Regine Velasquez is a Filipino singer and actress who has received numerous awards and nominations for her contributions in music, film and television. She rose to prominence after winning the television talent show Ang Bagong Kampeon in 1984 and the Asia Pacific Singing Contest in 1989.[1] Velasquez signed a record deal with Viva Records and released her self-titled debut album in 1987.[1] Later that year, she was named Most Promising Female Entertainer at the 10th Aliw Awards for her work. Her succeeding albums Nineteen 90 (1990) and Tagala Talaga (1991) won her the awards for the Most Popular Female Entertainer at the Box Office Entertainment Award ceremonies in 1991 and 1992.
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Reason Enough (1993), Velasquez's fourth studio album, included the single "Sana Maulit Muli". She won Awit Awards for Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist for the song, and Best Performance by a Duet for "Muli" with Gary Valenciano. Velasquez's first international album, Listen Without Prejudice, was released in May 1994. Its lead single "In Love With You" was nominated for two Perfect 10 Music Awards, including Favorite Performance in a Song. She had full conceptual and creative control as the executive producer of her tenth studio album R2K, which was released in November 1999. In support of the album, she headlined the R2K Concert in April 2000 and won Best Female Major Concert Act at the Aliw Awards for the production. Velasquez was also named the Most Popular Female Entertainer at 30th Box Office Entertainment Awards, making her the first artist in the award show's history to receive the honor for the tenth consecutive year.
Velasquez released "You Are My Song", the main theme of her film Wanted Perfect Mother (1996). The song won Best Movie Theme Song and Best Ballad Recording at the Awit Awards in 1997. She also starred in the motion picture Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw (2000) and released the soundtrack's eponymous lead single, which won the FAMAS[2] and Star Award for Best Movie Theme Song,[2] as well as her second Awit Award for Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist in 2001. Velasquez's eleventh studio album Reigne was released in November 2001; two of its singles, "To Reach You" and "Sa Aking Pag-iisa", garnered her consecutive wins as Favorite Artist Philippines at the 2002 and 2003 MTV Asia Awards. Velasquez then appeared in the romantic comedies Pangako Ikaw Lang (2001) and Of All the Things (2013), for which she was awarded the Box Office Queen and the Golden Screen Award for Best Actress, respectively.
Velasquez has also received recognition for her work in television; she has accrued three Star Awards for Best Actress in 2002, Best Female Host in 2005 and Best Talent Search Program Host in 2006. In December 2016, she was included in People Asia magazine's annual People of the Year list.[3] In addition to competitive awards, Velasquez has been honored with many lifetime achievement awards, including the Awit Awards' Dangal ng Musikang Pilipino, the Star Awards for Music's Pilita Corales Lifetime Achievement Award, FAMAS Awards' Golden Artist, and Myx Music's Magna Award.
Awards and nominations
| † | Indicates non-competitive categories |
| Award | Year[a] | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliw Awards | 1987 | Regine | Most Promising Female Entertainer | Won | [4] |
| 2000 | R2K: The Concert | Best Female Major Concert Act | Won | [5] | |
| 2001 | R-15 | Won | [4] | ||
| 2002 | Two for the Knight | Won | |||
| 2003 | Martin & Regine: The World Concert Tour | Won | |||
| Best Major Concert Collaboration | Won | ||||
| 2004 | The Songbird & The Songwriter | Best Performance in a Concert (Female) | Won | [6] | |
| 2005 | Reigning Still | Best Female Major Concert Act | Nominated | [7] | |
| Queens on Fire | Best Major Concert Collaboration | Nominated | |||
| 2007 | Twenty | Best Female Major Concert Act | Won | [8] | |
| Entertainer of the Year | Won | ||||
| 2009 | Divas 4 Divas | Best Female Major Concert Act | Won | [9] | |
| Best Major Concert Collaboration | Won | ||||
| Entertainer of the Year | Won | ||||
| 2012 | Mr. & Mrs. A | Best Major Concert Collaboration | Nominated | [10] | |
| 2013 | Foursome | Nominated | [11] | ||
| 2016 | Royals | Won | [12] | ||
| 2017 | R3.0 | Best Female Major Concert Act | Nominated | [13] | |
| 2019 | Iconic | Entertainer Of The Year | Won | [14] | |
| Best Collaboration in a Concert | Won | ||||
| 2020 | Unified | Won | [15] | ||
| 2023 | Solo | Best Female Major Concert Act | Nominated | [16] | |
| Regine Velasquez | Lifetime Achievement Award † | Won | [17] | ||
| Anak TV Awards | 2014 | Sarap Diva | Anak TV Seal | Won | [18] |
| 2016 | Won | [19] | |||
| 2023 | Regine Velasquez | Won | [20] | ||
| Asian Television Awards | 2002 | One Night with Regine | Best Music Program | Won | [21] |
| 2003 | Back To Back Christmas | Best Entertainment Special | Won | [22] | |
| Awit Awards | 1994 | "Sana Maulit Muli" | Best Performance By A Female Recording Artist | Won | [23] |
| "Muli" (with Gary Valenciano) | Best Performance by a Duet | Won | |||
| 1995 | "Forever" (with Martin Nievera) | Won | |||
| 1997 | "You Are My Song" | Best Movie Theme Song Recording | Won | ||
| Best Ballad Recording | Won | ||||
| 2001 | "Habang May Buhay" (with Jaya) | Best Performance by a Duet | Won | ||
| "Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw" | Best Performance By A Female Recording Artist | Won | |||
| Best Movie Theme Song Recording | Won | ||||
| Best Ballad Recording | Won | ||||
| 2004 | "Pangarap Ko Ang Ibigin Ka" | Best Movie Theme Song Recording | Won | ||
| "Magpakailanpaman" (with Ogie Alcasid) | Nominated | [24] | |||
| "Tell Me" (with Ariel Rivera) | Best Performance By A Duet | Nominated | |||
| Best Musical Arrangement | Won | [23] | |||
| Best Vocal Arrangement | Won | ||||
| 2007 | "A Single Soul" (with Reuben Laurente) | Best R&B Music | Won | ||
| Best Performance By A Duet | Nominated | [25] | |||
| "Kailangan Ko, Kailangan Mo" (with Martin Nievera) | Nominated | ||||
| "Till I Met You" | Best Performance By A Female Recording Artist | Nominated | |||
| "Di Na Nag-Iisa" | Best Song Written for Movie/TV/Stage Play | Nominated | |||
| 2008 | "Paano Kita Iibigin" (with Piolo Pascual) | Won | [26] | ||
| Best Performance By A Duet | Nominated | [27] | |||
| 2009 | "And I Love You So" | People's Choice Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist | Won | [23] | |
| Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist | Nominated | [28] | |||
| Low Key | Best Album Package | Nominated | |||
| 2011 | "You Don't Know" | Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist | Nominated | [29] | |
| Fantasy | Album of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2012 | Regine Velasquez | Dangal Ng Musikang Pilipino Award † | Won | [30] | |
| 2013 | "Lipad Ng Pangarap" (with Angeline Quinto) | Best Inspirational/Religious Recording | Won | [31] | |
| Best Collaboration | Nominated | [32] | |||
| 2014 | "Araw, Ulap, Langit" | Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist | Nominated | [33] | |
| Hulog Ka Ng Langit | Best Selling Album of the Year | Nominated | |||
