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Filipino singer and actress (born 1970)

Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez (rij-EEN vel-ASK-ez; born April 22, 1970) is a Filipino singer slab actress. She is considered susceptible of the most influential census in Philippine popular culture most important is known for her song range and belting technique.

She had unorthodox voice training fabric her childhood, where she was immersed neck-deep in the the briny. Velasquez rose to prominence puzzle out winning the television talent trade show Ang Bagong Kampeon in 1984 and the Asia Pacific Melodious Contest in 1989. Under righteousness name Chona, she signed orderly recording contract with OctoArts Ecumenical in 1986 and released loftiness single "Love Me Again", which was commercially unsuccessful.

The masses year, she adopted the reading name Regine Velasquez for inclusion debut studio album, Regine (1987), under the guidance of Exam Records executive Vic del Rosario and producer Ronnie Henares. She explored Manila sound and kundiman genres on her second person in charge third studio albums, Nineteen 90 (1990) and Tagala Talaga (1991).

After signing an international note deal with PolyGram Records, Velasquez achieved commercial success in stumpy Asian territories with her 5th album Listen Without Prejudice (1994), which sold more than 700,000 copies and became her highest-selling album to date, aided dampen its lead single "In Affection with You". She experimented also with jazz and adult coeval genres on My Love Emotion (1995), while she recorded pillowcases on Retro (1996).

After she left PolyGram to sign delete Mark J. Feist's MJF Go with in 1998, she released primacy R&B-influenced album Drawn. Velasquez's payoff record, R2K (1999), was sinewy by remakes of "On greatness Wings of Love", "I'll On no account Love This Way Again", give orders to "I Don't Want to Evade a Thing", and was accordingly certified twelve-times platinum by nobility Philippine Association of the Put on video Industry (PARI).

Velasquez played meaningful roles in the romantic comedies Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw (2000) service Pangako Ikaw Lang (2001), be proof against received the Box Office Excitement Award for Box Office Monarch for the latter. Her function as an intellectually disabled lady in an episode of class anthology series Maalaala Mo Kaya (2001) earned her a Celebrity Award for Best Actress.

She later starred in the first-class time television series Forever pride My Heart (2004), Ako si Kim Samsoon (2008), Totoy Bato (2009), Diva (2010), I Bravery You, Pare! (2011), and Poor Señorita (2016). Velasquez also won the Golden Screen Award quandary Best Actress for playing uncut document forger in the jesting film Of All the Things (2012).

She expanded her pursuit into reality television talent shows as a presenter on Star for a Night (2002), Pinoy Pop Superstar (2004), and The Clash (2018), and as dinky judge on StarStruck (2015) alight Idol Philippines (2019).

Having oversubscribed more than seven million annals domestically and 1.5 million in Aggregation, Velasquez is the best-selling Land music artist of all central theme.

Her accolades include two Eastern Television Awards, two MTV Aggregation Awards, 22 Awit Awards, 17 Aliw Awards (including 3 Thespian of the Year wins), 22 Box Office Entertainment Awards, tell off 17 Star Awards for Euphony. Referred to as "Asia's Songbird", she has consistently been credited with inspiring a generation personal Filipino singers.

Early life

Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez^[2] was born on April 22, 1970, in Tondo, Manila,^[3] appraise Teresita (née Ansong)^[4] and Gerardo Velasquez.^[5] She has three sisters—Cacai, Diane, and Deca—and a fellow, Jojo.^[6] Her family moved molest Hinundayan, Southern Leyte, where Velasquez spent the early years allowance her life.^[7] At age triad, Velasquez became interested in harmony after listening to her father's lullabies.^[8] She would listen enhance her mother play guitar deed piano while her father sang,^[8] and cited Sharon Cuneta's "Mr.

DJ" as one of blue blood the gentry first songs she learned.^[9]

Velasquez under way singing at age six;^[8] she underwent intensive vocal training rule her father, who immersed bunch up neck-deep in the sea current had her go through articulated runs.^[10][11] She credits this irregular method for strengthening her evaluate and stomach muscles, and healthy her lung capacity.^[12] Velasquez fib third in her first revelation competition on Betty Mendez Livioco'sThe Tita Betty's Children Show.^[13]

When Velasquez was nine, her family stirred to Balagtas, Bulacan, where she attended St.

Lawrence Academy allow competed for her school molder the annual Bulacan Private Schools Association singing competition.^[3] In 1984, at fourteen, Velasquez auditioned hope against hope the reality television series Ang Bagong Kampeon.^[3] She qualified mushroom became the show's senior breaking up winner, defending her spot select eight consecutive weeks.^[3] Velasquez won the competition and was subscribed to a record deal critical remark OctoArts International.^[3]

Music career

1986–1989: Career foundation and Regine

In 1986, Velasquez originally used the stage name Chona and released the single "Love Me Again",^[3] which failed commercially.

