Regine Velasquez
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Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez (born April 22, 1970) is a Filipino singer, actress, record producer, and TV host.
Velasquez was the first Filipino to stage a solo concert at the Main Hall of Carnegie Hall, part of Carnegie Hall's centennial-year concert series.[1] Her album Listen Without Prejudice achieved platinum certification in several countries. In 2000, she performed the country's millennial theme[2], televised in 55 broadcast networks throughout the world to coincide with midnight in Manila.
"In Love With You," a duet with Jacky Cheung, reached MTV Asia and Channel V music charts. She has collaborated with artists such as Paul Anka[3], David Hasselhoff, 98 Degrees, Brian McKnight[4], Mandy Moore, Ronan Keating, Stephen Bishop, Jim Brickman, Peabo Bryson[5], Jeffrey Osborne[6], Dave Koz , Lea Salonga, Grasshopper, Coco Lee, Michel Legrand, David Pomeranz, Eduardo Capetillo and Billy Crawford.
She embarked on several television and film projects, receiving a Best Actress Award for her portrayal of a mentally challenged woman in Maalaala Mo Kaya. Velasquez also formed IndiMusic (iMusic), a record label partnered with the late Bella Tan's Universal Records. She is currently managed by Aria Productions.
Biography
1970–1986: Early life and discovery
Velasquez is the first child of Teresita and Gerardo Velasquez, born in Tondo, Metro Manila, Philippines on April 22, 1970. Her family moved to Hinundayan, Southern Leyte, where Velasquez studied at the Hinundayan Central School[7].
Music figured largely in her early development; her father sang to the children Frank Sinatra songs and her mother accompanied family sing-alongs on guitar. Her father trained her voice by having her sing while submerged neck-deep in the ocean; her mother taught her how to move on stage and interpret songs. Before she could read, her father taught her song lyrics. At six, Velasquez participated in a nationally-televised amateur singing competition, The Tita Betty's Children's Show. Her piece, "Buhat Nang Kita'y Makilala" ("Since I Met You"), won third place and "youngest contender." Velasquez joined more singing competitions in small towns around the country. By nine, Velasquez and her family had moved to Balagtas, Bulacan, where she studied at Balagtas Central School. She later studied at St. Lawrence Academy, where she won Vocal Solo and Vocal Duet for her school at the annual BULPRISA (Bulacan Private School Association) competition. Her parents saved money on competitions by designing and sewing her gowns using materials at hand and fabric from old gowns. Velasquez won the top prize in 67 of approximately 300 competitions [8]
At fourteen, Velasquez entered the senior division of Ang Bagong Kampeon, a nationally-televised singing competition, hosted by Bert "Tawa" Marcelo and Asia's "Queen of Songs", Pilita Corrales. Her father suggested that she audition with "Saan Ako Nagkamali" ("Where Did I Go Wrong"). She won for eight straight weeks and became the first grand champion of the show. The show's musical director, Dominic Salustiano, suggested her winning piece, George Benson's "In Your Eyes." She won a contract with Octoarts, recording the single "Love Me Again" as "Chona Velasquez," her nickname. She then joined the Organisasyon ng mga Pilipinong Mang-aawit (OPM), an organization of Filipino singers, performing in music lounges all over Metro Manila. Members of OPM helped her out by giving her industry advice and by lending their gowns for her performances.[9]
1986–1987: Debuts
At the behest of friend and fellow Octoarts recording artist, Pops Fernandez, Velasquez guested on the now defunct GMA 7 Variety TV show, 'Penthouse Live', on February 16, 1986. This is considered the biggest turning point of her career as this is where Ronnie Henares, the show's producer, noticed her potential and offered to become her manager. Martin Nievera, the husband and co-host of the show, suggested to Velasquez that she drop the name Chona and use Regine as her screen name. That year, her father resigned from his job as a construction estimator to fully attend to his daughter's blossoming career.
Viva Records signed Velasquez to a contract in 1987, releasing her self-titled debut album. The album contained the hits "Kung Maibabalik Ko Lang," "Isang Lahi," and "Urong Sulong."
Her first regularly televised performances were musical variety shows with ensemble casts, such as ABS-CBN's Triple Treat and the Sunday variety show Teen Pan Alley. Velasquez and Alley's Janno Gibbs continued to collaborate throughout the years, creating the musical Kenkoy at Rosing, recording the hit cover song "Magkasuyo Buong Gabi," and performing duets in concert.
1988–1991: International exposure
Velasquez won the grand championship of the Asia-Pacific Singing Contest, an international competition held in Hong Kong, with "You'll Never Walk Alone" from Carousel and "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from Dreamgirls. Her win garnered her celebrity status.
In 1989, Velasquez recorded two duets that boosted her career. One of the veteran singer-composers in the Philippines, Jose Mari Chan, hand-picked Velasquez to be his duet partner for his album entitled Constant Change. The song "Please Be Careful with My Heart" became one of the most requested songs at that time. The album went on to become the Philippine's biggest selling record of all time and was awarded a Certified Diamond Record Award by the PRIMA (equivalent to ten platinum awards). Another hit-maker, Gary Valenciano, one of the country's biggest singer-songwriters, penned the song 'Each Passing Night' for his album 'Faces of Love'. [10].
Velasquez signed with Vicor records and released several albums, starting with Nineteen 90. The album included her Tagalog hit single "Narito Ako" ("Here I Am"), her first Ogie Alcasid-penned song, "I Have To Say Goodbye," and her pop hit "Promdi". Her first major solo concert, Narito Ako, was standing-room only at the Folk Arts Theater, with Gary Valenciano as a guest performer.
Velasquez's debut United States solo concert, Narito Ako sa New York (Here I Am in New York), was held at the Main Hall of Carnegie Hall on October 11, 1991, part of one hundred events of its centennial celebration. Velasquez is the first Filipino to stage a solo concert in the revered venue. (The first Filipino group act to perform is the Apo Hiking Society)[11]
The album Tagala Talaga ("A Genuine Tagalog Lady") comprised of her renditions of classic Filipino compositions by Nonong Pedero, Willy Cruz, George Canseco, Louie Ocampo, Freddie Aguilar, and National Artists for Music Awardees Ryan Cayabyab, Lucio D. San Pedro, and Levi Celerio.
1993–1998: Asian Music Scene
Her fourth album, Reason Enough, was released in 1993 and achieved platinum album status. It featured "Sana Maulit Muli," "Babalikang Muli," and her duet with Gary Valenciano, "Slip Away." It also included a duet with Paul Anka, "It's Hard to Say Goodbye," a cover of a 1986 single.
PolyGram Records released Velasquez's first pan-Asian studio album, Listen Without Prejudice in 1994. The album featured "In Love with You" with Jacky Cheung, "Follow the Sun," "What Kind of Fool Am I?," and "Reason Enough." Two more releases were My Love Emotion, featuring the cult favorite "You've Made Me Stronger," composed by Trina Belamide. Her next album, Retro, contained covers of hits from the 1970s, and an acoustic version of "Dance With Me," a duet with her mother, Teresita Velasquez.
Velasquez joined Ryan Cayabyab's musical adaptation of Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tangere at the CCP in 1995. She played the tragic role of Maria Clara opposite Audie Gemora's Crisostomo Ibarra, directed by Nonon Padilla. Vic Del Rosario of Viva saw her performance and offered her the lead in Wanted: Perfect Mother, a movie adaptation of the Mars Ravelo comic book series, loosely based on The Sound of Music. Martin Nievera wrote the theme song, "You Are My Song," one of Velasquez's rare original hit singles. The movie was her first starring role and first pairing with Christopher De Leon.
In 1996, she staged Isang Pasasalamat, a free tenth anniversary concert at the UP Sunken Garden. Janno Gibbs, Bernardo Bernardo, The Tux, Nanette Inventor, Ivy Violan, and Martin Nievera were among her special guests. In the same year, Velasquez recorded a Christmas album, Love Was Born on Christmas Day, her final album under Polycosmic Records. She also ended her contract with Primeline, Inc., opting to manage her own career.
Viva Records released her multi-platinum R&B and hip hop-album Drawn, produced by Mark J. Feist, featuring a portrait made by Velasquez herself on the cover demonstrating her background in fine arts. Songs like "How Could You Leave," "I'll Never Say Goodbye," and more upbeat songs like "Once in a Lifetime" and "Messin' With My Head" demonstrated her versatility. The Filipino track "Ikaw" ("You"), was the theme song of her movie with Aga Muhlach. During this period, Velasquez moved from her demure image to a more sexy appearance.
