Pilar Garrido Corrales is a Filipino pop singer, songwriter, actress, comedian and television presenter. She is best-known for her distinctive backbend when singing and is popularly referred to as the "Asia's Queen of Songs" for her vocal style and longevity.
The San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra (SMPO) was one of the two major performing arts groups (along with the San Miguel Master Chorale) under the San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts. As a young ensemble, its wide selection of works encompassing musical genres attests to its versatility and dynamism. Together with the SMMC, the SMPO aspired to produce and perform new orchestral works that will ensure the growth and development of Filipino music.
The San Miguel Master Chorale (SMMC), now non-existent, was the first professional choir in the Philippines. It was composed of an all-Filipino roster ranging from faculty members and honor graduates of music conservatories, alumni of various choirs, choral conductors, composers, arrangers, and soloists.
Manila Sound is a music genre in the Philippines that began in the mid-1970s in Metro Manila. The genre flourished and peaked in the mid to late-1970s during the Philippine martial law era and has influenced most of the modern genres in the country by being the forerunner to OPM.
George Masangkay Canseco was a Filipino composer and former politician. He composed numerous popular Filipino songs.
Cinderella is a Filipino pop group that rose to prominence in the 1970s. The group recorded for Sunshine Records, and together with contemporaries Hotdog, formed the impetus of what would be the Manila sound movement. Cinderella's most recognized single is "T.L. Ako Sa'yo". Other stand-out songs include such eventual classics as "Bato sa Buhangin", "Sa Aking Pag-iisa" and "Superstar ng Buhay Ko".
Dennis Magloyuan Regino, known professionally as April Boy Regino, was a Filipino singer, songwriter, comedian and actor who popularized ballads such as "Paano ang Puso ko", "Umiiyak ang Puso ko't Sumisigaw" and "Di ko Kayang Tanggapin" in the 1990s and novelty songs such as "Ye Ye Vonnel". He always wore a baseball cap in public as a trademark. As of 2005, Regino has sold over 500,000 albums in the Philippines.
Eduardo Antonio Winsett Gutierrez, Jr., professionally known as Tonton Gutierrez, is a Filipino film and television actor best known for his role as Governor Eduardo Buenavista in the original hit teleserye Pangako Sa 'Yo, it was topbilled by Kristine Hermosa, Jericho Rosales, Eula Valdez and Jean Garcia.
Alfredo "Fred" Panopio was a Filipino singer and actor who rose to fame in the 1960s and 1970s.
Basil Salvador Valdez is a Filipino singer. He has received several Tinig Awards and the 1991 Tanglaw ng Lahi Award from Ateneo de Manila University.
Maria Carmela Espiritu Pangilinan, popularly known as Candy Pangilinan, is a Filipino film and television actress and comedian. She won best actress for CineFilipino 2016 and Los Angeles International Film Festival for the movie Star na si Van Damme.
Charlotte Jennifer Villamayor de Leon El Soury, known professionally as Lotlot de Leon, is a Filipino actress.
Mariz Ricketts is a Filipino singer, television host, film and television actress, and film producer in the Philippines.
Roselle Paulino Nava-Tan, professionally and more commonly known as Roselle Nava, is a Filipino singer, film and television actress, and former politician. She is a multi-platinum female singer in the Philippines and one of the most in-demand divas during the 90s era. She is tagged as the "Philippines' Sentimental Diva" and the "former supreme songbird of ABS-CBN". She was formerly dubbed as the "90s Philippine Pop Queen". She started her career as a part of ABS-CBN's defunct youth-oriented show Ang TV (1992–1997) together with Jolina Magdangal, Claudine Barretto, Antoinette Taus, etc. She was also a regular host and performer of ASAP, the Philippines longest variety show, from 1995 to 2004 and since 2015.
This is the discography of Sharon Cuneta, a Filipino actress, singer and TV host. She is regarded as one of the best-selling artist and biggest names in Philippine entertainment. Her album, Isn't It Romantic?, became the second album in Philippine history to be awarded with a Diamond record certification (250,000). History Asia called her as the "Philippines reigning diva". Throughout her career, she has released multi-platinum records including: Movie Theme Songs, Sharon sings Valera, For Broken Hearts Only and Isn't It Romantic? (Diamond), including Si Sharon at si Canseco (Platinum) and When I Love (Platinum).
Ricardo "Ric" Manrique Jr. was a Filipino Kundiman singer. He was known as one of the two Hari Ng Kundiman in the Philippines, alongside Ruben Tagalog.
José Rizalinode León Torre, professionally known as JoelTorre, is a Filipino actor and producer who is best known for his numerous films such as the biographical film José Rizal (1998), crime thriller film On the Job (2013) and the historical drama Amigo (2010), with the latter winning him the Best Actor Award at the 17th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival.
Rolando Desembrana Aquino was a Filipino actor and director, best known for playing antagonist roles in films and television shows. He also became a Born-Again Evangelical Christian and he was ordained as a pastor of Jesus Lights the Way to the Father's Kingdom Church, Antipolo City, Officiated by Bishop Federico "Butch" Villanueva.
Eva Eugenio is a Filipino singer in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She is most famous for the hit song "Tukso". Along with Imelda Papin and Claire de la Fuente, she is dubbed as one of the "Jukebox Queens" of the Philippines.
