jacob benedicto is a filipino singer and actor born in manila. he first gained recognition when he joined the blind auditions of the voice of the philippines (season 1) on abs-cbn. although none of the judges' chairs turned, jacob dominated social media because of his good looks and soulful voice. the following year, in april 2014, jacob entered the pinoy big brother house as one of the housemates for . dubbed as the "cutie crooner ng paranaque", jacob spent 5 weeks inside the house and was the 4th housemate to be evicted on the 3rd elimination night.