BILLY CRAWFORD. Filipino-American singer Billy Crawford, star of the 2000s thanks to the hit “Trackin'”, climbed to the final of Dancing with the stars, on TF1.
[Mis à jour le 11 novembre 2022 à 19h55] “Keep on trackin’ with me”, sang Billy Crawford in the tube Trackinreleased in 2002. Twenty years later, the Filipino-American singer made his return to France, with a remarkable participation in the twelfth season of Dance with the stars, on TF1. And for good reason, the star of the 2000s rose to the final of the dance competition, during which he faced Carla Lazzari and Stéphane Legar, the two other finalists of the program.
During all these weeks of competition, Billy Crawford impressed both the public and the jury of Dance with the stars, totaling the most points during the pre-final bonus. The opportunity for TF1 viewers to rediscover this artist, so popular in the 2000s.
What happened to Billy Crawford?
Born in Manila in 1982, Billy Crawford was successful in France in the early 2000s, after having been one of the dancers of michael jackson only 14 years old. Thanks to the singles Trackin, When You Think About Me Where Do without you, the artist became known in France and also became the companion of the singer Lorie, who was just as popular at the time.
Since the success of the 2000s, Billy Crawford has relaunched his career in the Philippines, where he released three albums and participated in several films and television shows, then becoming a host for the show Pilipinas got talent on the ABS CBN channel, since 2010. In 2018, Billy Crawford married actress Coleen Garcia, with whom he had a son, Amari, born September 11, 2020. In 2019, the singer and actor unveiled a new album , baptized Work in Progress.
Billy Crawford in Dance with the stars
On Tuesday July 26, 2022, TF1 created a surprise by announcing, on social networks, the first name of the new cast of Dance with the stars : Billy Crawford. For the time being, the identity of his dance partner in the TF1 competition, season 12, is not known. “It’s really a blessing but no lie, I’m super nervous! Thank you to the French public that I love very much! See you soon!”, Writes Billy Crawford on his Instagram account.