Regine Velasquez

Asia's Songbird Ms. Regine Velasquez has a blooming career. After winning the Bagong Kampeon during the 80's, Regine's career never stopped from soaring.

RINGTONES
Dadalhin
Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw
Pangako
Tanging Mahal
To Reach You

CREDITS

AWARDS
Rank 14 - FHM 100 Sexiest Women of the World 2003
Manila Filmfest 2003
- Best Theme Song, Pangarap Ko Ang Ibigin Ka
MTV Asia Awards 2003
- Best Philippine Artist
Star Awards for TV 2002 (October 12, 2002 • UP Theater)
- Best Single Performance by an Actress in a Dramatic Role for Lobo, Maalaala Mo Kaya
- Nomination for Best Female TV Show Host
Aliw Awards 2002 - Best Concert Act
Rank 7- FHM 100 Sexiest Women of the World 2002
Box Office Award
MTV Asia Awards 2002
- Favourite Artist Philippines
Rank 4 - FHM 100 Sexiest Women of the World 2001
Awit Awards 2001
- Best Duet (Habang May Buhay with Jaya)
- Best Performance by a Female
- Best Ballad (Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw)
- Best Movie Theme Song (Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw)
- Best Song of the Year (Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw)

MUSIC
Pangarap Ko Ang Ibigin Ka (OST) -- 2003
Star for A Night Album -- 2003
Regine Velasquez Greatest Hits -- 2002
Wow Must Have This Music (Emotion) -- 2002
Sing Along With Regine (Videoke) -- 2002
Acoustic Divas (Pangako) -- 2002
MTV Fantastic Divas (On The Wings Of Love, It Doesn't Get Better Than This) -- 2002
Reigne -- 2001
Pangako... Ikaw Lang (OST) -- 2001
Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw (OST) -- 2000
LIVE: Songbird Sings The Classic -- 2000
Unsolo -- 2000
R2K -- 1999
Drawn -- 1998
Very Special -- 1998
Love Was Born On Christmas Day -- 1996
Retro -- 1996
My Love Emotion (Asian Release) -- 1995
My Love Emotion (Philippines Release) -- 1995
Listen Without Prejudice -- 1994
Special Collector's Edition -- 1994
Reason Enough -- 1993
Talaga Talaga -- 1991
Nineteen '90 -- 1990
Regine -- 1987

MTVs
Pangarap Ko Ang Ibigin Ka -- 2003
Sa Aking Pag-Iisa -- 2002
Hanggang Ngayon duet with Ogie Alcasid -- 2002
To Reach You
Pangako
Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw
For The Love Of You
Fallin'
One Love
Lost Without Your Love
On the Wings of Love
In Your Eyes
You've Made Me Stronger
I Just Don't Wanna Be Lonely
In Love With You duet with Jacky Cheung
It's Hard To Say Goodbye duet with Paul Anka

MOVIES
Captain Barbel -- with Ogie Alcasid & Bong Revilla
Pangarap Ko Ang Ibigin Ka -- with Christopher de Leon (June 2003)
Ikaw Lamang, Hanggang Ngayon -- with Richard Gomez (Feb. 13, 2002)
Pangako... Ikaw Lang -- with Aga Mulach (2001)
Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw -- with Robin Padilla (2000)
Dahil May Isang Ikaw -- with Aga Mulach
Wanted: Perfect Mother -- with Christopher de Leon
Honey, Nasa Langit Na Ba Ako -- with Janno Gibbs
Do, Re, Mi -- with Donna Cruz & Mikee Cojuangco

TV
Search for a Star, GMA 7 - host (Saturdays, 6pm)
Star for a Night, IBC 13 - host (Saturdays, 8pm)
S.O.P., GMA 7 -- host (Sundays, 12nn)
Star Myx, Studio 23 - (September 19, 2002)
Myx Live, Studio 23 - (September 8, 2002)
MTV Pilipinas 2002 - (Dadalhin)
MTV Asia Awards 2002 (duet with Mandy Moore) - February 2, 2002, Singapore

LIVE SHOWS

The Songbird and the Songwriter
-- March 2004 • Araneta Colesium
Songbird Sings Streisand
-- November/December 2003
Martin & Regine in Concert
-- May 9 & 10, 2003 (Friday/Saturday, 8:00pm) • Araneta Colesium
Ogie Alcasid: OA sa Puso feat. Regine Velasquez
-- February 21/22, 2003 (Friday/Saturday, 8:00pm) • OnStage Greenbelt
Songbird Sings LeGrand
-- February 14, 2003 (Friday, 8:00pm) • PICC

