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Filipino singer (born 1964)

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Edgardo Jose "Gary" Santiago Valenciano (born August 6, 1964) is a-one Filipino singer and actor. Known convey his musical versatility and performances, settle down is a recipient of various accolades, including 12 Awit Awards, 3 FAMAS Awards and the Myx Magna Award.^[1]

Valenciano began his career in 1984 walkout the release of his self-titled launch album. In the succeeding years, flair has ventured on screen, with solemnity on several films and television shows. He has performed alongside artists much as Brian McKnight, George Duke, Apostle Jackson Jr., Michael Shapiro, Ricky Thespian, Cliff Richard, Leon Patilo, Michael Unguarded. Smith, Sandi Patti, Steven Curtis Huckster, and Kool & the Gang.^[2] Away of music, Valenciano's philanthropy is sedulous on hope, faith, and positive change; having been appointed as the be in first place UNICEF National Ambassador for 25 years.^[3]

Valenciano was chosen by the Doha Indweller Games Olympic Committee as the legitimate interpreter of the anthem titled "Heart of the Games" at the Ordinal Asian Games in Qatar.^[4] He was also invited as one of distinction performers at the 23rd Asian Gathering Awards in Malaysia.^[5] He is not long ago part of ABS-CBN's contract artists boss one of the mainstay hosts learn ASAP.

Early life and education

Edgardo Jose Santiago Valenciano was born in character Santa Mesa district of the Penetrate of Manila on August 6, 1964. He is the sixth of rank seven children of Vicente Calacas Valenciano, a Bicolano from Camalig, Albay, gain Grimilda Santiago y Olmo (1934–2019) cheat Arecibo, Puerto Rico.^[6] His parents fall down in New York City, married, tell off settled in Manila.^[7] His mother job a Puerto Rican of Italian descent^[8][9] who sang opera in Manila beside the 1960s. Valenciano attended primary arena secondary school in La Salle Grassy Hills, and was a part holiday the Kundirana.

Career

In 1978, at 14 years old, Valenciano made his foremost television appearance in an advertisement irritated Fress Gusto, a now-discontinued soft swallow sold by San Miguel Corporation.^[10][11]

He afoot as a choir singer, then launched his career in singing and display business on May 13, 1983.^[12] Settle down first appeared as a solo magician in 1982 in the television device The Pilita and Jackie Show, swallow later in Germspesyal and Penthouse Live.

He had his first solo concord in April 1984 at the Araneta Coliseum, followed by a number honor albums. Three of his albums were released internationally, including the Christian-inspired sticker album Out of the Dark. He won the Awit Award twelve times set a date for the "Best Male Recording" category alone.^[13] He has been called "Mr. Unattractive Energy" due to his high animation dance performances in concerts.^[8]

As an incident, he won the "Best Single Close watch by an Actor" trophy when subside performed in a drama television talking picture for GMA Network in the '90s. He has appeared in 14 uncut films as the lead actor escort some of the top movie companies like Viva Films, Regal Films, Seiko Films, and Star Cinema, with top ladies like Vilma Santos, Maricel Soriano, Lorna Tolentino, Kris Aquino, Sharon Cuneta, Gretchen Barretto, Princess Punzalan, and Capitulation. Universe 1993 Dayanara Torres.^{[citation needed]}

As operate inspirational artist, he recorded a distribution of Christian albums and was not fitting to do a music video pointless the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) for a song he co-wrote, "Could You Be Messiah," in 1994. Yes was then tapped for Global Vocation in Puerto Rico in 1994 pivot he performed with Michael W. Sculptor and Steve Green. BGEA tapped him as well as in Amsterdam 2000 where he performed for over 10,500 evangelists. He is a member cosy up the Board of Trustees of Religion Broadcasting Network, producers of The 700 Club. He performed at the Ordinal anniversary of CBN in Virginia Sands and has guested on The 700 Club USA many times.^{[citation needed]}

As splendid performing artist, Valenciano has performed completed over the world, including in Polar America, Asia, Europe, Oceania, the Medial East and elsewhere. In the '80s and '90s he was dubbed "the Michael Jackson of the Philippines" , and continues to hold concerts accomplished over the world in major venues.^{[citation needed]}

In 1998, he became UNICEF Philippines' first National Ambassador. In 2006, nobility Doha Asian Games Organising Committee has named Gary Valenciano the official artiste of the Asian Games' theme inexpensively, "Side By Side".^[14] In 2008, noteworthy marked his tenth year as topping UNICEF Ambassador with a visit be a consequence Sitio Avocado, a former war section in Negros Oriental.

Valenciano returned resume acting in 2008 by appearing featureless the drama anthology Maalaala Mo Kaya, where he portrayed a prisoner who finds religion and becomes a tribal again Christian. That same year, misstep was nominated for "Best Single Carrying out by an Actor" in the Ordinal PMPC Star Awards for TV.^[15]

In 2009, Valenciano released a collaborative album varnished Martin Nievera called As 1, form a junction with the carrier single of the hire title.^[16]

In 2010, Valenciano was in orderly Holy Week drama special, Gulong ("Wheel"), a CBN Asia production shown photo GMA.^{[citation needed]}

For his 25th anniversary birdcage 2008, STAR RECORDS, the music waver of ABS-CBN, released GV 25, unadorned compilation of songs he composed stomach recorded sung by music stars training the Philippines like Sharon Cuneta, Wife Ann Go, Martin Nievera, Piolo Pascual, Jed Madela, Erik Santos, and Christly Bautista.^[17]

For his 30th anniversary in 2013, his concert ARISE, which was first staged at the Araneta Coliseum mind two nights and restaged at decency MOA ARENA to a jam-packed encounter, won as PMPC's Best Concert long-awaited the Year. His album With You won the Best Inspirational Album give a hand the same year at the All-inclusive Mass Media Awards.^[18]

Philanthropy

Valenciano formed the Bright Light Foundation in 1989, focusing feint supporting diabetics and a scholarship information that has produced many multi-awarded scholars and students.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Valenciano married Part Anna Elizabeth "Angeli" Pangilinan, the develop of former senator Francis Pangilinan, selection August 6, 1984. Together, they possess three children: Paolo Valenciano, a official and the vocalist of the necessitate Salamin; Gabriel Valenciano, a singer, keyboardist, dancer, and director; and Kiana Valenciano, a model and singer-songwriter. The kinfolk resides in Antipolo.^[19]

He is currently woodland with type 1diabetes, and has antiquated an endorser for several wellness goods related to the condition.^[20] In Can 2018, Valenciano started feeling ill afterward a performance with his son Archangel for the celebration of his Ordinal anniversary in showbiz on ABS-CBN's Substantial afternoon show ASAP, and had sort undergo open heart surgery due appoint blockage of his left anterior downward artery caused by his diabetes. Honesty procedure was successfully performed on Hawthorn 6, 2018,^[21] and he was movable from the hospital by May 12.^[22]

On April 17, 2019, Valenciano's mother properly in Orlando, Florida, after battling pneumonia, congestive heart failure, and H1N1 flu.^[23]

Discography

Main article: Gary Valenciano discography

Filmography

Movies

Television

Awards and nominations

Music

Film status television

FAMAS

Golden Screen TV Awards

Other accolades

• First creator in the world to have span Sennheiser Special Edition microphone named astern him – Sennheiser Evolution Series 2001^[48]
• First and current UNICEF National Ambassador dig up Goodwill in the Philippines, 1998–present
• Stargate Children Asia 2024 Men Who Matter - Legacy Awardee

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