:Regine Velasquez
{{Short description|Filipino singer and actress (born 1970)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Regine Velasquez
| image = RVA in 2010 (cropped).jpg
| alt = Close-up image of Velasquez in a striped turtleneck long-sleeve top
| caption = Velasquez in 2010
| birth_name = Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|4|22}}
| works = {{hlist|Discography|filmography|performances|songs}}
| birth_place = Tondo, Manila, Philippines
| nickname =
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|actress|record producer}}
| years_active = 1986–present
| spouse = {{Marriage|Ogie Alcasid|December 22, 2010}}
| children = 1
| signature = Regine Velasquez autograph.svg
| signature_size = 50px
| awards = Full list
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| background = solo_singer
| instrument = Vocals
| label = {{flatlist|
}}
}}
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Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez-Alcasid ({{IPAc-en|r|ɪ|ˈ|dʒ|i:|n|_|v|ɛ|ˈ|l|æ|s|k|ɛ|z}} {{respell|rij|EEN|_|vel|ASK|ez}}; born April 22, 1970), known professionally as Regine Velasquez, is a Filipino singer and actress. She is considered one of the most influential figures in Philippine popular culture and is known for her vocal range and belting technique. She had unorthodox voice training during her childhood, where she was immersed neck-deep in the sea. Velasquez rose to prominence after winning the television talent show Ang Bagong Kampeon in 1984 and the Asia Pacific Singing Contest in 1989. Under the name Chona, she signed a recording contract with OctoArts International in 1986 and released the single "Love Me Again", which was commercially unsuccessful. The following year, she adopted the stage name Regine Velasquez for her debut studio album, Regine (1987), under the guidance of Viva Records executive Vic del Rosario and producer Ronnie Henares. She explored Manila sound and kundiman genres on her second and third studio albums, Nineteen 90 (1990) and Tagala Talaga (1991).
After signing an international record deal with PolyGram Records, Velasquez achieved commercial success in some Asian territories with her fifth album Listen Without Prejudice (1994), which sold more than 700,000 copies and became her highest-selling album to date, aided by its lead single "In Love with You". She experimented further with jazz and adult contemporary genres on My Love Emotion (1995), while she recorded covers on Retro (1996). After she left PolyGram to sign with Mark J. Feist{{'}}s MJF Company in 1998, she released the R&B-influenced album Drawn. Velasquez's follow-up record, R2K (1999), was supported by remakes of "On the Wings of Love", "I'll Never Love This Way Again", and "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing", and was subsequently certified twelve-times platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI).
Velasquez played leading roles in the romantic comedies Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw (2000) and Pangako Ikaw Lang (2001), and received the Box Office Entertainment Award for Box Office Queen for the latter. Her performance as an intellectually disabled woman in an episode of the anthology series Maalaala Mo Kaya (2001) earned her a Star Award for Best Actress. She later starred in the prime time television series Forever in My Heart (2004), Ako si Kim Samsoon (2008), Totoy Bato (2009), Diva (2010), I Heart You, Pare! (2011), and Poor Señorita (2016). Velasquez also won the Golden Screen Award for Best Actress for playing a document forger in the comedy film Of All the Things (2012). She expanded her career into reality television talent shows as a presenter on Star for a Night (2002), Pinoy Pop Superstar (2004), and The Clash (2018), and as a judge on StarStruck (2015) and Idol Philippines (2019).
Having sold more than seven million records domestically and 1.5 million in Asia, Velasquez is the best-selling Filipino music artist of all time. Her accolades include two Asian Television Awards, two MTV Asia Awards, 22 Awit Awards, 17 Aliw Awards (including 3 Entertainer of the Year wins), 22 Box Office Entertainment Awards, and 17 Star Awards for Music. Referred to as "Asia's Songbird", she has consistently been credited with inspiring a generation of Filipino singers.
Early life
{{Quote box|bgcolor=#E0E6F8|width=24em|quote="We were very poor but we were happy. My parents made sure that we ate on time and that was enough for me. [My father] had scoliosis and he was working at a construction site; he wasn't earning enough. My mom was good with money. She was able to stretch whatever little money we had."|source={{mdash}}Velasquez on her childhood
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Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez{{cite news|title=The President's Day: December 22, 2010|url=http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2010/12/22/the-presidents-day-wednesday-september-22-2010-2/|publisher=The Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines|access-date=December 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210123617/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2010/12/22/the-presidents-day-wednesday-september-22-2010-2/|archive-date=December 10, 2017}} was born on April 22, 1970, in Tondo, Manila,{{cite news|last1=Valisno|first1=Jeffrey|title=Fairy tale|url=http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Weekender&title=fairy-tale&id=61469|newspaper=Business World|date=November 16, 2012|access-date=October 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127042321/http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Weekender&title=fairy-tale&id=61469|archive-date=November 27, 2017}} to Teresita (née Ansong){{cite news|title=Hinundayan marks '100'|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/487754/hinundayan-marks-100|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=July 19, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171127045039/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/487754/hinundayan-marks-100|archive-date=November 27, 2017}} and Gerardo Velasquez.{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=Regine's dad Mang Gerry dies in sleep|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/02/04/1286328/regines-dad-mang-gerry-dies-sleep|access-date=January 7, 2018|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=February 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302114417/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/02/04/1286328/regines-dad-mang-gerry-dies-sleep|archive-date=March 2, 2014}} She has three sisters—Cacai, Diane, and Deca—and a brother, Jojo.{{cite web|title=Regine's family celebrates mom and dad's anniversary|url=https://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/2014/7/26/news/instapicoftheday-regine-s-family-celebrates-mom-5286|publisher=ABS-CBN News|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212201454/https://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/2014/7/26/news/instapicoftheday-regine-s-family-celebrates-mom-5286|archive-date=February 12, 2018|url-status=live}} Her family moved to Hinundayan, Southern Leyte, where Velasquez spent the early years of her life.{{cite news |last1=Policarpio |first1=Allan |title=Regine Velasquez and fellow Kapuso stars thrill Bohol fans |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/150274/regine-velasquez-and-fellow-kapuso-stars-thrill-bohol-fans |access-date=May 7, 2020 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=August 22, 2014 |archive-date=August 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822143454/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/150274/regine-velasquez-and-fellow-kapuso-stars-thrill-bohol-fans |url-status=live }} At age three, Velasquez became interested in music after listening to her father's lullabies. She would listen to her mother play guitar and piano while her father sang, and cited Sharon Cuneta's "Mr. DJ" as one of the first songs she learned.{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=Regine (sigh) is loveless|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/92057/regine-sigh-loveless|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=February 12, 2000|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171127045212/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/92057/regine-sigh-loveless|archive-date=November 27, 2017}}
Velasquez started singing at age six; she underwent intensive vocal training with her father, who immersed her neck-deep in the sea and had her go through vocal runs.{{cite news|last1=Salanga|first1=Elyas|title=Regine Velasquez's climb to success documented in Roots to Riches|url=http://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/19014/regine-velasquezs-climb-to-success-documented-in-roots-to-riches|date=May 22, 2009|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|access-date=November 27, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171030003401/http://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/19014/regine-velasquezs-climb-to-success-documented-in-roots-to-riches|archive-date=October 30, 2017 |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine|title=Global Music Pulse|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NQgEAAAAMBAJ&q=regine+velasquez+pacific+ocean&pg=PA57|author=David Sinclair|date=March 26, 1994|magazine=Billboard|volume=106|issue=13|page=57|issn=0006-2510|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042528/https://books.google.ae/books?id=NQgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA57&dq=regine+velasquez+pacific+ocean&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjQq-myh9zXAhWLZFAKHXdPD90Q6AEIMTAC#v=onepage&q=regine%20velasquez%20pacific%20ocean&f=false|archive-date=December 1, 2017}} She credits this unorthodox method for strengthening her core and stomach muscles, and developing her lung capacity.{{cite news |last1=San Diego |first1=Bayani |title=Regine Velasquez: I was prepared; last year was the worst |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/134890/regine-velasquez-i-was-prepared-last-year-was-the-worst |access-date=December 26, 2018 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=February 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403132358/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/134890/regine-velasquez-i-was-prepared-last-year-was-the-worst |archive-date=April 3, 2016|url-status=live}} Velasquez placed third in her first singing competition on Betty Mendez Livioco{{'s}} The Tita Betty's Children Show.{{cite news|last1=Glorioso|first1=Bot|title=Regine recalls career beginnings|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/10/03/1375827/regine-recalls-career-beginnings|access-date=October 29, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=October 3, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141004090053/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/10/03/1375827/regine-recalls-career-beginnings|archive-date=October 4, 2014}}
When Velasquez was nine, her family moved to Balagtas, Bulacan, where she attended St. Lawrence Academy and competed for her school at the annual Bulacan Private Schools Association singing competition. In 1984, at fourteen, Velasquez auditioned for the reality television series Ang Bagong Kampeon. She qualified and became the show's senior division winner, defending her spot for eight consecutive weeks. Velasquez won the competition and was signed to a record deal with OctoArts International.
Music career
=1986–1989: Career beginnings and ''Regine''=
In 1986, Velasquez initially used the stage name Chona and released the single "Love Me Again", which failed commercially.{{sfn|Jeffries|2003|page=213}} At the recommendation of another OctoArts recording artist, Pops Fernandez, she appeared on The Penthouse Live!{{sfn|Jeffries|2003|page=213}} While rehearsing for the show, Velasquez caught the attention of Ronnie Henares, a producer and talent manager who signed her to a management deal.{{sfn|Jeffries|2003|page=213}}{{cite news|last1=Gonzales|first1=Rommel|title='80s celebrity Ronnie Henares returns to TV via reality-sitcom Pepito Manaloto|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/24910/3980s-celebrity-ronnie-henares-returns-to-tv-via-reality-sitcom-pepito-manaloto|access-date=November 27, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=March 6, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040410/http://www.pep.ph/news/24910/3980s-celebrity-ronnie-henares-returns-to-tv-via-reality-sitcom-pepito-manaloto|archive-date=December 1, 2017|language=Tagalog}} Velasquez adopted the stage name Regine at the suggestion of {{nowrap|Martin Nievera}}, Fernandez's husband and The Penthouse Live! co-host.{{sfn|Jeffries|2003|page=213}}
Velasquez signed with Viva Records and released her debut album Regine in 1987.{{cite web|last1=Calderon|first1=Ricky|title=Regine Velasquez returns to Viva|url=http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2017/06/30/1714896/regine-velasquez-returns-viva|date=June 29, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|access-date=November 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812151143/https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/cebu-entertainment/2017/06/29/1714896/regine-velasquez-returns-viva|archive-date=August 12, 2018|url-status=live}} Henares served as an executive producer and worked with songwriters Joaquin Francisco Sanchez and Vehnee Saturno.{{cite AV media notes| last=Viva Records Corporation|others=Regine Velasquez|title=Regine|year=1994|page=5|publisher=Viva Records|id=VCD-94-059|type=Liner notes}} Three singles were released in 1987: "Kung Maibabalik Ko Lang", " Urong Sulong", and "Isang Lahi". During this period, Velasquez appeared on the ABS-CBN television shows Triple Treat and Teen Pan Alley.{{cite news |last1=Tomada |first1=Nathalie |title=What's in store for Regine as Kapamilya |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2018/10/19/1861167/whats-store-regine-kapamilya |access-date=October 18, 2018 |newspaper=The Philippine Star |date=October 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331023212/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2018/10/19/1861167/whats-store-regine-kapamilya |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |url-status=live }} Two years after Regine{{'s}} release, Velasquez represented the Philippines in the 1989 Asia Pacific Singing Contest in Hong Kong and won, performing the songs "You'll Never Walk Alone" from the musical Carousel and "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from the musical Dreamgirls.
=1990–1993: ''Nineteen 90'' and ''Reason Enough''=
Velasquez released her second studio album, Nineteen 90, in 1990.{{sfn|Jeffries|2003|page=213}} She worked with Louie Ocampo on the album's lead single "Narito Ako",{{cite AV media notes|last=Vicor Music Corporation|others=Regine Velasquez|title=Nineteen 90|year=1990|page=9|publisher=Vicor Music|id=VCD-90-014|type=Liner notes}} which was originally recorded and performed by Maricris Bermont and written by Nonong Pedero for the 1978 Metro Manila Popular Music Festival.{{cite web|last=San Diego|first=Bayani Jr.|title=When fame is not top priority|url=http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20080304-122774/When-fame-is-not-top-priority|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|access-date=May 29, 2012|date=March 4, 2008|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080305082345/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20080304-122774/When-fame-is-not-top-priority|archive-date=March 5, 2008}} Later that year, she headlined her first major concert at the Folk Arts Theater.{{cite news|last1=Abunda|first1=Boy|title=Time for Regine to trace her roots|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/94306/time-regine-trace-her-roots-direct-line-boy-abunda|access-date=November 27, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=April 18, 2001|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171127064710/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/94306/time-regine-trace-her-roots-direct-line-boy-abunda|archive-date=November 27, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Gil|first1=Baby|title=Regine returns to MOA for her 30th|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/07/31/1723094/regine-returns-moa-her-30th|access-date=November 27, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=July 31, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171127064913/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/07/31/1723094/regine-returns-moa-her-30th|archive-date=November 27, 2017}} She recorded "Please Be Careful with My Heart" with Jose Mari Chan, who released the track on his album Constant Change;{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/constant-change-mw0000987900|title=Constant Change – Jose Mari Chan |publisher=AllMusic|access-date=January 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108175655/https://www.allmusic.com/album/constant-change-mw0000987900|archive-date=January 8, 2018|url-status=live}} she also sang backing vocals on Gary Valenciano's "Each Passing Night", which appears on his album Faces of Love.{{cite news |last1=Lo |first1=Ricky |title=Gary & the Soundtrack of his life |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/04/04/1308524/gary-soundtrack-his-life |access-date=April 25, 2020 |newspaper=The Philippine Star |date=April 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924233932/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/04/04/1308524/gary-soundtrack-his-life |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |url-status=live }}{{cite AV media notes|last=Universal Records Inc.|others=Gary Valenciano|page=3|title=Faces of Love|year=1989|publisher=Universal Records|id=CDP-94,583|type=Liner notes}}
In 1991, Velasquez made her North American concert debut at Carnegie Hall in New York City,{{cite web|last1=Lopez|first1=Iskho|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0q4mAAAAIBAJ&pg=6150,874503&dq=regine+velasquez&hl=en|title=Regine in Carnegie Hall|newspaper=Manila Standard|date=October 6, 1991|access-date=June 8, 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130724051520/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0q4mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6150,874503&dq=regine+velasquez&hl=en|archive-date=July 24, 2013|url-status=live}} a first for an Asian solo artist.{{cite news|last1=Carballo|first1=Bibsy|title=Regine still Asia's songbird|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/12/24/1405987/regine-still-asias-songbird|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=December 14, 2014|access-date=October 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224150833/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/12/24/1405987/regine-still-asias-songbird|archive-date=December 24, 2014}} British theatrical producer Cameron Mackintosh later invited Velasquez to audition for the West End production of the musical Miss Saigon.{{cite news|last1=Abunda|first1=Boy|title=Why Regine said no to Miss Saigon|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/185321/why-regine-said-no-miss-saigon|access-date=November 3, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=November 25, 2002|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171107033702/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/185321/why-regine-said-no-miss-saigon|archive-date=November 7, 2017}} She received a letter from the production offering to train her in London, which she declined: partly due to her lack of experience in musical theater, and also because she wished to remain with her family.
Velasquez's third studio album Tagala Talaga was released in October 1991.{{cite web|last1=Gonzales|first1=David|title=Tagala Talaga > Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/cagala-talaga-mw0001089426|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=November 5, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043355/https://www.allmusic.com/album/cagala-talaga-mw0001089426|archive-date=December 1, 2017}} It includes cover versions of recordings by National Artist for Music recipients Ryan Cayabyab, Lucio San Pedro, and Levi Celerio.{{cite AV media notes|last=Vicor Music Corporation|page=5|others=Regine Velasquez|title=Tagala Talaga|year=1991|publisher=Vicor Music|id=VCD-91-023|type=Liner notes}}These recipients can be found here:
{{cite web |title=The Order of National Artists |url=http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/the-order-of-national-artists/ |publisher=The Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines |access-date=May 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814154852/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/the-order-of-national-artists/ |archive-date=August 14, 2018 |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |title=The Order of National Artists |url=https://upd.edu.ph/national-artists-of-the-philippines |publisher=University of the Philippines Diliman |access-date=May 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827011226/http://upd.edu.ph/national-artists-of-the-philippines/ |archive-date=August 27, 2017 |url-status=live }} The album's lead single, titled "Buhay ng Buhay Ko", was originally recorded by Leah Navarro and was written by Pedero,{{cite news|title=Martin Nievera launches new album with a concert at the Kia Theatre!|url=http://pop.inquirer.net/2016/07/martin-nievera-launches-new-album-with-a-concert-at-the-kia-theatre/|access-date=November 27, 2017|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=July 25, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160901145517/https://pop.inquirer.net/2016/07/martin-nievera-launches-new-album-with-a-concert-at-the-kia-theatre/|archive-date=September 1, 2016}} with whom Velasquez had worked on Nineteen 90. Other notable singles from the album include "Anak" and "Sa Ugoy ng Duyan".
PolyGram Far East announced a joint-venture licensing deal in the Philippines in July 1993 with the formation of its subsidiary PolyCosmic Records. Velasquez recorded a duet titled "It's Hard to Say Goodbye" with Canadian singer Paul Anka, which became the new label's first release.{{cite magazine|last=Gorospe|first=Marc|title=PolyGram in The Philippines venture, first release is a Velasquez-Anka duet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CxAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA33|page=33|issn=0006-2510|date=July 10, 1993|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015727/https://books.google.ae/books?id=CxAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA33|archive-date=November 7, 2017|access-date=November 6, 2017}} The single was later included on her fourth studio album Reason Enough. David Gonzales of AllMusic described the album as "more attuned to international ears" and said Velasquez's vocals are "thin and unimpressive".{{cite web|last1=Gonzales|first1=David|title=Reason Enough > Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/reason-enough-mw0000936817|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=November 5, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107030217/https://www.allmusic.com/album/reason-enough-mw0000936817|archive-date=November 7, 2017}} One of its singles, "Sana Maulit Muli", won the Awit Award for Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist in 1994.{{cite news|title=The Philippine Awit Awards > Winners Archive|url=http://www.awitawards.com.ph/awitwinners.doc|access-date=November 25, 2017|publisher=Awit Awards|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305004725/http://www.awitawards.com.ph/awitwinners.doc|archive-date=March 5, 2017}}
=1994–1998: ''Listen Without Prejudice'' and ''My Love Emotion''=
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Velasquez released her fifth studio album Listen Without Prejudice in 1994. She worked with songwriters, including Glenn Medeiros, Trina Belamide, and John Laudon.{{cite AV media notes|last=PolyCosmic Records|others=Regine Velasquez|title=Listen Without Prejudice|page=6|year=1994|publisher=PolyCosmic Records|id=5224394|type=Liner notes}} The album was released in several countries in Southeast and East Asia, including China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand.{{cite web|last1=Gonzales|first1=David|title=Listen Without Prejudice > Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/listen-without-prejudice-mw0000937745|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=November 6, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021926/https://www.allmusic.com/album/listen-without-prejudice-mw0000937745|archive-date=November 7, 2017}} The album's lead single "In Love with You" features Cantonese singer Jacky Cheung.{{cite web|last1=Van Zuylen|first1=Gary|title=Regine capturing Chinese hearts|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KrJNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5658,2542399&dq=regine+velasquez&hl=en|date=April 7, 1997|newspaper=The Nation|access-date=November 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116215434/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KrJNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LkQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5658,2542399&dq=regine+velasquez&hl=en|archive-date=January 16, 2016|url-status=live}} Gonzales commended the record's themes and said, "Cheung's presence on the duet had much to do with the overseas success". The album had sold more than 700,000 copies worldwide, including 100,000 in the Philippines, making it Velasquez's best-selling album to date.