2000–2005: New Image and Independence
Moving into more mature and sexy image, Velasquez sang the Philippine Millennium anthem "Written In The Sand" atop the Manila Peninsula hotel, an event broadcasted live around the world. She released an album entitled R2K ("Regine 2000"), containing "revival cuts" (covers) of international artists and achieving Sextuple platinum status in sales, her best selling album so far. She launched the R2K Concert series, her most notable concert series filling the Araneta Coliseum for two days. It was cited as the best concert performed by an Asian artist in the last 25 years. It features exquisite costumes, more pop in nature, special effects and advance pyrotechnics.
Two years later, she released an all-original album titled Reigne, an anagram from her name and an allusion to her status in the industry. The album included songs like "To Reach You," "Dadalhin," and "Sa Aking Pag-iisa" which even had a remix version.
She continued to juggle her singing, film, television, and advertising careers. In 2002, she received Best Actress in Star Awards for Television [12] in her portrayal of a retarded woman seeking acceptance and love. She staged the Bantay Bata Benefit concert, One Night with Regine, set at the stairs of the Philippine National Museum which won Best Musical Special at the 2003 Asian Television Awards. That same year, her MTV Asia special entitled Speak Your Mind was nominated for the UNICEF Child Rights Awards. The production was highly commended for its agendum on child welfare, documenting the plight of homeless children swarming the streets of Metro Manila, in an effort to protect and safeguard their rights.[13]
She also hosted the amateur singing contest Star For A Night which aimed to discover new talents. It launched the careers of Sarah Geronimo and Mark Bautista among others. The weekly show was aired on IBC-13 and was a co-production with Viva.
Velasquez became the first and second recipient of the MTV Favorite Artist Award (Philippines) in 2002 and 2003. During the 2002 award ceremony held in Singapore, she sang "Cry" in a duet with Mandy Moore, one of the hosts.
Velasquez formed her own record label called Songbird Music in 2003. She produced an album for Gabby Eigenmann who was her co-host in SOP. [14]
In 2004, Velasquez released Covers, comprising cover songs including Original Pilipino Music ("OPM") classics of male singers like Basil Valdez, Martin Nievera, Gary Valenciano, Ogie Alcasid, Side A, True Faith, and Ariel Rivera. Velasquez transferred her amateur singing contest to GMA-7 and changed the name to Search For A Star. The show launched the career of Rachelle Ann Go.
Velasquez starred in GMA's telenovela Forever In My Heart opposite Richard Gomez, Dawn Zulueta, and former flame Ariel Rivera. She produced, directed, and staged a set of concert performances entitled Reigning Still in December 2004. The concert set a new dimension for Velasquez following the trends of artist such as Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears. Velasquez is more daring here rather than in her previous concerts, wearing sexy and revealing outfits. In 2005, Velasquez and singer Pops Fernandez performed a concert, Queens On Fire, later taking it on an eight-city U.S. tour.
Velasquez held the Reflections Concert series at Aliw Theatre late that year. The stage was decorated with mannequins wearing her gowns from the past decade which were later auctioned for the benefit of GMA's Kapuso Foundation. The concert featured the prodigies "Wyeth Gifted Kids" (saxophonist Jacob Sarreal, violinists Joseph Valdes and Paulina, and classical cellist Pocholo Gutierrez). The concert featured songs by her favorite singers or the foreign female singers who have influenced her career. The concert consisted of numerous medleys of hits by Barbra Streisand, Anita Baker, Sheena Easton, Spice Girls, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, and Celine Dion.
She recorded the theme song "Di Na Nag-iisa" for the Darna TV series, based on the Darna comic book character created by Mars Ravelo, and its characteristic yell. The theme song was composed by South Border's Jay Durias and the song was nominated for an Aliw Award for Best song made for Television. The song was also used in the movie Till I Met You and is included in the original sound track.
2006–present
In 2006, she released the album Covers: Volume 2, featuring covers of international hit songs including Elvis Presley's "Blue Suede Shoes" and the Beatles "Come Together". All of the songs were presented with new arrangements in various musical genres. The first single was "Hold Me In Your Arms," covering the Southern Sons song. Her Valentine concert at the Araneta Coliseum, Forever After, co-starred Ogie Alcasid, Rico Puno, and Ai Ai Delas Alas. She and Pops Fernandez staged the North American leg of the Queens on Fire concert tour in the spring of 2006.[15] The fantaconcierto hit Forever After tour was staged in key US cities[16] and at the Wembley Arena in London. On August 13, 2006, the Sharon Cuneta Show devoted an entire episode from Velasquez's humble beginnings to her current stature now as an icon. In the middle of 2006, together with manager Cacai Velasquez, boyfriend Ogie Alcasid, and brother-in-law Raul Mitra, Velasquez launched the IndiMusic record label, her own record company.
