Rachelle Ann Go
{{short description|Filipino singer and actress (born 1986)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Rachelle Ann Go
| image = Rachelle Ann Go, 2010 (cropped).jpg
| alt = Headshot of Rachelle Ann Go performing. She is a slender Asian woman with long black hair, wearing a black mini dress.
| caption = Go in 2010
| birth_name = Rachelle Ann Villalobos Go
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1986|8|31}}
| works = {{hlist
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| birth_place = Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines
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| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|actress}}
| years_active = 2003–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Martin Spies|2018}}
| children = 2
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| module = {{Infobox musical artist
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| genre = {{hlist
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| pop
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| background = person
| instrument = Vocals
| label = Viva
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Rachelle Ann Villalobos Go (born August 31, 1986) is a Filipino singer and actress. Known primarily for her work in theater, she has starred in musicals on Broadway and in the West End. She began her career as a pop artist in her native country and has received many accolades, including an Aliw Award, an MTV Pilipinas Music Award, two Awit Awards, and five Myx Music Awards. Tatler magazine named her one of the most influential people in Asia in 2021.
Go started performing in singing competitions as a child, and first gained recognition after winning the television talent show Search for a Star (2003). She signed with Viva Records in 2004 and released her self-titled debut studio album, supported by the cover single "Don't Cry Out Loud". Go then competed at the 2004 Shanghai Music Festival and the 2005 Astana Song Festival, winning the Silver Prize and Best Song in each competition. Under the same record label, she released four more studio albums—I Care (2006), Obsession (2007), Falling in Love (2009), and Unbreakable (2011)—and performed {{nowrap|rock-influenced}} covers on the live album Rachelle Ann Rocks Live! (2008). Apart from music, she also took on roles in the television series Diva (2010), Nita Negrita (2011), Biritera (2012), and Indio (2013).
On stage, Go made her theater debut playing the lead role of Ariel in the local production of The Little Mermaid in 2011, followed by the Meralco Theater's 2013 staging of Tarzan, in which she starred as Jane Porter. Go had her international breakthrough as Gigi Van Tranh in the West End revival of Miss Saigon in 2014, reprising the part on Broadway in 2017. She gained further recognition for her portrayal of Eliza Schuyler in the original 2017 West End production of Hamilton. Go has also played Fantine in various stagings and tours of Les Misérables, including the show's 30th anniversary at the Sondheim Theatre.
Life and career
=1986–2004: Early life and breakthrough=
Rachelle Ann Villalobos Go was born on August 31, 1986, in Pasig, Metro Manila.{{cite news |last1=Yu |first1=Florence Pia G. |title=There she Goes: Rachelle Ann |url=https://gulfnews.com/general/there-she-goes-rachelle-ann-1.125016 |access-date=February 10, 2024 |work=Gulf News |date=August 15, 2008 |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331072155/https://gulfnews.com/general/there-she-goes-rachelle-ann-1.125016 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Estabillo |first1=Matthew |title=Rachelle Ann Go one step to fame |url=https://www.philstar.com/other-sections/starweek-magazine/2004/05/16/250286/rachelle-ann-go-one-step-fame |access-date=February 10, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=May 16, 2004 |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331072205/https://www.philstar.com/other-sections/starweek-magazine/2004/05/16/250286/rachelle-ann-go-one-step-fame |url-status=live }} She is the eldest of four children of Oscar Go and Russell Villalobos.{{cite news |last1=Balasbas-Gancayco |first1=Dot Ramos |title=Deeply in love with love |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2009/06/26/480784/deeply-love-love |access-date=February 10, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=June 26, 2009 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303223937/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2009/06/26/480784/deeply-love-love |url-status=live }} Her mother was a member of an all-girl group that performed as a touring band in Japan.{{cite news |last1=San Diego |first1=Bayani |title=A tale of two daddy's girls |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W1c1AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA106 |access-date=February 11, 2024 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=June 27, 2004 |page=Q4 |via=Google Books |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303223915/https://books.google.ca/books?id=W1c1AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA106&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }} Her younger brother, Oz Go, is a fashion designer who has since established an eponymous brand of bridal wear.{{cite news |last1=Ganal |first1=FM |title=Will Rachelle Ann Go wear this designer's bridal dress to her wedding? |url=https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/fashion/37308/will-rachelle-ann-go-wear-this-designers-bridal-dress-to-her-wedding |access-date=February 11, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=April 18, 2018 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303223942/https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/fashion/37308/will-rachelle-ann-go-wear-this-designers-bridal-dress-to-her-wedding |url-status=live}} Go's father raised her to pursue musical interests and encouraged her to perform in front of a crowd. He was passionate about different types of musical instruments and wanted his children to learn how to play one. According to her mother, Go's singing was discovered when she began humming a song at six months old. She learned to sing at age three and would perform Manilyn Reynes's "Sayang na Sayang" all on her own. When Go was nine, she began taking voice lessons. Her interest in music and performing eventually led her to join several amateur singing contests.{{cite news |title=Rachelle Ann is Cream Silk image model |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/02/08/1550786/rachelle-ann-cream-silk-image-model/amp/ |access-date=February 11, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=February 8, 2016 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303223918/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/02/08/1550786/rachelle-ann-cream-silk-image-model/amp/ |url-status=live }} At eleven, she participated in Eat Bulaga!{{'}}s singing competition Birit Baby and finished as a runner-up, singing Celine Dion's "All by Myself".{{cite news |last1=Dimaculangan |first1=Jocelyn |title=Rachelle Ann Go wowed Eat Bulaga audiences with Celine Dion hit |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/145856/throwback-rachelle-ann-go-wowed-eat-bulaga-audiences-with-celine-dion-hit-a2670-20190906 |access-date=February 11, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=September 6, 2019 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303224058/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/145856/throwback-rachelle-ann-go-wowed-eat-bulaga-audiences-with-celine-dion-hit-a2670-20190906 |url-status=live }}
In 2003, Go began attending San Beda University to pursue a bachelor's degree in business management.{{cite news |last1=Carballo |first1=Bibsy M. |title=Even true champions wait |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2009/10/16/514331/even-true-champions-wait |access-date=February 12, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=October 16, 2009 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303223925/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2009/10/16/514331/even-true-champions-wait |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=A first for Rachelle Ann |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2004/08/01/259598/first-rachelle-ann |access-date=February 11, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=August 1, 2004 |archive-date=November 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123071753/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2004/08/01/259598/first-rachelle-ann |url-status=live }} Around this time, her parents nudged her to audition for the reality talent show Search for a Star, where she would advance as one of the ten grand finalists. As she prepared to compete for the finale, Go dropped out of San Beda during her freshman year in order to focus on her music career.{{cite news |last1=Gil |first1=Baby A. |title=Rachelle Ann moves on in 2008 |url=https://qa.philstar.com/entertainment/2008/01/07/37298/rachelle-ann-moves-2008 |access-date=February 11, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=January 7, 2008 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303223957/https://qa.philstar.com/entertainment/2008/01/07/37298/rachelle-ann-moves-2008 |url-status=live }} On March 13, 2004, she won the competition, at the PhilSports Arena, performing a cover of Mariah Carey's "Through the Rain".{{cite news |last1=Gil |first1=Baby A. |title=Rachelle's time has come |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2004/08/09/260568/rachelle146s-time-has-come |access-date=February 11, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=August 9, 2004 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303224610/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2004/08/09/260568/rachelle146s-time-has-come |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Torre |first1=Nestor U. |title=Vote for Star finalists |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZFc1AAAAIBAJ&dq=search+for+a+star+grand+finals+ultra&pg=PA48&article_id=1817,9233942 |access-date=February 11, 2024 |date=March 6, 2004 |page=D4 |via=Google Books |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303224608/https://books.google.ca/books?id=ZFc1AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA48&dq=search+for+a+star+grand+finals+ultra&article_id=1817,9233942&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjB2O20uaSEAxU8rokEHQjRAhUQ6AF6BAgHEAI#v=onepage&q=search%20for%20a%20star%20grand%20finals%20ultra&f=false#v=onepage&q=search%20for%20a%20star%20grand%20finals%20ultra&f=false |url-status=live }} The Philippine Star critic Matthew Estabillo praised her vocals and stage presence, highlighting Go's win as one that did not rely on the sob stories frequent in reality shows.