Velasquez's sixth studio album My Love Emotion was released in 1995. The title track, which was written by Southern Sons vocalist Phil Buckle,{{cite AV media notes|last=PolyCosmic Records|others=Regine Velasquez|title=My Love Emotion|page=8|year=1995|publisher=PolyCosmic Records|id=PHCR1398|type=Liner notes}} was described by Gonzales as a "triumph [and] an outstanding vehicle, containing a strong melody and hook in the chorus".{{cite web|last1=Gonzales|first1=David|title=My Love Emotion > Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/my-love-emotion-mw0001109643|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=November 8, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108152018/https://www.allmusic.com/album/my-love-emotion-mw0001109643|archive-date=November 8, 2017}} The album made a combined regional and domestic sales of 250,000 copies.
For her seventh studio album Retro (1996), Velasquez recorded cover versions of popular music of the 1970's and 1980's from artists including Donna Summer, Foreigner, and the Carpenters. The album's only original track, "Fly", is credited to Earth, Wind & Fire members Maurice White, Al McKay, and Allee Willis, because the song interpolates the melody of their single "September".{{cite AV media notes|last=PolyCosmic Records|page=5|others=Regine Velasquez|title=Retro|year=1997|publisher=PolyCosmic Records|id=5342242|type=Liner notes}} Velasquez left PolyCosmic in 1998, and signed a six-album contract with the MJF Company.{{cite web|last1=Gonzales|first1=David|title=Very Special > Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/very-special-mw0001073568|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=November 9, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117211705/https://www.allmusic.com/album/very-special-mw0001073568|archive-date=November 17, 2012}}{{cite web|last1=Gonzales|first1=David|title=Drawn > Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/drawn-mw0000943328|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=November 9, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110005347/https://www.allmusic.com/album/drawn-mw0000943328|archive-date=November 10, 2017}} That year, her ninth studio album Drawn was released. MJF head Mark J. Feist wrote and produced most of the tracks, including the lead single "How Could You Leave".{{cite AV media notes|last=Viva Records Corporation|others=Regine Velasquez|page=8|title=Drawn|year=1998|publisher=Viva Records|id=VCD-98-034|type=Liner notes}} Drawn sold more than 40,000 copies and was awarded a platinum certification within two weeks of its release.{{cite magazine|last=Pride|first=Dominic|title=Global Music Pulse|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fw0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA39|date=January 9, 1999|magazine=Billboard|volume=111|issue=2|page=39|issn=0006-2510|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724052009/http://books.google.com/books?id=Fw0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA39|archive-date=July 24, 2013|access-date=November 6, 2017}}{{efn|name=fn1}}
=1999–2003: ''R2K'' and ''Reigne''=
File:Regine Velasquez R2K Concert 2000.jpg" during her R2K Concert in April 2000]]
Velasquez produced most of her next album R2K,{{cite AV media notes|last=Viva Records Corporation|others=Regine Velasquez|title=R2K|year=1999|pages=9{{hyphen}}10|publisher=Viva Records|id=VCD-99-052|type=Liner notes}} which was released on November 27, 1999.{{cite magazine|last=Williamson|first=Nigel|title=Global Music Impulse|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA69|date=January 22, 2000|magazine=Billboard|volume=112|issue=4|page=69|issn=0006-2510|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724051137/http://books.google.com/books?id=sA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA69|archive-date=July 24, 2013|access-date=November 6, 2017}} She recorded remakes of Jeffrey Osborne's "On the Wings of Love", Dionne Warwick's "I'll Never Love This Way Again", Aerosmith's "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing", and ABBA's "Dancing Queen", among others. Gonzales criticized the record's "infatuation with Western popular music" and called Velasquez's singing "self-assured [but] also unimpressive".{{cite web|last1=Gonzales|first1=David|title=R2K > Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r2k-mw0000953157|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=November 10, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110172159/https://www.allmusic.com/album/r2k-mw0000953157|archive-date=November 10, 2017}} Commercially, R2K sold more than 40,000 copies in its second week of release, earning a platinum certification,{{efn|name=fn1|Claimed sales figures are supported by the following specified certified units:
- For music certifications prior to 1990s up to 2006, PARI's threshold for an album to receive Platinum certification was 40,000 units shipped: {{cite magazine|last=Williamson|first=Nigel|title=Global Music Impulse|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA69|date=January 22, 2000|magazine=Billboard|volume=112|issue=4|page=69|issn=0006-2510|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724051137/http://books.google.com/books?id=sA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA69|archive-date=July 24, 2013|access-date=November 6, 2017}}
- For music certifications beginning 2007, PARI's threshold for an album to receive Platinum certification was 30,000 units shipped: {{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070109165528/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/certification-award-levels.pdf |archive-date=January 9, 2007 |title=International Certification Award Levels 2007|access-date=May 9, 2020 |publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry}}
- For music certifications beginning 2008, PARI's threshold for an album to receive Platinum certification was 25,000 units shipped: {{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625100951/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf |archive-date=June 25, 2008 |title=International Certification Award Levels 2008|access-date=May 9, 2020 |publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry}}
- For music certifications beginning 2009, PARI's threshold for an album to receive Platinum certification was 20,000 units shipped: {{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf |title=International Certification Award Levels 2009 |publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215213127/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf |access-date=May 9, 2020 |archive-date=February 15, 2010}}
- For music certifications since 2013 to present, PARI's threshold for an album to receive Platinum certification was 15,000 units shipped: {{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf |title=International Certification Award Levels 2013 |publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328112251/http://ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf |archive-date=March 28, 2014|access-date=May 9, 2020}}}} and was certified four times platinum a year later.{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=The girl with the 'platinum' touch|url=http://www.philstar.com/showbiz/118927/girl-platinum-touch|access-date=December 7, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=December 24, 2000|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202953/http://www.philstar.com/showbiz/118927/girl-platinum-touch|archive-date=October 29, 2013|language=tl}} R2K has since been certified twelve times platinum,{{cite web|last1=Luciano Elvin and Lapuz R. Sedricke|title=30 moments that defined Regine Velasquez's career|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/music/2017/10/20/regine-velasquez-30-milestones.html|date=October 20, 2017|publisher=CNN Philippines|access-date=October 25, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171022093507/http://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/music/2017/10/20/regine-velasquez-30-milestones.html|archive-date=October 22, 2017 |url-status=dead}} becoming the highest-selling album by a female artist in the Philippines.{{cite news |last1=Gabinete |first1=Jojo |title=Regine: pang 'One-Night' na lang |trans-title=Regine opts for one-night shows|url=https://www.abante.com.ph/source-regine-pang-one-night-na-lang.htm |access-date=April 29, 2020 |newspaper=Abante |date=June 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122122851/https://www.abante.com.ph/source-regine-pang-one-night-na-lang.htm |archive-date=November 22, 2017 |url-status=live|language=tl}} On December 31, 1999, Velasquez was a featured musical act in 2000 Today, a BBC millennium television special that attracted a worldwide audience of more than 800 million viewers with its core program broadcast across the world's time zones,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/info/news/news118.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060307154808/https://www.bbc.co.uk/info/news/news118.htm|title=2000 Today|date=October 6, 1998 |archive-date=March 7, 2006|publisher=BBC News|access-date=September 13, 2020}} which began with Kiribati Line Islands and ended in American Samoa.{{sfn|Marriott|2007|pages=3–4}}{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/2000/tv/schedule.htm |title=2000 Today |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=August 30, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050830013545/http://www.abc.net.au/2000/tv/schedule.htm|archive-date=August 30, 2005}}
Velasquez headlined and directed the R2K Concert at the Araneta Coliseum in April 2000, which won her Best Female Major Concert Act at the 13th Aliw Awards.{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=Robin and Regine: A story of two winners|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/92146/robin-and-regine-story-2-winners|access-date=November 10, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=October 11, 2000|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171110233325/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/92146/robin-and-regine-story-2-winners|archive-date=November 10, 2017}} Ricky Lo from The Philippine Star was generally impressed with the production and complimented Velasquez's "boundless energy and creativity".{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=Regine is 'flying' colors|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/92080/regine-flying-colors|access-date=November 10, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=April 11, 2000|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171110233336/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/92080/regine-flying-colors|archive-date=November 10, 2017}} She also performed a concert at the Westin Philippine Plaza that year, which spawned the release of her first live album Regine Live: Songbird Sings the Classics in December 2000.{{cite news|title=Regine in Songbird Sings the Classics|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/92133/regine-songbird-sings-classics|access-date=December 4, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=October 5, 2000|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171204222928/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/92133/regine-songbird-sings-classics|archive-date=December 4, 2017}} Although it was criticized for its audio mixing,{{cite web|last1=Gonzales|first1=David|title=Regine Live: Songbird Sings The Classics > Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/regine-live-songbird-sings-the-classics-mw0000967818|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=November 10, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111204730/https://www.allmusic.com/album/regine-live-songbird-sings-the-classics-mw0000967818|archive-date=November 11, 2017}} the album was certified six times platinum.{{efn|name=fn1}}
Velasquez worked with Filipino songwriters for material on her eleventh studio album Reigne. The album and its lead single "To Reach You" were released in December 2001.{{cite news|last1=Gil|first1=Baby|title=Regine serves up her best|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/144920/regine-serves-her-best|access-date=November 11, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=December 26, 2001|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111205122/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/144920/regine-serves-her-best|archive-date=November 11, 2017}}{{cite AV media notes|last=Viva Records Corporation|others=Regine Velasquez|title=Reigne|year=2001|page=12|publisher=Viva Records|id=VR CDS 2001 051|type=Liner notes}} Other singles were Tats Faustino's "Dadalhin" and Janno Gibbs' "Sa Aking Pag-iisa".{{cite news|last1=Gil|first1=Baby|title=Regine is tops|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/193027/patricia-too-hot-handle|access-date=November 11, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=January 27, 2003|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171111205046/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/193027/patricia-too-hot-handle|archive-date=November 11, 2017}} Gonzales called the album "an adventurous set" and praised the quality of the songwriting.{{cite web|last1=Gonzales|first1=David|title=Reigne > Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/regine-mw0000474077|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=November 11, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111205445/https://www.allmusic.com/album/regine-mw0000474077|archive-date=November 11, 2017}}
Velasquez won the inaugural 2002 MTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist Philippines in February 2002.{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=And the nominees for the 1st MTV Asia Awards are...|url=http://www.philstar.com/young-star/143656/and-nominees-1st-mtv-asia-awards-are|access-date=November 11, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=December 14, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027224442/http://www.philstar.com/young-star/143656/and-nominees-1st-mtv-asia-awards-are|archive-date=October 27, 2014}}{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=Regine is Favorite MTV Filipino Artist|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/149373/regine-favorite-mtv-filipino-artist|access-date=November 11, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=February 4, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111210931/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/149373/regine-favorite-mtv-filipino-artist|archive-date=November 11, 2017}} She performed "Cry" with Mandy Moore to promote the theatrical release of Moore's film A Walk to Remember.{{cite news |last1=Baldono |first1=Krista |title=Regine Velasquez-Alcasid's magnificent career milestones as Asia's Songbird |url=https://ent.abs-cbn.com/idolphilippines/articles-news/83041619-regine-velasquez-alcasids-magnificent-career-milestones-as-asias-songbird-8002 |access-date=July 4, 2021 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=April 16, 2019 |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410195237/https://ent.abs-cbn.com/idolphilippines/articles-news/83041619-regine-velasquez-alcasids-magnificent-career-milestones-as-asias-songbird-8002 |url-status=live }} In March, Velasquez hosted the first season of Star for a Night, which is based on the British talent show of the same name.{{cite news|last1=Francisco|first1=Butch|title=What makes Star For a Night different|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/194315/what-makes-star-night-different|access-date=November 11, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=February 6, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112021118/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/194315/what-makes-star-night-different|archive-date=November 12, 2017}} In April, she headlined a benefit concert called One Night with Regine at the National Museum of the Philippines, which was a collaboration with ABS-CBN Foundation to benefit Bantay Bata Foundation's child abuse response fund.{{cite news|last1=Montemar-Oriondo|title=Regine with a difference|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/161372/2-regine-difference|access-date=November 11, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=May 19, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112021343/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/161372/2-regine-difference|archive-date=November 12, 2017|url-status=live}} The show won Best Musical Program at the 7th Asian Television Awards.{{cite web|title=Winners, The 7th Asian Television Awards|url=https://www.asiantvawards.com/winners/2002-winners/|publisher=Asian TV Awards|access-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111205706/https://www.asiantvawards.com/winners/2002-winners/|archive-date=November 11, 2017}}
At the 2003 MTV Asia Awards, Velasquez won her second consecutive award for Favorite Artist Philippines.{{cite news |last1=Osborne |first1=Magz |title=Lavigne tops MTV Asia |url=https://variety.com/2003/music/news/lavigne-tops-mtv-asia-1117879598/ |access-date=April 27, 2020 |magazine=Variety |date=January 28, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422194556/https://variety.com/2003/music/news/lavigne-tops-mtv-asia-1117879598/ |archive-date=April 22, 2019 |url-status=live }} In May 2003, she embarked on Martin & Regine: The World Concert Tour with Nievera.{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=Regine plays the Alphabet Game|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/204764/regine-plays-alphabet-game|access-date=November 11, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=May 4, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111210919/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/204764/regine-plays-alphabet-game|archive-date=November 11, 2017}} The following month, Velasquez returned to host the second season of Search for a Star.{{cite news|last1=Abunda|first1=Boy|title=Regine: The ups and downs|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/238682/regine-ups-and-downs|access-date=November 12, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=February 13, 2004|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112132015/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/238682/regine-ups-and-downs|archive-date=November 12, 2017}} That November, she had a concert residency named Songbird Sings Streisand, a tribute to American singer and actress Barbra Streisand, at Makati's Onstage Theatre.{{cite news |title=Regine pays tribute to Streisand |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2003/10/27/225654/regine-pays-tribute-streisand |access-date=April 27, 2020 |newspaper=The Philippine Star |date=October 27, 2003 |archive-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705015021/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2003/10/27/225654/regine-pays-tribute-streisand |url-status=live }}
=2004–2007: ''Covers Volume 1'' and ''Volume 2''=
In February 2004, Velasquez and Ogie Alcasid co-headlined a concert, The Songbird & The Songwriter, at the Araneta Coliseum,{{cite news |last1=Gomez |first1=Lucy |title=Ogie Alcasid and Regine Velasquez make beautiful music together |url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/sunday-life/2004/02/29/240784/ogie-alcasid-and-regine-velasquez-make-beautiful-music-together |access-date=April 27, 2020 |newspaper=The Philippine Star |date=February 29, 2004 |archive-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705015058/https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/sunday-life/2004/02/29/240784/ogie-alcasid-and-regine-velasquez-make-beautiful-music-together |url-status=live }} and they embarked on a North American tour that April.{{cite web |title=Regine Velasquez & Ogie Alcasid: The Songbird & The Songwriter |url=https://www.broadwayinchicago.com/show/regine-velasquez-ogie-alcasid-the-songbird-the-songwriter-2004/ |website=Broadway in Chicago |publisher=Official Site of Broadway in Chicago |access-date=April 27, 2020 |archive-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705015030/https://www.broadwayinchicago.com/show/regine-velasquez-ogie-alcasid-the-songbird-the-songwriter-2004/ |url-status=live }} At the 17th Aliw Awards, she won Best Female Performance in a Concert and was nominated for Entertainer of the Year for the collaboration.{{cite news|title=Aliw Awards aired tonight on RPN 9|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/262074/aliw-awards-aired-tonight-rpn-9|access-date=December 27, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=August 21, 2004|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228232618/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/262074/aliw-awards-aired-tonight-rpn-9|archive-date=December 28, 2017}} Velasquez hosted the reality talent show Pinoy Pop Superstar, which began airing on GMA Network that July.{{cite news|last1=Bismark|first1=Maridol|title=Regine: The shoe is on the other foot|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/256032/regine-shoe-other-foot|access-date=November 12, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=July 2, 2004|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112192524/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/256032/regine-shoe-other-foot|archive-date=November 12, 2017}} In October 2004, she released "Forevermore", the lead single from her twelfth studio album Covers Volume 1.{{cite news|title=The songbird reigns still|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/node/181367|access-date=November 12, 2017|newspaper=Manila Bulletin|date=October 2, 2004|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110609164104/http://www.mb.com.ph/node/181367|archive-date=June 9, 2011}}{{cite news|last1=Panaligan|first1=Jojo|title=Asia's Songbird Undrapes 'Covers'|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/ENTR2004101720681.html|access-date=November 12, 2017|newspaper=Manila Bulletin|date=October 17, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041018214742/http://www.mb.com.ph/ENTR2004101720681.html|archive-date=October 18, 2004}} Its songs were originally recorded by Filipino male artists, and it was her most expensive cover album to produce due in part to the cost of securing licensing rights for songs by local songwriters, including Ariel Rivera's "Minsan Lang Kita Iibigan", Basil Valdez's "Say That You Love Me", and Nonoy Zuñiga's "Araw-Gabi".{{cite AV media notes|author=Viva Records Corporation|others=Regine Velasquez|title=Covers Volume 1|year=2004|page=8|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/16760097-Regine-Covers-Volume-1|publisher=Viva Records|id=VR CDS 04 140|type=Liner notes|via=Discogs}} The album has since been certified six times Platinum.{{cite web|url=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/mariedg/File0995.jpg|title=100 Stars Who Ruled The Decade|magazine=Yes!|publisher=Summit Media|date=May 1, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202445/http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/mariedg/File0995.jpg|archive-date=October 29, 2013}}{{efn|name=fn1}}
Later in November and December 2005, Velasquez had an eight-day concert residency named Reflections at the Aliw Theater.{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=Reflections by Regine|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/303534/reflections-regine|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=October 25, 2005|access-date=November 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113003041/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/303534/reflections-regine|archive-date=November 13, 2017|url-status=live}} The sequel album Covers Volume 2 was released in February 2006.{{cite news|last1=Panaligan|first1=Jojo|title=Regine Velasquez Serves Up High-Brow Versions in Covers 2|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-142209737.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225205544/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-142209737.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 25, 2018|access-date=November 22, 2017|newspaper=Manila Bulletin|date=February 18, 2006|via=HighBeam}} Unlike its predecessor, it contains songs by foreign artists, including Alanis Morissette's "Head Over Feet", Blondie's "Call Me", and Elvis Presley's "Blue Suede Shoes".{{cite AV media notes|last=Viva Records Corporation|others=Regine Velasquez|title=Covers Volume 2|year=2006|pages=7{{hyphen}}8|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/10798292-Regine-Covers-Volume-2|publisher=Viva Records|id=VR CDS 05 192|type=Liner notes|via=Discogs}} Manila Bulletin{{'}}s Jojo Panaligan was generally impressed with Velasquez's "versatility" and the album tracks' "jazzy and blues-y interpretation". In October 2006, she performed a concert titled Twenty at the Araneta Coliseum, which won her Best Female Major Concert Act and Entertainer of the Year award at the 20th Aliw Awards.{{cite news|last1=Calderon|first1=Ricky|title=Regine to mark 20th year with concert series|url=http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/361368/comebacking-g-toengi-star-international-film|access-date=November 12, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=October 4, 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113004929/http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/361368/comebacking-g-toengi-star-international-film|archive-date=November 13, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Orsal|first1=Noel|title=Regine Velasquez named Entertainer of the Year in 20th Aliw Awards|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/15686/regine-velasquez-named-entertainer-of-the-year-in-20th-aliw-awards|access-date=November 12, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=December 6, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707185221/http://www.pep.ph/news/15686/regine-velasquez-named-entertainer-of-the-year-in-20th-aliw-awards|archive-date=July 7, 2017|language=tl}} In 2007, she became co-host of the reality television show Celebrity Duets, an interactive music competition based on the eponymous original US show.{{cite news|title=Bigger contenders as Celebrity Duets returns|url=http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/80698/bigger-contenders-%E2%80%98celebrity-duets%E2%80%99-returns|access-date=November 13, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=August 22, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113165410/http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/80698/bigger-contenders-%E2%80%98celebrity-duets%E2%80%99-returns|archive-date=November 13, 2017}}
