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|Name = Regine Velasquez

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|Background = solo_singer

{{Philippine name|Ansong|Velasquez|Alcasid|ph=married}}

|Born = [[April 22]], [[1970]]

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| name = Regine Velasquez

|Origin = [[Hinundayan, Southern Leyte|Hinundayan]], [[Southern Leyte]], [[Philippines]]

| image = RVA in 2010 (cropped).jpg

|Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[rhythm and blues|r&b]], [[Jazz music|jazz]], [[blues]], [[Acoustic music|acoustic]], [[ballad]]

| alt = Close-up image of Velasquez in a striped turtleneck long-sleeve top

|Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]], [[record producer]], [[Actor|actress]], [[Theatre direction|director]]

| caption = Velasquez in 2010

|Years_active = 1986&mdash;present

| birth_name = Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez

|Label = [[VIVA Records|VIVA]] <small>(1987)</small> <br> [[Record label|Vicor]] <small>(1990&ndash;1991)</small> <br> [[Polygram]] <small>(1993&ndash;1998)</small> <br> [[VIVA Records|VIVA]] <small>(1998-2006)</small> <br> [[IndiMusic| IndiMusic]] <small>(2006-present)</small>

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|4|22}}

| works = {{hlist|[[Regine Velasquez discography|Discography]]|[[Regine Velasquez on screen and stage|filmography]]|[[List of Regine Velasquez live performances|performances]]|[[List of songs recorded by Regine Velasquez|songs]]}}

| birth_place = [[Tondo, Manila]], Philippines

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| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|actress|record producer}}

| years_active = 1986–present

| spouse = {{Marriage|[[Ogie Alcasid]]|December 22, 2010}}

| children = 1

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| awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Regine Velasquez|Full list]]

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| instrument = Vocals

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* [[Vicor Music|Vicor]]

* [[UMG Philippines|PolyCosmic]]

* [[PolyGram]]

* [[Universal Records (Philippines)|Universal]]

* [[Viva Records (Philippines)|Viva]]

* [[Star Music]]

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'''Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez''' (born [[April 22]], [[1970]]), nicknamed ''Asia's Songbird'', is a [[Filipino people|Filipino]] [[singer]] and [[actress]]. She made her debut in 1986 under the guidance of entertainment mogul Ronnie Henares and was initially marketed as a [[Pop music|pop]] [[musician]]. Following her success in the Asia Pacific Song Festival, a series of subsequent successful records in the region consolidated her position as one of Asia's biggest selling performers. Her success and popularity has yielded several top-selling singles and platinum certifications.

'''Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez''' ({{IPAc-en|r|ɪ|ˈ|dʒ|i:|n|_|v|ɛ|ˈ|l|æ|s|k|ɛ|z}} {{respell|rij|EEN|_|vel|ASK|ez}}; born April 22, 1970) is a Filipino singer and actress. She is considered one of the most influential figures in [[Culture of the Philippines|Philippine popular culture]] and is known for her [[vocal range]] and [[belting (music)|belting technique]]. She had unorthodox voice training during her childhood, where she was immersed neck-deep in the sea. Velasquez rose to prominence after winning the television talent show ''[[Ang Bagong Kampeon]]'' in 1984 and the [[ABU Song Festivals|Asia Pacific Singing Contest]] in 1989. Under the name Chona, she signed a recording contract with [[PolyEast Records|OctoArts International]] in 1986 and released the single "Love Me Again", which was commercially unsuccessful. The following year, she adopted the stage name Regine Velasquez for her debut studio album, ''[[Regine (album)|Regine]]'' (1987), under the guidance of [[Viva Records (Philippines)|Viva Records]] executive [[Vic del Rosario]] and producer [[Ronnie Henares]]. She explored [[Manila sound]] and [[kundiman]] genres on her second and third studio albums, ''[[Nineteen 90]]'' (1990) and ''[[Tagala Talaga]]'' (1991).