After winning Search for a Star, Go was signed to Viva Records and began working on her self-titled debut album. She collaborated with producer Eugene Villaluz and a bevy of songwriters such as Jimmy Antiporda, Jay Durias, and Vehnee Saturno. Rachelle Ann Go was released on July 27, 2004, and contained the cover single "Don't Cry Out Loud". Saturno wrote two of the album's original songs, while Durias produced and provided vocals for a cover of "Love of My Life", a song originally recorded by his band South Border. Reviewers from The Philippine Star lauded Go's vocal range and were impressed with the overall production; Baby Gil complimented her "natural R&B groove", and a writer deemed it a well-crafted album. It received double platinum certification from the Philippine Association of the Record Industry.{{cite news |title=Rachelle Ann at Music Museum on Jan. 30 |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2008/12/18/424487/rachelle-ann-music-museum-jan-30 |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=December 18, 2008 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303224529/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2008/12/18/424487/rachelle-ann-music-museum-jan-30 |url-status=live }} Two more singles were released from the album: "You and Me (We Wanted It All)" and "From The Start". The first was a duet with Christian Bautista, and the latter was performed by Go at the Shanghai Music Festival, where it won Best Song and earned her the Silver Prize.{{cite news |last1=Gil |first1=Baby A. |title=When it rains, it pours |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2005/08/22/292811/when-it-rains-it-pours |access-date=February 15, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=August 22, 2005 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303224551/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2005/08/22/292811/when-it-rains-it-pours |url-status=live }} She was also featured on Salbakuta's single "Yo Gloria".{{cite news |last1=Abunda |first1=Boy |title=Bright, new faces on the music scene |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2004/06/25/255194/bright-new-faces-music-scene |access-date=February 18, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=June 25, 2004 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303224539/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2004/06/25/255194/bright-new-faces-music-scene |url-status=live }} In July 2004, Go was a co-headliner, along with Sarah Geronimo and Erik Santos, for Night of the Champions at the Araneta Coliseum;{{cite news |title=A showdown of champions at the Big Dome |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2004/06/17/254252/showdown-champions-big-dome |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=June 17, 2004 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303224633/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2004/06/17/254252/showdown-champions-big-dome |url-status=live }} the production won Best Major Concert Collaboration at the 2005 Aliw Awards.{{cite news |title=Lengthy Aliw Awards honors live acts |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2005/08/05/life-and-times/lengthy-aliw-awards-honors-live-acts/692816 |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Manila Times |date=August 5, 2005 |url-access=registration |archive-date=February 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217183844/https://www.manilatimes.net/2005/08/05/life-and-times/lengthy-aliw-awards-honors-live-acts/692816 |url-status=live }} She also won several accolades for Rachelle Ann Go, including the MTV Pilipinas Music Award for Favorite Female Video for "Love of My Life",{{cite news |last1=Gil |first1=Baby A. |title=Rachelle Ann, Christian win MTV Awards |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2005/08/29/293952/rachelle-ann-christian-win-mtv-awards |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=August 29, 2005 |archive-date=October 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027032603/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2005/08/29/293952/rachelle-ann-christian-win-mtv-awards |url-status=live }} and the Box Office Entertainment Award for Most Promising Female Singer.{{cite news |title=Rachelle Ann Go: Live at SM City Cebu |url=https://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2009/03/12/447489/rachelle-ann-go-live-sm-city-cebu |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=March 12, 2009 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303224641/https://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2009/03/12/447489/rachelle-ann-go-live-sm-city-cebu |url-status=live }} At the 2005 Awit Awards, "Don't Cry Out Loud" was nominated for Best Performance by a New Female Recording Artist.{{cite news |title=Awit Awards - 2005 finalists |url=http://www.awitawards.com.ph/finalists.html |access-date=June 17, 2023 |publisher=Awit Awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050508221449/http://www.awitawards.com.ph/finalists.html |archive-date=May 8, 2005}}
=2005–2009: Rise to prominence=
The Ultimate Champion, Go's first headlining concert, was performed at the Aliw Theater in April 2005, with guest acts such as Ogie Alcasid, Mark Bautista, and Christian Bautista;{{cite news |title=Rachelle Ann Go is the ultimate champion |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2005/04/06/272873/rachelle-ann-go-ultimate-champion |access-date=February 15, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=April 6, 2005 |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331072200/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2005/04/06/272873/rachelle-ann-go-ultimate-champion |url-status=live }} it garnered her an Aliw Award nomination for Best Major Concert Female.{{cite news |title=Aliw finalists bared |work=Tempo |date=July 18, 2005}} In Kazakhstan, she competed at the 2005 Astana Song Festival, where she also won the Silver Prize and Best Song for her rendition of Regine Velasquez's "Isang Lahi".{{cite news |title=Rachelle Ann Go - Viva Artists Profile |url=http://viva.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=787%3Arachelle-ann-go&catid=46%3Aviva-artists&Itemid=43 |access-date=February 15, 2024 |publisher=Viva Entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203014607/http://viva.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=787%3Arachelle-ann-go&catid=46%3Aviva-artists&Itemid=43 |archive-date=December 3, 2010 |url-status=dead}} I Care, Go's second studio album, was released in February 2006.{{cite news |last1=Gil |first1=Baby A. |title=Power singing from Rachelle Ann |url=https://qa.philstar.com/entertainment/2006/02/17/322082/power-singing-rachelle-ann |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=February 17, 2006 |archive-date=February 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217214854/https://qa.philstar.com/entertainment/2006/02/17/322082/power-singing-rachelle-ann |url-status=live }} On the album, she worked with Saturno and new international producers, songwriters, and record engineers including Christian De Walden, Todd Cerney, Skip Adams, Carlo Nasi, and Luca Vittori, resulting in a record that merged Original Pilipino Music (OPM) with other musical styles.{{cite news |title=Rachelle Ann cares |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=orljAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA15 |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Manila Times |date=December 30, 2005 |page=B7 |via=Google Books |archive-date=February 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217211850/https://books.google.ca/books?id=orljAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA15&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }} Gil from The Philippine Star felt that the album illustrated a "unique mixture of Filipino sensibility and cosmopolitan flair", and noted how Go continued to improve and refine her music. For the lead single "If You Walk Away", Go received an Awit Award nomination for Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist, while she won the Myx Music Award for Favorite Female Artist at the 2006 ceremonies.{{cite news |title=Awit Awards - 2006 finalists |url=http://www.awitawards.com.ph/finalists2006.html |access-date=June 25, 2023 |publisher=Awit Awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004124158/http://www.awitawards.com.ph/finalists2006.html |archive-date=October 4, 2006 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |last1=Gil |first1=Baby A. |title=Cueshé, Rivermaya, Rachelle Ann top MYX Awards |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2006/06/09/340808/cuesheacute-rivermaya-rachelle-ann-top-myx-awards |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=June 9, 2006 |archive-date=November 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127215710/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2006/06/09/340808/cuesheacute-rivermaya-rachelle-ann-top-myx-awards |url-status=live }}
Go adopted a more mature and provocative style for her subsequent release Obsession.{{cite news |title=Rachelle Ann's new Obsession |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2007/02/12/384663/rachelle-anns-new-obsession |access-date=February 18, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=February 12, 2007 |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331072159/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2007/02/12/384663/rachelle-anns-new-obsession |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Torre |first1=Nestor U. |title=Rachelle Ann Go |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nFk1AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA36 |access-date=February 18, 2024 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=February 20, 2007 |page=D2 |via=Google Books |archive-date=February 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218191625/https://books.google.ca/books?id=nFk1AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA36&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }} The album was described as a "hodgepodge" of wide-ranging global influences, and Go again employed the help of De Walden, who oversaw the collation of its content, as well as Jimmy Borja, Tony Ramirez, and other songwriters based in Europe and the United States during production. She recorded the songs in different studios in Manila, Los Angeles, and Milan. The track list initially contained songs Go had written, but she decided against including them. Obsession was released on January 23, 2007,{{cite news |last1=Gil |first1=Baby A. |title=Rachelle Ann's Obsession |url=https://qa.philstar.com/entertainment/2007/01/19/380650/keeping-lani |access-date=February 18, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=January 19, 2007 |archive-date=February 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218191627/https://qa.philstar.com/entertainment/2007/01/19/380650/keeping-lani |url-status=live }} supported by the lead single "Don't Say Goodbye".{{cite news |last1=Gil |first1=Baby A. |title=Mark sings 80s hits |url=https://qa.philstar.com/entertainment/2007/05/11/397968/mark-sings-80s-hits |access-date=February 18, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=May 11, 2007 |archive-date=February 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218191625/https://qa.philstar.com/entertainment/2007/05/11/397968/mark-sings-80s-hits |url-status=live }} Music critics including Nestor Torre Jr. and Gil heralded the album as a coming-of-age effort. A second single, "Alam Ng Ating Mga Puso", was released in May 2007; and with Christian Bautista, she recorded the duet "Pag-ibig na Kaya", the theme of the Filipino-dubbed South Korean television series Princess Hours.{{cite news |last1=Llemit |first1=Kathleen A. |title=Julie Anne San Jose, Rayver Cruz cover 'Pag-ibig na Kaya' |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2023/01/21/2239221/julie-anne-san-jose-rayver-cruz-cover-pag-ibig-na-kaya |access-date=February 18, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=January 21, 2023 |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321010723/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2023/01/21/2239221/julie-anne-san-jose-rayver-cruz-cover-pag-ibig-na-kaya |url-status=live }} At the 2008 Myx Music Awards, the former single's accompanying music video won Favorite Mellow Video, and the latter song was named Favorite Collaboration.{{cite news |last1=Gil |first1=Baby A. |title=Sarah is big winner at MYX Awards |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2008/03/28/52364/sarah-big-winner-myx-awards |access-date=February 18, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=March 28, 2008 |archive-date=June 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618170117/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2008/03/28/52364/sarah-big-winner-myx-awards |url-status=live }}
In April 2008, Go staged a concert at the 19 East Bar in Parañaque,{{cite news |last1=Gil |first1=Baby A. |title=The rocker in Rachelle Ann |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2008/04/09/54847/rocker-rachelle-ann |access-date=February 18, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=April 9, 2008 |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331072201/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2008/04/09/54847/rocker-rachelle-ann |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Godinez |first1=Bong |title=Rachelle Ann Go performs pop rock for her fourth album |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/1871/rachelle-ann-go-performs-pop-rock-for-her-fourth-album |access-date=February 18, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=April 25, 2008 |archive-date=February 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218230449/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/1871/rachelle-ann-go-performs-pop-rock-for-her-fourth-album |url-status=live }} followed by the live album Rachelle Ann Rocks Live!.{{cite news |last1=Gil |first1=Baby A. |title=A gallery of champions |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2008/07/16/73174/gallery-champions |access-date=February 18, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=July 16, 2008 |archive-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309213537/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2008/07/16/73174/gallery-champions |url-status=live }} It featured her performances of rock covers, with two recordings released as singles—Harem Scarem's "Honestly" and Aerosmith's "Cryin'"—and a visual accompaniment on DVD. The Philippine Entertainment Portal journalist Bong Godinez wrote that the album is more "proof of [her] willingness to take risks and at the same time brandish her flexibility as a singer". At the end of September, Go recorded "Paano" for the compilation album GV25, a collection of Gary Valenciano songs performed by various artists,{{cite news |last1=Sicat |first1=Paz |title=Stars pay tribute to Gary V |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2008/09/29/403456/stars-pay-tribute-gary-v |access-date=February 18, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=September 29, 2008 |archive-date=March 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305030914/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2008/09/29/403456/stars-pay-tribute-gary-v |url-status=live }} which won Best R&B Recording at the 2009 Awit Awards.{{cite news|title=Awit Awards Winners|url=http://www.awitawards.com.ph/awitwinners.doc|accessdate=November 25, 2017|publisher=Awit Awards|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305004725/http://www.awitawards.com.ph/awitwinners.doc|archivedate=March 5, 2017}} Also that year, she released a remake of Angela Bofill's "This Time I'll Be Sweeter", the lead single from her fifth studio album Falling in Love.{{cite news |last1=Dangin |first1=Rachelle Marie G. |title=Can do to Rachelle Ann Go |url=https://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2009/03/20/449927/can-do-rachelle-ann-go |access-date=February 18, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=March 20, 2009 |archive-date=March 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305030855/https://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2009/03/20/449927/can-do-rachelle-ann-go |url-status=live }} A tribute album, it included her versions of music from the 1970s and 1980s such as Taylor Dayne's "I'll Always Love You", Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes{{'}}s "If You Don't Know Me by Now, and Bread's "If".{{cite news |last1=Gil |first1=Baby A. |title=Falling in Love with Rachelle Ann |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2009/03/04/445007/falling-love-rachelle-ann |access-date=February 18, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=March 4, 2009 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303225232/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2009/03/04/445007/falling-love-rachelle-ann |url-status=live }} Gil appreciated Go's musical versatility, but criticized the album as calculated and lacking originality.