| "Hulog Ka Ng Langit" | Best Ballad Recording | Nominated | |||
| "Nathaniel (Gift of God)" | Best Inspirational/Religious Recording | Won | [34] | ||
| "Hele ni Inay" | Best Christmas Recording | Won | |||
| "Nandiyan Palagi" | Best Song Written for Movie/TV/Stage Play | Nominated | [35] | ||
| 2016 | "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" (with Jed Madela) | Best Collaboration | Nominated | [36] | |
| 2018 | "Hugot" | Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist | Nominated | [37] | |
| R3.0 | Album of the Year | Nominated | |||
| "Skybound" | Best Inspirational Recording | Nominated | |||
| "Hugot" | Favorite Female Artist | Won | [38] | ||
| R3.0 | Favorite Album of The Year | Won | |||
| 2019 | "Pagbigyang Muli" (with Erik Santos) | Best Collaboration | Nominated | [39] | |
| 2020 | "Unbreakable" (with Moira Dela Torre) | Nominated | [40] | ||
| Best Ballad Recording | Nominated | ||||
| Best Pop Recording | Nominated | ||||
| Best Song Written for Movie/TV/Stage Play | Nominated | ||||
| Best Vocal Arrangement | Nominated | ||||
| 2021 | "Mahal Ko O Mahal Ako" | Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist | Nominated | [41] | |
| 2022 | "Di Ka Nag-iisa" | Best Song Written for Movie/TV/Stage Play | Won | [42] | |
| Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist | Nominated | ||||
| Billboard Philippines Women in Music | 2024 | Regine Velasquez | Powerhouse Award † | Won | [43] |
| Box Office Entertainment Awards | 1991 | Nineteen 90 | Most Popular Female Entertainer | Won | [4] |
| 1992 | Tagala Talaga | Won | |||
| 1993 | Reason Enough | Won | |||
| 1994 | Listen Without Prejudice | Won | |||
| 1995 | My Love Emotion | Won | |||
| 1996 | Retro | Won | |||
| 1997 | Do Re Mi | Won | |||
| 1998 | Drawn | Won | |||
| 1999 | R2K | Won | |||
| 2000 | Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw | Won | |||
| 2001 | Regine Live: Songbird Sings the Classics | Won | [44] | ||
| 2002 | Pangako Ikaw Lang | Box Office Queen | Won | [45] | |
| 2003 | Pangarap Ko Ang Ibigin Ka | Female Entertainer of the Year | Won | [4] | |
| 2004 | Covers Vol., 1 | Won | |||
| 2005 | Reflections | Won | [46] | ||
| 2007 | Forever After | Concert Queen | Won | [47] | |
| 2015 | Voices of Love | Female Concert Performer of the Year | Won | [48] | |
| 2016 | Ultimate | Won | [49] | ||
| 2017 | Royals | Won | [50] | ||
| 2018 | #paMORE | Won | [51] | ||
| 2019 | Regine at the Movies | Won | [52] | ||
| 2020 | "Ikaw Ang Aking Mahal" | Female Recording Artist Of The Year | Won | [53] | |
| Catholic Mass Media Awards | 2014 | Hulog Ka Ng Langit | Best Secular Album | Won | [54] |
| "Hulog Ka Ng Langit" | Best Inspirational Song | Won | |||
| EdukCircle Awards | 2015 | Ultimate | Most Influential Concert Performer of the Year | Won | [55] |
| 2016 | Royals | Won | [56] | ||
| 2018 | R3.0 | Won | [57] | ||
| 2019 | The Songbird and The Song Horse | Won | [58] | ||
| FAMAS Awards | 2001 | "Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw" | Best Movie Theme Song of the Year | Won | [2] |
| 2006 | Regine Velasquez | Golden Artist Award † | Won | [59] | |
| 2008 | Paano Kita Iibigin | Best Actress | Nominated | [60] | |
| Golden Screen Awards | 2004 | Pangarap Ko ang Ibigin Ka | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Nominated | [61] |
| 2013 | Of All The Things | Won | [62] | ||
| Katha Music Awards | 1996 | You've Made Me Stronger | Best Female Pop Vocals | Won | [4] |
| 2000 | Sabihin Mo Lang | Record Of The Year | Nominated | [63] | |
| 2002 | Hanggang Ngayon (with Ogie Alcasid) | Pop Vocal Collaboration | Nominated | [64] | |
