Show name	Bituin
Caption	Bituin Official Logo
Format	Drama, Musical, Romance
Runtime	25-30 minutes
Creator	ABS-CBN
Director	Trina DayritJohn D-Lazatin
Starring	Nora AunorCarol BanawaCherie GilDesiree del Valle etc.
Country	Philippines
Network	ABS-CBN
First aired	September 23, 2002
Last aired	May 23, 2003
Num episodes	175

Bituin (Star) was a teleserye showed in the Philippines by ABS-CBN from September 2002 to May 2003. It showcased the acting talent of Carol Banawa and was Nora Aunor's first teleserye on Philippine television.

Plot

Laura Sandoval and Carmela Gaston are half sisters who grew up with Carmela's mom (Doña Virginia Gaston) not treating Laura right. When they grew older Carmela doesn't marry while Laura marries Badong who after their second child she found out he had been cheating on her.

As a single mother she was struggling to support her two daughters Melody and Bernadette. Then when her eldest Melody becomes sick Laura goes to Carmela asking for help, who says that she will help if she hands over Bernadette so she may raise her as her own. With no one left to turn to Laura does it.

Carmela left to US to raise Bernadette but soon later returns as a singer. In a concert, Laura knew their whereabouts. The kids grow up not knowing they are sisters. Melody notices that Laura is much closer to Bernadette, such as Laura teaching Bernadette to sing when she forbids Melody to sing. Bernadette becomes a star by recording Melody's voice and claiming it as her own. Both soon become singers, Melody finds her father, and wins the heart of a young man named Dante.

In the end the they all become a family, Badong and Laura find their love again, Carmela is no longer jealous of her sister, Doña Virginia gave the rightful will of her husband to Laura, Melody is a great singer and marries Josh Santana who is her singing partner, and Bernadette becomes a famous composer, especially the song she composed for her sister as a way to show she was sorry called Sana Bukas and marries Dante, whom she fell in love with accidentally when she tried to help him win Melody's heart.

Facts

Top Actors,Actresses,Singers and TV Hosts Also Appeared in the show such as Kris Aquino, Edu Manzano, Agot Isidro, Ogie Diaz, Boy Abunda, Kuh Ledesma, Jessa Zaragoza, John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo, Carlos Agassi, Robert Sena, Franco Laurel, Cooky Chua and Many More.

Cast

Nora Aunor as Laura Sandoval

Cherie Gil as Carmela Gaston

Carol Banawa as Melody Sandoval

Desiree Del Valle as Bernadette Gaston

Carlo Muñoz as Dante

Michael Santana as Josh Santana

Michael De Mesa as Salvador Sandoval

Gardo Versoza as Diony

Cherry Pie Picache as Olivia

Celia Rodriguez as Doña Virginia Gaston

Jessa Zaragoza as Andromeda

Ronaldo Valdez as Amante Montesilverio

Chat Silayan† as Elvira Montesilverio

Tess Aquino as Madonna

Frank Garcia as Alex Montesilverio

Geoff Rodriguez as Dave Montesilverio

Kuh Ledesma as Lyrica Luna

Kristel Fulgar as young Melody

Eliza Pineda as young Bernadette

Supporting cast

Efren Reyes Jr. as Arnel

Ricardo Cepeda as Conrado

Emilio Garcia as Ernesto

Lui Villaruz as Boom

John Apacible as Willy

Perla Bautista as Ofelia

Rodel Velayo as Jimmy

Mat Ranillo III as Filemon Gaston

Sylvia Sanchez as Eva

Tado as King

John Lapuz as Queenie

Harlene Bautista as Tootsie

Rochelle Barrameda as Leila

Anita Linda as Rustica

Jestoni Alarcon as Bienvenido

Gigette Reyes as Dra.Reyes

Julia Clarete as Agnes Gandoza

Romnick Sarmenta as Pepito

John Lloyd Cruz as Atty. Yuri Orbida (from the character of Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay)

Bea Alonzo as Atty. Kathrina Argos (from the character of Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay)

Kris Aquino

Boy Abunda

Ogie Diaz as Ogie

Carlos Agassi

Robert Sena

John Lesaca

Dessa

Franco Laurel

Divo Bayer

Cooky Chua

Agot Isidro

Christine Bersola

Edu Manzano

Theme song

The theme song was "Langit Na Bituin", performed by Carol Banawa and composed by Raul Mitra & Cacai Velasquez.