=2010–2013: Career expansion=
File:Rachelle Ann Go.jpg during the Love Rocks concert tour in 2010]]
In 2010, Go appeared as a guest performer in the musical television series Diva, starring Velasquez. She considered the role of a troubled young singer who becomes pregnant and contemplates abortion to be challenging, but found the experience of acting enjoyable.{{cite news |last1=Ramirez |first1=Loretta G. |title=Rachelle Ann Go's acting debut on Diva |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/content/195429/igma-rachelle-ann-go-s-acting-debut-on-diva/story/ |access-date=February 19, 2024 |publisher=GMA Network News |date=July 7, 2010 |language=Tagalog |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219175750/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/content/195429/igma-rachelle-ann-go-s-acting-debut-on-diva/story/ |url-status=live }} She then recorded a cover of George Benson's "In Your Eyes" for the soundtrack of the 2010 film of the same name.{{cite news |last1=Gil |first1=Baby A. |title=Rachelle Ann sings In Your Eyes theme song |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/07/07/590652/rachelle-ann-sings-your-eyes-theme-song |access-date=February 19, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=July 7, 2010 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303225020/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/07/07/590652/rachelle-ann-sings-your-eyes-theme-song |url-status=live }} Throughout July and August, Go embarked on a North American tour, titled Love Rocks, with Journey lead vocalist Arnel Pineda.{{cite news |last1=Santiago |first1=Erwin |title=Rachelle Ann Go is on a US and Canada tour with Arnel Pineda. One month siyang mawawala sa Party Pilipinas |url=https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/1501/rachelle-ann-go-is-on-a-us-and-canada-tour-with-arnel-pineda-one-month-siyang-mawawala-sa-party-pil |access-date=February 19, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=July 16, 2010 |language=Tagalog |trans-title=Rachelle Ann Go is on a US and Canada tour with Arnel Pineda. Taking a one-month absence from Party Pilipinas |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219182707/https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/1501/rachelle-ann-go-is-on-a-us-and-canada-tour-with-arnel-pineda-one-month-siyang-mawawala-sa-party-pil |url-status=live }} Later that year, she began writing material for her sixth studio album.{{cite news |last1=Balbuena |first1=Vanessa A. |title=Will Rachelle Ann Go reach her full star potential as a Kapuso? |url=https://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2010/05/15/575086/will-rachelle-ann-go-reach-her-full-star-potential-kapuso |access-date=February 19, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=May 15, 2020 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303225155/https://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2010/05/15/575086/will-rachelle-ann-go-reach-her-full-star-potential-kapuso |url-status=live }} Released in October 2011, Unbreakable featured the single "Whispered Fear", a song she had developed four years prior and one she regards as a lyrically personal output.{{cite news |last1=Valle |first1=Jocelyn |title=Rachelle Ann Go wants to direct and produce her own concert in the future |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/31424/rachelle-ann-go-wants-to-direct-and-produce-her-own-concert-in-the-future |access-date=February 19, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=October 10, 2011 |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219191625/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/31424/rachelle-ann-go-wants-to-direct-and-produce-her-own-concert-in-the-future |url-status=live }}
The daytime soap opera Nita Negrita was Go's television project of 2011.{{cite news |title=Home for Valentine's ni Charice sa GMA hindi maganda! |url=https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/showbiz/2011/02/15/657221/home-valentines-ni-charice-sa-gma-hindi-maganda |access-date=February 19, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=February 15, 2011 |language=Tagalog |trans-title=Charice's Home for Valentine's concert on GMA was poorly done |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303225105/https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/showbiz/2011/02/15/657221/home-valentines-ni-charice-sa-gma-hindi-maganda |url-status=live }} It tells the story of a teenager (played by Barbie Forteza) of African American heritage, exploring issues of systemic racism and the demeaning treatment faced by people of color.{{cite news |title=Nita Negrita inspires; touches on parentage and self-realization |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/7120/nita-negrita-inspires-touches-on-parentage-and-self-realization/story |access-date=February 19, 2024 |publisher=GMA Network News |date=February 24, 2011 |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219200255/https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/7120/nita-negrita-inspires-touches-on-parentage-and-self-realization/story |url-status=live }} The show's use of blackface was heavily criticized by media critics.{{cite news |last1=Winn |first1=Patrick |title=Asia embraces blackface-style ads. Get ready to cringe |url=https://theworld.org/stories/2014-07-01/asia-embraces-blackface-style-ads-get-ready-cringe |access-date=February 19, 2024 |work=MinnPost |date=July 8, 2014 |archive-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101144028/https://theworld.org/stories/2014-07-01/asia-embraces-blackface-style-ads-get-ready-cringe |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Malinit |first1=Fhrea Zenntine |title=Y-speak: Racism in the Philippines: Does it exist? |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/weekend/2016/09/10/y-speak-racism-philippines-does-it-exist-496944 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |work=SunStar Davao |date=September 10, 2016 |archive-date=April 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416034851/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/weekend/2016/09/10/y-speak-racism-philippines-does-it-exist-496944 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Villanueva |first1=Earl |title=Commentary: Nita Negrita sidesteps issue of racial discrimination |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/7732/commentary-nita-negrita-sidesteps-issue-of-racial-discrimination |access-date=February 19, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=March 1, 2011 |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219200255/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/7732/commentary-nita-negrita-sidesteps-issue-of-racial-discrimination |url-status=live }} She then became a mentor in the reality singing talent show Protégé: The Battle for the Big Break (2011) alongside Janno Gibbs, Jaya, Jay R, and Aiza Seguerra, among others.{{cite news |last1=Santigao |first1=Erwin |title=The 10 celebrity mentors of GMA-7's The Protégé are Janno Gibbs, Jaya, Jay-R, Rachelle Ann Go, Aiza Aiza Seguerra... |url=https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/5095/the-10-celebrity-mentors-of-gma-7s-the-protege-are-janno-gibbs-jaya-jay-r-rachelle-ann-go-ai |access-date=February 19, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=July 13, 2011 |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219201636/https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/5095/the-10-celebrity-mentors-of-gma-7s-the-protege-are-janno-gibbs-jaya-jay-r-rachelle-ann-go-ai |url-status=live }} Also in 2011, Go made her theater debut in the local production of The Little Mermaid, playing the lead role of Ariel, the titular character based on the 1989 animated film adapted from Hans Christian Andersen's 1837 fairy tale.{{cite news |title=Rachelle Ann Go and Erik Santos topbill The Little Mermaid |url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/arts-and-culture/2011/05/23/688388/rachelle-ann-go-and-erik-santos-topbill-the-little-mermaid |access-date=February 19, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=May 23, 2011 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303225056/https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/arts-and-culture/2011/05/23/688388/rachelle-ann-go-and-erik-santos-topbill-the-little-mermaid |url-status=live }} Go stated that she was drawn to the "strict discipline" of acting on stage, which she perceived as drastically different from performing on screen.{{cite news |last1=P. |first1=Gerry |title=Rachelle Ann, Erik to star in The Little Mermaid musical |url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/tagged/celebrity/blogs/omgphnewsblog/rachelle-ann-erik-star-little-mermaid-musical-094552121.html |access-date=February 19, 2024 |work=Yahoo! News |date=May 17, 2011 |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219213451/https://sg.style.yahoo.com/tagged/celebrity/blogs/omgphnewsblog/rachelle-ann-erik-star-little-mermaid-musical-094552121.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Alipio |first1=Elli |title=Rachelle Ann Go challenged and pressured as the youngest mentor in Protégé |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/pep/231016/pep-rachelle-ann-go-challenged-and-pressured-as-the-youngest-mentor-in-prot-g/story/ |access-date=February 19, 2024 |publisher=GMA Network News |date=August 31, 2011 |language=Tagalog |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219213452/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/pep/231016/pep-rachelle-ann-go-challenged-and-pressured-as-the-youngest-mentor-in-prot-g/story/ |url-status=live }} The musical ran at the Meralco Theater from November to December 2011. Her performance was generally well received by critics.{{cite news |last1=Policarpio |first1=Allan |title=Rachelle Ann Go: West End, here I come |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/135105/rachelle-ann-go-west-end-here-i-come |access-date=February 19, 2024 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=February 16, 2014 |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219213453/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/135105/rachelle-ann-go-west-end-here-i-come |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Gil |first1=Baby A. |title=Rachelle Ann joins singing greats |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2012/01/30/772190/rachelle-ann-joins-singing-greats |access-date=February 19, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=January 30, 2012 |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225213323/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2012/01/30/772190/rachelle-ann-joins-singing-greats |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Rachelle Ann makes a big splash |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2011/12/05/754827/rachelle-ann-makes-big-splash |access-date=February 19, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=December 5, 2011 |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225213324/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2011/12/05/754827/rachelle-ann-makes-big-splash |url-status=live }} In a review of the opening night, the Philippine Daily Inquirer writer and singer-actress Lea Salonga deemed Go excellently cast for the part, adding that her singing was a "great mix of that clean and pristine Disney sound".{{cite news |last1=Salonga |first1=Lea |title=Under the spell of Little Mermaid |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/22015/under-the-spell-of-%E2%80%98little-mermaid%E2%80%99 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=November 23, 2011 |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219213452/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/22015/under-the-spell-of-%E2%80%98little-mermaid%E2%80%99 |url-status=live }}
