was an active choir member in school. His mother is Cynthia Manaloto-Manalo and his father is Orlando De Leon Manalo. He has two siblings Cristine Joy Manalo-Lao, and Edralyn Manalo.

Raymond was a member of Holy Angel Music Club and became its founding president during his high school year at [[Holy Angel University]]. He is a totally self-taught musician.

During his college days, Raymond was granted a scholarship for joining the Angelite Musical Ambassador. He took up [[Financial Accounting]] at [[Holy Angel University]] in Angeles City, where in his in third year college he stopped to join the ''[[Search for a Star]]''.

Before he joined the competition, Raymond was a member of a boy band called DNA, of which [[Erik Santos]] was also a member of the group.

(contracted; show full)[[Category:People from Angeles, Philippines]]
[[Category:Singers from Pampanga]]
[[Category:Participants in Philippine reality television series]]
[[Category:Filipino male singers]]
[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century Filipino singers]]
[[Category:21st-century male singers]]