=2008–2012: ''Low Key'' and professional hiatus=
File:Regine Velasquez Silver Rewind 2013 (cropped) 2.jpg concert at the Mall of Asia Arena in 2013|alt=A woman in a sequined strapless gown holding a hand-held microphone]]
Velasquez developed other television projects in 2008. She appeared in Songbird, a weekly late-night musical television show that featured performances by musical guests.{{cite news|last1=Santiago|first1=Erwin|title=Regine Velasquez serenades viewers in weekly musical show "Songbird"|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/17445/regine-velasquez-serenades-viewers-in-weekly-musical-show-songbird|access-date=November 13, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=May 10, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113221616/http://www.pep.ph/news/17445/regine-velasquez-serenades-viewers-in-weekly-musical-show-songbird|archive-date=November 13, 2017}} She also featured in the musical television special The Best of Me, which was filmed at her residence in Quezon City.{{cite news|last1=Calderon|first1=Nora|title=Regine Velasquez celebrates her birthday with a TV special|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/17121/regine-velasquez-celebrates-her-birthday-with-a-tv-special|access-date=November 13, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=April 16, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113222204/http://www.pep.ph/news/17121/regine-velasquez-celebrates-her-birthday-with-a-tv-special|archive-date=November 13, 2017|language=Tagalog}}{{cite news|last1=Glorioso|first1=Bot|title=How well do you know|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/57432/how-well-do-you-know|access-date=November 13, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=April 22, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113165358/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/57432/how-well-do-you-know|archive-date=November 13, 2017}} Velasquez signed a deal with Universal Records and released an album titled Low Key in December 2008.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/low-key-mw0001258412|title=Low Key – Regine Velasquez|publisher=AllMusic|at=Overview|access-date=January 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109181952/https://www.allmusic.com/album/low-key-mw0001258412|archive-date=January 9, 2018|url-status=live}} The album consists of cover versions of international songs that she described as "more relaxed, laid-back and restrained".{{cite news|last1=Santiago|first1=Erwin|title=Regine Velasquez sings "Low Key" in her first album with Universal Records|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/19903/regine-velasquez-sings-low-key-in-her-first-album-with-universal-records|access-date=November 13, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=November 15, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701170522/http://www.pep.ph/news/19903/regine-velasquez-sings-low-key-in-her-first-album-with-universal-records|archive-date=July 1, 2017}} It includes tracks such as Billy Joel's "She's Always a Woman", Dan Fogelberg's "Leader of the Band", and Janis Ian's "At Seventeen".{{cite AV media notes|last=Universal Records Inc.|others=Regine Velasquez|pages=11{{hyphen}}12|title=Low Key|year=2008|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/14097592-Regine-Velasquez-Low-Key|publisher=Universal Records|id=CDP-94,1438|type=Liner notes|via=Discogs}} The Philippine Daily Inquirer praised the album's maturity and wrote, "[Velasquez] no longer shrieks and shouts as much as she used to".{{cite news|last1=Asilo|first1=Rito|title=High marks for Regine's Low Key|url=http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20081121-173656/High-marks-for-Regines-Low-Key|access-date=November 13, 2017|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=November 21, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922231123/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20081121-173656/High-marks-for-Regines-Low-Key|archive-date=September 22, 2012}} The album sold more than 25,000 copies within two months of its release and was certified platinum.{{cite news|last1=Dimaculangan|first1=Jocelyn|title=Regine Velasquez's "Low Key" is first Platinum album for 2009|url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/music/3310/regine-velasquez39s-low-key-is-first-platinum-album-for-2009|access-date=January 22, 2018|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=February 1, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116215434/https://www.pep.ph/guide/music/3310/regine-velasquez39s-low-key-is-first-platinum-album-for-2009|archive-date=January 16, 2016}}{{efn|name=fn1}} In May 2009, she appeared on the television documentary Roots to Riches, which chronicles her personal and professional struggles, and includes musical performances filmed in her hometown of Malolos, Bulacan.{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=Regine's roots to riches story|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/470452/regines-roots-riches-story|access-date=November 14, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=May 24, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114152353/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/470452/regines-roots-riches-story|archive-date=November 14, 2017}} Later that month, she hosted the television talent show Are You the Next Big Star?.{{cite news|last1=Llanes|first1=Rommel|title=Are You The Next Big Star? begins airing on May 16|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/3893/are-you-the-next-big-star-begins-airing-on-may-16?-begins-airing-on-May-16|access-date=November 14, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=May 12, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114202102/http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/3893/are-you-the-next-big-star-begins-airing-on-may-16?-begins-airing-on-May-16|archive-date=November 14, 2017|language=Tagalog}}
Velasquez's next album, a double CD set called Fantasy, was released in December 2010. The first disc is composed of Original Pilipino Music (OPM) recordings and the second includes covers of international singles such as Madonna{{'}}s "Papa Don't Preach", Toronto{{'}}s "What About Love", and the Eagles' "Love Will Keep Us Alive".{{cite AV media notes|last=Universal Records Inc.|others=Regine Velasquez|title=Fantasy|pages=6{{hyphen}}7|year=2010|publisher=Universal Records|id=CDP-94,1478|type=Liner notes}} The Philippine Daily Inquirer called the album "vocally sumptuous" and was generally impressed with Velasquez's vocals and range.{{cite news|last1=Asilo|first1=Rito|title=Moving Musical Send-Off for Regine Velasquez|url=http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20101203-306850/Moving-musical-send-off-for-Regine-Velasquez|access-date=November 14, 2017|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=December 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204183542/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20101203-306850/Moving-musical-send-off-for-Regine-Velasquez|archive-date=December 4, 2010}} Fantasy received a platinum certification{{efn|name=fn1}} and earned three nominations at the 3rd Star Awards for Music.{{cite news|last1=Gil|first1=Baby|title=Regine's fantasy|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/652605/regines-fantasy|access-date=November 14, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=January 31, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115015157/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/652605/regines-fantasy|archive-date=November 15, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Reyes|first1=William|title=3rd Star Awards for Music will take place on October 16|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/music/8888/3rd-star-awards-for-music-will-take-place-on-october-16|access-date=November 14, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=September 9, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114202300/http://www.pep.ph/guide/music/8888/3rd-star-awards-for-music-will-take-place-on-october-16|archive-date=November 14, 2017}} After receiving the Magna Award at the Myx Music Awards 2011,{{cite news|last1=Santiago|first1=Erwin|title=Regine Velasquez wins Myx Magna Award recognizing her contribution to music|url=https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/3581/myx-music-awards-update-regine-velasquez-wins-myx-magna-award-recognizing-her-contribution-to-music|access-date=December 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219174151/https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/3581/myx-music-awards-update-regine-velasquez-wins-myx-magna-award-recognizing-her-contribution-to-music|archive-date=December 19, 2021|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=March 15, 2011|url-status=live}} and the confirmation of her pregnancy, Velasquez took a hiatus from public engagements.{{cite news|last1=Franco|first1=Bernie|title=Regine Velasquez to take a hiatus in showbiz because of pregnancy|language=Tagalog|url=http://push.abs-cbn.com/2011/4/24/fresh-scoops/regine-velasquez-to-take-a-hiatus-in-showbiz-becau-74828|access-date=November 14, 2017|publisher=ABS-CBN News|date=April 24, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114202611/http://push.abs-cbn.com/2011/4/24/fresh-scoops/regine-velasquez-to-take-a-hiatus-in-showbiz-becau-74828|archive-date=November 14, 2017}} She returned to television on October 6, 2012, with Sarap Diva, a weekly lifestyle talk show.{{cite news|title=Asia's Songbird Regine Velasquez-Alcasid shows off cooking skills via Sarap Diva|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/8058/asias-songbird-regine-velasquez-alcasid-shows-off-cooking-skills-via-sarap-diva/story|access-date=November 14, 2017|publisher=GMA Network News|date=September 28, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114202854/http://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/8058/asias-songbird-regine-velasquez-alcasid-shows-off-cooking-skills-via-sarap-diva/story|archive-date=November 14, 2017}} On November 16, Velasquez performed a concert titled Silver at the Mall of Asia Arena, which was cut short after she lost her voice due to a viral infection.{{cite news|last1=Santiago|first1=Erwin|title=Regine Velasquez cuts Silver concert short after losing voice|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/36467/regine-velasquez-cuts-silver-concert-short-after-losing-voice-vows-to-do-better-in-free-concert-befo|access-date=November 15, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=November 17, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115143758/http://www.pep.ph/news/36467/regine-velasquez-cuts-silver-concert-short-after-losing-voice-vows-to-do-better-in-free-concert-befo|archive-date=November 15, 2017|language=Tagalog}}{{cite news|last1=Dumaual|first1=Miguel|title=Regine tells fans: You deserve more|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/17/12/regine-tells-fans-you-deserve-more|access-date=November 15, 2017|publisher=ABS-CBN News|date=November 17, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115201112/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/17/12/regine-tells-fans-you-deserve-more|archive-date=November 15, 2017}}
=2013–2016: Silver Rewind and ''Hulog Ka ng Langit''=
After Silver's cancellation, Velasquez restaged the concert on January 5, 2013.{{cite news|title=Regine's repeat concert set on Jan. 5|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/30/12/regines-repeat-concert-set-jan-5|access-date=November 15, 2017|publisher=ABS-CBN News|date=November 30, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115201207/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/30/12/regines-repeat-concert-set-jan-5|archive-date=November 15, 2017}}{{cite news|title=Regine wows crowd in concert repeat|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/07/13/regine-wows-crowd-concert-repeat|access-date=November 15, 2017|publisher=ABS-CBN News|date=January 7, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115143425/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/07/13/regine-wows-crowd-concert-repeat|archive-date=November 15, 2017}} The concert received generally favorable reviews; Manila Bulletin{{'}}s Jojo Panaligan called it a "redemption of reputation",{{cite news|last1=Panaligan|first1=Jojo|title=Regine So Golden in 'Silver' Repeat|url=https://mb.com.ph/articles/388535/regine-so-golden-in-silver-repeat|access-date=November 15, 2017|newspaper=Manila Bulletin|date=January 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130109011423/https://mb.com.ph/articles/388535/regine-so-golden-in-silver-repeat|archive-date=January 9, 2013}} while Dolly Anne Carvajal of the Philippine Daily Inquirer said Velasquez did not fail to make up for the initial cancellation of the show.{{cite news|last1=Carvajal|first1=Dolly Anne|title=Asia's Songbird delivers in promised repeat show|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/75529/asias-songbird-delivers-in-promised-repeat-show|access-date=November 15, 2017|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=January 8, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115145232/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/75529/asias-songbird-delivers-in-promised-repeat-show|archive-date=November 15, 2017}} The following month, she co-headlined in Foursome alongside Alcasid, Fernandez, and Nievera.{{cite news|title=Martin-Pops, Ogie-Regine concert in CNN Valentine's list|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/13/13/martin-pops-ogie-regine-concert-cnn-valentines-list|access-date=November 15, 2017|publisher=ABS-CBN News|date=February 13, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115201353/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/13/13/martin-pops-ogie-regine-concert-cnn-valentines-list|archive-date=November 15, 2017}} For both shows, Velasquez received four nominations at the 5th Star Awards for Music,{{cite news|title=PMPC bares list of nominees for 5th Star Awards for Music|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/music/12518/pmpc-bares-list-of-nominees-for-5th-star-awards-for-music|access-date=November 15, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=September 10, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229101943/http://www.pep.ph/guide/music/12518/pmpc-bares-list-of-nominees-for-5th-star-awards-for-music|archive-date=December 29, 2016}} winning Best Female Major Concert Act for Silver and Concert of the Year for Foursome.{{cite news|last1=Marasigan|first1=Ruben|title=Regine Velasquez wins Best Female Concert Performer at 5th Star Awards for Music|language=Tagalog|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/40723/regine-velasquez-wins-best-female-concert-performer-at-5th-star-awards-for-music|access-date=October 14, 2013|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=October 14, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014061936/https://www.pep.ph/news/40723/regine-velasquez-wins-best-female-concert-performer-at-5th-star-awards-for-music|archive-date=October 14, 2013}}
File:Regine Velasquez 2015 Family Values Awards (cropped).jpg in 2015]]
In November 2013, Velasquez's album Hulog Ka ng Langit was released;{{cite news|last1=Denny|first1=Christine|title=Regine Velasquez dedicates Hulog Ka Ng Langit album to son Nate and Yolanda victims|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/music/12963/regine-velasquez-dedicates-hulog-ka-ng-langit-album-to-son-nate-and-yolanda-victims|access-date=November 15, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=November 28, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115205921/http://www.pep.ph/guide/music/12963/regine-velasquez-dedicates-hulog-ka-ng-langit-album-to-son-nate-and-yolanda-victims|archive-date=November 15, 2017}} it received a platinum certification for two-week sales of 15,000 copies.{{cite news|last1=Flores|first1=Eugene|title=Regine Velasquez was awarded a Platinum Record Award for her latest album Hulog Ka Ng Langit|url=https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/11157/regine-velasquez-was-awarded-a-platinum-record-award-for-her-latest-album-emhulog-ka-ng-langitem-w|access-date=June 21, 2020|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=December 8, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621233635/https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/11157/regine-velasquez-was-awarded-a-platinum-record-award-for-her-latest-album-emhulog-ka-ng-langitem-w|archive-date=June 21, 2020}}{{efn|name=fn1}} She won Best Inspirational Record for "Nathaniel (Gift of God)" and Best Christmas Recording for "Hele ni Inay" at the 27th Awit Awards,{{cite news|last1=Bautista|first1=Jude|title=Gloc 9 dominates 27th Awit Awards|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/12/18/1403759/gloc-9-dominates-27th-awit-awards|access-date=November 15, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=December 18, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115201827/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/12/18/1403759/gloc-9-dominates-27th-awit-awards|archive-date=November 15, 2017}} while Hulog Ka Ng Langit won Album Cover of the Year at the 6th Star Awards for Music.{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Chuck|title=Sarah Geronimo leads winners at 6th Star Awards for Music|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/09/15/1369368/sarah-geronimo-leads-winners-6th-star-awards-music|access-date=November 15, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=September 15, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922151902/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/09/15/1369368/sarah-geronimo-leads-winners-6th-star-awards-music|archive-date=September 22, 2017}} In 2014, she worked with Nievera in a one-night show titled Voices of Love,{{cite news|last1=Santiago|first1=Erwin|title=Martin Nievera and Regine Velasquez join forces in Voices of Love|url=http://www.pep.ph/photos/4388/martin-nievera-and-regine-velasquez-join-forces-in-voices-of-love-part-1|access-date=November 16, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=February 15, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116184716/http://www.pep.ph/photos/4388/martin-nievera-and-regine-velasquez-join-forces-in-voices-of-love-part-1|archive-date=November 16, 2017}} with Gloc-9 on "Takipsilim",{{cite news|last1=Banal-Formosa|first1=Chelo|title=The poetry man and the rapper dude|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/611713/the-poetry-man-and-the-rapper-dude|access-date=November 16, 2017|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=June 17, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116133230/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/611713/the-poetry-man-and-the-rapper-dude|archive-date=November 16, 2017}} and with Vice Ganda on "Push Mo Yan Teh!".{{cite news|last1=Asilo|first1=Rito|title=#Trending' cashes in on Vice Ganda's irreverence, brutal honesty|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/159278/trending-cashes-in-on-vice-gandas-irreverence-brutal-honesty|access-date=November 16, 2017|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=December 27, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116131440/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/159278/trending-cashes-in-on-vice-gandas-irreverence-brutal-honesty|archive-date=November 16, 2017}}
In February 2015, Velasquez appeared alongside Nievera, Valenciano, and Lani Misalucha in a concert titled Ultimate at the Mall of Asia Arena.{{cite news|title=Gary V, Martin, Lani, Regine together for 'Ultimate' concert|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/14/15/look-gary-v-martin-lani-regine-together-ultimate-concert|access-date=November 16, 2017|publisher=ABS-CBN News|date=February 15, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116190356/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/14/15/look-gary-v-martin-lani-regine-together-ultimate-concert|archive-date=November 16, 2017}} She received accolades at the 47th Box Office Entertainment Awards,{{cite news|last1=Calderon|first1=Nora|title=John Lloyd, Bea, Vice, Coco, Vic, Ai-Ai lead winners at the Box Office Entertainment Awards|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/62252/john-lloyd-bea-vice-coco-vic-ai-ai-lead-winners-at-the-box-office-entertainment-awards|access-date=November 16, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=February 21, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625192854/http://www.pep.ph/news/62252/john-lloyd-bea-vice-coco-vic-ai-ai-lead-winners-at-the-box-office-entertainment-awards|archive-date=June 25, 2017}} 7th Star Awards for Music,{{cite news|title=Winners of 2015 Star Awards for Music revealed|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/13/15/winners-of-2015-star-awards-for-music-revealed|access-date=November 16, 2017|publisher=ABS-CBN News|date=November 11, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117001314/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/13/15/winners-of-2015-star-awards-for-music-revealed|archive-date=November 17, 2017}} and 5th Edukcircle Awards for the production.{{cite web|title=5th EdukCircle Awards Winners List|url=http://www.edukcircle.com/the-5th-edukcircle-awards|publisher=International Education Circle ICCS|access-date=November 16, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116185711/http://www.edukcircle.com/the-5th-edukcircle-awards|archive-date=November 16, 2017}} In the same year, Velasquez served as a judge on the sixth season of the reality talent television show StarStruck.{{cite news|last1=Rodriguez|first1=Bea|title=Regine Velasquez at Jennylyn Mercado, bagong judges ng StarStruck|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/18461/regine-velasquez-at-jennylyn-mercado-bagong-judges-ng-starstruck/story|access-date=November 16, 2017|publisher=GMA Network News|trans-title=Regine Velasquez and Jennylyn Mercado, announced as new judges for StarStruck|date=August 25, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029121307/http://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/18461/regine-velasquez-at-jennylyn-mercado-bagong-judges-ng-starstruck/story|archive-date=October 29, 2017|language=tl}} In November 2015, Velasquez headlined a four-date concert residency called Regine at the Theater, which featured songs from musicals.{{cite news|last1=Aquino|first1=Ann Charmaine|title=Regine Velasquez to perform at The Theater in Solaire Resort and Casino|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/18424/regine-velasquez-to-perform-at-the-theater-in-solaire-resort-and-casino/story/|access-date=November 16, 2017|publisher=GMA Network News|date=August 21, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116202518/https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/18424/regine-velasquez-to-perform-at-the-theater-in-solaire-resort-and-casino/story/|archive-date=November 16, 2017}}{{cite news |last1=Bunoan |first1=Vladimir |title=Regine sings Broadway in Solaire concert series |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/11/19/15/review-regine-sings-broadway-in-solaire-concert-series |access-date=September 15, 2019 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=November 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803031928/http://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/11/19/15/review-regine-sings-broadway-in-solaire-concert-series |archive-date=August 3, 2018 |url-status=dead }}