Go began 2012 by appearing in the Maryo J. de los Reyes-directed musical drama series Biritera, featuring Dennis Trillo and Glaiza de Castro.{{cite news |last1=Anarcon |first1=James Patrick |title=13 reality show winners who switched networks |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/152913/reality-show-winners-who-switched-networks-a724-20200728-lfrm2 |access-date=February 19, 2023 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=July 28, 2020 |archive-date=November 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123064742/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/152913/reality-show-winners-who-switched-networks-a724-20200728-lfrm2 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Biritera plays beautiful melodies on primetime |url=https://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2012/03/02/782612/biritera-plays-beautiful-melodies-primetime |access-date=February 19, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=March 2, 2012 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303225057/https://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2012/03/02/782612/biritera-plays-beautiful-melodies-primetime |url-status=live }} In partnership with Viva Entertainment, she produced and headlined Rise Against Gravity,{{cite news |last1=Mendoza |first1=Ruel |title=Rachelle Ann Go on being a first-time concert producer |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/pep/278139/rachelle-ann-go-on-being-a-first-time-concert-producer/story/ |access-date=February 19, 2024 |publisher=GMA Network News |date=October 13, 2012 |language=Tagalog |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219222406/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/pep/278139/rachelle-ann-go-on-being-a-first-time-concert-producer/story/ |url-status=live }} a concert staged at the Music Museum on October 26.{{cite news |last1=Pumaloy |first1=Rey |title=Rachelle Ann Go on having Christian Bautista as guest performer in her concert: "Malaki'ng utang na loob ko sa kanya." |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/36124/rachelle-ann-go-on-having-christian-bautista-as-guest-performer-in-her-concert-malaki39ng-utang-na-l |access-date=February 19, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=October 22, 2012 |language=Tagalog |trans-title=Rachelle Ann Go on having Christian Bautista as guest performer in her concert: "I owe him a debt of gratitude." |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219222406/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/36124/rachelle-ann-go-on-having-christian-bautista-as-guest-performer-in-her-concert-malaki39ng-utang-na-l |url-status=live }} The historical epic fantasy series Indio (2013), starring Bong Revilla, saw Go portray the moon goddess Libulan. Set during the pre-colonial era of the Philippines, the show featured flight sequences, requiring her to perform stunts while strapped into harnesses; the project was the most expensive series by GMA Network at the time.{{cite news |last1=Macapendeg |first1=Mac |title=Rachelle Ann Go, gaganap bilang isang diwata sa Indio |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/content/290222/rachelle-ann-go-gaganap-bilang-isang-diwata-sa-indio/story/ |access-date=February 19, 2024 |publisher=GMA Network News |date=January 14, 2013 |language=Tagalog |trans-title=Rachelle Ann Go, to play a goddess in Indio |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219233952/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/content/290222/rachelle-ann-go-gaganap-bilang-isang-diwata-sa-indio/story/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Indio epicserye preems on GMA |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/01/14/896563/indio-epicserye-preems-gma?no_mobile=1 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=January 14, 2013 |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225213326/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/01/14/896563/indio-epicserye-preems-gma?no_mobile=1 |url-status=live }} Go's next stage role was in the 2013 musical Tarzan at the Meralco Theater, based on the 1999 animated film adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs's 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes. She starred as Jane Porter opposite Dan Domenech as the titular protagonist.{{cite news |last1=Estoista-Koo |first1=Kaye |title=Review: Rachelle Ann Go and Dan Domenech add Pinoy elements to Tarzan |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/12156/review-rachelle-ann-go-and-dan-domenech-add-pinoy-elements-to-tarzan |access-date=February 19, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=July 1, 2013 |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219230229/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/12156/review-rachelle-ann-go-and-dan-domenech-add-pinoy-elements-to-tarzan |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Gil |first1=Baby A. |title=Rachelle Ann returns to Disney in Tarzan |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/06/03/949408/rachelle-ann-returns-disney-tarzan |access-date=February 19, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=February 28, 2014 |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225213325/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/06/03/949408/rachelle-ann-returns-disney-tarzan |url-status=live }} Kaye Estoista-Koo of the Philippine Entertainment Portal termed Go's portrayal as "super cheery and upbeat", and Rappler{{'}}s Pia Ranada took note of her emotional delivery, but was critical of her British accent use.{{cite news |last1=Ranada |first1=Pia |title=Tarzan swings and triumphs on stage |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/theater/31571-tarzan-triumphs/ |access-date=February 19, 2024 |work=Rappler |date=June 18, 2013 |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219230229/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/theater/31571-tarzan-triumphs/ |url-status=live }}
=2014–present: International recognition=
Go's international breakthrough came in 2014 when she starred as Gigi Van Tranh in the West End revival of Claude-Michel Schönberg's and Alain Boublil's musical Miss Saigon.{{cite news |last1=Quieta |first1=Racquel |title=Watch: Rachelle Ann Go on her international breakthrough role: "Kahit takot ako, ginawa ko pa rin." |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/59293/watch-rachelle-ann-go-on-her-international-breakthrough-role-kahit-takot-ako-ginawa-ko-pa-rin/story |access-date=February 20, 2024 |publisher=GMA Network News |date=February 17, 2020 |language=Tagalog |trans-title=Watch: Rachelle Ann Go on her international breakthrough role: "Even if I was terrified, I had to do it" |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220205811/https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/59293/watch-rachelle-ann-go-on-her-international-breakthrough-role-kahit-takot-ako-ginawa-ko-pa-rin/story |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=PH's Miss Saigon |url=https://opinion.inquirer.net/66467/phs-miss-saigon |access-date=February 20, 2024 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=November 30, 2013 |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220205813/https://opinion.inquirer.net/66467/phs-miss-saigon |url-status=live }} Set in 1970s Ho Chi Minh during the Vietnam War, it is about the ill-fated romance involving a young Vietnamese woman (played by Eva Noblezada) and an American soldier (played by Alistair Brammer).{{cite news |last1=Tomada |first1=Nathalie |title=Rachelle Ann scene-stealer in Saigon |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/06/05/1331100/rachelle-ann-scene-stealer-saigon |access-date=February 20, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=June 5, 2014 |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225213326/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/06/05/1331100/rachelle-ann-scene-stealer-saigon |url-status=live }} The producer Cameron Mackintosh conducted casting calls in Manila, as he had done with the original 1989 production, for its principal actors and performers.{{cite news |title=Confirmed: Miss Saigon in 2014 |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/17595-confirmed-miss-saigon-in-2014/ |access-date=February 20, 2024 |work=Rappler |date=December 9, 2012 |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220225450/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/17595-confirmed-miss-saigon-in-2014/ |url-status=live }} Go first auditioned for the lead role of Kim, but Mackintosh felt she was not suited for the part due to her being much older. Though initially reluctant about playing a bargirl, she sent an audition tape for the role of Tranh at his encouragement. Impressed with her rendition of "The Movie In My Mind", a song from the musical, Mackintosh cast Go after intensive work sessions in London.{{cite news |last1=Gil |first1=Baby A. |title=Rachelle Ann's journey to Miss Saigon |url=https://qa.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/02/28/1295262/rachelle-anns-journey-miss-saigon |access-date=February 20, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=February 28, 2014 |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220230952/https://qa.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/02/28/1295262/rachelle-anns-journey-miss-saigon |url-status=live }} She made her debut performance at the Prince Edward Theatre in May 2014 to positive reviews.{{cite news |last1=Diones |first1=Allan |title=Review: Rachelle Ann Go in London production of Miss Saigon |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/14848/review-rachelle-ann-go-in-london-production-of-miss-saigon |access-date=February 21, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=November 20, 2014 |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221164617/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/14848/review-rachelle-ann-go-in-london-production-of-miss-saigon |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Clark |first1=Nick |title=Miss Saigon review: 'Tremendously slick' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/miss-saigon-review-tremendously-slick-9424898.html |access-date=February 21, 2024 |work=The Independent |date=May 23, 2014 |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221164616/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/miss-saigon-review-tremendously-slick-9424898.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Aquino |first1=Ann Charmaine |title=All praises for Rachelle Ann Go in Miss Saigon |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/11102/all-praises-for-rachel-ann-go-in-miss-saigon/story |access-date=February 21, 2024 |publisher=GMA Network News |date=July 18, 2014 |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221164616/https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/11102/all-praises-for-rachel-ann-go-in-miss-saigon/story |url-status=live }} Nick Clark of The Independent called the show "tremendously slick", praising her character's "moving introspection". She won the BroadwayWorld UK Award for Best Featured Actress and the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Supporting Actress.{{cite news |title=Rachelle Ann Go, Miss Saigon cast members win Broadway World UK awards |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/76759-rachelle-ann-go-win-award-miss-saigon-broadway-world-uk/ |access-date=February 21, 2024 |work=Rappler |date=December 2, 2014 |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221200830/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/76759-rachelle-ann-go-win-award-miss-saigon-broadway-world-uk/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Almo |first1=Nerisa |title=Rachelle Ann Go wins Best Supporting Actress in WhatsOnStage Awards |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/48695/rachelle-ann-go-wins-best-supporting-actress-in-whatsonstage-awards |access-date=February 21, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=February 17, 2015 |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221200830/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/48695/rachelle-ann-go-wins-best-supporting-actress-in-whatsonstage-awards |url-status=live }}
