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Jam Vhille Fernando Sebastian (20 March 1986 – 4 March 2015), better known as Jam Sebastian, was a Filipino celebrity and one half of real-life couple together with his fiancée called JaMich, who studied at St. Mark's Institute Casimiro Village in Las Piñas City, who gained popularity in the Philippines on YouTube. Paolinne Michelle Liggayu, better known as Mich, was Sebastian's ex-fiancee.
Biography
Jam Sebastian was born at 7:37 PM on 20 March 1986 at the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center to Vilmo Flores Sebastian (born August 28, 1961, Santa Cruz, Manila) and Maria Carmen "Maricar" G. Fernando. His brother Yexel is a toy collector who owns three toy museums in the Philippines.
JaMich
Before JaMich, Sebastian had described his relationship with Paolinne Michelle Liggayu as puppy love. Sebastian had also confirmed during an interview with StarStudio Magazine that they aka "JaMich" have been a couple since 2008.
JaMich became one of YouTube's popular love teams in 2011. By Chance was their first uploaded video which gained more than seven million views with 543,163 accumulated subscribers. The duo joined Twitter in June 2011 and has since acquired over a million followers. After six years, the official engagement of JaMich was announced. It was Liggayu who proposed to Sebastian at the Philippine International Convention Center on May 11, 2014.
Illness and death
On January 2014, Sebastian was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. Jam Sebastian died on March 4, 2015,sixteen days before his 29th birthday. Jam was buried at the Manila Memorial park, Sucat Parañaque.
Filmography
Short-films
| Year | Title | Role | Studio | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | By Chance | Jam | JAMICH TV | based on Strangers, again | |
| Doppleganger | Jam | Horror film | |||
| The Chase | the chaser | Interactive video | |||
| 5 Years From Now | Jam | Ideal Minds Production | |||
| Switch | Jam | ||||
| "TEXT" Story of Best Friends | Ivan | JAMICH TV | a Marcelo Santos III story | ||
| 2012 | My Nerdy Valentine | Earl | JAMICH TV & Ajah Video Production | ||
| Ok Lang Yan | Jam | a film by Yexel Sebastian, from the movies 3 Idiots & Sex is Zero | |||
| Moving Closer | Jam | JAMICH TV | |||
| Love Share Smile | Jam | JAMICH TV & Kimpoi Productions | official entry in Globe Wonderfilm Contest | ||
| THAILAND (Long Distance Relationship) | Jam | JAMICH TV | sponsored by Penshoppe | ||
| Pinky Swear | Jam | ||||
| Picture Perfect (Remake) | Jam | a remake of the 2012 Jubilee Project short-film of the same title | |||
| My Better Half | Jam | ||||
| 2013 | JANINE | Jose | JAMICH TV & Ajah Video Production | ||
| Lovers Quarrel | Jam | JAMICH TV | with Globe Prepaid GoSAKTO | ||
| Pinky Swear 2 | Jam | sequel of Pinky Swear | |||
| The One | Jam | JAMICH TV & Graphity Media Inc. | |||
| Classmates Love Story | Jam | JAMICH TV & Ajah Video Production | |||
| Once Upon A Valentine | Hector | JAMICH TV | by Wattpad author Phia Sakura |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | A Thousand Years | Christina Perri | ||
| Basta Ako | 6cyclemind | feat. JAMICH & Jinri Park | ||
| 2013 | Selfie Song | Davey Langit | feat. JAMICH & Gang | |
| Hay Nako | LJ Manzano | feat. JAMICH, Classmates Love Story Soundtrack |