Christopher Caesar Alejandro (born July 22, 1976) is a Filipino musician.

Early life

Alejandro is the son of Alex and Maria Alejandro. He is also the nephew of Philippine music icon

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and cousins with Hajji's kids, singer/actress Rachel, chef

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and musician and artist Ali Alejandro. Nino Has 3 siblings, Sabrina, Niki, and Eddie, who is the lead singer of up and coming punk-rock band, Aspen Way.

Career

Alejandro has released 3 solo albums (All I Can Give You - 1995/ Nocturnal - 2000/ Nino - 2004), featured in two movie soundtracks (Nagbibinata - 1998/ Pasko Sa Amin - 1998). He has been in the Philippine entertainment industry since 1995, and appeared in

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for products like Jollibee and

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, acted in a popular telenovela (Munting Paraiso 1998), appeared in a feature film (Mamasan 2002), and performed in different cities around the world. His first album ''"All I Can Give You"'' and its carrier single "I'll Be Your Friend" earned him an Awit Award (Filipino equivalent of a Grammy) for "Best Performance By A New Male Recording Artist". His second CD ''"Nocturnal"'' spawned "Why", his first top ten hit(#2), and his most recent solo effort, simply titled ''"NINO"'', introduced him to the rest of the world via MTV and MYX, with his

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s for the singles "I Still Love You" and "Alaala", both directed by photographer Xander Angeles. Nino also recently received acclaim in his theater debut as the happy-go-lucky Ethan Girard, one of the leads of the hit musical, The Full Monty, presented by Viva Atlantis Theatricals. He now spends his time as a father and as a member of his band. In 2014, he was recently invited to the blind auditions for The Voice of the Philippines where he was a four-chair turner. He chose

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as his coach.

Personal life

He is married to magazine editor and columnist Michelle Katigbak. They have a daughter, Maria Isabella.

Discography

Studio albums

*All I Can Give You (1994;

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) (Formats: LP, CD, cassette, digital download) *Nocturnal (2000; Viva/Neo Records) *Nino (2005; Dyna Music Philippines) *Now (2006;

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) (Formats: CD, LP, digital download, reel) *All I Want For Christmas (2009;

)

Soundtrack

*Nagbibinata (1998; Star Records) *Pasko sa Amin (1998; BMG Records Pilipinas)

Compilation

*Metropop Song Festival 2001 (2001;

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Singles

* ''Sige Na Hon'' * ''Kahit Na Bumagyo'' * ''I'll Be Your Friend'' * ''Why?'' * ''I Still Love You'' * ''Alaala'' * ''Livin’ On A Prayer'' * ''Ako’y Iyong Iyo'' * ''Lagi Na Lamang'' * ''Sigaw'' * ''Ngayong Gabi (with Nicole Asensio'' * ''One More Try''

Appearances

* The Voice of the Philippines - Season 2 (as Nino Alejandro) *

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- Season 2 (as Portobello the Mushroom)

References

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