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Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez-Alcasid (born April 22, 1970), known as Regine Velasquez, is a Filipino singer, actress, record producer and TV host. She won the 1989 Asia Pacific Singing Contest in Hong Kong, and is widely known for possessing an extensive vocal range.
Velasquez is the first Asian artist to stage a solo concert at the Carnegie Hall in New York, as part of Carnegie Hall's centennial-year concert series.
In 1994, Polygram Records produced her first Asia-released album, Listen Without Prejudice. It is considered as Velasquez' most successful album to date, selling more than 700,000 copies in Asia. The album has sold over 100,000 units in the Philippines, 300,000 units in China and 20,000 in Thailand.
She has collaborated with artists such as Paul Anka,David Hasselhoff, 98 Degrees, Brian McKnight, Mandy Moore, Ronan Keating, Stephen Bishop, Jim Brickman,Peabo Bryson,Jeffrey Osborne, Dave Koz, Grasshopper, Coco Lee, Michel Legrand, David Pomeranz, Eduardo Capetillo, Fernando Carrillo, Billy Crawford, and Singaporean vocal band Skritch. "In Love With You", a duet with Jacky Cheung, landed the top spot in MTV Asia's Top 20 Asian Videos in 2000.
Will there really be a morning
When the night has gone,
Will there be a dawn
To great me urge me to go on,
Is there no harm for me
To even love again
Will there really be a morning
Or is this the end
Will there really be a sunlight
When the darkness dies
Will the strength to last
To be there, to fight the peasants side
The nights are so endless
Endless as it seems
Will there really be a morning
Or is this the dream
III.
Days had come, and days had past
I wish the morning stayed
I prayed that would last
For in those mornings
I could see what it meant to be free
Will there really be light again
When the star had fades
Will I reach out and touch it
For will I'll be afraid
I just hope that still be there
Just I may see
Will there really be a morning
To come for me
For in those mornings
I could see what it meant to be free