Jimmy Marquez, 2nd runner-up in ABS CBN’s Star in a Million season 2 and Viva Records’ latest singing champion, lived up to all expectations when he bagged the Silver Prize at the 2006 Asia New Singer Competition at The 9th Shanghai Asia Music Festival. The competition was held at the studios of the Shanghai Broadcasting Corporation. Jimmy was awarded a glass trophy and US$1000 in cash.

The promising soul balladeer performed two songs composed for him by ace songwriter and music producer Vehnee Saturno. Jimmy sang Today and Minsa’y Naging Bahagi. The latter is one of the cuts in his first CD release, which is also titled Jimmy Marquez.