| One (with Ogie Alcasid, Lani Misalucha, and Jaya) | Nominated | ||||
| KBP Golden Dove Award | 2002 | One Night with Regine | Best TV Special | Won | [65] |
| Luna Awards | 2008 | Paano Kita Iibigin | Best Actress | Nominated | [66] |
| Manila Film Festival | 2003 | Pangarap Ko ang Ibigin Ka | Nominated | [67] | |
| Monster Radio Awards | 1996 | You Are My Song | Female Solo Performance of the Year | Won | [68] |
| 1998 | Drawn | Best Female Solo Artist of the Year | Won | [69] | |
| MTV Asia Awards | 2002 | "To Reach You" | Favorite Artist Philippines | Won | [70] |
| 2003 | "Sa Aking Pag-iisa (Remix)" | Won | [71] | ||
| 2004 | "Pangarap Ko Ang Ibigin Ka" | Nominated | [72] | ||
| MTV Pilipinas Music Award | 2001 | "Lost Without Your Love" | Favorite Female Artist in a Video | Won | [4] |
| 2002 | "To Reach You" | Nominated | |||
| Favorite Song | Nominated | ||||
| 2003 | "Sa Aking Pag-iisa (Remix)" | Favorite Female Artist in a Video | Won | ||
| Favorite Song | Won | ||||
| Myx Music Awards | 2007 | "Bakit Ba Inibig Ka" (with Erik Santos) | Favorite Collaboration | Won | [73] |
| "Hindi Ko Na Kaya Masaktan Pa" (with Ogie Alcasid) | Nominated | [74] | |||
| 2008 | "Paano Kita Iibigin" (with Piolo Pascual) | Nominated | [75] | ||
| Favorite Myx Live Performance | Nominated | ||||
| 2009 | "Tell Me That You Love Me" | Favorite Mellow Video | Nominated | [76] | |
| Low Key | Favorite Mellow Artist | Nominated | |||
| 2010 | "And I Love You So" | Favorite Mellow Video | Nominated | [77] | |
| 2011 | "You Don't Know" | Nominated | [78] | ||
| Regine Velasquez | Magna Award † | Won | [79] | ||
| 2015 | "Takipsilim" (with Gloc-9) | Favorite Collaboration | Won | [80] | |
| Best Music Video | Nominated | ||||
| 2017 | "Makitang Kang Muli" (with Ebe Dancel) | Favorite Remake | Nominated | [81] | |
| 2019 | "Pagbigyang Muli" (with Erik Santos) | Remake of the Year | Nominated | [82] | |
| Star Awards for Movies | 2001 | "Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw" | Best Movie Theme Song of the Year | Won | [2] |
| 2008 | Paano Kita Iibigin | Darling of the Press | Won | [83] | |
| Star Awards for Music | 2009 | Low Key | Female Recording Artist of the Year | Won | [84] |
| Revival Album Of The Year | Won | ||||
| Female Pop Artist of the Year | Nominated | [85] | |||
| Album Cover Design | Nominated | ||||
| "And I Love You So" | Music Video Of The Year | Nominated | |||
| 2011 | Fantasy | Female Recording Artist of the Year | Nominated | [86] | |
| Music Video of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Female Pop Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| 2012 | Mr. & Mrs. A | Concert of the Year | Nominated | [30] | |
| Female Concert Performer of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Regine Velasquez | Natatanging Alagad Ng Musika † | Won | |||
| 2013 | Silver | Female Concert Performer of the Year | Won | [87] | |
| Concert of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Foursome | Female Concert Performer of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Concert of the Year | Won | ||||
| 2014 | Hulog Ka Ng Langit | Album Cover Concept and Design of the Year | Won | [88] | |
| Album of the Year | Nominated | [89] | |||
| Female Recording Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Female Pop Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Voices of Love | Concert of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Female Concert Performer of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| 2015 | Ultimate | Won | [90] | ||
| Concert of the Year | Won | ||||