After her work with Miss Saigon finished in 2015,{{cite news |last1=Policarpio |first1=Allan |title=Rachelle Ann Go leaving Saigon but not London |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/165720/rachelle-ann-go-leaving-saigon-but-not-london |access-date=February 21, 2024 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=March 17, 2015 |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221210840/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/165720/rachelle-ann-go-leaving-saigon-but-not-london |url-status=live }} Go next played Fantine, a prostitute dying of tuberculosis, in Les Misérables at London's Sondheim Theatre.{{cite news |last1=Lo |first1=Ricky |title=Rachelle Ann: I'm beyond excited! |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2015/11/17/1523063/rachelle-ann-im-beyond-excited |access-date=February 22, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=November 17, 2015 |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225213329/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2015/11/17/1523063/rachelle-ann-im-beyond-excited |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Laura |title=Les Miserables: Lily Collins shares pictures of Fantine's descent from health to death in the make-up chair |url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/les-miserables-lily-collins-fantine-instagram-pictures-transformation-short-hair-make-up-246602 |access-date=February 21, 2024 |work=i |date=January 16, 2019 |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221210840/https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/les-miserables-lily-collins-fantine-instagram-pictures-transformation-short-hair-make-up-246602 |url-status=live }} To prepare, she read the book on which the musical is based,{{cite news |last1=Gonzales |first1=Yuji Vincent |title=Rachelle Ann Go debuts in West End's Les Miserables |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/172425/rachelle-ann-go-debuts-in-west-ends-les-miserables |access-date=February 22, 2024 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=June 16, 2015 |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222160206/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/172425/rachelle-ann-go-debuts-in-west-ends-les-miserables |url-status=live }} but was challenged by her character's emotional range. As a result, she developed a more subdued technique for her scenes. During her time performing in the show, Go took part in its 30th anniversary gala, where she joined Patti LuPone, who originated the role.{{cite news |last1=Ligunas |first1=Mary Louise |title=Rachelle Ann Go sings with original Fantine in Les Miserables anniversary |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/19153/rachelle-ann-go-sings-with-original-fantine-in-les-miserables-anniversary/story |access-date=February 22, 2023 |publisher=GMA Network News |date=October 10, 2015 |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222160206/https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/19153/rachelle-ann-go-sings-with-original-fantine-in-les-miserables-anniversary/story |url-status=live }} For her portrayal, Go won the BroadwayWorld UK Award for Best Female Performance in a Long-Running West End Show,{{cite news |last1=Ilaya |first1=Felix |title=Rachelle Ann Go wins award for Best Female Performance in a Long-Running West End Show |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/20103/rachelle-ann-go-wins-award-for-best-female-performance-in-a-long-running-west-end-show/story |access-date=February 22, 2024 |publisher=GMA Network News |date=November 28, 2015 |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222163724/https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/20103/rachelle-ann-go-wins-award-for-best-female-performance-in-a-long-running-west-end-show/story |url-status=live }} and for "I Dreamed a Dream", she received the West End Frame Award for Best Performance of a Song.{{cite news |last1=Tuazon |first1=Nikko |title=Rachelle Ann Go wins Best Performance of a Song at West End Frame Awards |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/23935/rachelle-ann-go-wins-best-performance-of-a-song-at-west-end-frame-awards |access-date=February 22, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=June 27, 2016 |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222163723/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/23935/rachelle-ann-go-wins-best-performance-of-a-song-at-west-end-frame-awards |url-status=live }} Later that year, Go recorded a version of "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" for the Asian release of the live-action film Cinderella (2015), which premiered on Disney Channel Asia.{{cite news |last1=Mendoza |first1=Arvin |title=Rachelle Ann Go lends her voice to the new Cinderella movie |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/164979/rachelle-ann-go-lends-her-voice-to-the-new-cinderella-movie |access-date=March 3, 2024 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=March 7, 2015 |archive-date=July 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706202931/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/164979/rachelle-ann-go-lends-her-voice-to-the-new-cinderella-movie |url-status=live }} In March 2016, she briefly starred in the Manila staging of Les Misérables at the Theatre at Solaire, which ran for three months.{{cite news |last1=Ganal |first1=FM |title=Rachelle Ann Go will star in Manila run of Les Miserables in 2016 |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/20260/rachelle-ann-go-will-star-in-manila-run-of-les-miserables-in-2016 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=September 17, 2015 |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222195934/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/20260/rachelle-ann-go-will-star-in-manila-run-of-les-miserables-in-2016 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Jimenez |first1=Joyce |title=Rachelle Ann Go: Love can wait |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/04/27/1577677/rachelle-ann-go-love-can-wait |access-date=February 22, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=April 27, 2016 |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225213330/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/04/27/1577677/rachelle-ann-go-love-can-wait |url-status=live }}
Go reprised the role of Gigi Van Tranh in the 2017 production of Miss Saigon in New York City, which marked her Broadway debut.{{cite news |last1=Tuazon |first1=Nikko |title=Rachelle Ann Go joins cast of Miss Saigon on Broadway |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/24703/rachelle-ann-go-joins-cast-of-emmiss-saigonem-on-broadway |access-date=February 23, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=September 30, 2016 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223161136/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/24703/rachelle-ann-go-joins-cast-of-emmiss-saigonem-on-broadway |url-status=live }} It received favorable reviews,{{cite web |title=Miss Saigon Broadway Reviews |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/reviews/Miss-Saigon |access-date=February 23, 2024 |publisher=BroadwayWorld |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223161140/https://www.broadwayworld.com/reviews/Miss-Saigon |url-status=live }} with Marilyn Stasio of Variety praising Go's convincing performance and how she stood out in the part,{{cite news |last1=Stasio |first1=Marilyn |title=Broadway Review: Miss Saigon returns to New York |url=https://variety.com/2017/legit/reviews/miss-saigon-review-broadway-1202013196/ |access-date=February 23, 2024 |work=Variety |date=March 23, 2017 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223161134/https://variety.com/2017/legit/reviews/miss-saigon-review-broadway-1202013196/ |url-status=live }} and David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter complimented her as an excellent vocalist.{{cite news |last1=Rooney |first1=David |title=Miss Saigon: Theater Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/miss-saigon-theater-review-988193/ |access-date=February 23, 2024 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 23, 2017 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223161134/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/miss-saigon-theater-review-988193/ |url-status=live }} After successfully auditioning for the original West End production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's biographical musical Hamilton,{{cite news |last1=Bartolome |first1=Jessica |title=Rachelle Ann Go visits Hamilton Broadway stage ahead of West End run |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/597952/rachelle-ann-go-visits-hamilton-broadway-stage-ahead-of-west-end-run/story/ |access-date=February 23, 2024 |publisher=GMA Network News |date=February 1, 2017 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223200304/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/597952/rachelle-ann-go-visits-hamilton-broadway-stage-ahead-of-west-end-run/story/ |url-status=live }} she was cast in the leading role of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, the wife of the title character.{{cite news |title=Hamilton: first cast members revealed for West End production |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/jan/27/hamilton-victoria-palace-theatre-london-cast-announced-hip-hop-musical |access-date=February 23, 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=January 27, 2017 |archive-date=January 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128004629/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/jan/27/hamilton-victoria-palace-theatre-london-cast-announced-hip-hop-musical |url-status=live }} An adaptation of the 2004 biography by Ron Chernow, it covers the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and his involvement in the American Revolution, as well as the political history of the early United States.{{cite news |last1=Fenwick |first1=George |title=The true story of Hamilton: What is the musical about? |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/hamilton-musical-true-story-a4487101.html |access-date=February 23, 2024 |work=Evening Standard |date=July 3, 2020 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223200304/https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/hamilton-musical-true-story-a4487101.html |url-status=live}} It opened on December 21, 2017, at the Victoria Palace Theatre.