Ogie Alcasid: OA sa Hits feat. Freestyle, Side A, Regine Velasquez
-- October 4, 2002 (Friday, 8:00pm) • Araneta Colesium
One Night with Regine Velasquez - National Museum
-- April 26, 2002 (Friday)
Two for the Knight - Araneta Colesium, Quezon City
-- February 14/15, 2002 (Thursday/Friday, 8:00pm)
Flying High -- Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles
-- September 9, 2001 (Sunday, 7:00pm)
Flying High -- Cow Palace, San Francisco
-- September 15, 2001 (Saturday, 8:00pm)
Regine at Antipolo -- Ynares Colesium, Antipolo City
R2K -- Araneta Colesium

LYRICS
• Dadalhin
• I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
• I Just Don't Want To Be Lonely
• Ikaw
• In Your Eyes
• Isang Lahi
• Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw
• Muli
• Pangako
• Sa Aking Pag-Iisa
• Tanging Mahal
• To Reach You
• Tuwing Umuulan
• You Are My Song

RELATED SITES
UnOfficial Regine Velasquez Website -- http://www.reginevelasquez.net
http://www.regineconcert.com
http://members.tripod.com/musikbird
http://members.tripod.com/musicbird/images
http://members.tripod.com/insidebuzz
http://www.angelfire.com/music4/regine-v
http://www.regine-v.cjb.net

Pangarap Ko Ang Ibigin Ka (OST)
Artists: Regine Velasquez with Christopher de Leon, Dingdong Dantes, Zebedee Zuñiga.
Executive Producer: Vic del Rosario Jr. and Vincent del Rosario
Distributor: Viva Records Corp.
Tracks:

1. Pangarap Ko Ang Ibigin Ka
2. Hinahanap-Hanap Kita
3. Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You
4. Harana
5. All My Life feat. Zebedee Zuñiga
6. Tayong Dalawa
7. Kaligayahan Natin feat. Tribe of Levi
8. Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You feat. Boyet de Leon
9. Pangarap Ko Ang Ibigin Ka (acoustic version)
10. Harana feat. Dingdong Dantes
11. Can't Take My Eyes (Yo Te Quiero)
12. Pangarap Ko Ang Ibigin Ka feat. with Ogie Alcasid

Star For A Night
Artists: Regine Velasquez with Star For A Night Grand Finalists.
Executive Producer: Vic del Rosario Jr. and Vincent del Rosario
Distributor: Viva Records Corp.
Tracks:

1. Better Days - Maureen Marcelo
2. Vision of Love -- Mailyn Yu
3. Habang May Buhay -- Angeline Quinto
4. You Are My Song -- Jason Velasquez
5. Ngayon At Kailanman -- Mark Bautista
6. Ngayon -- Florie Mae Lucido
7. Cry -- Angelie Mae Flores
8. Fallin' -- Roxanne Castro
9. Never Ever Say Goodbye -- Carlo San Jose
10. Emotions -- Musica Cristobal
11. To Love You More -- Sarah Geronimo
12. Pangarap Na Bituin -- Regine Velasquez

Regine Velasquez Greatest Hits
Artists: Regine Velasquez with Ogie Alcasid.
Executive Producer: Vic del Rosario Jr. and Vincent del Rosario
Associate Producer: Teddy del Rosario
Distributor: Viva Records Corp.
Tracks:

1. Sa Aking Pag-Iisa (Remix)
2. Ikaw
3. Fallin'
4. Pangako
5. Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw
6. One Love
7. To Reach You
8. Hanggang Ngayon (duet with Ogie Alcasid)
9. You Are My Song
10. In Your Eyes
11. Lost Without Your Love
12. Dadalhin
13. For The Love Of You
14. How Could You Leave
15. On The Wings Of Love

Sing Along With Regine (Videoke)
Artists: Regine Velasquez.
Executive Producer: Vic del Rosario Jr. and Vincent G. del Rosario
Associate Producer: Brent Fernandez
Distributor: Viva Records Corp.
Tracks:

1. You Are My Song
2. Pangako
3. Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw
4. Ikaw
5. Narito Ako
6. Sana Maulit Muli
7. Dadalhin
8. To Reach You
9. Tanging Mahal
10. Isang Lahi
11. On The Wings Of Love
12. Bluer Than Blue
13. In Your Eyes
14. Kung Maibabalik Ko Lang