As part of her 20th anniversary celebration, she staged Twenty concert, at the Araneta Coliseum in mid-October 2006. The concert boasted a full symphony orchestra and the country's best conductors namely Maestro Ryan Cayabyab, Gerard Salonga, Louie Ocampo, Raul Mitra and Mon Faustino as her guest conductors.
Velasquez also recorded "Maghihintay Ako," the theme song for the sci-fi telenovela Atlantika.
In January, 2007, People Asia Magazine's "People of the Year" honored her with the Exemplary Achievement Award, shared with three others.[17]
Paano Kita Iibigin opened on May 30, 2007. The movie was a co-production between Viva Films and Star Cinema which is owned by media conglomerate ABS-CBN. The promo for the movie was rife with controversy because of Ogie Alcasid's coming clean and publicly admitting his affair with Velasquez which they have discretely been keeping for a couple of years. Alcasid is married but has been separated from his wife for 4 years.
A soundtrack, featuring solos and duets by the co-stars, was released by Star Records, the first time Velasquez produced an album outside Viva Entertainment. The theme song was penned by Ogie Alcasid.
In August 2007, Velasquez and Alcasid started hosting 'Celebrity Duets' (Philippines) on GMA 7. The show pairs up local personalities with local professional singers. Velasquez also endorsed Vicki Belo's "Belo Essentials," which includeds singer Zsa Zsa Padilla and model/TV personality Lucy Torres. This year she recorded the theme song of GMA's remake of "Marimar" with the same title which became an instant hit on the airwaves.
In October 2007, she appeared on the cover of the fashion magazine "Preview" that featured her most anticipated photos since the release of her coffee table book, Reigne...the book. Just three days after her 6-nights concert series at The Aliw Theater (Ang Ating Musika), Velasquez attended the 2007 Aliw Awards held at Palacio de Maynila and won two of the most coveted awards of the night: Best Major Concert Act (Female) for her 20th year anniversary concert at the Araneta Coliseum, Twenty. Velasquez also won the Entertainer of the Year award.
Velasquez was also awarded The Most Successful Artist of the Year award by Walk Of Fame Philippines on December 04, 2007 in Eastwood, Quezon City. Other awardees honored at the event were Piolo Pascual, Kris Aquino, Richard Gutierrez, Celia Rodriguez, and Gina Pareno.
In 2008, Velasquez will be providing the speaking and singing voice of the lead character in ATP Production's first full length animated film, Princessa Urduja. Other notable projects by Velasquez this year include the lead role for the GMA remake of My Name Is Kim Sam Soon with her two leading men Mark Anthony Fernanadez and Wendell Ramos; and her own musical variety show in GMA titled Songbird which premiered May 15, 2008 and will be shown Thursday nights. She is also scheduled to have a U.S tour this May in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. She will also stage the much awaited back-to-back concert with friend and competitor, Lani Misalucha on August 29 & 30, 2008 at the Araneta Coliseum. This back-to-back concert will also have a US tour which kicks off September 2008.
On May 6, 2008, Kapuso Regine signed a 2-year exclusive contract with GMA 7. Earlier, Regine almost transferred to ABS-CBN after being considered to play the lead role in the Filipino version of the Colombian telenovela Betty La Fea. But in the end, she decided to be with Kapuso network.[18]
Velasquez also started her own weekly musical variety show, "Songbird", which airs on GMA 7.