{{cite news |last1=Thompson |first1=Jessie |title=Hamilton in London: Five reasons why you need to see the West End's hottest new musical now |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/hamilton-in-london-five-reasons-why-you-need-to-see-the-west-ends-hottest-new-musical-now-a3725966.html |access-date=February 23, 2024 |work=Evening Standard |date=December 26, 2017 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223205925/https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/hamilton-in-london-five-reasons-why-you-need-to-see-the-west-ends-hottest-new-musical-now-a3725966.html |url-status=live }} Critics were generally enthusiastic about the depth of her characterization;{{cite news |last1=Gil |first1=Baby A. |title=What they say about Rachelle Ann in Hamilton |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2018/01/03/1774021/what-they-say-about-rachelle-ann-hamilton |access-date=February 4, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=January 3, 2018 |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225213332/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2018/01/03/1774021/what-they-say-about-rachelle-ann-hamilton |url-status=live }} Michael Billington of The Guardian found Go to have lent the "poignancy of the neglected" in her role.{{cite news |last1=Billington |first1=Michael |title=Hamilton review – revolutionary musical a thrilling salute to America's immigrants |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/dec/21/hamilton-review-musical-london-victoria-palace-lin-manuel-miranda |access-date=February 23, 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=December 23, 2017 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117224211/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/dec/21/hamilton-review-musical-london-victoria-palace-lin-manuel-miranda |url-status=live }} Writing for Newsweek, Tufayel Ahmed asserted that she "gives a mesmerizing performance{{nbsp}}... shows powerful range, from an innocent naivety{{nbsp}}... to a woman more pained and tragic".{{cite news |last1=Ahmed |first1=Tufayel |title=Hamilton London Review: Lin-Manuel Miranda musical finally arrives in U.K. and it's worth the wait |url=https://www.newsweek.com/hamilton-london-review-lin-manuel-miranda-758294 |access-date=February 23, 2024 |work=Newsweek |date=December 24, 2017 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223222126/https://www.newsweek.com/hamilton-london-review-lin-manuel-miranda-758294 |url-status=live }} She, alongside the ensemble cast, performed at the 2018 Laurence Olivier Awards,{{cite news |title=Rachelle Ann Go performs with Hamilton cast at Olivier Awards |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/199850-rachelle-ann-go-hamilton-cast-performance-olivier-awards/ |access-date=February 24, 2024 |work=Rappler |date=April 9, 2018 |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224183622/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/199850-rachelle-ann-go-hamilton-cast-performance-olivier-awards/ |url-status=live }} where Hamilton was awarded Best New Musical.{{cite news |last1=Lawless |first1=Jill |title=Hamilton takes 7 prizes at Britain's Olivier Awards |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/theater/2018/04/08/hamilton-takes-7-prizes-britain-olivier-awards/497580002/ |access-date=February 24, 2024 |work=USA Today |date=April 8, 2018 |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224183622/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/theater/2018/04/08/hamilton-takes-7-prizes-britain-olivier-awards/497580002/ |url-status=live }} She won the BroadwayWorld UK Award for Best Actress in a New Production of a Musical for her work.{{cite news |title=Rachelle Ann Go wins Best Actress in 2018 BroadwayWorld UK Awards |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/217861-rachelle-ann-go-wins-best-actress-broadwayworld-uk-awards-2018/ |access-date=February 23, 2024 |work=Rappler |date=November 29, 2018 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223223407/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/217861-rachelle-ann-go-wins-best-actress-broadwayworld-uk-awards-2018/ |url-status=live }}
Go was a guest performer at the 2019 World Food Prize, which honored individual achievements in the field of food and agriculture.{{cite news |title=Rachelle Ann Go receives standing ovation at 2019 World Food Prize Laureate Award Ceremony |url=https://push.abs-cbn.com/2019/10/23/fresh-scoops/rachelle-ann-go-receives-standing-ovation-at-2019-219031 |access-date=February 24, 2024 |publisher=ABS-CBNnews.com |date=October 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024065338/https://push.abs-cbn.com/2019/10/23/fresh-scoops/rachelle-ann-go-receives-standing-ovation-at-2019-219031 |archive-date=October 24, 2019 |url-status=dead}} In December, she returned to playing Fantine at West End's Les Misérables before its postponement due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic;{{cite news |title=Rachelle Ann Go is returning as Fantine in Les Miserables West End run |url=https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/arts-culture/240258-rachelle-ann-go-to-play-fantine-les-miserables-west-end/ |access-date=February 24, 2024 |work=Rappler |date=September 16, 2019 |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224190540/https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/arts-culture/240258-rachelle-ann-go-to-play-fantine-les-miserables-west-end/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Bakare |first1=Lanre |title=Cats and Les Mis producer says coronavirus will keep theatres closed to 2021 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/may/04/cameron-mackintosh-coronavirus-west-end-theatres-closed-till-2021 |access-date=February 24, 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=May 4, 2020 |archive-date=May 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518190058/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/may/04/cameron-mackintosh-coronavirus-west-end-theatres-closed-till-2021 |url-status=live }} she resumed her role when the production reopened and also had a limited run for the show's concert edition in 2021.{{cite news |last1=Gil |first1=Baby A. |title=Pinoy girls of the theater |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2021/08/31/2123649/pinoy-girls-theater |access-date=February 24, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=August 31, 2021 |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225213338/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2021/08/31/2123649/pinoy-girls-theater |url-status=live }} Go then joined the musical's touring cast for its United Kingdom and Ireland shows the following year.{{cite news |last1=Plaza |first1=Marane A. |title=Rachelle Ann Go reprises Les Miserables role for UK, Ireland tour |url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/arts-and-culture/2022/04/25/2176645/rachelle-ann-go-reprises-les-miserables-role-uk-ireland-tour |access-date=February 24, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=April 25, 2022 |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209060121/https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/arts-and-culture/2022/04/25/2176645/rachelle-ann-go-reprises-les-miserables-role-uk-ireland-tour |url-status=live }} The rescheduled Expo 2020, hosted by Dubai in March 2022, saw her as one of the musical acts that headlined its live events.{{cite news |title=Rico Blanco, Rachelle Ann Go to perform at Expo 2020 Dubai |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/23/22/rico-blanco-rachelle-ann-go-to-perform-at-expo-2020-dubai |access-date=February 24, 2024 |publisher=ABS-CBNnews.com |date=March 23, 2022 |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224213138/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/23/22/rico-blanco-rachelle-ann-go-to-perform-at-expo-2020-dubai |url-status=live }} From 2023 to 2024, Go reprised her role as Eliza for Hamilton{{'}}s international tour which visited Manila, Abu Dhabi and Singapore.{{cite news |last1=Tomada |first1=Nathalie |title=Rachelle Ann Go thrilled to be coming home for Manila run of Hamilton |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2023/07/20/2282247/rachelle-ann-go-thrilled-be-coming-home-manila-run-hamilton |access-date=February 24, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=July 20, 2023 |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225213339/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2023/07/20/2282247/rachelle-ann-go-thrilled-be-coming-home-manila-run-hamilton |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Diaz |first1=One Carlo |title=Filipina actress Rachelle Ann Go on her 'dream' Hamilton role and performing in Abu Dhabi |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music-stage/2024/01/30/filipina-actress-rachel-ann-go-on-her-dream-hamilton-role-and-performing-in-abu-dhabi/ |access-date=February 24, 2024 |work=The National |date=January 29, 2024 |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224213138/https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music-stage/2024/01/30/filipina-actress-rachel-ann-go-on-her-dream-hamilton-role-and-performing-in-abu-dhabi/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Oliveros |first1=Oliver |title=Rachelle Ann Go Reprises Eliza in Singapore |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/singapore/article/Rachelle-Ann-Go-Reprises-Eliza-in-Singapore-20240117 |date=January 17, 2024 |access-date=April 26, 2024 |publisher=BroadwayWorld |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117105156/https://www.broadwayworld.com/singapore/article/Rachelle-Ann-Go-Reprises-Eliza-in-Singapore-20240117 |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |url-status=live}}
Artistry
=Influences=
Go's parents introduced her to music at a young age; they stated that one of the first songs she became familiar with was James Ingram's and Linda Ronstadt's duet "Somewhere Out There". Growing up, she listened to the music of Manilyn Reynes. Her musical inspiration varies from R&B singer Alicia Keys to pop vocalists like Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, and Whitney Houston; she cites the last three as influential to her musical identity as a pop artist.{{cite news |last1=Eulalia |first1=Poch |title='I have a purpose and that's what keeps me going.' Rachelle Ann Go on how being Eliza Hamilton sends a message of inspiration |url=https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/14/i-have-a-purpose-and-that-s-what-keeps-me-going |access-date=February 25, 2024 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=September 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101080351/https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/14/i-have-a-purpose-and-that-s-what-keeps-me-going |archive-date=November 1, 2023 |url-status=live }} She has also named Regine Velasquez as her idol and main influence. In 2004, she joined the talent show Search for a Star, hosted by Velasquez, and said that the latter inspired her to pursue a career in music.{{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=Ligunas |first1=Meryl |title=Rachelle Ann Go reminisces Search for a Star days; tells dreamers to keep believing |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/22055/rachelle-ann-go-reminisces-search-for-a-star-days-tells-dreamers-to-keep-believing/story |access-date=February 25, 2024 |publisher=GMA Network News |date=March 14, 2016 |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225192529/https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/22055/rachelle-ann-go-reminisces-search-for-a-star-days-tells-dreamers-to-keep-believing/story |url-status=live }} Similarly, she has expressed appreciation for Lani Misalucha, whose vocals she admires.
