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Regine Velasquez Regina Encarnacion "Regine" Ansong Velasquez-Alcasid ( ; born April 22, 1970) is a Filipino singer and actress. She is considered one of the most influential figures in Philippine popular culture and is known for her vocal range and beltin ...
has released seventeen
studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...
s, eight
soundtrack album A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television show. The first such album to be commercially released was Walt Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ( ...
s, one
live album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette), or digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th centur ...
, fifteen
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s, five
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s (EPs), ninety-three
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s (including nine as featured artist), and
promotional single A promotional recording, promo, or plug copy is an audio or video recording distributed free, usually in order to promote a recording that is or soon will be commercially available. Promos are normally sent directly to broadcasters, such as mu ...
s. In 1984, she won the television talent competition '' Ang Bagong Kampeon'' and was signed to a record deal with OctoArts International. She released her first single, "Love Me Again", in 1986, under the name Chona. After adopting the stage name Regine Velasquez, she signed with
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in 1987 and released her debut studio album, '' Regine'', that spawned three singles—"Kung Maibabalik Ko Lang", "Urong Sulong", and "Isang Lahi". In December 1989, she represented the Philippines at the Asia-Pacific Singing Contest, performing the songs "
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" and "
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", and won the competition. Her subsequent studio albums ''
Nineteen 90 ''Nineteen '90'' is the second studio album from Filipina singer-actress Regine Velasquez-Alcasid in November 11, 1989. When it was released, Velasquez was a new contract artist for Vicor Music Corporation. and has signed up under Primeline M ...
'' (1989) and ''
Tagala Talaga ''Tagala Talaga'' is the third studio album by Filipino singer-actress Regine Velasquez, released in October 1991 by Vicor Records in the Philippines in LP, cassette and CD format. It is her second album from Vicor Music Corporation after ''N ...
'' (1991) featured the singles "Narito Ako" and "Buhay ng Buhay Ko", respectively. A
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of "
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" with
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became the lead single for her fourth studio album, ''Reason Enough'', which was released in July 1993. After Velasquez signed with PolyGram in 1994, she released her fifth studio album, '' Listen Without Prejudice'', in countries including China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. It featured the lead single "In Love With You", a duet with
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. The album has sold 700,000 copies in Asia, making it the best-selling album of her career to date. Two more studio albums were released in the region, '' My Love Emotion'' (1995) and ''
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'' (1997). In 1998, Velasquez parted with PolyGram and signed with Los Angeles-based producer Mark J. Feist MJF Company. Her ninth studio album, '' Drawn'', was released in November 1998 and includes the singles "How Could You Leave" and "Ikaw". The next year, she released her tenth studio album, '' R2K'' (1999), which was subsequently
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twelve-times platinum by the
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(PARI) and became the best-selling album by a female artist in the Philippines. Velasquez released the soundtrack album ''
Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw ''Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw'' is a 2000 Filipino romantic comedy film edited and directed by Joyce E. Bernal and written by Mel Mendoza-del Rosario. Produced by Viva Films and RCP Productions, it stars Regine Velasquez as a popular singer and Robin ...
'' in July 2000. Its lead single served as the love theme of the motion picture of the same name. The album sold more than 240,000 copies and was certified six-times platinum. In October 2000, she released her first live album, '' Regine Live: Songbird Sings the Classics'', a fifteen-piece setlist performed at the Westin Philippine Plaza in Manila. The singer's subsequent records—'' Covers Volume 1'' (2004), ' (2006), ''
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'' (2008) and ''
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'' (2010)—were all cover albums. Velasquez took a three-year break to record new material and introduced a gospel-inspired album '' Hulog Ka ng Langit'' (2013), which includes the singles "Nathaniel (Gift of God)" and "Hele ni Inay". Her seventeenth studio album, '' R3.0'', was released in October 2017. Its singles, "Tadhana" and "Hugot", were released a month earlier. Having sold more than seven million records in the Philippines and a further million and a half in other parts of Asia, Velasquez is the best-selling Filipino artist of all time. According to PARI, she is also the only Filipino artist to have eight of her albums exceed sales of 200,000 units each.


Albums


Studio albums


Live albums


Soundtrack albums


Compilation albums


Extended plays


Box sets


Singles


As lead artist


As featured artist


Promotional singles


See also

* List of songs recorded by Regine Velasquez


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Discography Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry ...