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Regine Velasquez Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez ( ; born April 22, 1970) is a Filipina singer, actress, and record producer. She is considered one of the most influential figures in Philippine popular culture and is known for her vocal range and beltin ...
has released seventeen studio albums, eight soundtrack albums, one live album, fifteen compilation albums, five
extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.
s (EPs), ninety singles (including nine as featured artist), and twenty-two
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s. In 1984, she won the television talent competition '' Ang Bagong Kampeon'' and was signed to a record deal with
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. She released her first single, "Love Me Again", in 1986, under the name Chona. After adopting the stage name Regine Velasquez, she signed with
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in 1987 and released her debut studio album, ''
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'', that spawned three singles—"Kung Maibabalik Ko Lang", "Urong Sulong", and "Isang Lahi". In December 1989, she represented the Philippines at the Asia-Pacific Singing Contest, performing the songs "
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", and won the competition. Her subsequent studio albums ''
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'' (1989) and ''
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'' (1991) featured the singles "Narito Ako" and "Buhay Ng Buhay Ko", respectively. A
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of " It's Hard to Say Goodbye" with
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became the lead single for her fourth studio album, ''Reason Enough'', which was released in July 1993. After Velasquez signed with PolyGram in 1994, she released her fifth studio album, '' Listen Without Prejudice'', in countries including China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. It featured the lead single "In Love With You", a duet with
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. The album has sold 700,000 copies in Asia, making it the best-selling album of her career to date. Two more studio albums were released in the region, '' My Love Emotion'' (1995) and ''
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'' (1997). In 1998, Velasquez parted with PolyGram and signed with Los Angeles-based producer
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MJF Company. Her ninth studio album, '' Drawn'', was released in November 1998 and includes the singles "How Could You Leave" and "Ikaw". The next year, she released her tenth studio album, '' R2K'' (1999), which was subsequently
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twelve-times platinum by the
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(PARI) and became the best-selling album by a female artist in the Philippines. Velasquez released the soundtrack album '' Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw'' in July 2000. Its lead single served as the love theme of the motion picture of the same name. The album sold more than 240,000 copies and was certified six-times platinum. In October 2000, she released her first live album, '' Regine Live: Songbird Sings the Classics'', a fifteen-piece setlist performed at the Westin Philippine Plaza in Manila. The singer's subsequent records—'' Covers. Vol 1'' (2004), ' (2006), ''
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'' (2008) and ''
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'' (2010)—were all cover albums. Velasquez took a three-year break to record new material and introduced a gospel-inspired album '' Hulog Ka Ng Langit'' (2013), which includes the singles "Nathaniel (Gift of God)" and "Hele Ni Inay". Her seventeenth studio album, '' R3.0'', was released in October 2017. Its singles, "Tadhana" and "Hugot", were released a month earlier. Having sold more than seven million records in the Philippines and a further million and a half in other parts of Asia, Velasquez is the best-selling Filipino artist of all time. According to PARI, she is also the only Filipino artist to have eight of her albums exceed sales of 200,000 units each.


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Box sets


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As featured artist


Promotional singles


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List of songs recorded by Regine Velasquez Filipino singer Regine Velasquez has recorded material for seventeen studio albums, eight soundtrack albums and five extended plays (EP). She has also collaborated with other artists on duets and featured songs on their respective albums. After ...


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