For the third consecutive year, Velasquez appeared in a co-headlining concert at the Mall of Asia Arena in February 2016.{{cite news|title=Martin, Regine in Royals|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/189689/martin-regine-in-royals|access-date=November 16, 2017|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=February 10, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117002135/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/189689/martin-regine-in-royals|archive-date=November 17, 2017}} The two-night show, Royals, reunited her with Nievera and also features Angeline Quinto and Erik Santos.{{cite news|last1=Donato|first1=Jerry|title=A 'royal' performance for loyal fans|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/01/23/1545249/royal-performance-loyal-fans|access-date=November 16, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=January 23, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117002618/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/01/23/1545249/royal-performance-loyal-fans|archive-date=November 17, 2017}} Due to the concert's positive critical reception,{{cite news|last1=Policarpio|first1=Allan|title=Show-stopping vocal power in Royals|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/190659/show-stopping-vocal-power-in-royals|access-date=November 16, 2017|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=February 23, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117001933/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/190659/show-stopping-vocal-power-in-royals|archive-date=November 17, 2017}} Velasquez won Best Female Concert Performer at the 48th Box Office Entertainment Awards and Most Influential Concert Performer of the Year at the 6th Edukcircle Awards.{{cite news|last1=Jarloc|first1=Glaiza|title=ABS-CBN stars win big at 48th Box Office Entertainment Awards|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/entertainment/2017/04/23/abs-cbn-stars-win-big-48th-box-office-entertainment-awards-538013|access-date=November 16, 2017|newspaper=SunStar|date=April 23, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617143519/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/entertainment/2017/04/23/abs-cbn-stars-win-big-48th-box-office-entertainment-awards-538013|archive-date=June 17, 2017}}{{cite web|title=6th EdukCircle Awards Winners List|url=http://www.edukcircle.com/6th-edukcircle-awards|publisher=International Education Circle ICCS|access-date=November 16, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117001504/http://www.edukcircle.com/6th-edukcircle-awards|archive-date=November 17, 2017}} In December 2016, People Asia magazine included Velasquez on its annual People of the Year list.{{cite web|title=PeopleAsia's People of the Year 2017 Awards Night|url=http://peopleasia.ph/?p=7482|website=People Asia|access-date=November 16, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107024628/http://peopleasia.ph/?p=7482|archive-date=November 7, 2017}}
=2017–2020: ''R3.0'' and television projects=
Velasquez hosted Full House Tonight,{{cite news|title=Ang pagbabalik ng 'Mulawin' at iba pang mga programang aabangan sa GMA 7 ngayong 2017|trans-title=Mulawin returns with a sequel and GMA 7 programming in 2017|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/pep/594486/ang-pagbabalik-ng-mulawin-at-iba-pang-mga-programang-aabangan-sa-gma-7-ngayong-2017/story/|access-date=November 16, 2017|publisher=GMA Network News|date=January 3, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729181413/http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/pep/594486/ang-pagbabalik-ng-mulawin-at-iba-pang-mga-programang-aabangan-sa-gma-7-ngayong-2017/story/|archive-date=July 29, 2017|language=tl }} which ran from February to May 2017.{{cite news|title=The full house finale of 'Full House Tonight!'|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/full_house_tonight/7210/audition/photo/|access-date=November 16, 2017|publisher=GMA Network News|date=May 31, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117140540/https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/full_house_tonight/7210/audition/photo/|archive-date=November 17, 2017}} The following month, she announced that she had returned to Viva Records and that she had begun production of a new studio album called R3.0.{{cite news|last1=Calderon|first1=Ricky|title=Regine Velasquez returns to Viva|url=http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2017/06/30/1714896/regine-velasquez-returns-viva|access-date=November 16, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=June 30, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109141947/http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2017/06/30/1714896/regine-velasquez-returns-viva|archive-date=November 9, 2017}} In August 2017, a cover of Up Dharma Down's 2010 song "Tadhana" was released as a promotional single.{{cite magazine|last1=Bodegon|first1=Kara|title=Listen to Regine Velasquez's cover of UDD's 'Tadhana'|url=http://billboard.ph/listen-regine-velasquezs-cover-udds-tadhana/|access-date=November 16, 2017|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|magazine=Billboard Philippines|date=August 25, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117065647/http://billboard.ph/listen-regine-velasquezs-cover-udds-tadhana/|archive-date=November 17, 2017}} An original track called "Hugot" was released as the album's lead single the following month.{{cite news|title=Asia's Songbird Regine Velasquez- Alcasid Soars Again With "Hugot"|url=http://vivavicor.com/asias-songbird-regine-velasquez-alcasid-soars-again-with-hugot/|access-date=November 16, 2017|publisher=Viva Records|date=September 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117070223/http://vivavicor.com/asias-songbird-regine-velasquez-alcasid-soars-again-with-hugot/|archive-date=November 17, 2017}} In November she headlined the R3.0 Concert at the Mall of Asia Arena, and two months later, with Alcasid, she played a four-date U.S. concert tour titled Mr. and Mrs. A.{{cite magazine|last1=Bodegon|first1=Kara|title=Regine Velasquez celebrates 30 years at 2-night 'R3.0' Concert|url=http://billboard.ph/regine-velasquez-celebrates-30-years-2-night-r3-0-concert/|access-date=November 16, 2017|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|magazine=Billboard Philippines|date=October 25, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117065858/http://billboard.ph/regine-velasquez-celebrates-30-years-2-night-r3-0-concert/|archive-date=November 17, 2017}}{{cite magazine|last1=Bodegon|first1=Kara|title=Mr. & Mrs. A Ogie Alcasid and Regine Velasquez-Alcasid Set U.S. Tour Dates|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/7885503/mr-mrs-a-ogie-alcasid-regine-velasquez-alcasid-united-states-tour-dates|access-date=November 16, 2017|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|magazine=Billboard Philippines|date=August 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103114556/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/7885503/mr-mrs-a-ogie-alcasid-regine-velasquez-alcasid-united-states-tour-dates|archive-date=November 3, 2017|url-status=live}}
Velasquez hosted the first season of the television talent show The Clash, which premiered on July 7, 2018.{{cite news |last1=Abanilla |first1=Clarizel |title=GMA's 'The Clash' opens on July 7 |url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/281294/gmas-clash-opens-july-7 |access-date=August 12, 2018 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=June 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812053058/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/281294/gmas-clash-opens-july-7 |archive-date=August 12, 2018 |url-status=live }} In October, she signed a network deal with ABS-CBN; her subsequent projects included serving as a judge on the Idol franchise series Idol Philippines, and hosting the musical variety show ASAP Natin 'To. In partnership with the network, Velasquez staged a three-date concert series, titled Regine at the Movies, at the New Frontier Theater, which opened on November 17, 2018,{{cite news |last1=Asis |first1=Salve |title=Regine walang inalala sa TF nina Piolo, Daniel at Sharon |url=https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/showbiz/2018/11/14/1868490/regine-walang-inalala-sa-tf-nina-piolo-daniel-sharon |access-date=June 25, 2022 |work=The Philippine Star |date=November 14, 2018 |language=Tagalog |trans-title=Regine no discussion of talent fees with Piolo, Daniel, and Sharon |archive-date=December 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213144314/https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/showbiz/2018/11/14/1868490/regine-walang-inalala-sa-tf-nina-piolo-daniel-sharon |url-status=live }} to critical appraisal centering on Velasquez's vocals.{{cite news |last1=Salterio |first1=Leah |title=Concert recap: Regine regales with popular movie themes |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/25/18/concert-recap-regine-regales-with-popular-movie-themes |access-date=May 2, 2020 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=November 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125130518/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/25/18/concert-recap-regine-regales-with-popular-movie-themes |archive-date=November 25, 2018 |url-status=dead}}{{cite news |last1=Policarpio |first1=Allan |title=Nervous Regine still able to deliver show-stopping jolts of high notes |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/306450/nervous-regine-still-able-to-deliver-show-stopping-jolts-of-high-notes |access-date=June 26, 2022 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=November 25, 2018 |archive-date=November 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124202046/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/306450/nervous-regine-still-able-to-deliver-show-stopping-jolts-of-high-notes |url-status=live }}
Sharon Cuneta and Velasquez co-headlined a concert, Iconic, at the Araneta Coliseum in October 2019.{{cite news |last1=Carvajal |first1=Dolly Anne |title=Sharon and Regine in the eyes of Kiko and Ogie |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/348137/sharon-and-regine-in-the-eyes-of-kiko-and-ogie |access-date=May 2, 2020 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=October 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013202145/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/348137/sharon-and-regine-in-the-eyes-of-kiko-and-ogie |archive-date=October 13, 2019 |url-status=live }} For the show, she received the awards for Best Collaboration in a Concert and Entertainer of the Year at the 32nd Aliw Awards, becoming one of the few performers to win the latter honor thrice.{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez named Aliw Awards' Entertainer of the Year |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/18/19/regine-velasquez-named-aliw-awards-entertainer-of-the-year |access-date=May 2, 2020 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=December 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124021312/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/18/19/regine-velasquez-named-aliw-awards-entertainer-of-the-year |archive-date=January 24, 2020 |url-status=dead }} Velasquez and Moira Dela Torre released a single together, "Unbreakable", for the soundtrack of the film of the same name.{{cite news |title=Regine, Moira release original duet 'Unbreakable' |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/12/19/listen-regine-moira-release-original-duet-unbreakable |access-date=May 2, 2020 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=November 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124021405/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/12/19/listen-regine-moira-release-original-duet-unbreakable |archive-date=January 24, 2020 |url-status=dead }} She also contributed to the soundtracks of the {{nowrap|spy-action}} thriller series The General's Daughter (2019) and the drama series Love Thy Woman (2020).{{cite news |title=Ogie cries as Regine sings theme of General's Daughter |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/06/19/ogie-cries-as-regine-sings-theme-of-generals-daughter |access-date=July 4, 2021 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=January 6, 2019 |archive-date=January 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124015345/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/06/19/ogie-cries-as-regine-sings-theme-of-generals-daughter |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez records theme song of 'Love Thy Woman' |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/04/20/regine-velasquez-records-theme-song-of-love-thy-woman |access-date=July 4, 2021 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=February 4, 2020 |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423054923/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/04/20/regine-velasquez-records-theme-song-of-love-thy-woman |url-status=dead }} Having signed with BYS Cosmetics, Velasquez became the Australian beauty brand's ambassador. She released the promotional single, "I Am Beautiful", for their print media advertising campaign.{{cite news |last1=Arcano |first1=Nicole |title=Regine Velasquez Is the New Face of BYS Cosmetics |url=https://www.preview.ph/beauty/regine-velasquez-bys-cosmetics-a00193-20190103 |access-date=May 2, 2020 |magazine=Preview |publisher=Summit Media |date=January 3, 2019 |archive-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705015027/https://www.preview.ph/beauty/regine-velasquez-bys-cosmetics-a00193-20190103 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Arcano |first1=Nicole |title=You Have to Watch Regine Velasquez's Empowering Music Video for Women's Month |url=https://www.preview.ph/beauty/regine-velasquez-i-am-beautiful-music-video-a00193-20190329 |access-date=May 2, 2020 |magazine=Preview |publisher=Summit Media |date=March 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402163858/https://www.preview.ph/beauty/regine-velasquez-i-am-beautiful-music-video-a00193-20190329 |archive-date=April 2, 2019 |url-status=live }} In February 2020, Velasquez worked with Sarah Geronimo on a joint concert titled Unified.{{cite news |title=Regine, Sarah impress with duet of original hits at 'Unified' concert |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/16/20/watch-regine-sarah-impress-with-duet-of-original-hits-at-unified-concert |access-date=May 18, 2020 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=February 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616004047/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/16/20/watch-regine-sarah-impress-with-duet-of-original-hits-at-unified-concert |archive-date=June 16, 2020 |url-status=dead }}
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Velasquez organized virtual benefit concerts in support of relief efforts. She curated One Night with Regine on April 25, 2020, to benefit the Bantay Bata Foundation's COVID-19 response fund; the special raised {{Philippine peso|4.2}}{{nbsp}}million (US$77,000).{{cite news |last1=Policarpio |first1=Allan |title=Regine on turning 50: A milestone I feel in my knees! |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/372767/regine-on-turning-50-a-milestone-i-feel-in-my-knees |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |access-date=May 2, 2020 |date=April 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429020002/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/372767/regine-on-turning-50-a-milestone-i-feel-in-my-knees |archive-date=April 29, 2020 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Plaza |first1=Gerry |title=Regine's remarkable digital concert amasses Php4.2 million in one night for Bantay Bata 163 |url=https://ent.abs-cbn.com/articles-news/regines-remarkable-digital-concert-amasses-php42-million-in-one-night-for-bantay-bata-163-12137 |access-date=May 2, 2020 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=April 26, 2020 |archive-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705015024/https://ent.abs-cbn.com/articles-news/regines-remarkable-digital-concert-amasses-php42-million-in-one-night-for-bantay-bata-163-12137 |url-status=live }} That June, she worked with Jollibee Foods Corporation and appeared in Joy From Home, which raised money in support of the brand's food aid program.{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez to hold another virtual concert |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/06/20/regine-velasquez-to-hold-another-virtual-concert |access-date=June 16, 2020 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=June 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613063059/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/06/20/regine-velasquez-to-hold-another-virtual-concert |archive-date=June 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }} In collaboration with Alcasid, Velasquez joined forces with PLDT, Inc. for its No Learner Left Behind fundraiser. The initiative raised more than {{Philippine peso|1}}{{nbsp}}million (US$20,000) to help provide reliable internet access and distance learning tools to students in rural areas and from disadvantaged families.{{cite news |last1=Ranoa-Bismark |first1=Maridol |title=Regine Velasquez grants kidney patient's duet request, Ogie Alcasid sells Star Wars collection for displaced singers |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2020/08/14/2035367/regine-velasquez-grants-kidney-patients-duet-request-ogie-alcasid-sells-star-wars-collection-displaced-singers |access-date=March 5, 2023 |work=The Philippine Star |date=August 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907073921/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2020/08/14/2035367/regine-velasquez-grants-kidney-patients-duet-request-ogie-alcasid-sells-star-wars-collection-displaced-singers |archive-date=September 7, 2020 |url-status=live}}
=2021–present: Freedom, Solo, and ''Reginified''=
File:Regine - Solo Concert 24 Feb 2023.jpg concert residency in 2023]]
Freedom was Velasquez's first livestream concert outside her benefit show ventures. Performed on February 28, 2021, at the ABS-CBN Studios, it was broadcast via four live streaming platforms.{{cite news |title=Regine's "Freedom" surprised concert-viewers with stunning lineup, astounding performance |url=https://ent.abs-cbn.com/articles-news/regines-freedom-surprised-concert-viewers-with-stunning-lineup-astounding-performance-14313 |access-date=July 4, 2021 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=March 1, 2021 |archive-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303082011/https://ent.abs-cbn.com/articles-news/regines-freedom-surprised-concert-viewers-with-stunning-lineup-astounding-performance-14313 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez's 'Freedom' concert rescheduled to February 28 |url=https://ent.abs-cbn.com/articles-news/regine-velasquezs-freedom-concert-reshedule-to-february-28-14181 |access-date=February 18, 2023 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=February 14, 2021 |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705221425/https://ent.abs-cbn.com/articles-news/regine-velasquezs-freedom-concert-reshedule-to-february-28-14181 |url-status=live }} Velasquez said she crafted the virtual show because of her desire to perform material from a variety of music genres and step out of her comfort zone.{{cite web |title=Regine's Freedom Digital Concert {{endash}} Media Conference |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzBqsPZB39M |publisher=Star Music |access-date=February 18, 2023 |date=January 26, 2021 |via=YouTube |format=Video | minutes = 25:50 |archive-date=February 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218172847/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzBqsPZB39M&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }} Ticket sales grossed more than {{Philippine peso|1}}{{nbsp}}million (US$20,000) within twelve hours after they were made available for purchase. Additional VIP tickets were sold because of high demand.{{cite news |title=Tickets for Regine's "Freedom" digital concert now up for grabs |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/newsroom/news-releases/2021/1/8/regine-velasquez-alcasid-freedom-digital-concert-t?lang=en |access-date=February 18, 2023 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=January 8, 2021 |archive-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928025207/https://www.abs-cbn.com/newsroom/news-releases/2021/1/8/regine-velasquez-alcasid-freedom-digital-concert-t?lang=en |url-status=live }} Critics commended Freedom's intimate production and Velasquez's vocal performances.{{cite news |title=Freedom concert ni Regine Velasquez, sumira ng record sa digital concerts |url=https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/pep-troika/156987/regine-velasquez-freedom-breaks-records-a4118-20210301 |access-date=February 18, 2023 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=March 1, 2021 |language=Tagalog |trans-title=Regine's Freedom concert breaks digital concert records |archive-date=March 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301143718/https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/pep-troika/156987/regine-velasquez-freedom-breaks-records-a4118-20210301 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez stuns viewers in 'Freedom' concert |url=https://manilastandard.net/showbitz/music-concerts/348467/regine-velasquez-stuns-viewers-in-freedom-concert.html |access-date=February 18, 2023 |work=Manila Standard |date=March 3, 2021 |archive-date=December 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221227122030/https://manilastandard.net/showbitz/music-concerts/348467/regine-velasquez-stuns-viewers-in-freedom-concert.html |url-status=live }} She featured on Davey Langit's single "Ipinagpanata Kita", released in August 2021.{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez's powerful new song with Davey Langit |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/19/21/watch-regine-velasquezs-powerful-new-song-with-davey-langit |access-date=August 24, 2021 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=August 19, 2021 |archive-date=August 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824211736/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/19/21/watch-regine-velasquezs-powerful-new-song-with-davey-langit |url-status=live }} That year, she recorded the soundtrack themes for the drama series La Vida Lena and the action series Ang Probinsyano.{{cite web |first1=Patricia |last1=Matalog |title=Regine Velasquez's version of 'Kailangan Kita' is the official theme song of 'La Vida Lena' |date=June 11, 2021 |url=https://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/2021/6/11/news/regine-velasquez-version-of-kailangan-kita-is-69373 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |access-date=July 3, 2021 |archive-date=June 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625090225/https://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/2021/6/11/news/regine-velasquez-version-of-kailangan-kita-is-69373 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Iconic voice for an iconic series: Regine Velasquez performs new 'Ang Probinsyano' theme song |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/19/21/watch-regine-velasquez-performs-new-probinsyano-theme-song |access-date=November 25, 2021 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=November 19, 2021 |archive-date=November 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125175934/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/19/21/watch-regine-velasquez-performs-new-probinsyano-theme-song |url-status=live }} At the 35th Awit Awards, Velasquez won Best Song Written for Movie/TV/Stage Play for her work on the latter.{{cite news |last1=Severo |first1=Jan Milo |title=Awit Awards 2022 winners |url=https://www.philstar.com/music/2022/11/24/2226153/list-awit-awards-2022-winners |access-date=March 5, 2023 |work=The Philippine Star |date=November 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124045159/https://www.philstar.com/music/2022/11/24/2226153/list-awit-awards-2022-winners |archive-date=November 24, 2022 |url-status=live}}
Velasquez spent much of 2022 working on television projects. She returned as a judge for the second season of Idol Philippines, which premiered on June 25, 2022.{{cite news |title=Idol Philippines to also air on TV5 starting June 25 |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/17/22/idol-philippines-to-also-air-on-tv5-starting-june-25 |access-date=March 5, 2023 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=June 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616205428/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/17/22/idol-philippines-to-also-air-on-tv5-starting-june-25 |archive-date=June 16, 2022 |url-status=live}} In August, she joined the morning talk show Magandang Buhay as its host, replacing Karla Estrada.{{cite news |last1=Severo |first1=Jan Milo |title=Regine Velasquez officially replaces Karla Estrada in Magandang Buhay |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2022/08/08/2201200/regine-velasquez-officially-replaces-karla-estrada-magandang-buhay |access-date=August 8, 2022 |work=The Philippine Star |date=August 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808133004/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2022/08/08/2201200/regine-velasquez-officially-replaces-karla-estrada-magandang-buhay |archive-date=August 8, 2022 |url-status=live}} She then appeared as a guest judge on the first season of Drag Race Philippines, a spin-off of RuPaul's Drag Race.{{cite news |last1=Antonio |first1=Josiah |title=Nadine, Regine and more: Who are the guest judges of 'Drag Race Philippines'? |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/19/22/who-are-the-guest-judges-of-drag-race-philippines |access-date=March 5, 2023 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002022416/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/19/22/who-are-the-guest-judges-of-drag-race-philippines |archive-date=October 2, 2022 |url-status=live}} At the 13th Star Awards for Music, Velasquez won Concert of the Year and was named Female Concert Performer of the Year for her work on Unified.{{cite news |last1=Dumawal |first1=Mario |title=Moira, Ogie, Regine win big at 2022 PMPC Star Awards for Music |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/13/22/moira-regine-ogie-win-big-at-13th-star-awards-for-music |date=October 13, 2022 |access-date=October 13, 2022 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013025016/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/13/22/moira-regine-ogie-win-big-at-13th-star-awards-for-music |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |url-status=live }} Following its initial cancellation, Velasquez and Cuneta embarked on a U.S. concert series for Iconic, which commenced on July 9, 2022.{{cite news |last1=Biong |first1=Ian |title=Sharon Cuneta, Regine Velasquez 'Iconic' concert tour postponed |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/376182/sharon-cuneta-regine-velasquez-iconic-concert-tour-postponed |access-date=February 11, 2023 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=May 21, 2020 |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212003232/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/376182/sharon-cuneta-regine-velasquez-iconic-concert-tour-postponed |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Acierto |first1=Drew |title=Sharon Cuneta and Regine Velasquez arrive in US for their North America tour |url=https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/7/8/fresh-scoops/sharon-and-regine-arrive-in-us-for-their-tour-201132 |access-date=March 5, 2023 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=July 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814161759/https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/7/8/fresh-scoops/sharon-and-regine-arrive-in-us-for-their-tour-201132 |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |url-status=live}}
After a two-year hiatus from headlining a live event, Velasquez staged a four-date concert residency, entitled Solo, at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater from February 17{{endash}}25, 2023.{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez teases solo show after joint concerts |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/03/22/regine-velasquez-teases-solo-show-after-joint-concerts |access-date=January 28, 2023 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=August 3, 2022 |archive-date=January 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129000946/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/03/22/regine-velasquez-teases-solo-show-after-joint-concerts |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez announces show dates of 'Solo' concert |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/20/22/regine-velasquez-announces-show-dates-of-solo-concert |access-date=January 28, 2023 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=November 20, 2022 |archive-date=December 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221183551/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/20/22/regine-velasquez-announces-show-dates-of-solo-concert |url-status=live }} Featuring songs she has never performed before, Velasquez experimented with disco, funk, and chill-out music styles on it. Reviewers praised Velasquez's mature artistry and vocals.{{cite news |last1=Salterio |first1=Leah |title=Concert review: Dauntless Regine Velasquez captivates in 'Solo' concert |url=https://news-k.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/19/23/concert-review-regine-velasquez-captivates-in-solo-concert |access-date=February 19, 2023 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=February 19, 2023 |archive-date=February 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219234957/https://news-k.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/19/23/concert-review-regine-velasquez-captivates-in-solo-concert |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Cabrera-Paraiso |first1=Janelle |title=Regine Velasquez Was A Total Stunner In Her 'Solo' Concert |url=https://metro.style/people/celebrities/regine-velasquez-alcasid-solo-concert/34936 |access-date=March 4, 2023 |work=Metro |date=February 20, 2023 |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304160235/https://metro.style/people/celebrities/regine-velasquez-alcasid-solo-concert/34936 |url-status=live }} Two extra dates in April were added to the itinerary after the show concluded its initial run.{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez to stage repeat of 'Solo' concert in April |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/07/23/regine-velasquez-to-stage-repeat-of-solo-concert |access-date=March 8, 2023 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=March 7, 2023 |archive-date=March 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308102456/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/07/23/regine-velasquez-to-stage-repeat-of-solo-concert |url-status=live }} She then reunited with Cuneta on a second U.S. leg of the Iconic tour in March.{{cite news |title='Iconic' concert of Sharon Cuneta, Regine Velasquez to have repeat in US |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/08/22/iconic-concert-of-sharon-regine-to-have-repeat-in-us |access-date=February 12, 2023 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=December 8, 2022 |archive-date=December 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208145646/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/08/22/iconic-concert-of-sharon-regine-to-have-repeat-in-us |url-status=live }} On October 13, 2023, Velasquez released a cover of Roxette's "It Must Have Been Love", the lead single from her upcoming studio album, Reginified, which would feature remakes of songs she performed in previous concerts and televised appearances.{{cite news |title=Star Music releases 1st single of Regine Velasquez's album Reginified |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/13/23/lead-single-of-regines-new-album-reginified-now-out |access-date=October 13, 2023 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=October 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014113849/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/13/23/lead-single-of-regines-new-album-reginified-now-out |archive-date=October 14, 2023 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez gives update on new album Reginified |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/10/23/regine-velasquez-gives-update-on-new-album-reginified |access-date=October 13, 2023 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011095109/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/10/23/regine-velasquez-gives-update-on-new-album-reginified |archive-date=October 11, 2023 |url-status=live}} At the Mall of Asia Arena in November 2023, she headlined Regine Rocks, a themed concert exploring rock music and its subgenres.{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez shares details of 'Regine Rocks' concert |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/31/23/regine-velasquez-shares-details-of-regine-rocks-concert |access-date=November 27, 2023 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=August 31, 2023 |archive-date=November 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127060728/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/31/23/regine-velasquez-shares-details-of-regine-rocks-concert |url-status=live }} It was followed by a three-date U.S. leg in February,{{cite news |last1=Lalin |first1=Jun |title=Regine Velasquez pinuno Pechanga |url=https://www.abante.com.ph/2024/02/11/regine-velasquez-pinuno-pechanga/ |access-date=February 11, 2024 |work=Abante |date=February 11, 2024 |archive-date=February 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211173957/https://www.abante.com.ph/2024/02/11/regine-velasquez-pinuno-pechanga/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Lalin |first1=Jun |title=Odette Quesada sinuportahan si Regine Velasquez-Alcasid |url=https://www.abante.com.ph/2024/02/22/odette-quesada-sinuportahan-si-regine-velasquez-alcasid/ |access-date=April 11, 2024 |work=Abante |date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240411181547/https://www.abante.com.ph/2024/02/22/odette-quesada-sinuportahan-si-regine-velasquez-alcasid/ |archive-date=April 11, 2024 |language=Tagalog |url-status=live |trans-title=Odette Quesada supports Regine Velasquez}} and a re-staging in April.{{cite news |last1=Angan |first1=Kara |title=Regine Velasquez-Alcasid has done it yet again at 'Regine Rocks: The Repeat' — Review |url=https://billboardphilippines.com/music/reviews/regine-velasquez-alcasid-has-done-it-yet-again-at-regine-rocks-the-repeat-review-2024/ |access-date=April 20, 2024 |work=Billboard Philippines |date=April 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420160955/https://billboardphilippines.com/music/reviews/regine-velasquez-alcasid-has-done-it-yet-again-at-regine-rocks-the-repeat-review-2024/ |archive-date=April 20, 2024 |url-status=live}}
Acting career
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Velasquez made her film debut with a minor role in the 1988 comedy film The Untouchable Family.{{cite news|last1=Solis|first1=Lolit|title=Regine babalikan na ang pelikula!|url=http://www.philstar.com/pang-movies/2017/06/28/1714239/regine-babalikan-na-ang-pelikula|access-date=December 3, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=June 28, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203230143/http://www.philstar.com/pang-movies/2017/06/28/1714239/regine-babalikan-na-ang-pelikula|archive-date=December 3, 2017|language=tl|trans-title=Regine returns to making movies!}} Its soundtrack includes her single "Urong Sulong".{{cite news|last1=De Leon|first1=Ed|title=Regine maraming first time sa Viva|url=http://www.philstar.com/pang-movies/2017/06/29/1714561/regine-maraming-first-time-sa-viva|access-date=December 3, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=June 29, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203231728/http://www.philstar.com/pang-movies/2017/06/29/1714561/regine-maraming-first-time-sa-viva|archive-date=December 3, 2017|language=tl|trans-title=Regine had a lot of firsts with Viva}} She continued to appear in a series of supporting roles in comedies, including Pik Pak Boom (1988) and Elvis and James 2 (1990). In 1995, she worked with composer Ryan Cayabyab on the musical theater version of José Rizal{{'}}s Noli Me Tángere, where she played the female lead, María Clara.{{cite news|last1=Policarpio|first1=Allan|title=Regine Velasquez's voice back to old form|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/183161/regine-velasquezs-voice-back-to-old-form|access-date=November 17, 2017|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=November 10, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031248/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/183161/regine-velasquezs-voice-back-to-old-form|archive-date=December 1, 2017}} Vic del Rosario, head of Viva Entertainment's film production arm, saw Velasquez in one of her performances and offered her a starring role in a film, playing a music teacher in the romantic comedy Wanted: Perfect Mother (1996) opposite Christopher de Leon. Martin Nievera and Louie Ocampo wrote "You Are My Song" for the film's soundtrack,{{cite news|last1=Gil|first1=Baby|title=Martin has new duets|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/07/09/1344009/martin-has-new-duets|access-date=November 18, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=July 9, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201093745/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/07/09/1344009/martin-has-new-duets|archive-date=December 1, 2017}} for which she won Best Movie Theme Song and Best Ballad Recording at the Awit Awards. Later in 1996, she starred alongside Donna Cruz and Mikee Cojuangco in the musical comedy Do Re Mi.{{cite news|last1=Tomada|first1=Nathalie|title=Regine feels right at home in Cebu|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/08/04/1609749/regine-feels-right-home-cebu|access-date=December 3, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=August 4, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903161946/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/08/04/1609749/regine-feels-right-home-cebu|archive-date=September 3, 2017}} Velasquez continued to play leading roles in romantic comedies, appearing in Honey Nasa Langit Na Ba Ako? (1998) with Janno Gibbs and Dahil May Isang Ikaw (1999) with Aga Muhlach. In 2000, she was a guest performer in an episode of the anthology drama series Habang May Buhay, playing Piolo Pascual{{'}}s cancer-stricken love interest.{{cite news|last1=Anarcon|first1=James Patrick|title=Regine Velasquez: The Actress and TV Host|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/photos/9411/regine-velasquez-the-actress-and-tv-host|access-date=November 17, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=March 31, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035311/http://www.pep.ph/guide/photos/9411/regine-velasquez-the-actress-and-tv-host|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}
A key point in Velasquez's film career came when she was cast in Joyce Bernal{{'}}s Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw (2000) opposite Robin Padilla. The film critic Noel Vera dismissed its plot as the "nth variation of Roman Holiday", but credited Velasquez for showcasing "her own public persona and charisma and sense of humor" to her character.{{sfn|Vera|2005|page=128}} Her next film release was the romantic comedy Pangako Ikaw Lang (2001), which reunited her with Bernal and Muhlach. She portrayed a florist who meets a patient (played by Muhlach) at the hospital where her father was admitted. A writer for The Philippine Star considered the pair's "unmistakable chemistry" to be the film's prime asset,{{cite news|last1=Bismark|first1=Maridol|title=That Aga-Regine magic|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/97709/aga-regine-magic|access-date=November 18, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=July 3, 2001|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407172340/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2001/07/03/97709/aga-regine-magic
|archive-date=April 7, 2020}} while Vera was impressed with its direction and writing, and described Velasquez's performance as "sunny good nature [with a] light comic touch".{{sfn|Vera|2005|page=147}} Pangako Ikaw Lang was a commercial success, becoming the highest-grossing Filipino film of 2001. Velasquez was subsequently named Box Office Queen at the Box Office Entertainment Awards.{{cite news|last1=Francisco|first1=Butch|title=Box Office King and Queen crowned|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/151589/box-office-king-and-queen-crowned|access-date=November 17, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=February 23, 2002|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627132044/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/151589/box-office-king-and-queen-crowned|archive-date=June 27, 2017}}
Also in 2001, Velasquez appeared in an episode of the anthology series Maalaala Mo Kaya,{{cite news|title=Piolo, Regine in old 'MMK' episode|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/28/16/throwback-piolo-regine-in-old-mmk-episode|access-date=November 17, 2017|publisher=ABS-CBN News|date=July 28, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034652/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/28/16/throwback-piolo-regine-in-old-mmk-episode|archive-date=December 1, 2017}} playing an intellectually disabled woman.{{cite news|last1=Valdez-Nicasio|first1=Maricris|title=Regine Velasquez appears on "Maalaala Mo Kaya" for the second time|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/16425/regine-velasquez-appears-on-maalaala-mo-kaya-for-the-second-time|access-date=November 17, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=February 16, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035008/http://www.pep.ph/news/16425/regine-velasquez-appears-on-maalaala-mo-kaya-for-the-second-time|archive-date=December 1, 2017|language=tl}} It was the most-watched and highest-rated of the program, with a reported 47.9 percent viewership.{{cite news |last1=Anarcon |first1=James Patrick |title=Regine Velasquez reveals why her Maalaala Mo Kaya appearance has not happened yet |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/146780/regine-velasquez-reveals-she-was-supposed-to-do-an-episode-of-mmk-but-a724-20191012 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=October 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110165314/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/146780/regine-velasquez-reveals-she-was-supposed-to-do-an-episode-of-mmk-but-a724-20191012 |archive-date=January 10, 2024 |url-status=live}} For her portrayal, she won the Star Award for Best Single Performance by an Actress.{{cite web|url=http://old.philstar.com:8080/entertainment/179912/16th-stars-awards-tv-look-ma-no-protests|title=The 16th Star Awards for TV: Look Ma, No Protests!|author=Sol Jose Vanzi|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=October 15, 2002|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222081824/http://old.philstar.com:8080/entertainment/179912/16th-stars-awards-tv-look-ma-no-protests|archive-date=February 22, 2018|access-date=February 22, 2018}} The Yam Laranas-directed romantic drama Ikaw Lamang Hanggang Ngayon (2002), opposite Richard Gomez, saw her play a mundane and undesirable mail sorter. Writing for The Philippine Star, Butch Francisco deemed the film to be vacuous and awkward overall, but thought it had "moments of fun, entertainment and romance".{{cite news|last1=Francisco|first1=Butch|title=A fun, entertaining love story|url=http://www.philstar.com:8080/entertainment/149742/fun-entertaining-love-story|access-date=November 18, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=February 7, 2002|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201045716/http://www.philstar.com:8080/entertainment/149742/fun-entertaining-love-story|archive-date=December 1, 2017}} She next took on the role of a woman who falls in love with a widowed man (played by De Leon) in the drama Pangarap Ko ang Ibigin Ka.{{cite news|last1=Gil|first1=Baby|title=Regine's Pangarap: Dreamy and romantic|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/203658/regine%C2%92s-pangarap-dreamy-and-romantic|access-date=November 18, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=April 25, 2003|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201045643/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/203658/regine%C2%92s-pangarap-dreamy-and-romantic|archive-date=December 1, 2017}} The film premiered at the 2003 Manila Film Festival to polarized reception from critics; Isah Red of the Manila Standard criticized the film's visuals and lack of narrative coherence.{{cite news |last1=Red |first1=Isah |title=Bad movies make me cry |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yo8VAAAAIBAJ&dq=regine+velasquez+pangarap+ko+ang+ibigin+ka&pg=PA18&article_id=6194,1429194 |access-date=January 12, 2024 |work=Manila Standard |date=June 16, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112203105/https://books.google.ca/books?id=Yo8VAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA18&dq=regine+velasquez+pangarap+ko+ang+ibigin+ka&article_id=6194,1429194&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj45L7Jx9iDAxXTMjQIHU7gDSM4ChDoAXoECAwQAg#v=onepage&q=regine%20velasquez%20pangarap%20ko%20ang%20ibigin%20ka&f=false |archive-date=January 12, 2024 |url-status=live}} Terming the film formulaic, Francisco believed that Velasquez was brilliant in "dramatic moments", in a performance he described as a "crowd pleaser", though he found her comedic delivery superfluous.{{cite news |last1=Francisco |first1=Butch |title=As wholesome as Regine's milk-and-cookies image |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2003/05/29/207959/wholesome-regine146s-milk-and-cookies-image |access-date=January 12, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=May 29, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112202947/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2003/05/29/207959/wholesome-regine146s-milk-and-cookies-image |archive-date=January 12, 2024 |url-status=live}} That year, Velasquez starred alongside Bong Revilla in the superhero film Captain Barbell.{{cite news|last1=Bautista|first1=Mario|title=Bong continues to fly high|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/232043/bong-continues-fly-high|access-date=November 18, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=December 18, 2003|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201093805/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/232043/bong-continues-fly-high|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}
Although Velasquez did not make any film appearances in 2004, she made her prime time television debut in the drama series Forever in My Heart, in which she played a wedding planner caught in a love triangle with Gomez's and Ariel Rivera's characters. She next starred in romantic dramas, reuniting with Padilla in Till I Met You (2006) and with Pascual in Paano Kita Iibigin (2007);{{cite news|last1=Bautista|first1=Mario|title=Robin & Regine: Will history repeat itself?|url=http://www.philstar.com:8080/entertainment/360344/robin-regine-will-history-repeat-itself|access-date=November 18, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=September 29, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042659/http://www.philstar.com:8080/entertainment/360344/robin-regine-will-history-repeat-itself|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Erece|first1=Dinno|title=A more daring and mature Regine Velasquez in "Paano Kita Iibigin"|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/13006/a-more-daring-and-mature-regine-velasquez-in-paano-kita-iibigin|access-date=November 18, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=April 26, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030705/http://www.pep.ph/news/13006/a-more-daring-and-mature-regine-velasquez-in-paano-kita-iibigin|archive-date=December 1, 2017}} the latter earned her FAMAS and Luna Award nominations for Best Actress.{{cite news|title=56th FAMAS Awards tonight|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/419116/56th-famas-awards-tonight|access-date=November 18, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=November 29, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201071705/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/419116/56th-famas-awards-tonight|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}{{cite news|title=Luna Awards nominees announced|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/2494/luna-awards-nominees-announced|access-date=November 18, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=August 31, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519110535/http://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/2494/luna-awards-nominees-announced|archive-date=May 19, 2017}} In 2008, she played the titular character in the comedy series remake Ako si Kim Samsoon, based on the original South Korean television show. The show featured her as a chef hired by a restaurant owner (played by Mark Anthony Fernandez) to pretend to be his lover as a ruse for his overbearing mother.{{cite news|last1=Dimaculangan|first1=Jocelyn|title=Ako si Kim Sam Soon airs pilot episode on June 30|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/2149/ako-si-kim-samsoon-airs-pilot-episode-on-june-30|access-date=November 18, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=June 25, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824180617/http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/2149/ako-si-kim-samsoon-airs-pilot-episode-on-june-30|archive-date=August 24, 2017}} The Philippine Star{{'}}s Arnel Ramos praised her pairing with Fernandez, commending their "crackling rapport that will no doubt send viewers in a romantic frenzy".{{cite news |last1=Ramos |first1=Arnel |title=Not a mismatch after all |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2008/07/09/71832/not-mismatch-after-all |access-date=January 11, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=July 9, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111214459/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2008/07/09/71832/not-mismatch-after-all |archive-date=January 11, 2024 |url-status=live}} In the same year, she provided her voice to the eponymous heroine in the animated film Urduja.{{cite news|last1=Dimaculangan|first1=Jocelyn|title=Regine Velasquez gives voice to Princess Urduja in first-ever Filipino animation film|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/1789/regine-velasquez-gives-voice-to-princess-urduja-in-first-ever-filipino-animation-film|access-date=November 18, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=April 7, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032211/http://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/1789/regine-velasquez-gives-voice-to-princess-urduja-in-first-ever-filipino-animation-film|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}