Hanggang saan kaya Hanggang kailan pa ba Maghihintay ang puso kong Nangungulila Sana'y malaman mo Ako'y naririto Pakinggan mo't sumasamo Damdamin kong ito Kailan makakamit Langit na bituin Kailan masisilayan Ganda ng yong ningning Sana'y iyong dinggin Bulong ng damdamin Sana'y makapiling Sana'y mahalin Sana'y makamit Ang langit na bituin Ba't ligaya'y di ganap Gayong nasakin ng pangarap Nalulungkot hinahanap Ang mga yakap Kailan makakamit Langit na bituin Kailan masisilayan Ganda ng yong ningning Sana'y iyong dinggin Bulong ng damdamin Sana'y makamit Langit na bituin Nagkamali ako Ng minsan iwan ka Ngayo'y batid ko na Ikaw lang palang Hinahanap Ang nagiisang Langit kong bituin Sana'y iyong dinggin Bulong ng damdamin Sana'y makamit Ang langit na Ang langit kong Kailan makakamit Langit na bituin Kailan masisilayan Ganda ng yong ningning Sana'y iyong dinggin Bulong ng damdamin Sana'y makapiling Sana'y mahalin Sana'y makamit Ang langit na bituin Sana'y makamit Ang langit na bituin

International releases

This series was shown in the following countries with a title "Star":

Malaysia

Vietnam

Cambodia

Cameroon

Kenya

Ghana

Tanzania

Zambia

Reception

The TV series was an instant hit, considering that Nora Aunor, who once dominate the Philippine cinema, was the lead actress. Its highest rating was 48.7%, the "Ultimate Showdown: The Diva VS The Supernova" of Melody and Bernadette at the Araneta Coliseum, while the lowest was 29.5%, its 5th episode. It usually get a 34-41% daily rating, and its finale rates 43.3%. The overall ratings was 36.4%

Top 5 Highest Rated Phil. TV Program {| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ! width=60 bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Rank ! width=250 bgcolor="#ccffcc"| TV Series ! width=75 bgcolor="#ccffcc" | TV Station ! width=70 bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Ratings |- align="center" | 1 || Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas || ABS-CBN || 49.3% |- align="center" | 2 || Bituin || ABS-CBN || 48.7% |- align="center" | 3 || Mulawin || GMA-7 || 48.6% |- align="center" | 4 || Marina || ABS-CBN || 47.2% |- align="center" | 5 || Basta't Kasama Kita || ABS-CBN || 46.0% |} Source: AGBNielsen Philippines

See also

ABS-CBN

Re-airing

In 2007-2008 The Television series was re-aired on the Kapamilya Channel

This soap opera had a cross over with another Primetime Soap Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay

This was the first Teleserye and last for singer Carol Banawa

It is the first in the Bituin ABS CBN drama series followed by Bituing Walang Ningning and Pangarap na Bituin

It was one of the most favorite television soaps on Primetime Television

Jessa Zaragosa was pregnant at the time when the ending was coming to a near close

It is a critically acclaimed television series in the Philippines

This is even the first musical and full loaded drama on ABS CBN of 2002

this Television series made a name for both leading ladies and lead stars Desiree Del Valle and Carol Banawa and was idolized gracefully at the height of its TV craze.

This soap opera highlightened primetime supremacy it was also Cherie Gil's comeback role as a singer who is ready to do any harm to get what she wants but this time on Television

The biggest quote that made waves in the Philippines is by Nora Aunor " Nasaan Nasaan Si Bernadette at Melody" (Where where, is Bernadette and Melody" and is used in impersonations and lines

External links

http://telebisyon.net/serye/Bituin/detalye/23/

Bituin Thread at PinoyExchange

Category:Philippine drama Category:2002 television series debuts Category:2003 television series endings

Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Bituin Escalante Aguilos
Born	April 23, 1977Manila, Philippines
Genre	Pop
Occupation	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Label	Viva Records
Years active	2000–present

Bituin Escalante (born April 23, 1977), better known as Bituin, is a Filipina singer and host. She is a well-known Philippine Diva and a power-belter.