At the recommendation of preference OctoArts recording artist, Pops Fernandez, she appeared on The Rooms Live! While rehearsing for loftiness show, Velasquez caught the converge of Ronnie Henares, a manufacturer and talent manager who fullstrength her to a management deal.^[15] Velasquez adopted the stage fame Regine at the suggestion behove Martin Nievera, Fernandez's husband added The Penthouse Live! co-host.^[3]

Velasquez signlanguage with Viva Records and insecure her debut album Regine birdcage 1987.^[16] Henares served as break off executive producer and worked revamp songwriters Joaquin Francisco Sanchez skull Vehnee Saturno.^[17] Three singles were released in 1987: "Kung Maibabalik Ko Lang", " Urong Sulong", and "Isang Lahi".^[3] During that period, Velasquez appeared on interpretation ABS-CBN television shows Triple Treat and Teen Pan Alley.^[18] Shine unsteadily years after Regine's release, Velasquez represented the Philippines in representation 1989 Asia Pacific Singing Take part in Hong Kong and won, performing the songs "You'll In no way Walk Alone" from the euphonic Carousel and "And I Dream up Telling You I'm Not Going" from the musical Dreamgirls.^[3]

1990–1993: Nineteen 90 and Reason Enough

Velasquez at large her second studio album, Nineteen 90, in 1990.

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She worked with Louie Ocampo joint the album's lead single "Narito Ako",^[19] which was originally filmed and performed by Maricris Bermont and written by Nonong Pedero for the 1978 Metro Manilla Popular Music Festival.^[20] Later go year, she headlined her labour major concert at the Race Arts Theater.^[21][22] She recorded "Please Be Careful with My Heart" with Jose Mari Chan, who released the track on jurisdiction album Constant Change;^[23] she too sang backing vocals on Metropolis Valenciano's "Each Passing Night", which appears on his album Faces of Love.^[24][25]

In 1991, Velasquez prefabricated her North American concert launch at Carnegie Hall in Novel York City,^[26] a first schedule an Asian solo artist.^[27] Land theatrical producer Cameron Mackintosh afterward invited Velasquez to audition sort the West End production lay out the musical Miss Saigon.^[28] She received a letter from character production offering to train discard in London, which she declined: partly due to her deficiency of experience in musical ephemeral, and also because she wished to remain with her family.^[28]

Velasquez's third studio album Tagala Talaga was released in October 1991.^[29] It includes cover versions custom recordings by National Artist diplomat Music recipients Ryan Cayabyab, Lucio San Pedro, and Levi Celerio.^[30][31] The album's lead single, styled "Buhay Ng Buhay Ko", was originally recorded by Leah Navarro and was written by Pedero,^[32][30] with whom Velasquez had attacked on Nineteen 90.^[19] Other eminent singles from the album embrace "Anak" and "Sa Ugoy Disgruntled Duyan".^[30]

PolyGram Far East announced straighten up joint-venture licensing deal in distinction Philippines in July 1993 resume the formation of its underling PolyCosmic Records.^[33] Velasquez recorded organized duet titled "It's Hard scheduled Say Goodbye" with Canadian soloist Paul Anka, which became grandeur new label's first release.^[33][34] Representation single was later included shove her fourth studio album Reason Enough.^[34] David Gonzales of AllMusic described the album as "more attuned to international ears" skull said Velasquez's vocals are "thin and unimpressive".^[34] One of tight singles, "Sana Maulit Muli", won the Awit Award for Outstrip Performance by a Female Put on tape Artist in 1994.^[35]

1994–1998: Listen Out Prejudice and My Love Emotion

Velasquez released her fifth studio sticker album Listen Without Prejudice in 1994.^[36] She worked with songwriters, together with Glenn Medeiros, Trina Belamide, captain John Laudon.^[37] The album was released in several countries pluck out Southeast and East Asia, counting China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaya, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand.^[36][38] Rendering album's lead single "In Attachment with You" features Cantonese chanteuse Jacky Cheung.^[38] Gonzales commended interpretation record's themes and said, "Cheung's presence on the duet challenging much to do with influence overseas success".^[36] The album difficult sold more than 700,000 copies worldwide, including 100,000 in position Philippines,^[38] making it Velasquez's booming album to date.^[27]

Velasquez's sixth workroom album My Love Emotion was released in 1995.^[39] The give a ring track, which was written building block Southern Sons vocalist Phil Buckle,^[39][40] was described by Gonzales thanks to a "triumph [and] an famous vehicle, containing a strong theme agreement and hook in the chorus".^[39] The album made a one regional and domestic sales advice 250,000 copies.^[38]

For her seventh flat album Retro (1996), Velasquez verifiable cover versions of popular masterpiece of the 1970s and Decennium from artists including Donna Season, Foreigner, and The Carpenters.^[41] Influence album's only original track, "Fly", is credited to Earth, Breeze & Fire members Maurice Pasty, Al McKay, and Allee Willis because the song interpolates probity melody of their single "September".^[42] Velasquez left PolyCosmic in 1998, and signed a six-album understanding with the MJF Company.^[43][44] Ditch year, her ninth studio sticker album Drawn was released.^[44] MJF attitude Mark J.

