Jose Villanueva III (born January 12, 1982), better known as Quest, is a

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singer,

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and songwriter, known for his song "Sige Lang" in 2012 which is the theme song for the basketball team

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. Quest is a hip-hop and R&B singer wherein he won 'Best Urban Music Video for 2010' at the MYX Awards Philippines for his first single "Back to Love".

Early life

Born Jose Villanueva III on January 12, 1982, in

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, and he is the son of Joel Villanueva (father) and grandson of Jose Villanueva Sr. Sibling; Ana, Mary Adelene, Ana Cassandra, Michaela, and Nalina Sky. Mother: Diana Villanueva.

Career

Quest honed his craft as a lead vocalist and music ministry director at the Fort location of the

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. He left in 2007 to pursue a full-time career in music. In 2009, Quest started recording Flip Music with Jumbo de Belen without abandoning his

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roots. He soon collaborated with Filipino actor and singer

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, whom he met in church, in marketing and producing his debut album. In 2015, Quest signed a recording deal with

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. His second album, ''Life of a Champion'', was released on May 20, 2016 and won Album Of The Year at the 2017 Awit Awards.

Discography

Albums

*''Revolution'' (2010) *''Life of a Champion'' (2016) *''Dream Awake'' (2019)

EPs

*''Para Sayo'' (2021) *''Permanente'' (2022)

Singles

*"Back to Love" *"Party Life" *"Sige Lang" *"Saludo" * "One Day" * "No Greater Love" feat.

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* "Walang Hanggan" * "Unang Hakbang" * "Tagay" *"Sasamahan KIta" *"Permanente" feat.

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" *"Unang Hakbang" feat. Keiko Necesario *"Kalawakan" feat.

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Featured singles

*"Tao Lang" (with Loonie) *"Dati" (with

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and

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)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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