She first gained popularity during the 2000 Metropop Song Festival with her interpretation of the song "Paano Na" written by Arnold Reyes making the song the festival's second prize winner. With a wowed audience on her first singing appearance, Bituin made rose to diva stardom and secured her spot as one of Philippines' best female vocals during the 2002 Himig Handog Music Love Song Festival with her interpretation of "Kung Ako na Lang Sana", the grand prize winner.

Personal life

Bituin Escalante was born on April 23, 1977 in San Juan, Metro Manila and is the daughter of former Ambivalent Crowd soloist and visual artist Gigi Escalante.

Career

Discovery

Bituin rose to popularity after her first appearance in the 2000 Metropop Song Festival with her interpretation of "Paano Na Kaya", written by Arnold Reyes and bagged the festival's second prize. In the following year, Bituin won awards as a new artist in the Philippine music industry.

Her 2002 song "Kung Ako na Lang Sana", written by Soc Villanueva is the 2002 ABS-CBN Himig Handog Music Love Song Festival grand prize winner. She was also awarded Best Interpreter for this song and was later on (UNFINISHED)

Discography

Theater

Awards

2001 ALIW Awards: Most Promising Female Artist

2001 Who's Who in the Philippines: Best Female Performer

2002 ABS-CBN Himig Handog Love Song Competition: Best Interpreter (song "Kung Ako na Lang Sana")

2003 Awit Awards: Best Performance by a Female Artist

2007 Awit Awards: Best Performance by a Duet (with Mon David)

External links

http://www.pahk.com.hk/BITUIN%20write-up.htm

http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/manila-bulletin/mi_7968/is_2004_June_16/aleck-bovick-denies-lesbian-relationship/ai_n33744796/

Category:Living people Category:1977 births Category:Filipino singers

Name	Sarah Geronimo
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Sarah Asher Tua Geronimo
Origin	Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines
Born	July 25, 1988
Instrument	Vocals, Piano
Genre	P-pop, R&B;, OPM, American pop, synthpop, electro-pop, jazz
Occupation	Singer, actress, model, dancer
Years active	2002–present
Label	VIVA Records, ASAP Music, Star Records
Url	www.sarahgeronimo.com

Sarah Asher Tua Geronimo (born July 25, 1988) is a singer, host, model, dancer, and actress from the Philippines. Geronimo started her career at a young age and appeared in children's variety shows such as Pen-pen de Sarapen, Ang TV and NEXT. Following her debut, she recorded five more albums: Sweet Sixteen in 2004, Becoming in 2006, Taking Flight in 2007, Just Me in 2008, and Music and Me in 2009. She also recorded a Christmas album, Your Christmas Girl, in 2009. She joined the fourth-season cast of the teen-oriented television program SCQ Reload: Kilig Ako, and appeared in the fantasy movie Lastikman, produced by VIVA Films. She hosted three talent competitions, Search For Star in a Million, Little Big Star and Little Big Superstar. In the latter half of 2007, Geronimo appeared in her third television series for ABS-CBN, Pangarap Na Bituin.

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External links

Official website

Sarah Geronimo on The Internet Movie Database

Category:1988 births Category:Filipino actors Category:Filipino child actors Category:Filipino child singers Category:Filipino female models Category:Filipino female singers Category:Filipino film actors Category:Living people Category:People from Manila Category:Reality show winners

Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco
Born	May 10, 1992 Laguna, Philippines
Genre	Pop
Occupation	Singer
Label	143/Reprise
Years active	2007–present
Url	Official Website

Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco (born May 10, 1992), better known as Charice, is a Filipina singer who rose to popularity through YouTube. Dubbed by Oprah Winfrey as the Most Talented Girl in the World, she is the first solo Asian artist in history to land in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 album chart.

Crossing over to television acting, she has appeared on the TV series Glee where she plays a guest star named Sunshine Corazon. Charice is currently working on her sophomore studio album, on which she will collaborate with Sean Garrett.

Early life

Pempengco was born in Laguna, Philippines. Raised by a single mother, she helped support the family by joining amateur singing contests at age seven, from town fiestas in various provinces to singing competitions on TV.

