Maria Kristina Cassandra "KC" Cuneta Concepcion (; born April 7, 1985) is a

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actress, singer, dancer, TV host, entrepreneur, socialite and humanitarian. She has had lead roles in Philippine films '' For The First Time'' (2008) and '' When I Met U'' (2009), and television series such as ''

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'' (2009), ''

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'' (2013) and ''

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'' (2014). She is often dubbed as the "Mega Daughter", in reference to her mother

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as the "Megastar". She is also the first National Ambassador Against

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of the

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. She is also the new ambassador of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines. In addition, she also sang in the 2011 SEA Games opening production along with the Agnez Mo and Jaclyn Victor held in Indonesia.

Personal life

Concepcion is the daughter of singer-actress

and actor

Gabby Concepcion Gabriel Arellano Concepcion (born 5 November 1964) is a Filipino actor, singer and businessman. He began his show business career in the 1980s as a teen commercial model and is known for his debonair career in Philippine cinema, spanning severa ...

, and the adopted daughter of Senator

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following her mother's marriage to him. She reconnected with her father after thirteen years since her parents'

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and his immigration to the

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in 1995. She graduated grade school at

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. In 2003, she graduated from the

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, and in 2007, graduated with a

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in International

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with a minor in

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from the

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Career

Concepcion made several guest appearances in her mother's concerts and television shows. In 2003, she became a product endorser both on television and in print ads. She started her career with global franchise MTV as an

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VJ. As

's Philippine ambassador, she shared the stage with

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in 2008 to present the former US leader's foundation its commitment to feed more people in impoverish countries. In 2009, she starred in the Philippine remake of her first primetime drama series, ''

'' as a Kapamilya. In 2010, she returned to do a film with Star Cinema with her first movie with her father,

, for Father's Day, '' I'll Be There'', directed by

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. In her 2010 studio album titled ''KC'', she sang "Girl Most Likely To" by

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from the soundtrack of

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's 2006 film ''

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''. In the same year, she joined ''

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'' but after a year, she left and joined Viva Artist Agency, a talent management of Viva Entertainment. On the April 11, 2010 episode of '' The Buzz'', it was announced that Concepción had been chosen to be the replacement co-host after

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's departure. She was also featured on the cover of

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Mexico. In 2011, she made another film with Star Cinema, a romantic, drama film '' Forever and a Day''. In 2012, she hosted the first and only season of ''

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''. She was also featured in USA's

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Magazine as one of ''The 25 Sexiest International Actresses''. In 2013, she starred in her first lead antagonist role in ''

''. In 2014, she starred a lead role as Natalia in the second season of the

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series ''

''. In 2015, she returned and starred a lead role as Anna in Christmas Special Series of

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, ''

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,'' and was named one of

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's ''Hottest Actresses Around the World'.'' In 2016, she returned as the host in

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along with co-host and actor

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. She was also the host of Binibining Pilipinas 2011 five years ago with co-host and actor

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. She took a step back from showbiz for a while to focus as being the UN Ambassador of

for Hunger and made an online shop website KC's Closet and reached 1,000,000 pesos and being donated in Public School in Maguindanao. In 2019, KC was the first Filipina celebrity to represent global brand Shiseido as an ambassador and endorser. She is set to make a showbiz comeback after signing an exclusive management contract with Cornerstone Entertainment.

Music

2008-2009: ''a.k.a Cassandra''

In 2008, KC Concepción released her first studio album on July 15, 2008 entitled "a.k.a Cassandra", on the Sony BMG Philippines label, which ranked number 1 based on total album sales in all Odyssey Record Bar branches nationwide. In fact, 1,102 copies of the album were sold in all Odyssey branches alone. KC Concepción made Philippine music history with her lead single "Imposible" during that year. KC has the most number of music downloads in the Philippines in the same year, which marked 1 million downloads online. KC Concepción thought that she would just perform her newest single, "Doo Be Doo", on the noontime TV show Wowowee on ABS-CBN Channel 2 on November 15, 2008. However, she was surprised when she was given a Platinum Record Award for her album "a.k.a. Cassandra".

2010-2011: '' KC''

In, 2010 KC released her Second Studio Album entitled KC, KC ranked number 3 based on OPM charts, in Astrovision Stores the album KC reached number 1. '' KC'' was launched on ASAP XV. '' KC'' was released on March 24, 2010, under the Sony Music label. she also set KC Mall Tour to promote KC album.

Acting

Theater

*2003, ''The Little Mermaid'' *2005, ''

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'' *2008, ''Katy, the Musical Concert''

Television

Films

Discography

Studio albums

* '' a.k.a Cassandra'' (2008) * '' KC'' (2010)

Soundtrack

* ''For the First Time'' (2008) * ''When I Met You'' (2009) * ''Forever and a Day'' (2011)

Awards, nominations and recognitions

References

External links

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