| "Push Mo Yan 'Teh" (with Vice Ganda) | Novelty Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2016 | Royals | Female Concert Performer of the Year | Nominated | [91] | |
| Concert of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| 2018 | "Hugot" | Female Recording Artist Of The Year | Nominated | [92] | |
| R3.0 | Revival Album Of The Year | Nominated | |||
| R3.0 | Female Concert Performer Of The Year | Nominated | |||
| Concert Of The Year | Nominated | ||||
| #paMORE | Won | [93] | |||
| 2019 | "Ikaw Ang Aking Mahal" | Female Recording Artist Of The Year | Nominated | [94] | |
| "Pagbigyang Muli" (with Erik Santos) | Collaboration Of The Year | Nominated | |||
| Regine at the Movies | Female Concert Performer Of The Year | Nominated | |||
| Concert Of The Year | Nominated | ||||
| Regine Velasquez | Pilita Corales Lifetime Achievement Award † | Won | [95] | ||
| 2021 | "I Am Beautiful" | Female Recording Artist Of The Year | Won | [96] [97] | |
| Music Video Of The Year | Nominated | ||||
| Iconic | Female Concert Performer Of The Year | Won | |||
| Concert Of The Year | Nominated | ||||
| 2022 | "Mahal Ko O Mahal Ako" | Female Recording Artist of the Year | Nominated | [98] | |
| Revival Recording of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Unified | Female Concert Performer of the Year | Won | |||
| Concert of the Year | Won | ||||
| Live for Jesus (with Ogie Alcasid, Jaya, and Gary Goditoc) | Inspirational Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Freedom | Female Concert Performer of the Year | Won | [99] | |
| Concert of the Year | Won | ||||
| "Hoy Love You" (with Ogie Alcasid) | Collaboration of the Year | Nominated | [100] | ||
| Star Awards for Television | 2002 | Maalaala Mo Kaya | Best Single Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role | Won | [101] |
| 2005 | SOP | Best Female TV Host | Won | [4] | |
| 2006 | Pinoy Pop Superstar | Best Talent Search Program Host | Won | [102] | |
| SOP | Best Female TV Host | Nominated | |||
| 2007 | Pinoy Pop Superstar | Best Talent Search Program Host | Nominated | [103] | |
| SOP | Best Female TV Host | Nominated | |||
| 2008 | SOP | Nominated | [104] | ||
| 2009 | Celebrity Duets | Best Talent Search Program Host | Nominated | [105] | |
| SOP | Best Female TV Host | Nominated | |||
| 2010 | Celebrity Duets | Best Talent Search Program Host | Nominated | [106] | |
| SOP | Best Female TV Host | Nominated | |||
| 2011 | Party Pilipinas | Nominated | [107] | ||
| 2012 | Party Pilipinas | Nominated | [108] | ||
| 2013 | Sarap Diva | Best Celebrity Talk Show Host | Nominated | [109] | |
| H.O.T. TV | Best Magazine Show Host | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | Bet ng Bayan | Best Talent Search Program Host | Nominated | [110] | |
| 2016 | Sarap Diva | Best Celebrity Talk Show Host | Nominated | [111] | |
| 2017 | Full House Tonight | Best Female TV Host | Nominated | [112] | |
| 2019 | ASAP Natin 'To | Nominated | [113] | ||
| The Clash | Best Magazine Show Host | Nominated | |||
| 2021 | ASAP Natin 'To | Best Female TV Host | Nominated | [114] | |
| 2023 | ASAP Natin 'To | Best Female TV Host | Nominated | [115] | |
| Wish 107.5 Music Awards | 2018 | Hugot | Ballad Song of the Year | Nominated | [116] |
| Araw Gabi | Bronze Wishclusive Elite Circle | Won | |||
| 2020 | Silver Wishclusive Elite Circle | Won | [117] | ||
| 2022 | Gold Wishclusive Elite Circle | Won | [118] | ||
| 2023 | Regine Velasquez | KDR Icon of Musical Excellence † | Won | [119] | |
| World Music Awards | 2013 | Regine Velasquez | World's Best Entertainer of the Year | Nominated | [120] |
| World's Best Female Artist | Nominated | ||||
| World's Best Live Act | Nominated |