In 2005, Pempengco joined Little Big Star, a talent show in the Philippines loosely patterned after Pop Idol. Eliminated after her first performance, she was later called back as a wildcard contender and eventually became a finalist.

Pempengco made minor appearances on local television shows and commercials, but essentially had fallen off the radar after her stint at Little Big Star. It was not until 2007 that she gained worldwide recognition after an avid supporter started posting a series of her performance videos on YouTube under the username FalseVoice. These videos received over 13 million hits which, according to Reyma Buan-Deveza, makes Pempengco a "YouTube singing sensation".

Career

Discovery (2007–2008)

Charice has often cited singers such as Celine Dion and Mariah Carey as a colossal source of inspiration, which sparked her passion in music and gave her the drive to aspire to sing better.

In June 2007, Ten Songs/Productions, a music publishing company in Sweden, invited Pempengco to a demo-recording after producers saw her Little Big Star videos. She recorded seven songs – six covers and an original song entitled "Amazing".

For being one of the finalists of Little Big Star, she was invited to the South Korean talent show Star King. On its October 13, 2007 edition, she sang "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" and a duet with Kyuhyun, from Super Junior.

After watching her Star King performance on YouTube, Ellen DeGeneres extended an on-air invitation to Pempengco to guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. She flew to the United States for the first time and performed two songs on the December 19, 2007 episode of the show – "I Will Always Love You" and "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going".

Following her American debut on Ellen, she made a second appearance on Star King as the "Most Requested Foreign Act" of the show. On its December 28 edition, she performed Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" and sang a duet with singer Lena Park.

In January 2008, she was invited to the Malacañang Palace where she performed for Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. She returned to the international scene when she guested on the April 8 episode of The Paul O'Grady Show in London, England.

Her self-titled Philippine debut album Charice was released in May 2008. The mini album, consisting of six songs and six backing tracks, was awarded gold certification in the Philippines in October 2008. The album eventually achieved platinum status in 2009.

Pempengco appeared on the May 12 edition of The Oprah Winfrey Show in an episode entitled the "World's Smartest Kids", where she performed Whitney Houston's I Have Nothing. After the show, Oprah Winfrey contacted David Foster to see what the legendary music producer could do for Pempengco.

She made her debut on the international concert stage in Foster's May 23 tribute concert, Hitman: David Foster and Friends, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. She performed a medley of songs from The Bodyguard as well as her standard, "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going". A CD/DVD of the concert, including Pempengco's The Bodyguard medley, was released on November 11, 2008. The show was aired several times on PBS and other public television networks starting in December 2008 under the Great Performances banner.

One of the singers at the concert was Pempengco's idol, Andrea Bocelli. Bocelli subsequently expressed interest in performing a duet with her and personally invited her to be a guest on his birthday concert "The Cinema Tribute" held on July 20 at the Teatro del Silenzio in his hometown of Lajatico, Tuscany, Italy. Aside from her solo performance, she sang a duet of "The Prayer" with the famous tenor in front of more than 8,000 people.

She was invited to perform for the Feyenoord's Centennial Anniversary in the Netherlands held on September 26. Before a crowd of about 50,000 football (soccer) fans, she sang the team's anthem, "You'll Never Walk Alone."

When she guested on the "Dreams Come True" episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show on September 9, Oprah referred to her as "The Most Talented Girl in the World." She sang Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" with David Foster on piano, after which Oprah surprised her with an appearance by Celine Dion via satellite, who invited her to sing a special duet at New York City's Madison Square Garden as part of Dion's Taking Chances Tour.

She performed her promised duet with Celine Dion on September 15. They sang "Because You Loved Me," dedicated to Pempengco's mother. The performance received rave reviews in The New York Post and The New York Times. The duet was eventually featured on the September 19 episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show. She would then perform at the Andre Agassi Grand Slam for Children Benefit Concert at the Wynn Las Vegas casino resort.

In November, she and David Foster guested on Good Morning America to promote Foster's tribute album, Hitman: David Foster and Friends. She performed The Bodyguard medley and "I Will Survive."