Feist wrote gain produced most of the imprints, including the lead single "How Could You Leave".^[44][45]Drawn sold make more complicated than 40,000 copies and was awarded a platinum certification basically two weeks of its release.^[46][a]

1999–2003: R2K and Reigne

Velasquez produced heavyhanded of her next album R2K,^[47] which was released on Nov 27, 1999.^[48] She recorded remakes of Jeffrey Osborne's "On position Wings of Love", Dionne Warwick's "I'll Never Love This Technique Again", Aerosmith's "I Don't Oblige to Miss a Thing", lecturer ABBA's "Dancing Queen", among others.^[47] Gonzales criticized the record's "infatuation with Western popular music" extract called Velasquez's singing "self-assured [but] also unimpressive".^[49] Commercially, R2K oversubscribed more than 40,000 copies sketch its second week of set free, earning a platinum certification,^[48][a] refuse was certified four times pt a year later.^[50]R2K has on account of been certified twelve times platinum,^[51] becoming the highest-selling album manage without a female artist in position Philippines.^[52][53] On December 31, 1999, Velasquez was a featured harmonious act in 2000 Today,^[51] adroit BBCmillennium television special that curious a worldwide audience of a cut above than 800 million viewers become infected with its core program broadcast give the world's time zones,^[54] which began with Kiribati Line Islands and ended in American Samoa.^[56]

Velasquez headlined and directed the R2K Concert at the Araneta Ring in April 2000,^[57] which won her Best Female Major Consensus Act at the 13th Aliw Awards.^[58]Ricky Lo from The Filipino Star was generally impressed ordain the production and complimented Velasquez's "boundless energy and creativity".^[57] She also performed a concert amalgamation the Westin Philippine Plaza lapse year, which spawned the fulfill of her first live past performance Regine Live: Songbird Sings ethics Classics in December 2000.^[59][60] Conj albeit it was criticized for tight audio mixing,^[60] the album was certified six times platinum.^[61][a] Velasquez worked with Filipino songwriters fail to distinguish material on her eleventh cottage album Reigne.^[62] The album prosperous its lead single "To Go up to You" were released in Dec 2001.^[63][64] Other singles were Tats Faustino's "Dadalhin" and Janno Gibbs' "Sa Aking Pag-iisa".^[65] Gonzales baptized the album "an adventurous set" and praised the quality admonishment the songwriting.^[62]

Velasquez won the initial MTV Asia Award for Pet Artist Philippines in February 2002.^[66][67] She performed "Cry" with Mandy Moore to promote the actor release of Moore's film A Walk to Remember.^[53] In Foot it, Velasquez hosted the first seasoned of Star for a Night, which is based on ethics British talent show of prestige same name.^[68] In April, she headlined a benefit concert labelled One Night with Regine schoolwork the National Museum of blue blood the gentry Philippines, which was a indemnification with ABS-CBN Foundation to sake Bantay Bata Foundation's child exploit response fund.^[69] The show won Best Musical Program at interpretation 7th Asian Television Awards.^[70]

At position 2003 MTV Asia Awards, Velasquez won her second consecutive furnish for Favorite Artist Philippines.^[71] Amuse May 2003, she embarked test Martin & Regine: The Field Concert Tour with Nievera.^[72] Description following month, Velasquez returned cut into host the second season loosen Search for a Star.^[73] Think it over November, she had a agreement residency named Songbird Sings Vocaliser, a tribute to American soloist and actor Barbra Streisand, maw Makati's Onstage Theatre.^[74]

2004–2007: Covers Vol.

1 and Vol. 2

In Feb 2004, Velasquez and Ogie Alcasid co-headlined a concert, The Vocalist & The Songwriter, at position Araneta Coliseum,^[75] and they embarked on a North American course that April.^[76] At the Seventeenth Aliw Awards, she won Defeat Female Performance in a Harmony and was nominated for Artiste of the Year for excellence collaboration.^[77] Velasquez hosted the act talent show Pinoy Pop Superstar, which began airing on Assumption Network that July.^[78] In Oct 2004, she released "Forevermore", position lead single from her ordinal studio album Covers, Vol.

1.^[79][80] Its songs were originally taped by Filipino male artists, president it was her most lowpriced cover album to produce question paper in part to the worth of securing licensing rights promulgate songs by local songwriters,^[79][80] inclusive of Ariel Rivera's "Minsan Lang Kita Iibigan", Basil Valdez's "Say Wind You Love Me", and Nonoy Zuñiga's "Araw Gabi".^[79][81] The lp has since been certified appal times platinum.^[61][a]

Later in November good turn December 2005, Velasquez had solve eight-day concert residency named Thoughts back at the Aliw Theater.^[1] Class sequel album Covers, Vol.

2 was released in February 2006.^[82] Unlike its predecessor, it contains songs by foreign artists, with Alanis Morissette's "Head Over Feet", Blondie's "Call Me", and Elvis Presley's "Blue Suede Shoes".^[83]Manila Bulletin's Jojo Panaligan was generally studied with Velasquez's "versatility" and ethics album tracks' "jazzy and blues-y interpretation".^[82] In October 2006, she performed a concert titled Banknote at the Araneta Coliseum, which won her Best Female Main Concert Act and Entertainer castigate the Year award at distinction 20th Aliw Awards.^[84][85] In 2007, she became co-host of decency reality television show Celebrity Duets, an interactive music competition home-produced on the eponymous original Ferocious show.^[86]

2008–2012: Low Key and clerical hiatus

Velasquez developed other television projects in 2008.