Tours/Concert
- Narito Ako
- Narito Ako Sa New York live at Carnegie Hall
- Retro
- Regine R15
- Music in Me
- Off the Record
- Drawn Concert
- R2k Concert series
- Regine live @ Antipolo
- Two for the Knight (with Brian Mcknight)
- Songbird sings the Classics
- Songbird sings Legrand (with Michel Legrand)
- Regine And Martin World Concert Tour
- Reigning Still
- Forever After world tour
- Queens on fire world tour
- Reflections concert series
- Regine At Twenty
- Ang Ating Musika (Our Music) Concert series
Discography
Regine In Season Pure Love
Awards and recognition
Acting career
Film
Velasquez's singing fame help her make a successful crossover into film. In 1987, she got her first movie role as the granddaughter of a mafia clan involved in crimes in the film The Untouchable Family. She soon ventured into comedy films. She was cast in the 1988 film Pik Pak Boom with contemporaries Dingdong Avanzado, Herbert Bautista and Bing Loyzaga. She then co-starred with comedians Joey de Leon and Rene Requistas in the flick Elvis and James in which she played a nerdy music aficionado and the love interest of the two.
Her film career took a quick hiatus, but she returned to the cinema in 1996 for her first lead role in the film Wanted Perfect Mother with actor, Christopher de Leon. She was one of three lead actresses in the musical comedy Do Re Mi (1997). She played a radio disc jockey and the mediator for her two overtly different friends. In 1998 Honey Nasa Langit Na Ba Ako was released; Regine played a ghost who died in a car accident days before her wedding day.
In 1998, Velasquez co-starred with matinee idol Aga Muhlach in the romantic film Dahil May Isang Ikaw. Later, in 2000, she starred opposite Robin Padilla in Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw, a film about a pop star who falls in love with one of her fans. She reunited with Aga Muhlach in 2001 for Pangako Ikaw Lang which earned her a Box-Office Queen award from the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation.
Velasquez acted in two more romantic films in 2002 and 2003 called Ikaw Lamang, Hanggang Ngayon with Richard Gomez, Pangarap Ko Ang Ibigin Ka with Christopher De Leon and her first with Dingdong Dantes. In December 2003 Velasquez debuted in her first science fiction film, Captain Barbell, with Ogie Alcasid and Bong Revilla.
Robin Padilla and Velasquez reunited in the movie Till I Met You in 2006 with Eddie Garcia. Piolo Pascual and Velasquez appeared together in the film Paano Kita Iibigin after working together in the Sa Puso Ko'y Ikaw episode of [Viva Films and IBC 13's] now-defunct weekly drama series Habang May Buhay in 2000 and the Lobo episode of ABS-CBN's ongoing weekly drama series Maalaala Mo Kaya in 2001. Paano Kita Iibigin is a romantic drama co-production of Star Cinema and Viva Films
On February 2008, Velasquez will start shooting a movie with her partner Ogie Alcasid entitled, "Love Is Blind And Deaf". The movie will also feature Wendell Ramos and Lovi Poe. It will be co-produced by GMA Films and Viva Films. The movie will hit the theaters in mid 2008.
Theatre
| Title | Theatrical Date | Venue | Role | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenkoy Loves Rosing | August to September 1991 | Music Museum | Rosing | ||
| An original musical-comedy based on the well-loved Filipino comics classics created by Tony Velasquez. Janno Gibbs played the role "Kenkoy" opposite Regine Velasquez as "Rosing". | |||||
| Noli Me Tángere | July 14 to August 6, 1995 | Cultural Center of the PhilippinesClara, Nanette Inventor, Ony de Leon, Eugene Villaluz, Bernardo Bernardo, Noni Buencamino, Garry Lim, Pablo Molina, Irma Adlawan, Clottie Gealogo, and Rommel Singson. | |||
Television
- Main
| Title | Stint | Network | Role | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Sam Soon | 2008 | GMA Network | Sam-Soon Kim | ||
| A remake of a popular romantic comedy Korean drama My Name is Kim Sam Soon, she plays the title role opposite Mark Anthony Fernandez and Nadine Samonte. | |||||
| Songbird | 2008 | GMA Network | Main host | ||
| A late night musical variety that airs every Thursday evenings. | |||||
| Celebrity Duets | 2007 | GMA Network | Main host | ||
| A Philippine reality television show of the progressive game-show type, combined celebrities of different backgrounds with professional singers in a weekly elimination competition. | |||||