Move to the United States (2009–2010)

In January 2009, Pempengco performed at two US presidential pre-inaugural events in Washington, D.C., namely the Martin Luther King Jr "Realizing The Dream" gala at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and at the "Pearl Presidential Inaugural Gala" at the Mandarin Hotel.

In February, she performed at two post-Oscar award events: Oscar Night at Mr. Chow's and Oprah's Oscar After Party held in Kodak Theatre. She debuted a new original song entitled "Fingerprint" composed by Robbie Nevil and produced by David Foster.

In April, she appeared in the season premiere of Ti lascio una canzone, an Italian musical variety show televised from Teatro Ariston in the city of Sanremo. She performed "I Will Always Love You", "I Have Nothing", "The Prayer", and "Listen". Later that same month, she would go on to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" in front of 57,000 baseball fans during the Los Angeles Dodgers 52nd season home opener at Dodger Stadium.

In May, she released her Philippine second album entitled My Inspiration. The album consisted of 12 tracks, including "Always You" and a cover of Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World" performed as a duet with her mother. The album was certified gold in the Philippines within two months after release, and then platinum in December 2009. Also in May, she would again perform at a David Foster and Friends concert held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

On the May 18 episode "Finale: Oprah's Search for the World's Most Talented Kids" of The Oprah Winfrey Show, she debuted her first internationally released single "Note to God", written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster. The single was made available for digital download on the same day and debuted at #24 on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs chart, #44 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, #9 on the Hot Canadian Digital Singles chart and #35 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. Later that same month, she was again invited to sing at the Ti lascio una canzone show as a special guest.

She staged her first major concert called: Charice: The Journey Begins on June 27 at the SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia, Philippines to a sold-out crowd.

Pempengco contributed to two Christmas albums in 2009. The first as David Archuleta's duet partner for the song "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" in his Christmas album entitled Christmas from the Heart. The second is a compilation Christmas album entitled A Very Special Christmas Volume 7 in which she contributed her own rendition of "The Christmas Song". She was one of the headlining acts in the David Foster and Friends 10-City North American Tour that ran during the fall of 2009.

She made a cameo appearance in her first feature film, , released in North America on December 23. She is also part of the with her rendition of "No One" by Alicia Keys accompanied by The Chipettes. Later in the month, she appeared on Singapore Idol's grand finale episode as a guest performer, where she performed two of her signature songs, The Bodyguard medley and "Note to God".

Charice (2010–present)

in 2010]] On January 23, 2010, she appeared on Io Canto, a renowned singing competition in Italy. She performed her standards plus an Italian favorite called "Adagio" (made popular by Lara Fabian), in Italian. On January 31, she was featured as one of the musical acts on the NBC Sports program Silk Soy Milk Skate for the Heart, a show designed to raise awareness of heart disease. She performed "Note to God" and debuted two new songs included in her debut album, "In This Song" and "Breathe Out" (later retitled as "Breathe You Out").

The album version and club remixes of her second single, "Pyramid" (featuring Iyaz), from her international debut album were released on February 23, 2010 and March 2, 2010. The Pyramid Remixes EP debuted at #46 on the Billboard Dance/Club play songs charts and quickly soared to #1 spot.

Her self-titled international debut album with Reprise Records was released on May 11, 2010. On its first week, the album reached #8 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart, making her the first Asian to enter the Top 10. On the same day as part of her album launching, she again made a guest appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show along with another YouTube-discovered singer Justin Bieber.

On June 22, Pempengco herself confirmed that she will join the cast of the hit US television series Glee on its second season. Later in the week, she released a promotional single entitled "Crescent Moon" in Japan. The single is an English rendition of the Japanese song "Mikazuki" by Ayaka.

During the inauguration of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on June 30, 2010, she sang the Philippine national anthem in front of a crowd estimated at more than half a million. In July, she embarked on her first Asian tour covering Thailand, the Philippines, Japan and South Korea, where she appeared on the show Star King for the third time.

On November 30, she appeared on NBC's Christmas in Rockefeller Center and performed "Grown-up Christmas List" and "Jingle Bell Rock" with producer and mentor David Foster.

Voice

In an ABC News interview, David Foster mentioned that she has the ability to mimic other people's voices, which, according to him, is a characteristic of good singers. In a separate interview, Josh Groban stated that Charice's voice is one of the most beautiful voices he has heard in a long time. The New York Post once called her a vocal prodigy for being able to sing 'big songs' even in her tender age.