Velasquez was well known for her collaboration with Asian star [[Jacky Cheung]] for the song ''In Love With You''. She was the first Filipino artist to stage a solo concert at the Main Hall of [[Carnegie Hall]]. Her concert was selected as part of Carnegie Hall's Centennial Concert Series in 1991.[http://re-alentertainment.com/pages/aboutus/history.html] In the mid 90's, Velasquez took full creative control over her music and image following her separation from Henares. Distancing herself from the pop artistry, and through considerable experimentation, Velasquez developed a more sultry image. Velasquez made a highly-successful media crossover and has embarked on successful television and film projects. She has received critical acclaim and commercial success for her singing, hosting and acting endeavors.

After signing an international record deal with [[PolyGram|PolyGram Records]], Velasquez achieved commercial success in some Asian territories with her fifth album ''[[Listen Without Prejudice (Regine Velasquez album)|Listen Without Prejudice]]'' (1994), which sold more than 700,000 copies and became her highest-selling album to date, aided by its lead single "In Love with You". She experimented further with [[jazz]] and [[Adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]] genres on ''[[My Love Emotion]]'' (1995), while she recorded [[Cover version|cover]]s on ''[[Retro (Regine Velasquez album)|Retro]]'' (1996). After she left PolyGram to sign with [[Mark J. Feist]]{{'}}s MJF Company in 1998, she released the [[rhythm and blues|R&B]]-influenced album ''[[Drawn (album)|Drawn]]''. Velasquez's follow-up record, ''[[R2K]]'' (1999), was supported by remakes of "[[On the Wings of Love (song)|On the Wings of Love]]", "[[I'll Never Love This Way Again]]", and "[[I Don't Want to Miss a Thing|I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing]]", and was subsequently [[Music recording certification|certified]] twelve-times platinum by the [[Philippine Association of the Record Industry]] (PARI).

In 2000, Velasquez staged her biggest and most ambitious concert outing, ''[[R2K Concert]]''. She was heralded as the ''Box Office Queen'' by the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation the following year for the theatrical success of her film ''Pangako Ikaw Lang''. By that time, Velasquez was in the forefront of popular culture. In addition to her commercial accomplishments, she is well-known for her belting prowess which has been noted for its range, power (see [[vocal belting]]), technical ability and also for her versatility and reinvention. She is currently managed by [[Aria Productions]].

Velasquez played leading roles in the romantic comedies ''[[Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw]]'' (2000) and ''Pangako Ikaw Lang'' (2001), and received the [[Box Office Entertainment Award for Box Office Queen]] for the latter. Her performance as an intellectually disabled woman in an episode of the anthology series ''[[Maalaala Mo Kaya]]'' (2001) earned her a [[16th PMPC Star Awards for Television|Star Award for Best Actress]]. She later starred in the prime time television series ''[[Forever in My Heart]]'' (2004), ''[[Ako si Kim Samsoon]]'' (2008), ''[[Totoy Bato]]'' (2009), ''[[Diva (2010 TV series)|Diva]]'' (2010), ''[[I Heart You, Pare!]]'' (2011), and ''[[Poor Señorita]]'' (2016). Velasquez also won the [[Golden Screen TV Awards|Golden Screen Award for Best Actress]] for playing a document forger in the comedy film ''[[Of All the Things (film)|Of All the Things]]'' (2012). She expanded her career into reality television talent shows as a presenter on ''[[Star for a Night (Philippine TV series)|Star for a Night]]'' (2002), ''[[Pinoy Pop Superstar]]'' (2004), and ''[[The Clash (TV series)|The Clash]]'' (2018), and as a judge on ''[[StarStruck season 6|StarStruck]]'' (2015), ''[[Idol Philippines]]'' (2019), and ''[[Idol Kids Philippines]]'' (2025).

In 2006, Regine Velasquez together with Ogie Alcasid, Cacai Velasquez and Raul Mitra formed their very own record company called IndiMusic.