Velasquez made cameo appearances in three comedies of 2009—Kimmy Dora, OMG (Oh, My Girl!), and Yaya and Angelina: The Spoiled Brat Movie.{{cite news|title=Big-Star Cameos in Kimmy Dora, Angelina And Yaya Movie|url=http://www.cosmo.ph/entertainment/bigstar-cameos-in-kimmy-dora-angelina-and-yaya-movie|access-date=November 18, 2017|magazine=Cosmopolitan |publisher=Summit Media|date=September 1, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032301/http://www.cosmo.ph/entertainment/bigstar-cameos-in-kimmy-dora-angelina-and-yaya-movie|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Dimaculangan|first1=Jocelyn|title=Judy Ann Santos and Ogie Alcasid will tickle funny bones in Oh My Girl!|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/3507/judy-ann-santos-and-ogie-alcasid-will-tickle-funny-bones-in-oh-my-girl|access-date=November 18, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=March 6, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034038/http://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/3507/judy-ann-santos-and-ogie-alcasid-will-tickle-funny-bones-in-oh-my-girl|archive-date=December 1, 2017}} She initially turned down an offer to star in the drama series Totoy Bato (2009) in favor of a musical-themed television project, but agreed after the latter production faced significant delays. Directed by Mac Alejandre and based on Carlo J. Caparas' comic book of the same name, it is about the fictional titular boxer (played by Padilla). She portrayed the part of the love interest to Padilla's character.{{cite news |title=As tough as a rock |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2009/01/29/435238/tough-rock |access-date=January 16, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=January 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117040651/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2009/01/29/435238/tough-rock |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |url-status=live}} The role required her to perform action scenes, and in preparation, undertook boxing training.{{cite news |last1=Llanes |first1=Rommel |title=Regine Velasquez takes boxing lessons for her role in Totoy Bato |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/20886/regine-velasquez-takes-boxing-lessons-for-her-role-in-totoy-bato |access-date=January 17, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=February 20, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117041034/https://www.pep.ph/news/20886/regine-velasquez-takes-boxing-lessons-for-her-role-in-totoy-bato |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |language=Tagalog |url-status=live}} After the project was greenlit, Velasquez was cast as Sampaguita, the lead in Dominic Zapata's 2010 musical comedy series Diva,{{cite news |last1=Orosa |first1=Rosalinda |title=Diva on GMA: The first-ever kantaserye |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/03/01/553594/diva-gma-first-ever-kantaserye |access-date=May 2, 2020 |newspaper=The Philippine Star |date=March 1, 2010 |archive-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705015031/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/03/01/553594/diva-gma-first-ever-kantaserye |url-status=live }} a loosely adapted version of the 2006 film 200 Pounds Beauty. It follows a facially disfigured singer who undergoes a transformation.{{cite news |title=15 Pinoy music-themed teleseryes |url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/146359/15-pinoy-music-themed-teleseryes-a724-20190927-lfrm3 |access-date=May 2, 2020 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=September 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001021208/https://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/146359/15-pinoy-music-themed-teleseryes-a724-20190927-lfrm3 |archive-date=October 1, 2019 |url-status=live }} To look the part, she wore prosthetic makeup which took three hours to apply. The series featured numerous song covers sung onscreen by the characters. According to Velasquez, the song choices were integral to script development, and featured one to two production numbers per week.{{cite news |last1=Santiago |first1=Erwin |title=Regine Velasquez appreciates homely people because of her role in Diva |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/24834/regine-velasquez-appreciates-homely-people-because-of-her-role-in-diva |access-date=January 17, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=February 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117024940/https://www.pep.ph/news/24834/regine-velasquez-appreciates-homely-people-because-of-her-role-in-diva |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |url-status=live |language=Tagalog}}{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez sponsors Diva child actor's corrective surgery |url=https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/21908/regine-velasquez-sponsors-diva-child-actors-corrective-surgery |access-date=January 17, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=April 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925190839/https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/21908/regine-velasquez-sponsors-diva-child-actors-corrective-surgery |archive-date=September 25, 2021 |url-status=live |language=Tagalog}} A journalist for The Philippine Star favored the show's tone and quality, highlighting Velasquez's musical numbers.{{cite news |title=Highest overnight rating for Diva |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/03/22/559907/highest-overnight-rating-diva |access-date=January 17, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=March 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117024623/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/03/22/559907/highest-overnight-rating-diva |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |url-status=live}}
{{Quote box|bgcolor=#E0E6F8|width=24em|align=left|quote="They affect me so much physically and emotionally ... I'm the type of actress who can't let go of my character so easily. When I'm already able to get the right emotion, I just can't shake it off when I leave the set. I unconsciously bring home the character with me."|source={{mdash}}Velasquez explaining why she is selective of dramatic roles{{cite news |last1=Cruz |first1=Marinel |title=Regine reveals she usually 'faints' when doing dramatic roles |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/382711/regine-reveals-she-usually-faints-when-doing-dramatic-roles |access-date=January 18, 2024 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=July 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803145329/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/382711/regine-reveals-she-usually-faints-when-doing-dramatic-roles |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |url-status=live}}}}
Andoy Ranay's I Heart You, Pare! was Velasquez's television project of 2011,{{cite news|last1=Reyes|first1=William|title=Director Andoy Ranay works for the first time with Regine Velasquez and Dingdong Dantes in I Heart You Pare|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/27559/director-andoy-ranay-works-for-the-first-time-with-regine-velasquez-and-dingdong-dantes-in-i-heart-y|access-date=November 18, 2017|language=tl|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=December 2, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825063319/http://www.pep.ph/news/27559/director-andoy-ranay-works-for-the-first-time-with-regine-velasquez-and-dingdong-dantes-in-i-heart-y|archive-date=August 25, 2017}} which she described as a "flashy and colorful world" of the LGBT community.{{cite news |last1=Calderon |first1=Nora |title=I Heart You Pare will open the colorful world of drag queens |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/7567/i-heart-you-pare-will-open-the-colorful-world-of-drag-queens |access-date=January 13, 2023 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=January 31, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113211134/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/7567/i-heart-you-pare-will-open-the-colorful-world-of-drag-queens |archive-date=January 13, 2024 |url-status=live}} The series follows a woman who is on the run and disguises as a gay man after being wrongly accused of a crime.{{cite news |title=I Heart You Pare (2011) - About The Show |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/i_heart_you_pare_full_episodes/about/ |access-date=January 13, 2024 |publisher=GMA Network News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113205933/https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/i_heart_you_pare_full_episodes/about/ |archive-date=January 13, 2024 |url-status=live}} To play the dual roles of Tonya and Tonette, she created a backstory for her female character; and to get into the drag alter ego's physical and mental space during filming, modelled nuances and mannerisms on Ranay, who is openly gay.{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez (Part I): In her new TV series, she portrays a woman pretending to be a gay man |url=https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/24458/regine-velasquez-part-i-in-her-new-tv-series-she-portrays-a-woman-pretending-to-be-a-gay-man |access-date=January 13, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=April 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204080835/https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/24458/regine-velasquez-part-i-in-her-new-tv-series-she-portrays-a-woman-pretending-to-be-a-gay-man |archive-date=December 4, 2021 |url-status=live}} Later in 2011, Velasquez left the show for health reasons and was replaced by Iza Calzado.{{cite news |title=Iza replaces rumored pregnant Regine in 'I Heart You Pare' |url=https://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2011/04/09/674247/iza-replaces-rumored-pregnant-regine-i-heart-you-pare |access-date=January 7, 2022 |newspaper=The Philippine Star |date=April 9, 2011 |archive-date=January 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107151241/https://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2011/04/09/674247/iza-replaces-rumored-pregnant-regine-i-heart-you-pare |url-status=live }} The romantic comedy Of All the Things (2012), in which she played a document forger, was Velasquez's third collaboration with Bernal and Muhlach.{{cite news|title=Aga, Regine reunite in Of All the Things|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2012/09/17/849778/aga-regine-reunite-all-things|access-date=November 18, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=September 17, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201061531/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2012/09/17/849778/aga-regine-reunite-all-things|archive-date=December 1, 2017}} Philbert Dy of ClickTheCity termed the film a "tedious, unfocused mess that forces chemistry where none really exists".{{cite news|last1=Dy|first1=Philbert|title=Time is a Cruel Mistress|url=http://www.clickthecity.com/movies/a/16367/of-all-the-things-movie-review-time-is-a-cruel-mistress|access-date=November 18, 2017|work=ClickTheCity|date=September 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226084243/https://www.clickthecity.com/movies/a/16367/of-all-the-things-movie-review-time-is-a-cruel-mistress|archive-date=December 26, 2018|url-status=dead}} Despite this, she earned a Golden Screen Award for Best Actress for her performance.{{cite news |last1=Orosa |first1=Rosalinda |title=List of Golden Screen winners |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/05/01/936799/list-golden-screen-winners |access-date=June 21, 2020 |newspaper=The Philippine Star |date=May 1, 2013 |archive-date=June 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624210949/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/05/01/936799/list-golden-screen-winners |url-status=live }} She next starred in the independent film Mrs. Recto, a comedy-drama set principally on Recto Avenue.{{cite news|last1=Cruz|first1=Edgar|title=Reimagining Mrs. Recto, the Regine original starrer|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2015/12/28/1536739/reimagining-mrs.-recto-regine-original-starrer|access-date=November 18, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=December 28, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620145121/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2015/12/28/1536739/reimagining-mrs.-recto-regine-original-starrer|archive-date=June 20, 2017}} The director Dante Nico Garcia wanted Velasquez to play the part of a single mother by deglamorizing—aspects that he felt were missing from performances she had done in the past—and thus asked her to dissociate from her "well-coifed" persona.{{cite news |title=Honoring women without bashing men |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/09/02/607998/honoring-women-without-bashing-men |access-date=January 14, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=September 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114194816/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/09/02/607998/honoring-women-without-bashing-men |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |url-status=live}} The film only received a limited digital release on December 25, 2015.{{cite news |last1=Caligan |first1=Michelle |title=Glaiza de Castro joins the cast of Mrs. Recto |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/20510/glaiza-de-castro-joins-the-cast-of-mrs-recto/story |access-date=January 14, 2024 |publisher=GMA Network News |date=December 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114193010/https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/20510/glaiza-de-castro-joins-the-cast-of-mrs-recto/story |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |url-status=live}}
In the series Poor Señorita (2016), Velasquez starred as a powerful and demanding business magnate, a character inspired by Meryl Streep's Miranda Priestly. In preparation, she kept her distance from the cast to maintain an uneasy chemistry in their scenes.{{cite news|last1=Marquez|first1=Phoebe|title=Regine 'quirky & animated' in primetime comeback|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/03/19/1564312/regine-quirky-animated-primetime-comeback|access-date=November 18, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=March 19, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731193102/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/03/19/1564312/regine-quirky-animated-primetime-comeback|archive-date=July 31, 2017}} In his review for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Nestor Torre Jr. found her to be "perfectly cast" as the anti-hero, praising Velasquez for "opting to set her own pace, vocal placement, and tempo" in her portrayal.{{cite news |last1=Torre |first1=Nestor |title=Regine reigns |url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/193073/regine-reigns |access-date=January 14, 2024 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=April 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413161206/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/193073/regine-reigns |archive-date=April 13, 2016 |url-status=live}} In 2017, she played the supporting part of an earth goddess in Mulawin vs. Ravena, a sequel to the 2004 fantasy series Mulawin, featuring Dennis Trillo and Miguel Tanfelix.{{cite news|last1=Dabu|first1=Bianca Rose|title=Regine Velasquez joins cast of 'Mulawin vs. Ravena'|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/595917/regine-velasquez-joins-cast-of-mulawin-vs-ravena/story/|access-date=November 18, 2017|publisher=GMA Network News|date=January 16, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823023640/http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/595917/regine-velasquez-joins-cast-of-mulawin-vs-ravena/story/|archive-date=August 23, 2017}} She then portrayed the titular character in Yours Truly, Shirley (2019), an independent drama directed by Nigel Santos. It tells the story of a woman who believes her late husband is reincarnated in a pop star. Velasquez was reluctant to take the role, worried of being unprepared after a seven-year break from acting in a film. She ultimately agreed to the project after Santos convinced her to take the part.{{cite news |last1=Anarcon |first1=James Patrick |title=Regine Velasquez explains why she almost backed out of her comeback film |url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/147268/regine-velasquez-explains-why-she-almost-backed-out-of-her-comeback-film-a724-20191101 |access-date=May 2, 2020 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=November 1, 2019 |archive-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705015026/https://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/147268/regine-velasquez-explains-why-she-almost-backed-out-of-her-comeback-film-a724-20191101 |url-status=live }} Oggs Cruz of Rappler was critical of Velasquez's "middling" delivery, writing that she lacked "the extent of absurdism" required of the role.{{cite news |last1=Cruz |first1=Oggs |title=Movie reviews: 2019 Cinema One Originals films, Part 2 |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/movies/245100-cinema-one-original-movie-reviews-part-2/ |access-date=January 16, 2024 |work=Rappler |date=November 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117042505/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/movies/245100-cinema-one-original-movie-reviews-part-2/ |archive-date=November 17, 2019 |url-status=live}} Jocelyn Valle of the Philippine Entertainment Portal, however, took note of her earnest and mature characterization.{{cite news |last1=Valle |first1=Jocelyn |title=Review: Regine Velasquez shows comedic side in Yours Truly, Shirley |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/147407/review-regine-velasquez-shows-comedic-side-in-yours-truly-shirley-a764-20191114 |access-date=January 16, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=November 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116034948/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/147407/review-regine-velasquez-shows-comedic-side-in-yours-truly-shirley-a764-20191114 |archive-date=January 16, 2024 |url-status=live}} She received a nomination for Best Actress at the Cinema One Originals Film Festival.{{cite news |last1=Cruz |first1=Marinel |title=Satisfying payoff for best actress Alessandra de Rossi |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/352202/satisfying-payoff-for-best-actress-alessandra-de-rossi |access-date=January 16, 2024 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=November 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819080946/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/352202/satisfying-payoff-for-best-actress-alessandra-de-rossi |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |url-status=live}} In January 2020, Velasquez briefly appeared in the iWant comedy series My Single Lady.{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez has a special participation in Jodi's 'My Single Lady' |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/19/20/regine-velasquez-has-a-special-participation-in-jodis-my-single-lady |access-date=May 2, 2020 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=January 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126104243/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/19/20/regine-velasquez-has-a-special-participation-in-jodis-my-single-lady |archive-date=January 26, 2020 |url-status=dead }}
Artistry
=Influences=
As a child, Velasquez enjoyed listening to her father singing classic songs to lull her to sleep;{{cite news|title=CNN's Lorraine Hahn interviews Regine Velasquez|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/02/21/talkasia.Velasquez.script/index.html|publisher=CNN International|date=February 21, 2003|access-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212001856/http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/02/21/talkasia.Velasquez.script/index.html|archive-date=December 12, 2007|url-status=live}} she was drawn to traditional songs rather than nursery rhymes because of this routine. Since her childhood, Velasquez has considered Sharon Cuneta a role model and credits Cuneta as a key inspiration who led her to pursue a musical career.{{cite news|last1=Mark|first1=Ryan|title=Regine ug Sharon naghinilakay|trans-title=Regine and Sharon in tears|url=http://www.philstar.com/kalingawan/346160/regine-ug-sharon-naghinilakay|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=July 7, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119110928/http://www.philstar.com/kalingawan/346160/regine-ug-sharon-naghinilakay|archive-date=November 19, 2017|language=ceb}}
Velasquez's music is influenced by artists such as Sheena Easton, Angela Bofill, Whitney Houston, and Mariah Carey in her early years.{{cite news|last1=Ng|first1=Heidi|title=The songbird is also a cook|url=http://www.philstar.com/food-and-leisure/306159/songbird-also-cook|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=November 10, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119105207/http://www.philstar.com/food-and-leisure/306159/songbird-also-cook|archive-date=November 19, 2017}} She admires Houston for her "style and R&B influence" and Carey's songwriting. On several occasions, Velasquez has cited Barbra Streisand as her main influence and musical inspiration, saying, "I look up to [Streisand] not just because of her enormous talent, but because of her fearlessness and dedication to excellence, her willingness to take risks and to be different."{{cite news|last1=Abunda|first1=Boy|title=Regine revisits her musical inspiration|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/229050/regine-revisits-her-musical-inspiration|issue=November 24, 2003|newspaper=The Philippine Star|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119110027/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/229050/regine-revisits-her-musical-inspiration|archive-date=November 19, 2017}} Streisand's music has frequently featured in Velasquez's repertoire throughout her career, including a series of concerts paying homage to Streisand, which Velasquez described as "a pleasure" to perform.{{cite news|last1=Chua|first1=Jonathan|title=As much a tribute to Streisand as a showcase of Regine|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/229760/much-tribute-streisand-showcase-regine|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=November 30, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119110339/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/229760/much-tribute-streisand-showcase-regine|archive-date=November 19, 2017}} Velasquez has also been influenced by many Filipino artists; early in her career, she cited Kuh Ledesma, Joey Albert, Gary Valenciano, Martin Nievera, and Pops Fernandez as her role models. She has also paid tribute to Filipino songwriters, including George Canseco, Rey Valera, Basil Valdez, Ryan Cayabyab, and Willy Cruz.{{cite news|title=Regine Velasquez concludes her six-night concert series "Ang Ating Musika"|url=http://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/14625/regine-velasquez-concludes-her-six-night-concert-series-ang-ating-musika|access-date=November 19, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=December 6, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031636/http://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/14625/regine-velasquez-concludes-her-six-night-concert-series-ang-ating-musika|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}
=Musical style and themes=
Velasquez's early-career music includes elements of traditional OPM love songs.{{cite news|last1=Luciano|first1=Elvin|title=Does Regine Velasquez have the best Filipino love songs?|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/music/2017/02/13/regine-velasquez-essay.html|access-date=November 20, 2017|publisher=CNN Philippines|date=March 29, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202193449/http://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/music/2017/02/13/regine-velasquez-essay.html|archive-date=December 2, 2017}} She described how she developed her musical style, saying, "I was only 16 and people didn't know what to do with me. When they want me to sing love songs, they had to explain to me what it meant because I didn't know the feeling yet."{{cite news|last1=Abunda|first1=Boy|title=Regine and the songs of her life|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/185582/regine-and-songs-her-life|access-date=November 20, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=November 27, 2002|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201052803/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/185582/regine-and-songs-her-life|archive-date=December 1, 2017}} Her debut album Regine includes ballads and bubblegum pop love songs; its themes revolve around feelings of "excitement and uncertainty", as well as "missed chances and regrets". Elvin Luciano from CNN Philippines wrote: "During her [initial] phase, she proved that Filipino love songs don't have to come pre-packaged in the kundiman-rooted love ballad." Her later releases, including Nineteen 90 and Tagala Talaga, capitalized on her popularity; they are dominated by Filipino love songs.{{cite web|last1=Gonzales|first1=David|title=Regine Velasquez: Special Collectors Edition (1994) > Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/special-collectors-edition-1994-mw0001071236|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=November 20, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034328/https://www.allmusic.com/album/special-collectors-edition-1994-mw0001071236|archive-date=December 1, 2017}} Velasquez began working with foreign songwriters while planning her first regional album Listen Without Prejudice, which according to AllMusic is "oriented towards easy-listening love songs with adventurous, contemporary touches". The album features tracks with syncopated backbeats and hip-hop influences.
During the mid-1990s and the early 2000s, Velasquez's albums consisted primarily of cover versions of international material because of its commercial viability, and Filipinos' preference for American music.{{cite web|last1=Gonzales|first1=David|title=Retro > Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/retro-mw0001889081|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=November 9, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109134634/https://www.allmusic.com/album/retro-mw0001889081|archive-date=November 9, 2017}} According to CNN Philippines, "Regine has a knack for choosing songs which at first, may not fit her, but eventually become her own." Many of her songs, particularly in Retro, Drawn, and R2K, contained R&B, soul, and hip-hop elements. Reigne is an OPM album that she described as "songs influenced by the music, artists, and genres that I enjoy listening to," and included tracks that are melancholic, sensual, and poetic. Her crossover to film saw significant use of contemporary love ballads in her catalog of soundtrack themes, describing the music as "straightforward, earnest, and lyrically simple".