Reigne
Artists: Regine Velasquez.
Producer: Regine Velasquez
Executive Producer: Vic del Rosario Jr. & Vincent G. del Rosario III
Distributor: Viva Records Corp.
Tracks:
1. To Reach You : Ringtone
2. This Time
3. Nasa Puso
4. Dadalhin : Ringtone
5. Love on the Airwaves
6. Free Spirits
7. Long For Him
8. Sa Aking Pag-iisa
9. Perry's Will
10. I Know
11. My Destiny
12. Bukas Sana
13. Nang Makita Ka
14. Let You Be
15. Could It Be
16. What You Are To Me
17. Tayong Dalawa
18. Sandcastle

LIVE: Songbird Sings The Classic
(Viva Records, 2000)
**Westin Philippine Plaza, October 6, 2000

1. Songbird
2. You Will Be My Music
3. Mancini Medley (Moonriver, Two For The Road, Moment To Moment)
4. Autumn Leaves
5. Tuwing Umuulan
6. Basil Valdez Medley (Ngayon At Kailanman, Iduyan Mo, Kailan, Hanggang Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan, Kastilyong Buhangin)
7. Sometime Somewhere
8. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
9. If You Go Away
10. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life
11. (I Wanna) Run To You
12. With You I'm Born Again (With Gerard Salonga)
13. Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw : Ringtone
14. Barry Manilow Medley (Could It Be Magic, Weekend In New England, Even Now, If I Should Love Again)
15. Somewhere

UNSOLO
(PolyEast Records, 2000)

1. In Love With You (With Jacky Cheung)
2. Forever (With Martin Nievera)
3. Please Be Careful With My Heart (With Jose Mari Chan)
4. Dance With Me (With Mommy V.)
5. Langit (With Wency Cornejo)
6. Perfect (With The Tux)
7. The Closer I Get To You (With Norman Brown)
8. It's Hard To Say Goodbye (With Paul Anka)
9. More Than Words Can Say (With David Hasselhoff)
10. I Can't Help It (With Remus Choy)
11. Slip Away (With Gary Valenciano)
12. Touched By Your Love (With Martin Nievera)
13. Magkasuyo Buong Gabi (With Janno Gibbs)
14. Perfect Year (With Gary Valenciano)

VERY SPECIAL
(Polygram, 1998)

1. Follow The Sun (5:03)
2. Sana Maulit Muli (4:25)
3. You Were There (4:31)
4. Reason Enough (3:54)
5. The Way Love's Meant To Be (4:24)
6. I Just Don't Want To Be Lonely (4:11)
7. What Kind Of Fool Am I (4:18)
8. You've Made Me Stronger (4:10)
9. Bluer Than Blue (3:03)
10. Babalikang Muli (4:31)
11. Learning From Love (3:56)
12. My Love Emotion (5:39)
13. Shake Your Groove Thing (5:27)
14. Zoom (4:50)

MY LOVE EMOTION (Asian Release)
(Polycosmic, 1995)

1. My Love Emotion (5:39)
2. You've Made Me Stronger (4:10)
3. Learning From Love (3:58)
4. Send Me Someone To Love (3:50)
5. Wait And See (5:41)
6. Fast (3:50)
7. My Sweet Home (5:35)
8. Perfect (With The Tux) - (3:33)
9. Days Like These (3:46)
10. Can't Stop Thinking About Love (5:23)
11. Goodbye (4:00)
12. Just One More Time

BIO

Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez was born in Manila, Philippines on April 22,1970, the first child of Teresita and Gerry Velasquez. Early in her life, it was apparent that she is destined for singing. With her loving parents blessing, Regine joined various singing competitions in provinces around the country. They had moved to Leyte where she was trained by her father in the sea of Henundayan, Southern Leyte. She actually was submerged into the water up to her neck, which strengthened her voice. As the years went on, Regine continued to reap in the rewards of her talent. Highlights of her early career include winning 67 out of a possible 200 national and local contests. "Basta alam ko lang, gusto kong kumanta. And that's how it started, nagjo-join lang ako ng mga amateur singing contests. Most of the time I would lose, so hindi ko alam na magaling ako," she recalls.