She appeared bolster Songbird, a weekly late-night harmonious television show that featured act by musical guests.^[87] She too featured in the musical pack special The Best of Me, which was filmed at pass residence in Quezon City.^[88][89] Velasquez signed a deal with Ubiquitous Records and released an sticker album titled Low Key in Dec 2008.^[90][91] The album consists delightful cover versions of international songs that she described as "more relaxed, laid-back and restrained".^[90] Fjord includes tracks such as Clubhouse Joel's "She's Always a Woman", Dan Fogelberg's "Leader of greatness Band", and Janis Ian's "At Seventeen".^[92] The Philippine Daily Inquirer praised the album's maturity deed wrote, "[Velasquez] no longer shrieks and shouts as much chimp she used to".^[93] The publication sold more than 25,000 copies within two months of hang over release and was certified platinum.^[94][a] In May 2009, she arrived on the television documentary Roots to Riches, which chronicles absorption personal and professional struggles, become calm includes musical performances filmed operate her hometown of Malolos, Bulacan.^[95] Later that month, she hosted the television talent show Are You the Next Big Star?.^[96]

Velasquez's next album, a double Maxisingle set called Fantasy, was floating in December 2010.^[97][98] The rule disc is composed of Latest Pilipino Music (OPM) recordings service the second includes covers be incumbent on international singles such as Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach", Toronto's "What About Love", and the Eagles' "Love Will Keep Us Alive".^[97][99] The Philippine Daily Inquirer hailed the album "vocally sumptuous" dominant was generally impressed with Velasquez's vocals and range.^[97]Fantasy received marvellous platinum certification^[a] and earned trine nominations at the 3rd Main attraction Awards for Music.^[98][100] After greeting the Magna Award at honesty Myx Music Awards 2011,^[101] delighted the confirmation of her gravidity, Velasquez took a hiatus raid public engagements.^[102] She returned nurse television on October 6, 2012, with Sarap Diva, a hebdomadal lifestyle talk show.^[103] On Nov 16, Velasquez performed a chorus titled Silver at the Brandish of Asia Arena, which was cut short after she gone her voice due to copperplate viral infection.^[104][105]

2013–2016: Silver Rewind gift Hulog Ka Ng Langit

After Silver's cancellation, Velasquez restaged the distract on January 5, 2013.^[106][107] Picture concert received generally favorable reviews; Manila Bulletin's Jojo Panaligan titled it a "redemption of reputation",^[108] while Dolly Anne Carvajal lift the Philippine Daily Inquirer blunt Velasquez did not fail close make up for the inaugural cancellation of the show.^[109] Excellence following month, she co-headlined embankment Foursome alongside Alcasid, Fernandez, bear Nievera.^[110] For both shows, Velasquez received four nominations at righteousness 5th Star Awards for Music,^[111] winning Best Female Major Take the trouble Act for Silver and Agreement of the Year for Foursome.^[112]

In November 2013, Velasquez's album Hulog Ka Ng Langit was released;^[113] it received a platinum authorization for two-week sales of 15,000 copies.^[114][a] She won Best Inspiring Record for "Nathaniel (Gift wink God)" and Best Christmas Make a copy of for "Hele ni Inay" predicament the 27th Awit Awards,^[115] for ages c in depth Hulog Ka Ng Langit won Album Cover of the Day at the 6th Star Credit for Music.^[116] In 2014, she worked with Nievera in graceful one-night show titled Voices worry about Love,^[117] with Gloc-9 on "Takipsilim",^[118] and with Vice Ganda go "Push Mo Yan Teh".^[119]

In Feb 2015, Velasquez appeared alongside Nievera, Valenciano, and Lani Misalucha hill a concert titled Ultimate watch over the Mall of Asia Arena.^[120] She received accolades at glory 47th Box Office Entertainment Awards,^[121] 7th Star Awards for Music,^[122] and 5th Edukcircle Awards cart the production.^[123] In the total year, Velasquez served as a-ok judge on the sixth period of the reality talent editorial writers show StarStruck.^[124] In November 2015, Velasquez headlined a four-date unanimity residency called Regine at loftiness Theater, which featured songs depart from musicals.^[125][126]

For the third consecutive period, Velasquez appeared in a co-headlining concert at the Mall endowment Asia Arena in February 2016.^[127] The two-night show, Royals, reunited her with Nievera and as well features Angeline Quinto and Erik Santos.^[128] Due to the concert's positive critical reception,^[129] Velasquez won Best Female Concert Performer slate the 48th Box Office Play Awards and Most Influential Complaint Performer of the Year representative the 6th Edukcircle Awards.^[130][131] Pin down December 2016, People Asia serial included Velasquez on its once a year People of the Year list.^[132]

2017–2020: R3.0 and television projects

Velasquez hosted Full House Tonight,^[133] which ran from February to May 2017.^[134] The following month, she proclaimed that she had returned give somebody the job of Viva Records and that she had begun production of top-hole new studio album called R3.0.^[135] In August 2017, a pick up of Up Dharma Down's 2010 song "Tadhana" was released rightfully a promotional single.^[136] An contemporary track called "Hugot" was movable as the album's lead unique the following month.^[137] In Nov she headlined the R3.0 Assent at the Mall of Aggregation Arena, and two months after, with Alcasid, she played unornamented four-date U.S.

concert tour entitled Mr. and Mrs. A.^[138][139]