Awards and recognitions

Walk of Fame, the Philippine equivalent of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.]]

3rd Place – Little Big Star Big Division, Season 1, Philippines

Most Requested Foreign Act of 2007 – StarKing, South Korea

Most Memorable Moment of 2007 – The Ellen DeGeneres Show, USA

Pinoy World Class Talent – 20th Year Anniversary of the Music Museum, 2008, Philippines

Key To The City of Rotterdam – Mayor Ivo Opstelten, 2008, The Netherlands

Best New Female Recording Artist – Aliw Awards, 2008, Philippines Newsmaker of the Year 2008, 2009 and 2010 – Balitang America, USA People of the Year 2008 – People Asia Magazine, 2009, Philippines Plaque of Recognition – The Spirit of EDSA Foundation, 2009, Philippines Special Citation Award – MYX Music Awards 2009, Philippines National Newsmaker of the Year 2008 – Ateneo de Davao University TAO Awards, 2009, Philippines Outstanding Global Achievement – 40th Box Office Entertainment Awards (Guillermo Awards), 2009, Philippines Best Musical Performance of 2009 – The Oprah Winfrey Show, USA Person of the Year for 2009 – Philnews.com, Philippines MDWK Magazine's Top Newsmakers of 2009 – Asian Journal's MDWK Magazine, Philippines ANC's Newsmaker of the Year 2009 – Philippines

Fun, Fearless Female Award – Cosmopolitan Magazine Philippines, 2010

21 Under 21: Music's Hottest Minors (Number 4) – Billboard, 2010 USA Icon of Tomorrow – J-14 Magazine, 2010 USA

BPInoy Award: Outstanding Filipino – Bank of the Philippine Islands, 2010 Philippines

Top 4 Yahoo!'s 2010 Most Irresistible Lyrics 'Pyramid' – Yahoo!, 2010 USA

Top 7 Favorite Album of 2010, Reader's Choice: 'Charice' -Billboard

Top 17 Best Dance Club Songs of 2010 'Pyramid' – Billboard

Top 59 Japan Hot 100 Songs of 2010 'Pyramid' – Billboard

Best Overall Female Vocal Performance of the Year: "Note to God" -Filipino American Vocal Arts Society Online Music Awards

Discography

Studio albums

{|class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Album ! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Certification |- !style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|US !style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|CAN !style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|JPN |- |2008 |Charice^[A]

Released: May 2008

Label: Star

|align=center| — |align=center| — |align=center| — |align=left| PHI: Platinum |- |Grown-Up Christmas List EP

Released: November 30, 2010

Label: 143/Reprise

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Singles

;Notes

A ^ Albums were released only in the Philippines.

B ^ Songs were released as commercial singles only in the Philippines.

Album appearances

{|class="wikitable" |- !Year !Song !Album |- |rowspan=4|2006 |"I'll Be There" |Little Big Star |- |"Awit ng Kabutihang Asal" (with Little Big Star Finalists) (Translation: The Song of Good Deeds) |rowspan=3|Little Big Deeds |- |"Handang Tumulong" (Translation: Ready To Help) |- |"Sana" (with Little Big Star Finalists) (Translation: How I Wish) |- |2007 |"Smile" |H.O.P.E. (Healing of Pain and Enlightenment) |- |rowspan=2|2008 |"A Song for Mama" |Love Life (Life Songs & Life Stories of Boy Abunda) |- |"The Bodyguard Medley (I Have Nothing/I Will Always Love You)" |Hit Man: David Foster & Friends |- |rowspan=6|2009 |"And I am Telling You (I'm Not Going)" |OPM Number 1's |- |"It Can Only Get Better" |I Move. I Give. I Love. |- |"Note to God" |NOW That's What I Call Music, Vol 31 |- |"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" (David Archuleta feat. Charice) |Christmas from the Heart |- |"The Christmas Song" |A Very Special Christmas Vol.7 |- |"No One" (The Chipettes feat. Charice) | |- |rowspan=5|2010 |"Pyramid" (featuring Iyaz) |Nrj Summer Hits Only 2010 |- |"In This Song" |David Foster Presents Love, Again |- |"Pyramid" (featuring Iyaz) | |- |"Pyramid" (Barry Harris Radio Edit) |Scott Mills Presents Big Ones |- |"Wherever You Are" (Unique featuring Charice) |From Brooklyn To You |}