Determined to succeed, Regine entered the famous Bagong Kampeon competition, which was an acknowledged stepping-stone for numerous performer's careers. She swept through the challengers, leaving the judges in awe with her qualifying song "Saan Ako Nagkamali." However it was her extraordinary performance of the song "In Your Eyes" which clinched the grand prize. This was definitely her first big break. "My family has been behind me all the way. They're the reason why I did this, because I wanted to help my family. We were very poor and I wanted to help them out," she says.

Impressed by her showing in the Bagong Kampeon, Octo Arts International signed Regz to a recording contract. Unfortunately her debut single was not a smash hit. Another interesting turn in her up-and-coming career was her guest appearance in the show called "Penthouse Live." It was in that show in which she was first given the name Regine (before that she had gone by her childhood nick Chona) and a dude named Ronnie Henares met her and offered to be her manager. She joined forces with him and her career started, eventually releasing her highly praised debut album "Regine" in 1987. She also did the club scene and performed in various TV shows and guested in concerts. 

The years 1989-1990 turned to be the most exciting time in her blossoming career. Hong Kong was the setting for the Asia-Pacific Singing Contest, which turned out to be Regine's biggest triumph. She made the Philippines and her growing legion of devoted fans proud when she won the grand prize. Her winning songs were "You'll Never Walk Alone" and "And I'm Telling You." "You see, I was scared at first of going there to compete. I felt I wasn't that good. Beside, it's like I've gotten tired of competing. All my life that was what I did. I was tired of the pressure," she reminisces. She also performed on her first major solo concert in which the appreciative audience gave her a standing ovation, after the second song! "You want everything to be as close to perfect, if not perfect, the closest you can get to being perfect," she says.

Eventually, her star shone brighter year after year. Regine became an International star and released three multi-platinum albums in Asia. She performed with famous Asian singers in concerts all over the continent. She toured various countries, captivating jam-packed crowds with her performances. She was really a crowd favorite, in large part to her charm and endearing personality. "I work hard at what I do. I try to do better all the time," she says. 

Regine's marketable personality led to several endorsement deals; companies like KFC and Wendy's made her an official spokesperson. She had also crossed over beyond the recording studio to the silver screen. Her notable acting ability landed her roles in several feature films. In the start she nearly gave up acting and just focused on singing. "Talagang I didn't like it 'cause hindi talaga ako marunong umarte. So for the longest time, I stopped. I concentrated on my singing. Sabi ko, I'm not yet confident enough to do another movie," says Regine. Eventually she got over it and resumed her acting career. "Hindi ko akalain na isang araw, I would be able to sing the theme song of my own movie," she adds.

The year 2000 saw Regine at the top of her career. She kicked it off with an awesome rendition of the Millennium song, broadcast worldwide on January 31st to help usher in the year 2000. "I didn't think it was such a big deal until I was there," she says. Regine also became the Concert Queen by selling out her R2K concert on back-to-back nights. That concert also won an award as the best concert of the year. "Sinakyan talaga namin ang Millennium," she declares. Summer of 2000 was supposed to be Regine's first solo tour in selected US cities; however that was derailed by immigration issues. She rebounded from that unfortunate setback by releasing the soundtrack to her new hit movie, which went Gold after two days of its commercial release, and made various publicity appearances and shows nationwide. 

If she is not working, which is impossible nowadays since her schedule is always full, Regine spends a lot of quality time with her nephew and nieces. She also loves drawing and doodling faces and likes to watch TV a lot. One of her favorite TV shows is the magical hit show "Charmed." "Nakakatuwa ang Halliwell sisters diba? Bongga ang mga powers nina Prue, Piper at Phoebe," she gushes. "Minsan nga gusto kong i-freeze ang time kapag medyo nalolokah ako sa mga nangyayari sa akin." 

After all the awards and accolades and for everything she has accomplished, what else does she need to achieve?

"I've been doing a lot of exploring -- directing, producing my own album. Maybe I'd even like to go back to school and take film so I can become a better director," Regine says. "I enjoy doing films. I know that I have so much to learn - ang daming puwedeng mangyari sa pelikula. I can feel that my role has gotten bigger. It's not just to be a singer anymore. So many opportunities are opening up, and I want to take advantage of them all. Sabi nga nila, opportunity only knocks once. I really love doing this. I love singing. I always say that I have the coolest job. I love what I do and I am getting paid for it."

Her humorous side eventually caught up to her.

"Kapag nagkaroon ako ng copy ng Wonder Woman (series) super happy ako, as in super fulfilled na ang buhay ko nun," she said. 

**Written by Mark Malazarte. Quotes derived from different sources (articles & interviews).