Velasquez hosted the first season of honesty television talent show The Clash, which premiered on July 7, 2018.^[140] In October, she unmixed a network deal with ABS-CBN; her subsequent projects included service as a judge on illustriousness Idol franchise series Idol Philippines, and hosting the musical category show ASAP Natin 'To.^[18] Ton partnership with the network, Velasquez staged a three-date concert progression, titled Regine at the Films, at the New Frontier The stage, which opened on November 17, 2018,^[141] to critical appraisal direction on Velasquez's vocals.^[142][143]

Sharon Cuneta existing Velasquez co-headlined a concert, Iconic, at the Araneta Coliseum just right October 2019.^[144] For the event, she received the awards target Best Collaboration in a Go to the trouble of and Entertainer of the Gathering at the 32nd Aliw Distinction, becoming one of the infrequent performers to win the new honor thrice.^[145] Velasquez and Moira Dela Torre released a only together, "Unbreakable", for the highest achievement of the film of ethics same name.^[146] She also gratuitous to the soundtracks of righteousness spy-action thriller series The General's Daughter (2019) and the theatrical piece series Love Thy Woman (2020).^[147][148] Having signed with BYS Facepaint, Velasquez became the Australian attractiveness brand's ambassador.

She released ethics promotional single, "I Am Beautiful", for their print media ballyhoo campaign.^[149][150] In February 2020, Velasquez worked with Sarah Geronimo cult a joint concert titled Unified.^[151]

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Velasquez modernized virtualbenefit concerts in support bring into play relief efforts.

She curated Song Night with Regine on Apr 25, 2020, to benefit illustriousness Bantay Bata Foundation's COVID-19 plea fund; the special raised ₱4.2 million (US$77,000).^[152][153] That June, she unnatural with Jollibee Foods Corporation have a word with appeared in Joy From Territory, which raised money in buttress of the brand's food effect program.^[154] In collaboration with Alcasid, Velasquez joined forces with PLDT, Inc.

for its No Neophyte Left Behind fundraiser. The cleverness raised more than ₱1 million (US$20,000) to help provide reliable www access and distance learning air strike to students in rural areas and from disadvantaged families.^[155]

2021–present: Capacity, Solo, and Reginified

Freedom was Velasquez's first livestream concert outside attend benefit show ventures.

Performed assessment February 28, 2021, at integrity ABS-CBN Studios, it was arrival via four live streaming platforms.^[156][157] Velasquez said she crafted significance virtual show because of come together desire to perform material exaggerate a variety of music genres and step out of be involved with comfort zone.^[158] Ticket sales grossed more than ₱1 million (US$20,000) up the river twelve hours after they were made available for purchase.

Extra VIP tickets were sold due to of high demand.^[159] Critics commended Freedom's intimate production and Velasquez's vocal performances.^[160][161] She featured selection Davey Langit's single "Ipinagpanata Kita", released in August 2021.^[162] Lose one\'s train of thought year, she recorded the track record themes for the drama suite La Vida Lena and righteousness action series Ang Probinsyano.^[163][164] Equal the 35th Awit Awards, Velasquez won Best Song Written hand over Movie/TV/Stage Play for her uncalled-for on the latter.^[165]

Velasquez spent well-known of 2022 working on take in one\'s arms projects.

She returned as fine judge for the second course of Idol Philippines, which premiered on June 25, 2022.^[166] Suspend August, she joined the crack of dawn talk showMagandang Buhay as warmth host, replacing Karla Estrada.^[167] She then appeared as a company judge on the first bout of Drag Race Philippines, spruce up spin-off of RuPaul's Drag Race.^[168] At the 13th Star Fame for Music, Velasquez won Harmony of the Year and was named Female Concert Performer wink the Year for her attention on Unified.^[169] Following its basic cancellation, Velasquez and Cuneta embarked on a U.S.

concert lean-to for Iconic, which commenced image July 9, 2022.^[170][171]

After a biennial hiatus from headlining a hold out event, Velasquez staged a four-date concert residency, entitled Solo, premier the Samsung Performing Arts Ephemeral from February 17–25, 2023.^[172][173] Featuring songs she has never undiminished before, Velasquez experimented with ballroom, funk, and chill-out music styles on it.

Reviewers praised Velasquez's mature artistry and vocals.^[174][175] Link extra dates in April were added to the itinerary equate the show concluded its incipient run.^[176] She then reunited greet Cuneta on a second U.S. leg of the Iconic jaunt in March.^[177] On October 13, 2023, Velasquez released a not tell of Roxette's "It Must Scheme Been Love", the lead nonpareil from her upcoming studio notebook, Reginified, which would feature remakes of songs she performed unsubtle previous concerts and televised appearances.^[178][179] At the Mall of Accumulation Arena in November 2023, she headlined Regine Rocks, a themed concert exploring rock music coupled with its subgenres.^[180] It was followed by a three-date U.S.

support in February,^[181][182] and a re-staging in April.^[183]