Music videos

Filmography

References

External links

Official Website by Warner Bros. Records

Official MySpace

Official YouTube Channel

Charice at Billboard.com

Category:1992 births Category:2000s singers Category:2010s singers Category:Converts to Catholicism Category:Filipino child singers Category:Filipino female singers Category:Filipino Roman Catholics Category:Filipino singers Category:Filipino television personalities Category:Internet memes Category:Internet personalities Category:Living people Category:People from Laguna (province) Category:YouTube video producers

Name	Carol Banawa
Background	solo_singer
Born	March 04, 1981
Origin	Pasay City, Philippines
Genre	Easy Listening
Occupation	Singer, Actress
Years active	1994–2003 2006,2010–Present
Label	Star/Black Bird

Carol Claire Aguilar Banawa (born March 4, 1981, in Pasay City, Philippines), better known in the Philippines as Carol Banawa, is a US-based Filipina singer and actress. She was born in Pasay City to Albino and Cirila Banawa. She has two siblings, Alexander and Cherry. She was raised in Batangas. She was invited to join the new roster of ABS-CBN stars through the children oriented show Ang TV. She is a Star Magic Batch 4 alumni.

Banawa started to sing when she was a little girl when her family lived in Saudi Arabia. Her family moved back to the Philippines.

She performed in the Madison Square Garden in New York in the 2003 New York Music Festival.

Discography

Studio albums

Known Compilations and Collaborations

"Awit Kay Inay"

Soundtrack in the movie Anak (2000) starring Vilma Santos and Claudine Barretto.

"Iingatan Ka"

Featured in the Tanging Yaman - Inspirational Album and in the re-packaged version of Carol. (Star Records, 2000)

We Are One

Featured in the album Only Selfless Love. (Star Records, 2002)

"Awit sa Ina ng Santo Rosaryo"

Featured in the Mysteria Lucis (Mysteries of Light) album (Star Records).

Acting

Film

Television

Theater performances

Awards and nominations

2004

# "Follow Your Heart" Album received platinum record award # Awit Awards Nomination for "Awit sa Ina ng Santo Rosaryo"

2003

# "Special Award" New York Music Festival # "Follow Your Heart" Album received gold record certification after three weeks from its release date. # "Transition" album garnered platinum record award # Awit Awards 2003 - Nominated Best Pop Female Vocal Performance for "Stay" # Nominated, Favorite Female Artist, MTV Pilipinas Awards 2003

2002

# "Transition" album garnered gold record award # Repackaged self-titled album, Carol garnered multi-platinum status

2001

# Awit Awards' record of the year - "Iingatan Ka" from the Tanging Yaman - Inspirational Album # Self-titled album, Carol garnered platinum award # Special citation for her participation in the 1999 Asian Songfest in which she represented the Philippines # People's Choice Awards 2001 - Most Promising Host Entertainer Awardee

1999

# Silver winner for the Shanghai Song Festival # Gold record for self-titled album, Carol # Best Pop Female Vocal Performance in the 5th Katha Music Awards

1998

3rd prize winner in the Metropop Song Festival

1989

# Champion for the Tanghalan ng Kampeon # Finalist for Munting Mutya

Hiatus

Carol took a break from the Philippine music scene in August 2003 to treat her father who was injured in the carbon monoxide incident. She is now married to a military man, Ryan Crisostomo, and has a daughter, Chelsea Crisostomo. Carol is currently working on her nursing degree.

In 2004, Pinoyvision Records released her Platinum Hits Collection album, a compilation of her hottest songs. The album also comes with a VCD of Carol's hit music videos such as Stay, Ocean Deep and Noon at Ngayon.

Notes

External Links and Resources

Carol Banawa (Artist Info)

Carol Banawa Biography

Carol Banawa Biography (page 2)

The Carol Banawa Story (Entertainment Feature)

Star Records Music Publishing

Platinum Hits Collection Info

Tanging Yaman Movie Review

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