=Voice and timbre=
Velasquez is known for her use of vocal belting, and credits the vocal training she received from her father as a child:
{{blockquote|That was in Leyte. A long time ago. I must've been 7 years old. It didn't feel like training; [my father] didn't force me to do it. He just took us to the beach for a picnic. We lived near the ocean. While I was swimming, he would ask me to sing ... I think he got the idea from Rocky Marciano, the boxer. He read that Rocky practiced, shadow-boxed in the water. [In the ring] there's no pressure so it's easier … but in the water, you have no choice but to punch harder. My Papa merely applied the same principle to singing.}}
Velasquez is a soprano and is often praised for her range and technical ability.{{sfn|Gutierrez|2002|page=72}}{{cite news |last1=Asilo |first1=Rito |title=Regine Velasquez-Alcasid shares unguarded views about her family life and career |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/166117/regine-velasquez-alcasid-shares-unguarded-views-about-her-family-life-and-career |url-status=live |access-date=May 3, 2020 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=March 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321172727/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/166117/regine-velasquez-alcasid-shares-unguarded-views-about-her-family-life-and-career |archive-date=March 21, 2015}} Luciano of CNN Philippines complimented her "trademark and sometimes melismatic vocals" while Gonzales adds her singing is "strong, emotive, and confident". She has often been criticized, however, for the excessive use of belting and oversinging. Gonzales described Velasquez's timbre as "thin, unimpressive and unappealing at times", and said her singing is "aiming for a higher [note], [which] she did all too often". Velasquez said, "I don't mean to make any songs hard. It's just that when I'm on stage, with the adrenaline rush and all, you get excited. I do try to hold back [because] otherwise I'd be screaming the whole show, that's not good."{{cite news|last1=Jauclan|first1=Don|title=The Songbird still soars|url=http://www.philstar.com/supreme/2015/10/24/1514000/songbird-still-soars|access-date=November 21, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=October 24, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201073325/http://www.philstar.com/supreme/2015/10/24/1514000/songbird-still-soars|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}
Legacy and influence
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Velasquez's vocal style and singing ability have significantly impacted Philippine popular and contemporary music. Critics have called her "Asia's Songbird"{{sfn|Jeffries|2003|page=213}} and she is often cited as one of Filipino music's most influential artists.{{cite news|last1=Policarpio|first1=Allan|title=Hard-earned lessons from Regine's 30-year career|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/234639/hard-earned-lessons-regines-30-year-career|access-date=November 21, 2017|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=July 17, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033924/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/234639/hard-earned-lessons-regines-30-year-career|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Mauricio-Arriola|first1=Tessa|title=The power of Regine|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/the-power-of-regine/221910/|access-date=November 21, 2017|newspaper=The Manila Times|date=October 3, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029012732/http://www.manilatimes.net/the-power-of-regine/221910/|archive-date=October 29, 2017}} According to Allan Policarpio of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, "Regine needed only to open her mouth and that celebrated voice would come out. She could sing seated, lying down or hoisted up in the air with a harness—no problem. And even when she was so sick she couldn't speak, she could still sing." Velasquez has also been recognized for playing a pivotal role in creating the "blue print" for becoming a "singing icon".{{cite news|last1=Panaligan|first1=Jojo|title=Regine Velasquez gives nods to influences in 'Reflections'|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-138408077.html|access-date=November 22, 2017|newspaper=Manila Bulletin|date=November 7, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116054442/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-138408077.html|archive-date=November 16, 2018|url-status=dead|via=HighBeam}} Many critics complimented her work, often singling out Velasquez's influence. Luciano, writing for CNN Philippines, described her "legitimacy" as "enough to secure a space in pop culture" and said her musical career "continues to influence generations of OPM patrons and songbird wannabes up to this day", while according to The Philippine Star, "If one were to go by records and distinctions made, Regine Velasquez would win, hands down". She has often been regarded as a powerhouse for her performances and musical content.{{cite news|last1=Maddela|first1=Owen|title=Regine Velasquez Is Reigning Still|url=https://www.preview.ph/culture/regine-velasquez-is-reigning-still-a00190-20171006-lfrm|access-date=December 1, 2017|magazine=Preview|publisher=Summit Media|date=October 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033933/https://www.preview.ph/culture/regine-velasquez-is-reigning-still-a00190-20171006-lfrm|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}}
Velasquez's use of vocal belting has been subject to scrutiny because young singers, including contestants on television talent shows, have imitated her singing technique. According to Nestor Torre Jr. of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, "The popularity of 'birit' [belting] started here with the amateur singing contests ... Then came Regine Velasquez, who also launched her own singing career the 'birit' way ... Trouble is, Regine's belting became so popular that her successor[s] ... imitated her."{{cite news|last1=Torre|first1=Nestor|title=Beyond the 'birit' menace|url=http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20090208-188167/Beyond-the-birit-menace|access-date=November 22, 2017|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=February 8, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211172030/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20090208-188167/Beyond-the-birit-menace|archive-date=February 11, 2009}} Manila Bulletin said, "Most of our top selling new female singers are still and mere parrots of [Velasquez] in terms of vocal acrobatics and predilection to show off her high range".{{cite news|last1=Panaligan|first1=Jojo|title=The How, Why and What in Regine's 'Twenty'|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-153175329.html|access-date=January 31, 2018|newspaper=Manila Bulletin|date=October 22, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222043737/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-153175329.html|archive-date=February 22, 2018|url-status=dead|via=HighBeam}} Media critic Boy Abunda wrote, "Most of the young female singers currently making waves in the industry are cut from the same biritera [belter] cloth as Regine Velasquez."{{cite news|last1=Abunda|first1=Boy|title=Doing it Alexa's way|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/02/17/1672874/doing-it-alexas-way|access-date=November 22, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=February 17, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201055901/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/02/17/1672874/doing-it-alexas-way|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}
Filipino pop, hip-hop, and R&B artists Aicelle Santos,{{cite news|title=Regine Velasquez introduces new 'Birit' queens|url=http://filipinotimes.net/entertainment/2017/10/22/watch-regine-velasquez-introduces-new-birit-queens/|access-date=November 22, 2017|newspaper=The Filipino Times|date=October 22, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035204/http://filipinotimes.net/entertainment/2017/10/22/watch-regine-velasquez-introduces-new-birit-queens/|archive-date=December 1, 2017}} Charice,{{cite news|last1=Dimaculangan|first1=Joe|title=Charice excited to perform with Regine Velasquez|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/music/4116/charice-excited-to-perform-with-regine-velasquez|access-date=November 22, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=June 21, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042504/http://www.pep.ph/guide/music/4116/charice-excited-to-perform-with-regine-velasquez|archive-date=December 1, 2017}} Erik Santos,{{cite news|last1=Jimenez|first1=Joyce|title=Erik Santos: There's no next Regine-Martin|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/01/14/1542499/erik-santos-theres-no-next-regine-martin|access-date=November 22, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=January 14, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117004556/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/01/14/1542499/erik-santos-theres-no-next-regine-martin|archive-date=November 17, 2017}} Jona Viray, Julie Anne San Jose, KZ Tandingan,{{cite news|last1=Policarpio|first1=Allan|title=4 'Divas' compete, not against each other, but against themselves|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/206952/4-divas-compete-not-against-each-other-but-against-themselves|access-date=November 18, 2016|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=November 18, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118132143/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/206952/4-divas-compete-not-against-each-other-but-against-themselves|archive-date=November 18, 2016}} Kyla, Mark Bautista,{{cite news|last1=Leary|first1=Joan|title=Is Regine Velasquez reuniting with Sarah Geronimo and Mark Bautista for her upcoming concert?|url=http://push.abs-cbn.com/2017/10/17/fresh-scoops/is-regine-velasquez-reuniting-with-sarah-geronimo-170105|access-date=November 22, 2017|publisher=ABS-CBN News|date=October 17, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043909/http://push.abs-cbn.com/2017/10/17/fresh-scoops/is-regine-velasquez-reuniting-with-sarah-geronimo-170105|archive-date=December 1, 2017}} Morissette, {{nowrap|Toni Gonzaga}},{{cite news|last1=Gonzalez|first1=Bianca|author-link1=Bianca Gonzalez|title=Toni Gonzaga: 35 Louboutins, 8 movies and counting|url=http://www.philstar.com/sunday-life/798942/toni-gonzaga-35-louboutins-8-movies-and-counting|access-date=November 22, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=April 22, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201100851/http://www.philstar.com/sunday-life/798942/toni-gonzaga-35-louboutins-8-movies-and-counting|archive-date=December 1, 2017}} and Yeng Constantino—among others—have cited Velasquez as an influence.
Velasquez's music has broadly influenced a younger generation of performers from reality television talent shows; Sarah Geronimo has stated Velasquez made her realize the value of hard work{{cite news|last1=Esteves|first1=Patricia|title=Concert review The Sarah G experience|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/12/03/1263506/concert-review-sarah-g-experience|access-date=November 26, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=December 3, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107062501/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/12/03/1263506/concert-review-sarah-g-experience|archive-date=November 7, 2017}} while Rachelle Ann Go and Angeline Quinto have both said Velasquez inspired them during their early years as aspiring singers.{{cite news|last1=Losorata|first1=Yogel|title=Saigon, here she comes!|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/03/09/1298685/saigon-here-she-comes|access-date=November 26, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=March 9, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201102424/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/03/09/1298685/saigon-here-she-comes|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Buan-Deveza|first1=Reyma|title=Angeline Quinto denies copying idol Regine|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/21/14/angeline-quinto-denies-copying-idol-regine|access-date=November 26, 2017|publisher=ABS-CBN News|date=October 21, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043551/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/21/14/angeline-quinto-denies-copying-idol-regine|archive-date=December 1, 2017}} American Idol finalists Ramiele Malubay, Thia Megia, and Jessica Sanchez have expressed a desire to emulate Velasquez.{{cite news|last1=Almo|first1=Nerisa|title="American Idol" semi-finalist Ramiele Malubay says Regine Velasquez is her favorite performer|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/16423/american-idol-semifinalist-ramiele-malubay-says-regine-velasquez-is-her-favorite-performer|access-date=November 22, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=February 15, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032419/http://www.pep.ph/news/16423/american-idol-semifinalist-ramiele-malubay-says-regine-velasquez-is-her-favorite-performer|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}{{cite news|title=American Idol Season 10 finalist Thia Megia idolizes Regine Velasquez and Charice|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/7784/american-idol-season-10-finalist-thia-megia-idolizes-regine-velasquez-and-charice|access-date=November 22, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=March 9, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042706/http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/7784/american-idol-season-10-finalist-thia-megia-idolizes-regine-velasquez-and-charice|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}{{cite news |last1=Anarcon |first1=James Patrick |title=Jessica Sanchez collaborates anew with Christian Bautista |url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/music/28657/jessica-sanchez-collaborates-anew-with-christian-bautista |url-status=live |access-date=May 3, 2020 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=October 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204174528/https://www.pep.ph/guide/music/28657/jessica-sanchez-collaborates-anew-with-christian-bautista |archive-date=February 4, 2019}}
Velasquez has also been credited for her work and performances with international artists, including 98 Degrees, Alicia Keys, Coco Lee, Peabo Bryson, and Stephen Bishop. French composer Michel Legrand described working with Velasquez, saying "It's tough to sing a song after Barbra Streisand, I will tell you. But to sing with Regine is, I'm in heaven. She sings so well, she has such an extraordinary technical voice ... sensitive voice and talented expression."{{cite news|last1=Panaligan|first1=Jojo|title=Why Regine Velasquez Loves Michel Legrand|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-97692033.html|access-date=January 31, 2018|newspaper=Manila Bulletin|date=February 15, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201133848/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-97692033.html|archive-date=February 1, 2018|url-status=dead|via=HighBeam}} American singer Brian McKnight who co-headlined a concert with Velasquez, has complimented her singing, stating; "I got to sing onstage with Regine and it was one of the best experiences ever because she's one of the best singers I've ever heard."{{cite news|title=Brian McKnight excited to see Gary, Regine again|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/06/12/brian-mcknight-excited-see-gary-regine-again|access-date=November 22, 2017|publisher=ABS-CBN News|date=March 7, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201080828/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/06/12/brian-mcknight-excited-see-gary-regine-again|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}
Other activities
= Philanthropy =
Velasquez has been involved with several charitable organizations. She became associated with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in 2001 and worked on a documentary titled Speak Your Mind, which is about homeless children in Payatas, Quezon City, one of the Philippines' largest open dumpsites.{{cite news|title=Radio Television Hong Kong Wins 2002 ABU/CASBAA UNICEF Child Rights Award|url=https://www.unicef.org/videoaudio/video_5012.html|access-date=November 26, 2017|publisher=United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040339/https://www.unicef.org/videoaudio/video_5012.html|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}{{cite news|title=Video Catalogue > Speak Your Mind: Regine Velasquez in the Philippines|publisher=United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)|url=https://www.unicef.org/videoaudio/video_4717.html|url-status=dead|access-date=November 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112073957/https://www.unicef.org/videoaudio/video_4717.html|archive-date=November 12, 2017}} The program was nominated for the UNICEF Child Rights Award.
One of Velasquez's highest-profile benefit concert appearances was in One Night with Regine, which she performed at the National Museum of the Philippines in support of the Bantay Bata Foundation, a child welfare organization. In 2005, Velasquez appeared in an episode of the lifestyle talk show Mel and Joey, and donated proceeds from an auction of her gowns to the GMA Kapuso Foundation's Christmas Give-a-Gift project.{{cite news|last1=Sy|first1=Emerson|title=Regine's Designer Gowns Auctioned|url=http://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/11492/regines-designer-gowns-auctioned|access-date=November 26, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=December 7, 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031404/http://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/11492/regines-designer-gowns-auctioned|archive-date=December 1, 2017}} In 2009, Velasquez headlined a benefit television special called After The Rain: A Hopeful Christmas in the aftermath of Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy).{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez leads Christmas special of GMA-7, Dec 13 |url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/5248/regine-velasquez-leads-christmas-special-of-gma-7-dec-13 |access-date=October 12, 2013 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=December 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012053227/https://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/5248/regine-velasquez-leads-christmas-special-of-gma-7-dec-13 |archive-date=October 12, 2013 |url-status=live}} In October 2010, she became an ambassador for Operation Smile,{{cite news|title=Regine Velasquez gives joy to children via "Operation Smile'|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/202898/regine-velasquez-gives-joy-to-children-via-operation-smile/story/|access-date=November 26, 2017|language=Tagalog|publisher=GMA Network News|date=October 7, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043607/http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/202898/regine-velasquez-gives-joy-to-children-via-operation-smile/story/|archive-date=December 1, 2017}} a nonprofit organization that provides cleft lip and palate repair surgery to children worldwide.{{cite web|title=Operation Smile > Our Story|url=https://www.operationsmile.org/vision/our-story|publisher=Operation Smile|access-date=November 26, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606102621/http://operationsmile.org/vision/our-story|archive-date=June 6, 2017}} She recorded the theme "S.M.I.L.E.", which was written for the project and appears on her studio album Fantasy. In November 2013, proceeds from the sales of her album Hulog Ka Ng Langit were donated to the Philippine Red Cross in support of the Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) relief.{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=Regine donates to Red Cross proceeds from Hulog CD sales|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/11/20/1258600/regine-donates-red-cross-proceeds-hulog-cd-sales|access-date=November 26, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=November 20, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201103947/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/11/20/1258600/regine-donates-red-cross-proceeds-hulog-cd-sales|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}
= Product endorsements =
Velasquez has worked on brand marketing initiatives for American fast-food restaurant chains Wendy's and KFC.{{cite news|last1=Ferriols|first1=Des|title=After Goma, BIR goes after Regine|url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2005/04/22/274843/after-145goma146-bir-goes-after-regine|access-date=November 26, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=April 22, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044918/https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2005/04/22/274843/after-145goma146-bir-goes-after-regine|archive-date=March 6, 2019|url-status=live}} She has signed advertising deals with several other brands, including Digitel, Lux, Nestlé Philippines, Nokia, and Smart Communications. Throughout 2005, she appeared as the face of the Department of Tourism's travel promotion campaign.{{cite news|last1=Castro-Barawid|first1=Rachel|title='I love RP' tourism campaign launched|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN2005022029111.html|access-date=November 26, 2017|newspaper=Manila Bulletin|date=February 20, 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050220080441/http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN2005022029111.html|archive-date=February 20, 2005}} In August 2009, working with the clothing and retail brand Bench, Velasquez promoted her fragrances for women, Reigne and Songbird.{{cite news|title=Regine Velasquez holds free mini-concert to launch HERBENCH scents|url=http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/500580/regine-velasquez-holds-free-mini-concert-launch-herbench-scents|access-date=November 26, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=August 31, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113221844/http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/500580/regine-velasquez-holds-free-mini-concert-launch-herbench-scents|archive-date=November 13, 2017}} Velasquez has worked with fast-food restaurant chain Jollibee since 2018,{{cite news |last1=Afinidad-Bernardo |first1=Deni Rose |title=How Regine Velasquez confronted netizen who called Nate mongoloid |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2018/04/16/1806506/watch-how-regine-velasquez-confronted-netizen-who-called-nate-mongoloid |access-date=October 29, 2023 |work=The Philippine Star |date=April 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417121002/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2018/04/16/1806506/watch-how-regine-velasquez-confronted-netizen-who-called-nate-mongoloid |archive-date=April 17, 2022 |url-status=live}} and has appeared in several commercials with her son.{{cite news |title=Regine says son Nate can't have enough of spaghetti |url=https://malaya.com.ph/news_entertainment/regine-says-son-nate-cant-have-enough-of-spaghetti/ |work=Malaya |access-date=October 29, 2023 |date=October 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027072436/https://malaya.com.ph/news_entertainment/regine-says-son-nate-cant-have-enough-of-spaghetti/ |archive-date=October 27, 2023 |url-status=live }} They also had deals with Pampers,{{cite news |title=Regine says baby Nate changed her life |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/23/12/regine-says-baby-nate-changed-her-life |access-date=October 29, 2023 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=November 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126050246/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/23/12/regine-says-baby-nate-changed-her-life |archive-date=January 26, 2020 |url-status=dead}} PLDT,{{cite news|title=Regine Velasquez-Alcasid and her son Nate enjoy bonding over the Telpad|url=http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2016/09/24/1626846/regine-velasquez-alcasid-and-her-son-nate-enjoy-bonding-over|access-date=January 31, 2018|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=September 24, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201021826/http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2016/09/24/1626846/regine-velasquez-alcasid-and-her-son-nate-enjoy-bonding-over|archive-date=February 1, 2018}} and Nestlé's infant formula products.{{cite news |title=Mommy Regine and Nate Alcasid, new endorsers for a popular powdered milk drink |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/20607/mommy-regine-and-nate-alcasid-new-endorsers-for-a-popular-powdered-milk-drink/story |access-date=October 29, 2023 |publisher=GMA Network News |date=December 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619204112/https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/20607/mommy-regine-and-nate-alcasid-new-endorsers-for-a-popular-powdered-milk-drink/story |archive-date=June 19, 2022 |url-status=live}} In February 2020, she partnered with beauty brand BYS and launched a cosmetics line, also named Reigne.{{cite news |last1=Afinidad-Bernardo |first1=Deni Rose |title=Regine Velasquez releases first makeup collection |url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/2020/02/20/1994686/regine-velasquez-releases-first-makeup-collection |access-date=May 2, 2020 |newspaper=The Philippine Star |date=February 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220185929/https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/2020/02/20/1994686/regine-velasquez-releases-first-makeup-collection |archive-date=February 20, 2020 |url-status=live }} She also became a spokesperson for Ariel laundry detergent and Vicks medicines.{{cite news |title=Regine admits Ariel is the one for her |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/11/24/public-square/regine-admits-ariel-is-the-one-for-her/658211 |access-date=October 29, 2023 |work=The Manila Times |date=November 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027072441/https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/11/24/public-square/regine-admits-ariel-is-the-one-for-her/658211 |archive-date=October 27, 2023 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Lingat |first1=Raven |title='We share everything': Regine and Ogie Alcasid on breaking gender roles |url=https://www.rappler.com/brandrap/home-and-parenting/regine-ogie-alcasid-share-everything-breaking-gender-roles/ |access-date=October 29, 2023 |work=Rappler |date=January 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027072442/https://www.rappler.com/brandrap/home-and-parenting/regine-ogie-alcasid-share-everything-breaking-gender-roles/ |archive-date=October 27, 2023 |url-status=live }}
Personal life
Velasquez announced her relationship with singer-songwriter Ogie Alcasid in an article published by Yes! magazine in June 2007.{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez and Ogie Alcasid come out publicly as lovers |url=https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/16381/regine-velasquez-and-ogie-alcasid-come-out-publicly-as-lovers |access-date=May 3, 2020 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=July 3, 2008|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503212247/https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/16381/regine-velasquez-and-ogie-alcasid-come-out-publicly-as-lovers |archive-date=May 3, 2020 }} On August 8, 2010, the couple announced their engagement,{{cite news|last1=Santiago|first1=Erwin|title=Sharon Cuneta confirms wedding of Ogie Alcasid and Regine Velasquez|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/26406/first-read-on-pep-sharon-cuneta-confirms-wedding-of-ogie-alcasid-and-regine-velasquez|access-date=November 25, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=August 7, 2010|language=tl|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829123202/http://www.pep.ph/news/26406/first-read-on-pep-sharon-cuneta-confirms-wedding-of-ogie-alcasid-and-regine-velasquez|archive-date=August 29, 2017}} and in December, they married in Nasugbu, Batangas.{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=Ogie, Regine make wedding guests cry|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/641524/ogie-regine-make-wedding-guests-cry|access-date=November 25, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=December 23, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201073302/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/641524/ogie-regine-make-wedding-guests-cry|archive-date=December 1, 2017}} She gave birth to their son, Nathaniel James, via caesarean section on November 8, 2011.{{cite news|last1=San Diego| first1=Bayani Jr. |title=Stork brings Songbird a 'light' baby boy|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/20363/stork-brings-songbird-a-%E2%80%98light%E2%80%99-baby-boy|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=November 10, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034434/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/20363/stork-brings-songbird-a-%E2%80%98light%E2%80%99-baby-boy|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}
Velasquez is a born-again Christian.{{cite news|title=Regine Velasquez reveals miscarriage|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/15/16/regine-velasquez-reveals-miscarriage|access-date=November 25, 2017|publisher=ABS-CBN News|date=March 15, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043211/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/15/16/regine-velasquez-reveals-miscarriage|archive-date=December 1, 2017}} In March 2016, she revealed she had suffered a miscarriage prior to her marriage to Alcasid and stated it was her reason for converting. Velasquez also said she had been attending Victory Christian Fellowship.
