Maria Cielito "Pops" Lukban Fernandez (born December 12, 1966) is a

Filipina Filipinos ( tl, Mga Pilipino) are the people who are citizens of or native to the Philippines. The majority of Filipinos today come from various Austronesian ethnolinguistic groups, all typically speaking either Filipino, English and/or other ...

singer, entertainer, entrepreneur, TV host and actress. Dubbed as The Philippines Concert Queen in which for the last Four decades she has performed Internationally and locally in sold out shows, Arenas, and previously with ensembles before transitioning from music acting on the big screen to Hosting Successful TV shows such as Penthouse Live!, ASAP, before she became a Fashion designer. her career established her to the movie game as she separated from her marriage from her husband Martin Nievera. With a record breaking ticket sales for her concert called Shindig which also made praise through album sales and international tours in 1999-2002 and 2 Box Office Films through Viva Entertainment.

2009–present

In 2009, Fernandez performed in the US leg of her The Divas 4 Divas Tour together with Regine Velasquez, Kuh Ledesma and Zsa Zsa Padilla. She released a new album under MCA Universal entitled ''Hope'', which is a collection of cover versions including a new version of her 1983 song "Little Star". In 2019, she is one of the 50 panelists around the world to participate in a new American reality talent show ''

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. She is the first Filipina to be featured as a judge in an American reality talent show, ''She was not a judge''. Bryan Boy who is a Filipino was a judge for ANTM USA. In 2020, Fernandez became the guest judge in The Clash season 3 while Misalucha did not return due to health reasons.

Discography

Albums

*1982: ''Pops'' ( Canary Records) *1983: ''Pops Fernandez in Love'' (Canary Records) *1984: ''Heading for the Top'' (Canary Records) *1986: ''The Best of Pops Fernandez'' (OctoArts International) *1989: ''Awesome'' ( Sunshine Records) *1991: ''Change'' (Sunshine Records) *1993: ''Pops'' (

Dyna Music Dyna Music Entertainment Corporation is a Filipino record label. It is one of the major record companies in the Philippines; in the 1960s, it was the country's largest licensee of foreign labels. The first independent record label in the Philippi ...

) *1996: ''Colours'' ( Star Music) *1999: ''Nagmamahal Pa Rin sa 'Yo'' (Star Music) *1999: ''Moments'' (

Viva Records Viva may refer to: Companies and organisations * Viva (network operator), a Dominican mobile network operator * Viva Air, a Spanish airline taken over by flag carrier Iberia * Viva Air Dominicana * VIVA Bahrain, a telecommunication company * ...

) *2001: ''Shindig Live'' (Viva Records) *2001: ''The Story of Pops Fernandez'' ( EMI Philippines) *2002: ''The Way I Feel Inside'' (Viva Records) *2004: ''When Words Are Not Enough'' (Warner Music) *2006: ''Silver (Viva Records)'' *2006: ''Don't Say Goodbye'' (re-release) (

Vicor Music Corporation Vicor Music Corporation is a Filipino record label. The name is a combination of the names of the founders, the cousins Vic del Rosario and Orly Ilacad. Initially an independent record label, it is currently owned by Viva Communications. Vicor ...

) *2009: ''Hope'' ( MCA Music) *2012: ''No More Words'' (collaboration with Martin Nievera) (

PolyEast Records PolyEast Records (formerly Canary Records, OctoArts International, OctoArts EMI Music Inc. and EMI Philippines) is a record label in the Philippines. It is a member of the Philippine Association of the Record Industry and from 2008 until 2013, ...

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Compilation appearances

Filmography

Film

*''Love Ko 'To'' (1980) *''Pag-ibig Pa'' (1982) *''Just Say You Love Me'' (1982) *''Paano Ba ang Magmahal'' (1984) *''Give Me Five'' (1984) *''Bilanggo...Prisons No. 10069'' (1985) *'' Payaso'' (1986) *''Always and Forever'' (1986) *''Si Mister at Si Misis'' (1986) *''Shoot That Ball'' (1987) *''Stupid Cupid'' (1988) *''Sa Puso Ko Hahalik Ang Mundo'' (1988) *''Twinkle, Twinkle Magic Star'' (1988) *''Magic to Love'' (1989) *''Kung Maibabalik Ko Lang'' (1989) *''Tamis ng Unang Halik'' (1989) *''Linlang'' (1999) *''Gusto Ko Nang Lumigaya'' (2000) *''Videoke King'' (2002) *'' Zsazsa Zaturnnah Ze Moveeh'' (2006)

Television

Awards

References

External links

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