Pilar Garrido Corrales is a Filipina pop singer-songwriter, actress, comedian and television presenter. She is dubbed as "Asia's Queen of Songs" and is widely known for her rendition of "Kapantay ay Langit" which eventually became her signature song.
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.
George Masangkay Canseco was a Filipino composer of numerous popular Filipino songs.
Victor "Vic" Wood is a Filipino singer, actor and politician. His voice earned him various titles, including "Jukebox King" and "Plaka King".
VST & Company, or simply VST, is a Filipino disco group from Manila, Philippines, formed in 1977. Hailed as one of the most successful Filipino bands of the late 1970s, the group is considered by many to be one of the original proponents of OPM. Succeeding the Manila sound genre early in the decade as pioneered by the bands Hotdog and Cinderella, the group rose to fame with their first hit song, "Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko". The song ignited Philippine disco culture, and sparked “VST Mania”; a craze that swept across the country throughout the late 1970s. With five best-selling long playing albums which host a catalogue of hits such as "Rock Baby Rock", “Swing It Baby”, “Disco Fever”, "Magsayawan", “Kiss, Kiss”, “Magnifica”, and “Step No, Step Yes”; three critically acclaimed full-length films: Disco Fever (1978), Swing It… Baby (1979), and Rock Baby, Rock (1979), hallmark the band's cultural influence and historical contributions to contemporary Philippine pop music.
The first season of Pinoy Dream Academy formally began on August 27, 2006 and ended on December 16 of the same year. Nikki Gil was the main host of this season, while joining her in the Saturday Gala Nights were Bianca Gonzalez, Roxanne Barcelo, and Toni Gonzaga. Sam Milby was also part of the Saturday shows, but had stopped appearing mid-season. Barcelo also hosted the UpLate edition of the show.
La Diva was a Filipino pop girl group, first established for the now-defunct musical variety-show SOP. The group is composed of two winners and a runner-up of Pinoy Pop Superstar. The line-up was originally composed of Jona Viray, Aicelle Santos and Maricris Garcia. The group's final line-up included only Aicelle Santos and Maricris Garcia; Jona departed the group on December 15, 2013. La Diva has sold more than 20,000 albums in the Philippines, and earned several achievements including Awit Awards and two PMPC Star Awards for Music. These successes lead the group to being the fourth best-selling female group in the Philippines behind the Sexbomb Girls, Aegis and the Mocha Girls. They are known for the 2012 hit "I Know He's There," which was featured in the OST of Legacy.
Gloria Romero is a Filipino-American actress appearing in film and television. Her career spans 60 years and includes award winning performances in the films Tanging Yaman, Nagbabagang Luha and 1955's Dalagang Ilocana. She is the first recipient of the lifetime achievement award from the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).
Fred Panopio was a Filipino singer and actor who rose to fame in the 1970s.
Covers is the twelfth studio album by Filipino singer Regine Velasquez, released in the Philippines on October 20, 2004 by Viva Records. It is a cover album that consists of love songs, originally recorded by male OPM acts from the 80's and 90's. It turned Platinum three days after its official release.
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.
Sylvia La Torre, known as "The Queen of Kundiman", is a Filipina singer, actress, and radio star. La Torre is the daughter of Filipino artist Leonora Reyes and director Olive La Torre. Her granddaughter is Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, for whom she was an early singing coach.
Celeste Legaspi is a Filipino singer and actress. Her singles and albums reached gold or platinum status during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. She is the daughter of National Artist for Visual Arts Cesar Legaspi. She spearheaded the Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit (OPM), a group which aimed to promote and propagate Original Pilipino music. She is married to Nonoy Gallardo, one of the premier OPM composers.
Awit Para Sa'yo is a studio album by Filipino singer Erik Santos, released on August 12, 2011 by Star Music in the Philippines in CD and cassette format and in digital download through iTunes and Amazon.com. It consists of twelve tracks including eight original OPM compositions and four OPM cover songs including Richard Reynoso's hit "Paminsan-minsan".
Maria Rosa Francisca Catalina "Rosemarie" Gil y Castellvi de Eigenmann is a Filipina actress.
Tomas "Tommy" Abuel is an actor from the Philippines. He won the FAMAS Best Supporting Actor Award in Maynila, Sa Kuko Ng Liwanag (1975), and Karma (1981); and Cinemalaya Best Actor Award in Dagsin (2016).
Roselle Nava is a singer, film and television actress, and politician in the Philippines.
This is the discography of Sharon Cuneta, a Filipino actress, singer and TV host. Her first exposure in Philippine music was in 1978 when at 12 years old, recorded the song "Mr. DJ". The song became a success and garnered her as 'DJ's Pet', which was the name also of her first album. Other hit albums followed and more movie soundtracks were sung by her.
Susan Fuentes was a Filipino singer known as the "Queen of Visayan Songs". She recorded and popularized Visayan classics such as Matud Nila, Gimingaw Ako, Usahay, Rosas Pandan and Miss Kita Kung Christmas.
April Boys were a Filipino boy band whose members were brothers Vingo and Jimmy Regino. Older brother April Boy Regino was also a member upon the group's formation in 1993. He appeared on their first album before leaving to become a solo artist in 1995.
