| Gary Valenciano |

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| Background information |
| Birth name |
Edgardo Jose Martin Santiago Valenciano |
| Also known as |
Gary V. |
| Born |
August 6, 1964 (1964-08-06) (age 43) |
| Origin |
Manila, Philippines |
| Genre(s) |
Gospel, Pop, Dance music, OPM |
| Occupation(s) |
Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Actor |
| Instrument(s) |
Vocals, Keyboards, Percussions |
| Years active |
1984 - present |
| Label(s) |
Manila Genesis Entertainment |
| Website |
GaryV.com |
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Born in the suburb of Santa Mesa in Manila on August 6, 1964, he is the sixth of Vicente Valenciano and Grimilda Santiago Ortiz’s seven children. The City of Manila Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Santiago Ortiz is a Puerto Rican woman of Italian descent who became a popular opera singer in Manila during the 1960s, and her love for music passed down to her son, Gary. A Puerto Rican ('puertorriqueño' ( Taíno term boricua) is a person who was born in Puerto Rico. The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging He took his primary and secondary studies in La Salle Greenhills. La Salle Green Hills ( LSGH or La Salle) is a Private Catholic school for boys located on Ortigas Avenue Mandaluyong City It was during his high school days, while on a brief stint with the musical group Kundirana, that he devoted himself to music. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution
He first appeared as a solo in a television show called The Pilita and Jackie Show in 1982, but he was finally noticed after his performances in the TV shows Germspesyal and Penthouse Live. He had his first solo concert, in April 1984, inside the jam-packed Araneta Coliseum. The Araneta Coliseum is the largest indoor facility in Southeast Asia, with a dome diameter of 108 meters That would be followed by 21 albums, three of them released internationally, including a Christian inspired album called Out of the Dark. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth
He is married to Maria Anna Elizabeth "Angeli" Evangelista Pangilinan, with whom he has three children: Juan Paolo Martin (a vocalist of the band Salamin), Jose Angelo Gabriel (a dancer), and Kristina Maria Mikaela.
Discography
Albums
- Gary (1984)
- Gary. . . Next (1985)
- Gary. . . Inside Out (1985)
- From Gary, Merry Christmas (1986)
- Moving Thoughts (1987)
- Faces of Love (1989)
- Heart and Soul (Live Album)
- Shout for Joy (1991)
- Dancing in the Moonlight (1992) - Internationally by Toshiba-EMI in Japan
- Shout Live (1993)
- Hataw Na (1993)
- Move Live (1995)
- Out of the Dark (1995) - Internationally in the United States
- Outside Looking In (1995) - Internationally by Polygram
- Interactive (1998)
- Revive (2001)
- one 2 one (2002)
- I Will Be Here (2002)
- Beyond Words (2003)
- At the Movies (2003)
- Pure Heart (2005)
- Soul Full
- Relevance (2006)
- Rebirth (2008)
Songs
This is a list of some of his most notable songs; until recently, artists in the Philippines never release stand-alone singles. (previous name, is one of Japan 's leading Music companies It became a wholly owned Subsidiary of British music company EMI Group in The United States of America —commonly referred to as the PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the Major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945
- Take Me Out of the Dark
- Sana Maulit Muli
- Hataw Na
- Natutulog ba ang Diyos?
- Sa Yahweh (Ang Sayaw)
- Shout for Joy
- Babalik Ka Rin
- The Warrior is a Child
- ’Di Bale Na Lang
- Di Na Natuto
- He's Enough
- Could You Be Messiah
- That's Why
- We Are the Reason
- Side by Side
- I Will Be Here
- Lupa
- Can We Just Stop and Talk A While (with Kyla)
- Kailangan Kita
- How Did You Know?
- Show Me The Way
- Shake It Off
- Wait Forever
- You Gave Me Reason
- Only Hope
- One Hello
Trivia
- The album Interactive was also released as a CD-ROM, which contains his life and his music. CD-ROM (an initialism of "Compact Disc Read-Only Memory " is a pre-pressed Compact Disc that contains data accessible to but not writable It was the first of its kind in Asia.
- As denoted, At the Movies covers songs that became theme songs for movies, especially his version of the well-known Anak by Freddie Aguilar. Freddie Aguilar is a famous Folk musician from the Philippines.
- The songs The Warrior is a Child and Sana Maulit Muli became associated with funerals for deceased young stars. A funeral is a Ceremony marking a person's Death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of Beliefs and practices used by a Culture to remember The former was sung by Valenciano during a funeral for actor Rico Yan, while (it was revealed during an interview that) the latter was originally written in English as an apostrophe/rhetorical question to actress Julie Vega. Ricardo Carlos Castro Yan ( March 14, 1975 – March 29, 2002) was a Filipino Matinee idol. A Rhetorical question is a Figure of speech in the form of a Question posed for its persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply Julie Pearl Apostol Postigo, better known as Julie Vega ( May 21, 1968 &ndash May 6, 1985) was a Filipina Child
- He was appointed UNICEF's Ambassador of Goodwill for the Philippines on December 1998. The United Nations Children's Fund (or UNICEF) was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946 This is a list of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors, who work on behalf of the United Nations Children's Fund.
- He has appeared several commercials, sometimes with best friend Martin Nievera. Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand Martin Ramon Nievera was born on February 5, 1962, in Manila, Philippines together with twin sister Victoria to Bert Nievera
- He has also starred in twelve movies, appearing beside Vilma Santos and Lorna Tolentino to name a few. Vilma Santos-Recto (born Maria Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos November 3, 1953) is a popular multi-awarded actress and politician in the Philippines. Victoria Lorna Aluquin-Fernandez, better known as Lorna Tolentino, is a Filipina Actress, host, executive producer and widow of actor He was even awarded for such roles.
- He was also involved in musical theater, playing the lead role in Joseph the Dreamer. Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance.
- He was diagnosed with type I diabetes mellitus around 1978, and reports about his diabetes attacks, especially those that occur while on tour, usually worry fans, friends, and family. Diabetes mellitus type 1 (Type 1 diabetes Type I diabetes T1D T1DM IDDM juvenile diabetes is a form of Diabetes mellitus. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) But his condition is said to have "put things into perspective. "
- Like Gary himself, his mother is also diabetic. [1]
- He appeared in the 41st "Kōhaku Utagassen," a prestigious event in Japan where elite musicians are invited to go in teams to showcase their talents to the world and battle it out with endurance and song. more commonly known as simply Kōhaku, is an annual Music show on the New Year's Eve produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK and broadcast on both
- His favorite basketball player is Michael Jordan. Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963 is a retired American professional Basketball player and active businessman
- His favorite past time is cycling.
- Gary's dad, Vic Valenciano, had recently published a photographic and biographical book simply entitled, "Gary Valenciano. " The book is 175 pages of pictures and excerpts from cover to cover. Gary's favorite picture in the book was when he was flying a kite, because it was of a memory of when his father had made him a second kite to take the place of a previous kite he tried to fly, but got snagged in a tree. Gary says, the photo is symbolic because it shows that if at first you don't succeed, you have to keep trying, but don't do it on your own. Instead, be with the ones who mean the most to you, in this case, Gary was happy that he succeeded with his father.
- Gary's first T. V. commercial was for a pop product named "Fress Gusto," a refreshing root beer soda.
- Gary's former girlfriend was Felichi Pangilinan, the sister of Angeli Pangilinan, his wife.
- Gary's son Paolo is currently the band Salamin, he is a singer/vocalist/shout vocalist of the band and recorded their first album last year.
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