Go holds reverence for Lea Salonga as a source of inspiration for venturing into musical theater. She has declared herself a "self-confessed huge fan", stating that she wishes to emulate the singer. When the two performed together during the 25th anniversary gala of Miss Saigon at London's West End in 2014, Go described it as a childhood dream fulfilled;{{cite news |title=Watch: Lea Salonga shares the stage with Rachelle Ann Go in London concert |url=https://push.abs-cbn.com/2019/7/22/fresh-scoops/watch-lea-salonga-shares-the-stage-with-rachelle-38279 |access-date=February 26, 2024 |publisher=ABS-CBNnews.com |date=July 22, 2019 |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226202940/https://push.abs-cbn.com/2019/7/22/fresh-scoops/watch-lea-salonga-shares-the-stage-with-rachelle-38279 |url-status=live }} she credits Salonga as someone instrumental in her decision to undergo auditions for the musical.{{cite news |last1=Hegina |first1=Aries Joseph |title=Rachelle Ann Go, Lea Salonga sing Miss Saigon duet |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/153372/rachelle-ann-go-lea-salonga-sing-miss-saigon-duet |access-date=February 26, 2024 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=September 25, 2014 |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226205110/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/153372/rachelle-ann-go-lea-salonga-sing-miss-saigon-duet |url-status=live }} Salonga reciprocated this affection, asserting that Go is "probably one of the closest ones" to have accomplished similar success on the international stage.{{cite news |title=Lea Salonga on performing with Rachelle Ann Go in London: 'It made me feel so happy and proud' |url=https://push.abs-cbn.com/2019/8/1/fresh-scoops/lea-salonga-on-performing-with-rachelle-ann-go-in-37835 |access-date=February 27, 2024 |publisher=ABS-CBNnews.com |date=August 1, 2019 |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227182343/https://push.abs-cbn.com/2019/8/1/fresh-scoops/lea-salonga-on-performing-with-rachelle-ann-go-in-37835 |url-status=live }} Go also considers Patti LuPone as one of her idols in theater, with whom she shared the role of Fantine in Les Misérables. In addition, Go has described Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda as a lyrical "genius", saying that she is impressed by his creativity as a storyteller.{{cite news |last1=Valenzuela |first1=Nikka G. |title=How Rachelle Ann Go bagged the role of Eliza Hamilton |url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/254770/rachelle-ann-go-bagged-role-eliza-hamilton/ |access-date=February 27, 2024 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=February 18, 2017 |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227191303/https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/254770/rachelle-ann-go-bagged-role-eliza-hamilton/ |url-status=live }}
During the recording of her live album Rachelle Ann Rocks Live!, Go paid homage to the pop-rock influences of musicians such as Bryan Adams, Jon Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, and Survivor. For her cover album Falling in Love, she curated a catalog that incorporate influences of 1970s and 1980s music from artists, including Petula Clark, Dennis Lambert, Helen Reddy, and the Hues Corporation, describing these as a reflection of her life and frame of mind at the time.{{cite news |last1=Calderon |first1=Nora |title=Rachelle Ann Go is Falling in Love |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/3244/rachelle-ann-go-is-falling-in-love |access-date=February 27, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=January 18, 2019 |language=Tagalog |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227201132/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/3244/rachelle-ann-go-is-falling-in-love |url-status=live }}
=Voice and musical style=
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| description = A sample of the song featuring Go's verses in the role of Gigi from the cast recording of Miss Saigon{{'}}s 2014 revival.{{cite news |last1=Gioia |first1=Michael |last2=Shenton |first2=Mark |title=Track listing announced for 2014 Miss Saigon definitive live album, featuring Eva Noblezada |url=https://playbill.com/article/track-listing-announced-for-2014-miss-saigon-definitive-live-album-featuring-eva-noblezada-com-330260 |access-date=March 10, 2024 |work=Playbill |date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826125559/https://playbill.com/article/track-listing-announced-for-2014-miss-saigon-definitive-live-album-featuring-eva-noblezada-com-330260 |archive-date=August 26, 2016 |url-status=live}} She received critical praise for her vocal abilities and introspective performances at West End and Broadway.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:}}
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Go possesses a lyric soprano vocal range, and is known for her use of the belting technique.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite news |last1=Policarpio |first1=Allan |title=How theater helped Rachelle Ann Go find her purpose |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/361547/how-theater-helped-rachelle-ann-go-find-her-purpose |access-date=March 2, 2024 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=January 26, 2020 |archive-date=March 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302195910/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/361547/how-theater-helped-rachelle-ann-go-find-her-purpose |url-status=live }}}} She is also able to sing in the whistle register.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite AV media | people=Go, Rachelle Ann | date=2004 | title="Dreaming of You" |work=Rachelle Ann Go | type=Audio sample| location=Philippines |time=4:35 | publisher=Viva Records}}{{cite AV media | people=Go, Rachelle Ann | date=2009 | title="I'll Always Love You" |work=Falling in Love | type=Audio sample| location=Philippines |time=3:30 | publisher=Viva Records}}}} Early in her career, Go's singing style drew comparisons to Carey,{{cite news |title=What Viva found in Rachelle Ann Go |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WVc1AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA46 |access-date=February 25, 2024 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=June 25, 2004 |page=C2 |via=Google Books |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225200427/https://books.google.ca/books?id=WVc1AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA46&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }} whose songs she frequently performs.{{cite news |title=Mariah's influence on today's artists |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/09/14/1368802/mariahs-influence-todays-artists |access-date=June 23, 2023 |work=The Philippine Star |date=September 14, 2014 |archive-date=April 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429123856/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/09/14/1368802/mariahs-influence-todays-artists |url-status=live }} She recorded a cover of "Through The Rain" in Search for a Star, and sang "Butterfly" and "Never Too Far" in one of her first headlining shows.{{cite news |title=Rachelle Ann Go in her first solo concert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g7ljAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA20 |access-date=February 26, 2024 |work=The Manila Times |date=April 29, 2005 |page=C2 |via=Google Books |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226193121/https://books.google.ca/books?id=g7ljAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA20&dq=#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }} Emmie Velarde, a journalist with the Philippine Daily Inquirer, highlights Go's tone and power as one with "formidable sharpness", writing that her range "hits impossibly high notes in as many different ways as she pleases{{nbsp}}... alternately with grace, with authority, at times with something approximating vengeance".{{cite news |last1=Velarde |first1=Emmie G. |title=Formidable lineup |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/30795/formidable-lineup |access-date=February 28, 2024 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=February 18, 2012 |archive-date=February 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228204414/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/30795/formidable-lineup |url-status=live }} Other critics have also praised her vocal versatility.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:}} According to Godinez from the Philippine Entertainment Portal, Go's performance in Rachelle Ann Rocks Live! emphasized her bold reinvention and adaptability as a singer. Likewise, Gil of The Philippine Star notes that in Falling in Love, Go showcased her ability as an all-around vocalist.
After Go's musical transition to theater in 2011,{{cite news |last1=Tantuco |first1=Vernise |title=Rachelle Ann Go's important tips for taking career risks |url=https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/careers/120861-rachelle-ann-go-career-switch-les-miserables/ |access-date=March 2, 2023 |work=Rappler |date=February 2, 2016 |archive-date=March 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302195910/https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/careers/120861-rachelle-ann-go-career-switch-les-miserables/ |url-status=live }} reviewers appreciated her clear and sweet-sounding vocals, complimenting her sense of pitch in her portrayals of Disney Princesses Ariel and Jane Porter on stage.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{cite news |last1=Gil |first1=Baby A. |title=Rachelle Ann returns to Disney in Tarzan |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/06/03/949408/rachelle-ann-returns-disney-tarzan |access-date=March 2, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=June 3, 2013 |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225213355/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/06/03/949408/rachelle-ann-returns-disney-tarzan |url-status=live }}}} With her performance in Miss Saigon on Broadway, critics took note of her powerful and expressive singing. In a review of West End's Hamilton, Newsweek critic Tufayel Ahmed commended Go's strong vocals and range, and The Observer writer Susannah Clapp lauded her "full-throttle", empowering belting.{{cite news |last1=Clapp |first1=Susannah |title=Hamilton review – a delicious treat for heart and head |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/dec/24/hamilton-west-end-observer-review |access-date=April 30, 2024 |work=The Observer |date=December 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224083415/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/dec/24/hamilton-west-end-observer-review |archive-date=December 24, 2017 |url-status=live}}
Go's early work encompasses pop, contemporary R&B, hip hop, and OPM genres.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:}} A reviewer from The Philippine Star characterized her debut album as an exploration of musical styles, with songs that identify as "bittersweet ballad", "inspiring anthem", and "hip hop dance", among others. Her second album, I Care, infused Filipino music, adult contemporary-tinged balladry, and eclectic styles of dance such as Eurodance. Aiming for artistic growth, Obsession expresses Go's desire to be increasingly provocative; she mixed "Latin and Euro-influenced dance" in between power ballads. Moving away from studio recordings, Go released a live album featuring rock and its subgenres. Godinez regarded her curation of the project as an artistic evolution, remarking that her "strength as an artist" lies in her ability to experiment with different sound elements. She continued merging R&B with other genres such as alternative music on Unbreakable.{{cite news |title=Rachelle Ann Go is Unbreakable |url=https://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2012/03/18/788006/rachelle-ann-go-unbreakable |access-date=March 2, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=March 18, 2012 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303225122/https://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2012/03/18/788006/rachelle-ann-go-unbreakable |url-status=live }}
Personal life