Having sold more than seven million records domestically and 1.5&nbsp;million in Asia, Velasquez is the [[List of best-selling albums in the Philippines|best-selling Filipino music artist of all time]]. Her [[List of awards and nominations received by Regine Velasquez|accolades]] include two [[Asian Television Awards]], two [[MTV Asia Awards]], 22 [[Awit Award]]s, 17 [[Aliw Awards]] (including 3 Entertainer of the Year wins), 22 [[Box Office Entertainment Awards]], and 17 [[7th PMPC Star Awards for Music|Star Awards for Music]]. Referred to as "[[Honorific nicknames in popular music|Asia's Songbird]]", she has consistently been credited with inspiring a generation of Filipino singers.

==Early life==

{{Quote box|bgcolor=#E0E6F8|width=24em|quote="We were very poor but we were happy. My parents made sure that we ate on time and that was enough for me. [My father] had scoliosis and he was working at a construction site; he wasn't earning enough. My mom was good with money. She was able to stretch whatever little money we had."|source={{mdash}}Velasquez on her childhood<ref name="ReflectionsRegine"/>

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Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez<ref>{{cite news|title=The President's Day: December 22, 2010|url=http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2010/12/22/the-presidents-day-wednesday-september-22-2010-2/|publisher=[[Official Gazette (Philippines)|The Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines]]|access-date=December 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210123617/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2010/12/22/the-presidents-day-wednesday-september-22-2010-2/|archive-date=December 10, 2017}}</ref> was born on April 22, 1970, in [[Tondo, Manila]],<ref name="RegineFairyTale">{{cite news|last1=Valisno|first1=Jeffrey|title=Fairy tale|url=http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Weekender&title=fairy-tale&id=61469|newspaper=[[BusinessWorld|Business World]]|date=November 16, 2012|access-date=October 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127042321/http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Weekender&title=fairy-tale&id=61469|archive-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> to Teresita (née Ansong)<ref name="RegineHinundayan">{{cite news|title=Hinundayan marks '100'|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/487754/hinundayan-marks-100|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=July 19, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171127045039/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/487754/hinundayan-marks-100|archive-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> and Gerardo Velasquez.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=Regine's dad Mang Gerry dies in sleep|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/02/04/1286328/regines-dad-mang-gerry-dies-sleep|access-date=January 7, 2018|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=February 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302114417/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/02/04/1286328/regines-dad-mang-gerry-dies-sleep|archive-date=March 2, 2014}}</ref> She has three sisters—Cacai, Diane, and Deca—and a brother, Jojo.<ref name="Siblings">{{cite web|title=Regine's family celebrates mom and dad's anniversary|url=https://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/2014/7/26/news/instapicoftheday-regine-s-family-celebrates-mom-5286|publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]]|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212201454/https://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/2014/7/26/news/instapicoftheday-regine-s-family-celebrates-mom-5286|archive-date=February 12, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her family moved to [[Hinundayan, Southern Leyte]], where Velasquez spent the early years of her life.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Policarpio |first1=Allan |title=Regine Velasquez and fellow Kapuso stars thrill Bohol fans |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/150274/regine-velasquez-and-fellow-kapuso-stars-thrill-bohol-fans |access-date=May 7, 2020 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |date=August 22, 2014 |archive-date=August 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822143454/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/150274/regine-velasquez-and-fellow-kapuso-stars-thrill-bohol-fans |url-status=live }}</ref> At age three, Velasquez became interested in music after listening to her father's lullabies.<ref name="RegineCNN"/> She would listen to her mother play guitar and piano while her father sang,<ref name="RegineCNN"/> and cited [[Sharon Cuneta]]'s "[[Mr. DJ (Sharon Cuneta song)|Mr. DJ]]" as one of the first songs she learned.<ref name="RegineMrDJ">{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=Regine (sigh) is loveless|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/92057/regine-sigh-loveless|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=February 12, 2000|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171127045212/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/92057/regine-sigh-loveless|archive-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref>

==Biography==

===1970&ndash;1986: Early life and discovery===

Velasquez was born to a humble family in [[Manila]], [[Philippines]] on [[April 22]], [[1970]]. She was the first child of Teresita and Gerardo Velasquez. In search of better living conditions, her family moved to [[Hinundayan, Southern Leyte|Hinundayan]], [[Southern Leyte]]. She studied at the Hinundayan Central School.

Velasquez started singing at age six;<ref name="RegineCNN"/> she underwent intensive vocal training with her father, who immersed her neck-deep in the sea and had her go through [[vocal run]]s.<ref name="RegineSuccess">{{cite news|last1=Salanga|first1=Elyas|title=Regine Velasquez's climb to success documented in Roots to Riches|url=http://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/19014/regine-velasquezs-climb-to-success-documented-in-roots-to-riches|date=May 22, 2009|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|access-date=November 27, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171030003401/http://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/19014/regine-velasquezs-climb-to-success-documented-in-roots-to-riches|archive-date=October 30, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="RegineTrain">{{cite magazine|title=Global Music Pulse|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NQgEAAAAMBAJ&q=regine+velasquez+pacific+ocean&pg=PA57|author=David Sinclair|date=March 26, 1994|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=106|issue=13|page=57|issn=0006-2510|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042528/https://books.google.ae/books?id=NQgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA57&dq=regine+velasquez+pacific+ocean&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjQq-myh9zXAhWLZFAKHXdPD90Q6AEIMTAC#v=onepage&q=regine%20velasquez%20pacific%20ocean&f=false|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> She credits this unorthodox method for strengthening her [[core stability|core]] and [[thoracic diaphragm|stomach muscles]], and developing her [[Respiratory adaptation#Lung capacity|lung capacity]].<ref name="Vocal train">{{cite news |last1=San Diego |first1=Bayani |title=Regine Velasquez: I was prepared; last year was the worst |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/134890/regine-velasquez-i-was-prepared-last-year-was-the-worst |access-date=December 26, 2018 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |date=February 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403132358/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/134890/regine-velasquez-i-was-prepared-last-year-was-the-worst |archive-date=April 3, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Velasquez placed third in her first singing competition on [[Betty Mendez Livioco]]{{'s}} ''The Tita Betty's Children Show''.<ref name="RegineCareerBegins">{{cite news|last1=Glorioso|first1=Bot|title=Regine recalls career beginnings|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/10/03/1375827/regine-recalls-career-beginnings|access-date=October 29, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=October 3, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141004090053/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/10/03/1375827/regine-recalls-career-beginnings|archive-date=October 4, 2014}}</ref>

Music was always a big part in the Velasquez clan; Velasquez's parents were both musically inclined. Instead of reading her a bedtime story, Velasquez's father would sing ''Frank Sinatra'' songs to lull her to sleep. Her mother played the guitar and the family would gather around singing popular songs they heard on the radio. At a very young age, Velasquez already knew that she wanted to be a singer. She then began informal training for singing and credits this to her father, who would submerge her in water up to her neck and have her do vocal exercises to strengthen her lung power. Her mother taught her how to become an effective performer by teaching her how to move on stage and emote while interpreting a song. Before she learned how to read, her father would sing to her and she would memorize the lyrics. At the age of six, Velasquez joined an amateur [[singing]] [[competition]]; her piece was ''Buhat Nang Kita'y Makilala'' (Since I Met You). She did not win, however, she was given a special award for being the youngest contender. Velasquez joined various singing competitions in provinces around the country. By the time she was nine years old, Velasquez and her family moved to [[Bulacan]], where she continued her [[Elementary|elementary education]] at Balagtas Central School. She later studied at St. Laurence High School, the institution to which she attributes her good [[English language|English]] [[diction]]. Joining these competitions was a costly "hobby" but her parents showed resourcefulness by designing and sewing her gowns by themselves. They made use of what materials they had and recycled her old gowns by combining them to create new ones. Out of the approximately two hundred (approx. 200) competitions she joined, Velasquez won 67 of them.[http://www.viva.com.ph/music/artists/index_3.php#regine ]

When Velasquez was nine, her family moved to [[Balagtas, Bulacan]], where she attended St. Lawrence Academy and competed for her school at the annual Bulacan Private Schools Association singing competition.<ref name="RegineFairyTale"/> In 1984, at fourteen, Velasquez auditioned for the reality television series ''[[Ang Bagong Kampeon]]''.<ref name="RegineFairyTale"/> She qualified and became the show's senior division winner, defending her spot for eight consecutive weeks.<ref name="RegineFairyTale"/> Velasquez won the competition and was signed to a [[recording contract|record deal]] with [[OctoArts International]].<ref name="RegineFairyTale"/>

At the age of fourteen, Velasquez entered the senior division of ''[[Ang Bagong Kampeon]]'', a television show singing competition featuring aspiring young talents, hosted by [[Bert "Tawa" Marcelo]] and Asia's "Queen of Songs", [[Pilita Corrales]]. Velasquez auditioned with the song ''Saan Ako Nagkamali'' (Where Did I Go Wrong), a song that her father picked. The judges were amazed that such a young and petite girl can fill the entire room with the power of her voice and express so much emotion in her rendition of the song. She was weekly champion for eight straight weeks and competed in the finals where she was proclaimed as the first grand champion of the show. Her winning piece was [[George Benson]]'s ''In Your Eyes''. Part of her winnings was a recording contract with Octoarts with which she recorded the single ''Love Me Again'' under the name of ''Chona Velasquez'' (''Chona'', being her nickname). She became a member of the Organization ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit (OPM), an organization of Filipino singers. She then started performing in music lounges all over [[Metro Manila]] where some members of OPM helped her out by giving her advice and even loaning their gowns to her for her performances. [http://www.viva.com.ph/music/artists/index_3.php#regine ]

==Music career==

===1986&ndash;1987: Early commercial success===

===1986–1989: Career beginnings and ''Regine''===

Through her recording contract, Velasquez got the chance to meet fellow Octoarts artist [[Pops Fernandez]]. Fernandez was one of the biggest names in the industry during that time and on [[February 16]], [[1986]] she invited Velasquez to guest on ''Penthouse Live!'' which was a popular musical variety show for primetime television hosted by Fernandez and her then husband Martin Nievera. Ronnie Henares, the show's [[producer]] saw Velasquez' performance and immediately offered her a managerial contract which she accepted. When Nievera found out that her real name was ''Regina'', he suggested that she drop ''Chona'' and use ''Regine'' as her screen name. That same year, her father resigned from his job as a construction estimator to fully attend to his daughter's rising career.

In 1986, Velasquez initially used the stage name Chona and released the single "Love Me Again",<ref name="RegineFairyTale"/> which failed commercially.{{sfn|Jeffries|2003|page=213}} At the recommendation of another OctoArts recording artist, [[Pops Fernandez]], she appeared on ''[[The Penthouse Live!]]''{{sfn|Jeffries|2003|page=213}} While rehearsing for the show, Velasquez caught the attention of [[Ronnie Henares]], a producer and talent manager who signed her to a management deal.{{sfn|Jeffries|2003|page=213}}<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gonzales|first1=Rommel|title='80s celebrity Ronnie Henares returns to TV via reality-sitcom Pepito Manaloto|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/24910/3980s-celebrity-ronnie-henares-returns-to-tv-via-reality-sitcom-pepito-manaloto|access-date=November 27, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=March 6, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040410/http://www.pep.ph/news/24910/3980s-celebrity-ronnie-henares-returns-to-tv-via-reality-sitcom-pepito-manaloto|archive-date=December 1, 2017|language=Tagalog}}</ref> Velasquez adopted the stage name Regine at the suggestion of {{nowrap|[[Martin Nievera]]}}, Fernandez's husband and ''The Penthouse Live!'' co-host.<ref name="RegineFairyTale"/>{{sfn|Jeffries|2003|page=213}}