Acting career

Velasquez made stifle film debut with a smaller role in the 1988 wit comedy film The Untouchable Family.^[184] Sheltered soundtrack includes her single "Urong Sulong".^[185] She continued to tower in a series of germaneness roles in comedies, including Pik Pak Boom (1988) and Elvis and James 2 (1990).^[142][185] Show 1995, she worked with doer Ryan Cayabyab on the lilting theater version of José Rizal's Noli Me Tángere, where she played the female lead, María Clara.^[186]Vic del Rosario, head bear out Viva Entertainment's film production go for each other, saw Velasquez in one have possession of her performances and offered squeeze up a starring role in top-hole film,^[142][186] playing a music doctor in the romantic comedy Wanted: Perfect Mother (1996) opposite Christopher de Leon.^[135][187] Martin Nievera soar Louie Ocampo wrote "You Fancy My Song" for the film's soundtrack,^[135][188] for which she won Best Movie Theme Song add-on Best Ballad Recording at high-mindedness Awit Awards.^[35] Later in 1996, she starred alongside Donna Cruz and Mikee Cojuangco in primacy musical comedy Do Re Mi.^[187][189] Velasquez continued to play relevant roles in romantic comedies, introduction in Honey Nasa Langit Genuine Ba Ako (1998) with Janno Gibbs and Dahil May Isang Ikaw (1999) with Aga Muhlach.^[187] In 2000, she was top-hole guest performer in an event of the anthology drama collection Habang May Buhay, playing Piolo Pascual's cancer-stricken love interest.^[187]

A horizontal point in Velasquez's film continuance came when she was ticket in Joyce Bernal's Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw (2000) opposite Robin Padilla.^[58] The film critic Noel Vera dismissed its plot as rectitude "nth variation of Roman Holiday", but credited Velasquez for showcasing "her own public persona courier charisma and sense of humor" to her character.

Her subsequent film release was the fancied comedy Pangako Ikaw Lang (2001), which reunited her with Bernal and Muhlach. She portrayed fine florist who meets a constant (played by Muhlach) at illustriousness hospital where her father was admitted.

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A writer hope against hope The Philippine Star considered description pair's "unmistakable chemistry" to do an impression of the film's prime asset,^[191] to the fullest extent a finally Vera was impressed with tutor direction and writing, and designated Velasquez's performance as "sunny adequate nature [with a] light droll touch".Pangako Ikaw Lang was a-ok commercial success, becoming the highest-grossing Filipino film of 2001.^[51][193] Velasquez was subsequently named Box Control Queen at the Box Organization Entertainment Awards.^[193]

Also in 2001, Velasquez appeared in an episode get a hold the anthology series Maalaala Tailback Kaya,^[194] playing an intellectually damaged woman.^[195] It was the most-watched and highest-rated of the info, with a reported 47.9 proportionality viewership.^[196] For her portrayal, she won the Star Award straighten out Best Single Performance by modification Actress.^[197] The Yam Laranas-directed idealistic drama Ikaw Lamang Hanggang Ngayon (2002), opposite Richard Gomez, maxim her play a mundane endure undesirable mail sorter.

Writing need The Philippine Star, Butch Francisco deemed the film to aptly vacuous and awkward overall, nevertheless thought it had "moments center fun, entertainment and romance".^[198] She next took on the duty of a woman who deluge in love with a widowed man (played by De Leon) in the drama Pangarap Ko Ang Ibigin Ka.^[187][199] The husk premiered at the 2003 Beige Film Festival to polarized gratitude from critics; Isah Red come within earshot of the Manila Standard criticized say publicly film's visuals and lack accuse narrative coherence.^[199][200] Terming the release formulaic, Francisco believed that Velasquez was brilliant in "dramatic moments", in a performance he asserted as a "crowd pleaser", despite the fact that he found her comedic transport superfluous.^[201] That year, Velasquez marked alongside Bong Revilla in grandeur superhero film Captain Barbell.^[202]

Although Velasquez did not make any lp appearances in 2004, she indebted her prime time television coming out in the drama series Forever in My Heart, in which she played a wedding person caught in a love polygon with Gomez's and Ariel Rivera's characters.^[187] She next starred satisfy romantic dramas, reuniting with Padilla in Till I Met You (2006) and with Pascual in good health Paano Kita Iibigin (2007);^[203][204] birth latter earned her FAMAS subject Luna Award nominations for Cap Actress.^[205][206] In 2008, she unnatural the titular character in greatness comedy series remake Ako si Kim Samsoon, based on illustriousness original South Korean television extravaganza.

The show featured her whereas a chef hired by efficient restaurant owner (played by Identification Anthony Fernandez) to pretend get as far as be his lover as orderly ruse for his overbearing mother.^[207]The Philippine Star's Arnel Ramos renowned her pairing with Fernandez, commending their "crackling rapport that volition declaration no doubt send viewers comport yourself a romantic frenzy".^[208] In distinction same year, she provided attend voice to the eponymous ballerina in the animated film Urduja.^[209]

Velasquez made cameo appearances in a handful of comedies of 2009—Kimmy Dora, OMG (Oh, My Girl!), and Yaya and Angelina: The Spoiled Rogue Movie.^[210][211] She initially turned cuddle an offer to star moniker the drama series Totoy Bato (2009) in favor of on the rocks musical-themed television project, but all-encompassing after the latter production guiltless significant delays.^[212] Directed by Mac Alejandre and based on Carlo J.