Go was in a relationship with singer Christian Bautista for two years; the pair broke up in 2007,{{cite news |last1=Del Valle |first1=Precious |title=Christian Bautista on Rachelle Ann Go's engagement, new album Kapit |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/182995-christian-bautista-reaction-rachelle-ann-go-engagement-new-album/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=Rappler |date=September 22, 2017 |archive-date=August 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803065302/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/182995-christian-bautista-reaction-rachelle-ann-go-engagement-new-album/ |url-status=live }} though they have consistently worked together and have remained friends.{{cite news |last1=Antazo |first1=Balot |title=Rachelle Ann Go works as usual with Christian Bautista despite breakup |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/15742/rachelle-ann-go-works-as-usual-with-christian-bautista-despite-breakup |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=December 11, 2007 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303225639/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/15742/rachelle-ann-go-works-as-usual-with-christian-bautista-despite-breakup |url-status=live }} From 2008 to 2011, she was romantically involved with high-profile personalities, including dancer Gab Valenciano, former Callalily lead vocalist Kean Cipriano, and actor John Prats.{{cite news |last1=Calderon |first1=Nora |title=Gab Valenciano admits dating Rachelle Ann Go exclusively |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/19874/gab-valenciano-admits-dating-rachelle-ann-go-exclusively |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=November 13, 2008 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303225556/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/19874/gab-valenciano-admits-dating-rachelle-ann-go-exclusively |url-status=live }}
In February 2017, Go moved to New York City for Miss Saigon{{'}}s Broadway revival, and met American luxury fitness executive Martin Spies.{{cite news |title=How Martin Spies met and fell in love with Rachelle Ann Go |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/200579-rachelle-ann-go-martin-spies-love-story/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=Rappler |date=April 19, 2018 |archive-date=July 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722154412/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/200579-rachelle-ann-go-martin-spies-love-story/ |url-status=live }} They became engaged in September,{{cite news |last1=Sun |first1=Cherry |title=Look: Beautiful moments of Rachelle Ann Go's engagement with Martin Spies captured in photos |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/celebritylife/news/7833/look-beautiful-moments-of-rachelle-ann-gos-engagement-with-martin-spies-captured-in-photos/photo/94655/walk/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |publisher=GMA Network News |date=September 12, 2017 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303225515/https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/celebritylife/news/7833/look-beautiful-moments-of-rachelle-ann-gos-engagement-with-martin-spies-captured-in-photos/photo |url-status=live }} and married the following year in a private ceremony at the Shangri-La resort in Boracay.{{cite news |last1=Sampayan |first1=Anj |title=Wedding album: Rachelle Ann Go and Martin Spies |url=https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/celebrations/37315/the-wedding-album-rachelle-ann-go-and-martin-spies |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=April 18, 2018 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303225516/https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/celebrations/37315/the-wedding-album-rachelle-ann-go-and-martin-spies |url-status=live }} As of 2020, they resided in Greenwich, London.{{cite news |last1=Ganal |first1=FM |title=Rachelle Ann Go shows country-style home in London |url=https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/home/153889/rachelle-ann-go-house-london-a722-20200920-lfrm |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=September 20, 2020 |archive-date=April 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401093429/https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/home/153889/rachelle-ann-go-house-london-a722-20200920-lfrm |url-status=live }} The couple have two children; a son, born in 2021, and a daughter, born in 2023.{{cite news |last1=Acar |first1=Aedrianne |title=Rachelle Ann Go earns praises from celebs for showing unfiltered reality of breastfeeding her kids |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/celebritylife/family/18225/rachelle-ann-go-earns-praises-from-celebs-for-showing-unfiltered-reality-of-breastfeeding-her-kids/photo |access-date=March 3, 2024 |publisher=GMA Network News |date=August 9, 2023 |archive-date=August 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811191959/https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/celebritylife/family/18225/rachelle-ann-go-earns-praises-from-celebs-for-showing-unfiltered-reality-of-breastfeeding-her-kids/photo |url-status=live }} After giving birth, Go remarked that she draws inspiration from her onstage enactments of maternal experiences.{{cite news |last1=Tomada |first1=Nathalie |title=Rachelle Ann Go brings motherhood experience to stage comeback |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2023/07/23/2283007/rachelle-ann-go-brings-motherhood-experience-stage-comeback |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=July 23, 2023 |archive-date=July 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726122356/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2023/07/23/2283007/rachelle-ann-go-brings-motherhood-experience-stage-comeback |url-status=live }} She also credits theater work in helping build her confidence and maturity as a singer. While raising her first child, Go spoke about how it affected her career choices, saying that it is "equal parts sacrifice and time management".{{cite news |last1=Villanueva |first1=Brooke |title=Rachelle Ann Go opens up about 'working 24/7' as a mother and Les Misérables star |url=https://philstarlife.com/celebrity/570779-rachelle-ann-go-on-les-miserables-and-son-lukas |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=May 6, 2022 |archive-date=May 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511002428/https://philstarlife.com/celebrity/570779-rachelle-ann-go-on-les-miserables-and-son-lukas |url-status=live }}
In 2015, Go performed at a charity event in London which raised money for the Macmillan Cancer Support and the Make A Difference (MAD) Trust; the latter is an HIV/AIDS awareness and support group within the theater community.{{cite news |last1=Jimenez |first1=Joyce |title=Watch: Rachelle Ann Go performs for a cause |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2015/08/04/1484469/watch-rachelle-ann-go-performs-cause |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=August 4, 2015 |archive-date=November 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122024807/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2015/08/04/1484469/watch-rachelle-ann-go-performs-cause |url-status=live }} She took part in MAD Trust's charity cabaret with the cast of Les Misérables the following year.{{cite web |title=Theatre MAD: Late Night Cabarets 2016 |url=https://www.madtrust.org.uk/event/late-night-cabarets-2016/ |access-date=March 10, 2024 |publisher=The Make a Difference Trust |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921082234/https://www.madtrust.org.uk/event/late-night-cabarets-2016/ |archive-date=September 21, 2020 |url-status=live}} She then recorded "Tara Tena", with several musicians, and fronted a campaign to increase voter turnout during the 2016 Philippine general election.{{cite news |title=Rachelle Anne, Angeline, Kyla, Yeng, other singers unite for election advocacy |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/9343/rachelle-anne-angeline-kyla-yeng-other-singers-unite-for-election-advocacy |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=March 5, 2016 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303225738/https://www.pep.ph/news/9343/rachelle-anne-angeline-kyla-yeng-other-singers-unite-for-election-advocacy |url-status=live }}
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Go attended her primary and secondary education at La Immaculada Concepcion School. She attended her tertiary education at San Beda College.
Acting credits and accolades
{{Main|List of roles and awards of Rachelle Ann Go}}
After her breakthrough, Go was a recipient of the Box Office Entertainment Award for Most Promising Female Singer. The single "Love of My" won the MTV Pilipinas Music Award for Favorite Female Video, and she received an Awit Award nomination for Best Performance by a New Female Recording Artist for "Don't Cry Out Loud". She has received a total of five Myx Music Awards, including two consecutive wins for Favorite Female Artist at the 2006 and 2007 ceremonies.{{cite news |last1=Dimaculangan |first1=Jocelyn |title=Sponge Cola wins four trophies in the 2nd MYX Music Awards |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/412/sponge-cola-wins-four-trophies-in-the-2nd-myx-music-awards |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=March 20, 2007 |archive-date=October 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024101842/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/412/sponge-cola-wins-four-trophies-in-the-2nd-myx-music-awards |url-status=live}} For the cover single "Paano", she won the Awit Award for Best R&B Recording at the 2009 ceremony.
Go's stage performances have also earned her accolades. She garnered the BroadwayWorld Philippines Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her theatrical debut in The Little Mermaid.{{cite news |last1=Gil |first1=Baby A. |title=Rachelle Ann returns to Disney in Tarzan |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/06/03/949408/rachelle-ann-returns-disney-tarzan |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=June 3, 2013 |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225213355/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/06/03/949408/rachelle-ann-returns-disney-tarzan |url-status=live }} For her portrayal of Gigi Van Tranh in Miss Saigon, she received a BroadwayWorld UK Award and a WhatsOnStage Award. As Fantine of Les Misérables, Go won the BroadwayWorld UK Award for Best Female Performance in a Long-Running West End Show, while in the leading role of Eliza in Hamilton, she received the BroadwayWorld UK Award for Best Actress in a New Production of a Musical.
In 2016, Tatler recognized Go as one of Asia's Leaders of Tomorrow in the publication's annual Gen T list,{{cite web |title=Annual Gen T List 2016 |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/list/gen-t/ph?page=3&industry=all®ion=ph&year=2016 |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=Tatler |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303225752/https://www.tatlerasia.com/list/gen-t/ph?page=3&industry=all®ion=ph&year=2016 |url-status=live}} and was honored with the Ani ng Dangal by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts for her contributions in the field of dramatic arts.{{cite news |title=Ani ng Dangal awardees announced |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2016/02/20/weekly/the-sunday-times/ani-ng-dangal-awardees-announced/245996 |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Manila Times |date=February 20, 2016 |url-access=registration |archive-date=November 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109202137/https://www.manilatimes.net/2016/02/20/weekly/the-sunday-times/ani-ng-dangal-awardees-announced/245996 |url-status=live }} In 2021, she was named by Tatler as one of the most influential people in Asia.{{cite web |title=Asia' Most Influential 2021 |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/list/ami/ph?page=7&industry=all®ion=ph&year=2021 |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=Tatler |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303225757/https://www.tatlerasia.com/list/ami/ph?page=7&industry=all®ion=ph&year=2021 |url-status=live }} Go has received a star on the Philippines' Walk of Fame.{{cite news |date=January 14, 2020 |title=Rachelle Ann Go, Catriona Gray get stars in Eastwood Walk of Fame |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/722192/rachelle-ann-go-catriona-gray-get-stars-in-eastwood-walk-of-fame/story/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519072457/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/722192/rachelle-ann-go-catriona-gray-get-stars-in-eastwood-walk-of-fame/story/#:~:text=International%20theater%20actress%20Rachelle%20Ann,front%20of%20their%20unveiled%20stars. |archive-date=May 19, 2020 |access-date=March 3, 2024 |publisher=GMA Network News}}
Discography
{{Main|Rachelle Ann Go discography|List of songs recorded by Rachelle Ann Go|l2=songs}}
- Rachelle Ann Go (2004)
- I Care (2006)
- Obsession (2007)
- Rachelle Ann Rocks Live! (2008)
- Falling in Love (2009)
- Unbreakable (2011)
Notes
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See also
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References
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