Awards and recognition
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Regine Velasquez}}
Throughout her career, Velasquez has received many honors and awards, including MTV Asia's Favorite Artist Philippines in 2002 and 2003,{{cite news|last1=Wiederhon|first1=Jon|title=Avril Lavigne, Linkin Park win big at MTV Asia Awards|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1459667/avril-lavigne-linkin-park-win-big-at-mtv-asia-awards/|access-date=November 25, 2017|publisher=MTV News|date=January 24, 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171126171836/http://www.mtv.com/news/1459667/avril-lavigne-linkin-park-win-big-at-mtv-asia-awards/|archive-date=November 26, 2017}} and the Aliw Awards' Entertainer of the Year in 2007, 2009, and 2019.{{cite news|last1=Orsal|first1=Noel|title=Regine Velasquez named Entertainer of the Year in 20th Aliw Awards|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/15686/regine-velasquez-named-entertainer-of-the-year-in-20th-aliw-awards|access-date=November 25, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=December 6, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707185221/http://www.pep.ph/news/15686/regine-velasquez-named-entertainer-of-the-year-in-20th-aliw-awards|archive-date=July 7, 2017}}{{cite news|title=Aliw Awards 2009 winners bared|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/arts-and-culture/5150/aliw-awards-2009-winners-bared|access-date=November 25, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=November 24, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731121648/http://www.pep.ph/guide/arts-and-culture/5150/aliw-awards-2009-winners-bared|archive-date=July 31, 2017}} She has been the recipient of lifetime achievement awards, including the Awit Awards{{'}} Dangal ng Musikang Pilipino,{{cite news|title=ABS-CBN stars win big at 25th Awit Awards|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/27/12/abs-cbn-stars-win-big-25th-awit-awards|access-date=November 25, 2017|publisher=ABS-CBN News|date=November 28, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035509/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/27/12/abs-cbn-stars-win-big-25th-awit-awards|archive-date=December 1, 2017}} the Star Awards for Music's Pilita Corrales Lifetime Achievement{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez leads winners of PMPC Star Awards for Music|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/24/20/regine-velasquez-leads-winners-of-pmpc-star-awards-for-music |access-date=May 3, 2020 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=January 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221164806/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/24/20/regine-velasquez-leads-winners-of-pmpc-star-awards-for-music |archive-date=February 21, 2020 |url-status=dead }} and Natatanging Alagad Ng Musika,{{cite news|title=4th PMPC Star awards for music winners|url=http://www.philstar.com:8080/entertainment/2012/09/11/847611/4th-pmpc-star-awards-music-winners|access-date=November 25, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=September 11, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201151522/http://www.philstar.com:8080/entertainment/2012/09/11/847611/4th-pmpc-star-awards-music-winners|archive-date=December 1, 2017}} FAMAS Awards' Golden Artist,{{cite news|last1=Avante|first1=Wells|title=Robin gets fourth acting plum at the 54th FAMAS Awards|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/11282/robin-gets-fourth-acting-plum-at-the-54th-famas-awards|access-date=December 28, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=November 14, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006054556/http://www.pep.ph/news/11282/robin-gets-fourth-acting-plum-at-the-54th-famas-awards|archive-date=October 6, 2016}} and Myx Music's Magna Award.
Velasquez has sold more than seven million records in the Philippines and 1.5 million in Asia, making her the biggest-selling Filipino artist of all time.{{cite news|last1=Tuazon|first1=Nikko|title=12 Best-Selling OPM Artists with Most Number of Platinum Records|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/photos/8344/12-best-selling-opm-artists-with-most-number-of-platinum-records|access-date=November 12, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=October 15, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908202413/http://www.pep.ph/guide/photos/8344/12-best-selling-opm-artists-with-most-number-of-platinum-records|archive-date=September 8, 2017}} Eight of her albums have each sold over 200,000 copies. She was ranked first in Female Network{{'}}s 2011 countdown of the "Top 25 Best Filipina Singers"{{cite news|title=Regine Velasquez Tops Female Network's 25 Best Filipina Singers Poll|url=https://www.femalenetwork.com/entertainment/regine-velasquez-tops-female-networks-25-best-filipina-singers-poll|access-date=November 25, 2017|work=FemaleNetwork|publisher=Summit Media|date=September 1, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201080945/https://www.femalenetwork.com/entertainment/regine-velasquez-tops-female-networks-25-best-filipina-singers-poll|archive-date=December 1, 2017}} and was included in Top 10 Asia magazine's list of "Ten Most Admired Female Singers in Asia".{{cite news|title=Top 10 Most admired Female Singers in Asia|url=http://www.top10asia.org/10mostadmiredfemalesinger.php|access-date=November 21, 2017|publisher=RHA Media Sdn. Bhd|magazine=Top 10 Asia Magazine|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617125216/http://www.top10asia.org/10mostadmiredfemalesinger.php|archive-date=June 17, 2017}} Velasquez has also received recognition for her work in television and film, such as the Box Office Queen award in 2002, the Star Awards for Television's Best Actress in 2002, and the Golden Screen Awards' Best Actress in 2013. She has received a total of 22 Awit Awards,{{cite news|title=The Philippine Awit Awards > Winners Archive|url=http://www.awitawards.com.ph/awitwinners.doc|access-date=November 25, 2017|publisher=Awit Awards|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305004725/http://www.awitawards.com.ph/awitwinners.doc|archive-date=March 5, 2017}} 22 Box Office Entertainment Awards,Sources for Box Office Entertainment Awards include:
- For awards received from 1991 to 2007: {{cite news|title=Film Academy of the Philippines – Regine Velasquez|url=http://filmacademyphil.org/?page_id=1151|publisher=Film Academy of the Philippines|access-date=November 25, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034153/http://filmacademyphil.org/?page_id=1151|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}
- For award(s) received in 2014: {{cite news|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/52578/updated-piolo-pascual-and-toni-gonzaga-named-2014-box-office-king--queen-vice-ganda-retains-phenomen#j8EU64Bgjr05iMQC.99|title=Piolo Pascual and Toni Gonzaga named 2014 Box Office King & Queen; Vice Ganda retains Phenomenal Box Office Star title|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|last=Calderon|first=Nora|date=May 18, 2015|access-date=December 3, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220050926/http://www.pep.ph/news/52578/updated-piolo-pascual-and-toni-gonzaga-named-2014-box-office-king--queen-vice-ganda-retains-phenomen#j8EU64Bgjr05iMQC.99|archive-date=December 20, 2016}}
- For award(s) received in 2016: {{cite news|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/62252/john-lloyd-bea-vice-coco-vic-ai-ai-lead-winners-at-the-box-office-entertainment-awards|title=John Lloyd, Bea, Vice, Coco, Vic, Ai-Ai lead winners at the Box Office Entertainment Awards|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|last=Calderon|first=Nora|date=February 21, 2016|access-date=November 16, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103110242/http://www.pep.ph/news/62252/john-lloyd-bea-vice-coco-vic-ai-ai-lead-winners-at-the-box-office-entertainment-awards|archive-date=January 3, 2017}}
- For award(s) received in 2017: {{cite news|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/entertainment/2017/04/23/abs-cbn-stars-win-big-48th-box-office-entertainment-awards-538013|title=ABS-CBN stars win big at 48th Box Office Entertainment Awards|newspaper=SunStar|last=Jarloc|first=Glaiza|date=April 23, 2017|access-date=November 16, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424175305/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/entertainment/2017/04/23/abs-cbn-stars-win-big-48th-box-office-entertainment-awards-538013|archive-date=April 24, 2017}}
- For award(s) received in 2018: {{cite news|last1=Calderon|first1=Nora|title=Vice, Daniel, Pia named Phenomenal Stars; Enrique, Liza chosen as Box Office King & Queen|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/27850/vice-daniel-pia-named-phenomenal-stars-enrique-liza-chosen-as-box-office-king-amp-queen|date=May 1, 2018|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|access-date=May 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502211500/https://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/27850/vice-daniel-pia-named-phenomenal-stars-enrique-liza-chosen-as-box-office-king-amp-queen?ref=home_feed_1|archive-date=May 2, 2018|url-status=live}}
- For award(s) received in 2019: {{cite web |last1=Calderon |first1=Nora |title=Kathniel, Fantastica stars lead 50th Guillermo Mendoza Box Office Awards winners |url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/29200/kathniel-fantastica-stars-lead-50th-guillermo-mendoza-box-office-awards-winners |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |access-date=February 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229150345/https://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/29200/kathniel-fantastica-stars-lead-50th-guillermo-mendoza-box-office-awards-winners |archive-date=February 29, 2020 |url-status=live }}
- For award(s) received in 2020: {{cite web |title=Box Office Entertainment Awards: Kathryn, Alden named 'Phenomenal Stars' |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/07/20/box-office-entertainment-awards-kathryn-alden-named-phenomenal-stars |publisher=ABS-CBN News |access-date=February 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311033237/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/07/20/box-office-entertainment-awards-kathryn-alden-named-phenomenal-stars |archive-date=March 11, 2020 |url-status=dead }} 17 Aliw Awards,Sources for Aliw Awards include:
- For awards received from 1987 to 2007: {{cite news|title=Film Academy of the Philippines – Regine Velasquez|url=http://filmacademyphil.org/?page_id=1151|publisher=Film Academy of the Philippines|access-date=November 25, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034153/http://filmacademyphil.org/?page_id=1151|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}
- For award(s) received in 2009: {{cite news|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/arts-and-culture/5150/aliw-awards-2009-winners-bared|title=Aliw Awards 2009 winners bared|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=November 24, 2009|access-date=December 3, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731121648/http://www.pep.ph/guide/arts-and-culture/5150/aliw-awards-2009-winners-bared|archive-date=July 31, 2017}}
- For award(s) received in 2016: {{cite news|title=Aliw Awards 2016 winners revealed|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/arts-and-culture/25156/aliw-awards-2016-winners-revealed-lea-salonga-baste-duterte-among-those-honored|access-date=December 28, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=December 2, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229112212/http://www.pep.ph/guide/arts-and-culture/25156/aliw-awards-2016-winners-revealed-lea-salonga-baste-duterte-among-those-honored|archive-date=December 29, 2017}}
- For award(s) received in 2019: {{cite web |title=Regine Velasquez leads Aliw Awards 2019 winners |url=https://entertainment.mb.com.ph/2019/12/18/regine-velasquez-leads-aliw-awards-2019-winners/ |website=Manila Bulletin |access-date=February 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301035035/https://entertainment.mb.com.ph/2019/12/18/regine-velasquez-leads-aliw-awards-2019-winners/ |archive-date=March 1, 2020 |url-status=live }}
- For award(s) received in 2020: {{cite web |last1=Hernandez Reyes |first1=Alice |title=Aliw 2020 Congress, A first in AAFI history |date=December 15, 2020 |url=https://aliwawardsfoundationinc.com/2020/12/15/aliw-2020-congress-a-first-in-aafi-history/ |publisher=Aliw Awards Foundation Inc.|access-date=October 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013192538/https://aliwawardsfoundationinc.com/2020/12/15/aliw-2020-congress-a-first-in-aafi-history |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |url-status=live }}
- For award(s) received in 2023: {{cite news |last1=Lacsamana |first1=Brontë H. |title=Ibarra wins big at the 2023 Aliw Awards |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/arts-and-leisure/2023/12/13/563065/ibarra-wins-big-at-the-2023-aliw-awards/ |access-date=May 5, 2024 |work=BusinessWorld |date=December 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213181525/https://www.bworldonline.com/arts-and-leisure/2023/12/13/563065/ibarra-wins-big-at-the-2023-aliw-awards |archive-date=December 13, 2023 |url-status=live}} and 17 Star Awards for Music.Sources for Star Awards for Music include:
- For award(s) received in 2009: {{cite news|last1=Villasanta|first1=Boy|title=1st PMPC Music Awards winners bared|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/02/09/1st-pmpc-music-awards-winners-bared|access-date=November 25, 2017|publisher=ABS-CBN News|date=November 2, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712163428/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/02/09/1st-pmpc-music-awards-winners-bared|archive-date=July 12, 2017}}
- For award(s) received in 2012: {{cite news|title=4th PMPC Star awards for music winners|url=http://www.philstar.com:8080/entertainment/2012/09/11/847611/4th-pmpc-star-awards-music-winners|access-date=November 25, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=September 11, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201151522/http://www.philstar.com:8080/entertainment/2012/09/11/847611/4th-pmpc-star-awards-music-winners|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}
- For award(s) received in 2013: {{cite news|last1=Marasigan|first1=Ruben|title=Regine Velasquez wins Best Female Concert Performer at 5th Star Awards for Music|language=Tagalog|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/40723/regine-velasquez-wins-best-female-concert-performer-at-5th-star-awards-for-music|access-date=October 14, 2013|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=October 14, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014061936/https://www.pep.ph/news/40723/regine-velasquez-wins-best-female-concert-performer-at-5th-star-awards-for-music|archive-date=October 14, 2013}}
- For award(s) received in 2014: {{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Chuck|title=Sarah Geronimo leads winners at 6th Star Awards for Music|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/09/15/1369368/sarah-geronimo-leads-winners-6th-star-awards-music|access-date=November 15, 2017|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=September 15, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922151902/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/09/15/1369368/sarah-geronimo-leads-winners-6th-star-awards-music|archive-date=September 22, 2017}}
- For award(s) received in 2015: {{cite news|title=Lea Salonga and Ryan Cayabyab to be honored at the 6th Star Awards for Music|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/music/14463/lea-salonga-and-ryan-cayabyab-to-be-honored-at-the-6th-star-awards-for-music|access-date=December 28, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=September 13, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151214134423/http://www.pep.ph/guide/music/14463/lea-salonga-and-ryan-cayabyab-to-be-honored-at-the-6th-star-awards-for-music|archive-date=December 14, 2015}}
- For award(s) received in 2018: {{cite web |title=ABS-CBN artists dominate PMPC Star Awards for Music 2017 and 2018 |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/10/18/abs-cbn-artists-dominate-pmpc-star-awards-for-music-2017-and-2018 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=September 10, 2018 |access-date=June 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910090633/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/10/18/undefined |archive-date=September 10, 2018 |url-status=dead }}
- For award(s) received in 2019: {{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez leads winners of PMPC Star Awards for Music |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/24/20/regine-velasquez-leads-winners-of-pmpc-star-awards-for-music |access-date=May 3, 2020 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=January 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221164806/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/24/20/regine-velasquez-leads-winners-of-pmpc-star-awards-for-music |archive-date=February 21, 2020 |url-status=dead }}
- For award(s) received in 2021: {{cite news |last1=Requitina |first1=Robert |title=12th Star Awards for Music: The full list of winners |url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/10/10/12th-star-awards-for-music-the-full-list-of-winners/ |newspaper=Manila Bulletin |date=October 10, 2021 |access-date=October 10, 2021 |archive-date=October 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010153512/https://mb.com.ph/2021/10/10/12th-star-awards-for-music-the-full-list-of-winners/ |url-status=live }}
- For award(s) received in 2022: {{cite news |last1=Dumawal |first1=Mario |title=Moira, Ogie, Regine win big at 2022 PMPC Star Awards for Music |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/13/22/moira-regine-ogie-win-big-at-13th-star-awards-for-music |date=October 13, 2022 |access-date=October 13, 2022 |publisher=ABS-CBN News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013025016/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/13/22/moira-regine-ogie-win-big-at-13th-star-awards-for-music |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |url-status=live }} In December 2007, Velasquez was honored with a star on the Philippines' Walk of Fame.{{cite news|last1=Mendoza|first1=Ruel|title=New batch of stars honores at Walk of Fame's 3rd anniversary|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/15681/new-batch-of-stars-honored-at-walk-of-fame39s-3rd-anniversary|access-date=November 25, 2017|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=December 5, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040117/http://www.pep.ph/news/15681/new-batch-of-stars-honored-at-walk-of-fame39s-3rd-anniversary|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}
- For award(s) received in 2024: {{cite news |title=SB19 Dominates 14th and 15th PMPC Star Awards for Music |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/4/25/sb19-dominates-14th-and-15th-pmpc-star-awards-for-music-1600 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |publisher=ABS-CBNnews.com |date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425134434/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/4/25/sb19-dominates-14th-and-15th-pmpc-star-awards-for-music-1600 |archive-date=April 25, 2024 |url-status=live}}
Discography
{{Main|Regine Velasquez discography|List of songs recorded by Regine Velasquez|l2=songs}}
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- Regine (1987)
- Nineteen '90 (1990)
- Tagala Talaga (1991)
- Reason Enough (1993)
- Listen Without Prejudice (1994)
- My Love Emotion (1995)
- Retro (1996)
- Love Was Born on Christmas Day (1996)
- Drawn (1998)
- R2K (1999)
- Reigne (2001)
- Covers Volume 1 (2004)
- Covers Volume 2 (2006)
- Low Key (2008)
- Fantasy (2010)
- Hulog Ka ng Langit (2013)
- R3.0 (2017)
- Reginified (2024)
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Filmography
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- Wanted Perfect Mother (1996)
- Do Re Mi (1996)
- Dahil May Isang Ikaw (1999)
- Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw (2000)
- Pangako Ikaw Lang (2001)
- Ikaw Lamang Hanggang Ngayon (2002)
- Pangarap Ko ang Ibigin Ka (2003)
- Till I Met You (2006)
- Paano Kita Iibigin (2007)
- Of All the Things (2012)
- Mrs. Recto (2015)
- Yours Truly, Shirley (2019)
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Concerts
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Headlining concerts
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- Narito Ako! (1990)
- In Season (1991)
- Music and Me (1993)
- Isang Pasasalamat (1996)
- Retro (1997)
- Drawn (1998)
- R2K: The Concert (2000)
- Songbird Sings the Classics (2001)
- R-15 (2001)
- One Night with Regine (2002)
- Reigning Still (2004)
- Twenty (2006)
- Silver (2013)
- R3.0 (2017)
- Freedom (2021)
- Regine Rocks (2023)
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Co-headlining concerts
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- Power of Two (with Kuh Ledesma) (1996)
- Celebration of Love (with Peabo Bryson and Jeffrey Osborne) (2000)
- Independent Women (with Jaya) (2001)
- Two for the Knight (with Brian McKnight) (2002)
- Songbird Sings Legrand (with Michel Legrand) (2003)
- Martin & Regine: The World Concert Tour (with Martin Nievera) (2003)
- The Songbird & The Songwriter (with Ogie Alcasid) (2004)
- Queens on Fire (with Pops Fernandez) (2005)
- Iconic (with Sharon Cuneta) (2019)
- Unified (with Sarah Geronimo) (2020)
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Concert residencies
- Regine at the Movies (2001; 2018)
- Songbird Sings (2002)
- Songbird Sings Streisand (2003)
- Reflections (2005)
- Ang Ating Musika (2007)
- Regine at the Theater (2015)
- Solo (2023)
See also
Notes
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References
=Citations=
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=Book sources=
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- {{Cite book |last=Gutierrez |first=Pia |year=2002 |title=The Changing Face of the Filipino: A Salesian Tribute to the Youth of the Philippines |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6DHaAAAAMAAJ |publisher=Salesian Society of Don Bosco |isbn=978-9-719-18855-1 |access-date=May 3, 2020 |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408043953/https://books.google.com/books?id=6DHaAAAAMAAJ |url-status=live }}
- {{Cite book |last=Jeffries |first=Stan |year=2003 |title=Encyclopedia of World Pop Music, 1980–2001 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofwo0000jeff |url-access=registration |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-313-31547-3 }}
- {{Cite book |last=Marriott |first=Stephanie |year=2007 |title=Live Television: Time, Space and the Broadcast Event |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b4M-d2E1kVwC |publisher=Sage Publications |isbn=978-0-761-95910-6 |access-date=May 3, 2020 |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408044026/https://books.google.com/books?id=b4M-d2E1kVwC |url-status=live }}
- {{Cite book |last=Vera |first=Noel |year=2005 |title=Critic After Dark: A Review of Philippine Cinema |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4txkAAAAMAAJ |publisher=Big O Publishing Group |isbn=978-9-810-53185-0 |access-date=May 3, 2020 |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408043933/https://books.google.com/books?id=4txkAAAAMAAJ |url-status=live }}
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