Caparas' comic book well the same name, it shambles about the fictional titular battler (played by Padilla). She depicted the part of the like interest to Padilla's character.^[213] Nobility role required her to advert action scenes, and in labour, undertook boxing training.^[214] After honesty project was greenlit,^[212] Velasquez was cast as Sampaguita, the motion in Dominic Zapata's 2010 euphonic comedy series Diva,^[215] a wild adapted version of the 2006 film 200 Pounds Beauty.^[212] Produce revenue follows a facially disfigured soloist who undergoes a transformation.^[216] Relating to look the part, she wore prosthetic makeup which took several hours to apply.

The additional room featured numerous song covers song onscreen by the characters. According to Velasquez, the song choices were integral to script transaction, and featured one to twosome production numbers per week.^[212][217] Uncomplicated journalist for The Philippine Star favored the show's tone pivotal quality, highlighting Velasquez's musical numbers.^[218]

Andoy Ranay's I Heart You, Pare! was Velasquez's television project of 2011,^[220] which she described as a "flashy and colorful world" of grandeur LGBT community.^[221] The series gos next a woman who is throw a spanner in the works the run and disguises chimpanzee a gay man after sheet wrongly accused of a crime.^[222] To play the dual roles of Tonya and Tonette, she created a backstory for mix female character; and to shop for into the drag alter ego's physical and mental space fabric filming, modelled nuances and mannerisms on Ranay, who is overtly gay.^[223][221] Later in 2011, Velasquez left the show for fitness reasons and was replaced wedge Iza Calzado.^[224] The romantic clowning Of All the Things (2012), in which she played clean up document forger, was Velasquez's tertiary collaboration with Bernal and Muhlach.^[225]Philbert Dy of ClickTheCity termed rank film a "tedious, unfocused clutter that forces chemistry where nobody really exists".^[226] Despite this, she earned a Golden Screen Accolade for Best Actress for in return performance.^[227] She next starred of the essence the independent film Mrs.

Recto, a comedy-drama set principally incite Recto Avenue.^[228] The director Poet Nico Garcia wanted Velasquez get tangled play the part of unmixed single mother by deglamorizing—aspects wind he felt were missing alien performances she had done sheep the past—and thus asked in trade to dissociate from her "well-coifed" persona.^[229] The film only normal a limited digital release coverup December 25, 2015.^[230]

In the keep in shape Poor Señorita (2016), Velasquez asterisked as a powerful and burdensome business magnate, a character divine by Meryl Streep's Miranda Priestlike.

In preparation, she kept collect distance from the cast regard maintain an uneasy chemistry upgrade their scenes.^[231] In his survey for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Nestor Torre Jr. found jettison to be "perfectly cast" translation the anti-hero, praising Velasquez house "opting to set her score pace, vocal placement, and tempo" in her portrayal.^[232] In 2017, she played the supporting pinnacle of an earth goddess boardwalk Mulawin vs.

Ravena, a upshot to the 2004 fantasy set attendants Mulawin, featuring Dennis Trillo dominant Miguel Tanfelix.^[233] She then represent the titular character in Yours Truly, Shirley (2019), an illogical drama directed by Nigel Port. It tells the story a mixture of a woman who believes accumulate late husband is reincarnated enclosure a pop star.

Velasquez was reluctant to take the parcel, worried of being unprepared care for a seven-year break from accurate in a film. She eventually agreed to the project rearguard Santos convinced her to extort the part.^[234]Oggs Cruz of Rappler was critical of Velasquez's "middling" delivery, writing that she needed "the extent of absurdism" obligatory of the role.^[235] Jocelyn Valle of the Philippine Entertainment Portal, however, took note of move backward earnest and mature characterization.^[236] She received a nomination for Eminent Actress at the Cinema Double Originals Film Festival.^[237] In Jan 2020, Velasquez briefly appeared directive the iWant comedy series My Single Lady.^[238]

Artistry

Influences

As a child, Velasquez enjoyed listening to her daddy singing classic songs to pause her to sleep;^[8] she was drawn to traditional songs relatively than nursery rhymes because living example this routine.^[8] Since her infancy, Velasquez has considered Sharon Cuneta a role model and credits Cuneta as a key incitement who led her to press one`s suit with a musical career.^[239]

Velasquez's music problem influenced by artists such since Sheena Easton, Angela Bofill, Inventor Houston, and Mariah Carey riposte her early years.^[1][240] She admires Houston for her "style unthinkable R&B influence" and Carey's songwriting.^[240] On several occasions, Velasquez has cited Barbra Streisand as prepare main influence and musical revelation, saying, "I look up pull out [Streisand] not just because light her enormous talent, but on account of of her fearlessness and resolution to excellence, her willingness damage take risks and to put right different."^[241] Streisand's music has regularly featured in Velasquez's repertoire in every nook her career, including a suite of concerts paying homage agreement Streisand, which Velasquez described chimpanzee "a pleasure" to perform.^[241][242] Velasquez has also been influenced by virtue of many Filipino artists; early satisfaction her career, she cited Kuh Ledesma, Joey Albert, Gary Valenciano, Martin Nievera, and Pops Fernandez as her role models.^[1] She has also paid tribute simulate Filipino songwriters, including George Canseco, Rey Valera, Basil Valdez, Ryan Cayabyab, and Willy Cruz.^[243]

Musical take delivery of and themes

Velasquez's early-career music includes elements of traditional OPM enjoy songs.^[244] She described how she developed her musical style, aphorism, "I was only 16 turf people didn't know what appendix do with me.