| Pinoy Pop Superstar | 2004 to 2007 | GMA Network | Main host | ||
| A Philippine television show featuring a year-long talent search for the best Filipino amateur singers. It is broadcast every Saturday evening on GMA, The Kapuso Network. Grand Prize winners include Jonalyn Viray in 2005 , Gerald Santos in 2006, and Maricris Garcia in 2007. | |||||
| Forever In My Heart | 2004 | GMA Network | Angeline | ||
| A Philippine television soap-opera which mixes a romantic-comedy genre and tackles a serendipity issue. A story about two fallen angels who must find their way into the mortal world in search of each other before their candles in heaven burns out. | |||||
| Search For A Star | 2003 to 2004 | GMA Network and VIVA Entertainment Group | Main host | ||
| A Philippine television show featuring a year-long talent search for the best Filipino amateur singers. It was broadcasted every Saturday evening on GMA, The Kapuso Network. The format is loosely patterned on American Idol. The search launched the careers of new singers, notably grand prize winner Rachelle Ann Go who now top-bills several TV shows and has received platinum album awards. | |||||
| Star For A Night | 2002 to 2003 | IBC 13 and VIVA Entertainment Group | Main host | ||
| A Philippine television show featuring a year-long talent search for the best Filipino amateur singers. It pioneered the return of a much more hyped and prestigious talent searches. It was broadcasted every Saturday evening on IBC 13, a VIVA television company. The search launched the career of new singers, notably, the grand prize winner Sarah Geronimo who now top-bills as an ABS-CBN talent, Mark Bautista (1st Runner up) who is now one of the top selling artists of Viva Records and Mau Marcelo who later on became the winner of the first season of Philippine Idol. | |||||
| SOP (Sobrang Okey Pare) | 1997 to present | GMA Network | Main host | ||
| A Philippine noontime musical variety show of GMA Network that airs live every Sunday at noon-2 p.m. from the Studio 3 of the GMA Network Center. It features livewire concert performances by the hottest concert artists and young stars today in the Philippine showbiz industry. | |||||
- Guests
- 1993: Mr Kupido — "Reason Enough", with Apa Ongpin and Jenine Desiderio
- 1994 : Ober Da Bakod
- 1994: Spotlight — with Ariel Rivera
- December 22, 1996: Ikaw, Ako At Ang Awit with Gary Valenciano
- 1996: Muling Aawit Ang Pasig: GMA Foundation featuring Regine Velasquez
- February 26, 1997: Mikee - "The Black Triangle", with Donna Cruz and Mikee Cojuangco
- May 26, 1999: Mikee Forever
- September 7, 1999: Kool Ka Lang
- July 20, 2000: Habang May Buhay — "Sa Puso Ko'y Ikaw", with Piolo Pascual
- September 13, 2000: Pwedeng Pwede
- July 4, 2001: Larawan with Dingdong Dantes
- August 22, 2001: Beh Bote Nga
- November 8, 2001: Maalaala Mo Kaya — "Lobo", with Piolo Pascual
- April 27, 2003: Huling Yakap Sa Tag-araw with Dingdong Dantes
- May 2003: OK Fine Whatever
- December 2003: Idol Ko si Kap
- May 2004: Tanging Ina, TV Series
- February 22, 2008: Maalaala Mo Kaya — with Albert Martinez
References
- ^ Carnegie Hall centennial performance, Re-alEntertainment, History
- ^ "Written In the Sand", Make A Wish Foundation, Christian Sing-a-Song
- ^ CNN Talkasia's Lauren Hann interviews Regine Velasquez
- ^ CNN Talkasia's Lauren Hann interviews Regine Velasquez
- ^ CNN Talkasia's Lauren Hann interviews Regine Velasquez
- ^ CNN Talkasia's Lauren Hann interviews Regine Velasquez
- ^ Regine Velasquez, Viva Films, Artist
- ^ Regine Velasquez, Viva Films, Artist, won the top prize in 67 of approximately 300 competitions she joined
- ^ Regine Velasquez, Viva Films, Artist
- ^ Gary Valenciano
- ^ History, Re-alEntertainment
- ^ Nipples ni Regine, bakat na bakat, Abante Tonite, Entertainment
- ^ Speak Your Mind: Regine Velasquez in the Philippines UNICEF, order video #387
- ^ CNN Talkasia's Lauren Hann interviews Regine Velasquez
- ^ Queens On Fire II, Carousel Pinoy Entertainment, concert advertisement March 2006
- ^ 'Forever After' Lives Up to Its Promise, Delivers a 'Freaking' Good Show, Asian Journal
- ^ PEOPLE Asia to honor extraordinary individuals, Robinsons Properties, News, re: Philippine Star article
- ^ GMA NEWS.TV, Regine Velasquez signs 2-year exclusive contract with GMA 7