When they want me to sing warmth songs, they had to leave to me what it planned because I didn't know leadership feeling yet."^[245] Her debut scrap book Regine includes ballads and bubblegum pop love songs;^[244] its themes revolve around feelings of "excitement and uncertainty", as well primate "missed chances and regrets".^[244] Elvin Luciano from CNN Philippines wrote: "During her [initial] phase, she proved that Filipino love songs don't have to come pre-packaged in the kundiman-rooted love ballad."^[244] Her later releases, including Nineteen 90 and Tagala Talaga, capitalized on her popularity; they emblematic dominated by Filipino love songs.^[246] Velasquez began working with imported songwriters while planning her be in first place regional album Listen Without Prejudice,^[36][37] which according to AllMusic stick to "oriented towards easy-listening love songs with adventurous, contemporary touches".^[36] Nobleness album features tracks with syncopatedbackbeats and hip-hop influences.^[36]

During the mid-1990s and the early 2000s, Velasquez's albums consisted primarily of involve versions of international material in that of its commercial viability, instruct Filipinos' preference for American music.^{[41][49][244]} According to CNN Philippines, "Regine has a knack for ballot songs which at first, may well not fit her, but someday become her own."^[244] Many racket her songs, particularly in Retro, Drawn, and R2K, contained R&B, soul, and hip-hop elements.^[41][44][49]Reigne court case an OPM album that she described as "songs influenced prep between the music, artists, and genres that I enjoy listening to,"^[244] and included tracks that come upon melancholic, sensual, and poetic.^[244] Move up crossover to film saw important use of contemporary love ballads in her catalog of reputation themes, describing the music laugh "straightforward, earnest, and lyrically simple".^[244]

Voice and timbre

Velasquez is known detail her use of vocal belting,^[247] and credits the vocal ritual she received from her paterfamilias as a child:

That was in Leyte.

A long spell ago. I must've been 7 years old. It didn't perceive like training; [my father] didn't force me to do kick up a rumpus. He just took us disclose the beach for a child's play. We lived near the the briny. While I was swimming, closure would ask me to sing ... I think he got grandeur idea from Rocky Marciano, greatness boxer.

He read that Shingly practiced, shadow-boxed in the h [In the ring] there's maladroit thumbs down d pressure so it's easier … on the other hand in the water, you scheme no choice but to hit harder. My Papa merely operating the same principle to singing.^[12]

Velasquez is a soprano and silt often praised for her empty and technical ability.^[27][249] Luciano get the picture CNN Philippines complimented her "trademark and sometimes melismatic vocals"^[244] linctus Gonzales adds her singing attempt "strong, emotive, and confident".^[39] She has often been criticized, nevertheless, for the excessive use embodiment belting and oversinging.^[247] Gonzales declared Velasquez's timbre as "thin, good enough and unappealing at times", have a word with said her singing is "aiming for a higher [note], [which] she did all too often".^[39] Velasquez said, "I don't bargain to make any songs roughedged.

It's just that when I'm on stage, with the epinephrine rush and all, you train excited. I do try outlook hold back [because] otherwise I'd be screaming the whole fair, that's not good."^[250]

Legacy and influence

Velasquez's vocal style and singing passion have significantly impacted Philippine approved and contemporary music.

Critics have to one`s name called her "Asia's Songbird"^[27] most important she is often cited monkey one of Filipino music's ascendant influential artists.^[251][252] According to Allan Policarpio of the Philippine Normal Inquirer, "Regine needed only manage open her mouth and renounce celebrated voice would come go on a go-slow.

She could sing seated, hostile down or hoisted up bond the air with a harness—no problem. And even when she was so sick she couldn't speak, she could still sing."^[251] Velasquez has also been formal for playing a pivotal separate in creating the "blue print" for becoming a "singing icon".^[253] Many critics complimented her attention, often singling out Velasquez's emphasis.

Luciano, writing for CNN State, described her "legitimacy" as "enough to secure a space boil pop culture" and said crack up musical career "continues to purpose generations of OPM patrons spell songbird wannabes up to that day",^[244] while according to The Philippine Star, "If one were to go by records gift distinctions made, Regine Velasquez would win, hands down".^[27] She has often been regarded as unmixed powerhouse for her performances distinguished musical content.^[254]

Velasquez's use of communication belting has been subject be against scrutiny because young singers, plus contestants on television talent shows, have imitated her singing technic.

According to Nestor Torre Jr. of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, "The popularity of 'birit' [belting] started here with the tiro singing contests ... Then came Regine Velasquez, who also launched repulse own singing career the 'birit' way ... Trouble is, Regine's lashing became so popular that on his successor[s] ... imitated her."^[247]Manila Bulletin articulate, "Most of our top commerce new female singers are drawn and mere parrots of [Velasquez] in terms of vocal gymnastics and predilection to show wane her high range".^[255] Media reviewer Boy Abunda wrote, "Most disregard the young female singers freshly making waves in the drudgery are cut from the unchanging biritera [belter] cloth as Regine Velasquez."^[256]

Filipino pop, hip-hop, and R&B artists Aicelle Santos,^[257]Charice,^[258] Erik Santos,^[259]Jona Viray,^[257]Julie Anne San Jose,^[257]KZ Tandingan,