Velasquez signed with [[Viva Records (Philippines)|Viva Records]] and released her debut album ''[[Regine (album)|Regine]]'' in 1987.<ref name="RegineReturns">{{cite web|last1=Calderon|first1=Ricky|title=Regine Velasquez returns to Viva|url=http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2017/06/30/1714896/regine-velasquez-returns-viva|date=June 29, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|access-date=November 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812151143/https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/cebu-entertainment/2017/06/29/1714896/regine-velasquez-returns-viva|archive-date=August 12, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Henares served as an executive producer and worked with songwriters [[Joaquin Francisco Sanchez]] and [[Vehnee Saturno]].<ref name="Liner notes — Regine (album)">{{cite AV media notes| last=[[Viva Records (Philippines)|Viva Records Corporation]]|others=Regine Velasquez|title=[[Regine (album)|Regine]]|year=1994|page=5|publisher=[[Viva Records (Philippines)|Viva Records]]|id=VCD-94-059|type=Liner notes}}</ref> Three singles were released in 1987: "Kung Maibabalik Ko Lang", " Urong Sulong", and "Isang Lahi".<ref name="RegineFairyTale"/> During this period, Velasquez appeared on the [[ABS-CBN]] television shows ''Triple Treat'' and ''Teen Pan Alley''.<ref name="Regine Kapamilya">{{cite news |last1=Tomada |first1=Nathalie |title=What's in store for Regine as Kapamilya |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2018/10/19/1861167/whats-store-regine-kapamilya |access-date=October 18, 2018 |newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=October 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331023212/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2018/10/19/1861167/whats-store-regine-kapamilya |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Two years after ''Regine''{{'s}} release, Velasquez represented the Philippines in the 1989 Asia Pacific Singing Contest in Hong Kong and won, performing the songs "[[You'll Never Walk Alone]]" from the musical ''[[Carousel (musical)|Carousel]]'' and "[[And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going]]" from the musical ''[[Dreamgirls]]''.<ref name="RegineFairyTale"/>

In [[1987]] Velasquez signed a contract with Vicor Records and released her self-titled debut album at the age of seventeen. The album contained unforgettable hits like "''Kung Maibabalik Ko Lang''", "''Isang Lahi''" and "''Urong Sulong''", anchoring her place in the Philippine music scene.

===1990–1993: ''Nineteen 90'' and ''Reason Enough''===

Velasquez also ventured into television. Her first regular musical variety show was ''Triple Treat'' with Keno, Randy Santiago, and Gino Padilla. In [[1988]], she was included in the Sunday variety show ''Teen Pan Alley'' with Janno Gibbs and Bing Loyzaga. Velasquez and Gibbs has collaborated in several projects including a musical ''Kenkoy At Rosing'' and has recorded the hit revival ''Magkasuyo Buong Gabi''. Both singers have appeared in several concerts together.

Velasquez released her second studio album, ''[[Nineteen 90]]'', in 1990.{{sfn|Jeffries|2003|page=213}} She worked with [[Louie Ocampo]] on the album's lead single "Narito Ako",<ref name="Liner notes — Nineteen 90">{{cite AV media notes|last=[[Vicor Music|Vicor Music Corporation]]|others=Regine Velasquez|title=[[Nineteen 90]]|year=1990|page=9|publisher=[[Vicor Music]]|id=VCD-90-014|type=Liner notes}}</ref> which was originally recorded and performed by Maricris Bermont and written by Nonong Pedero for the 1978 [[Metro Manila Popular Music Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|last=San Diego|first=Bayani Jr.|title=When fame is not top priority|url=http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20080304-122774/When-fame-is-not-top-priority|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|access-date=May 29, 2012|date=March 4, 2008|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080305082345/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20080304-122774/When-fame-is-not-top-priority|archive-date=March 5, 2008}}</ref> Later that year, she headlined her first major concert at the [[Tanghalang Francisco Balagtas|Folk Arts Theater]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Abunda|first1=Boy|title=Time for Regine to trace her roots|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/94306/time-regine-trace-her-roots-direct-line-boy-abunda|access-date=November 27, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=April 18, 2001|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171127064710/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/94306/time-regine-trace-her-roots-direct-line-boy-abunda|archive-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref name="RegineReturnstomoa">{{cite news|last1=Gil|first1=Baby|title=Regine returns to MOA for her 30th|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/07/31/1723094/regine-returns-moa-her-30th|access-date=November 27, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=July 31, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171127064913/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/07/31/1723094/regine-returns-moa-her-30th|archive-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> She recorded "Please Be Careful with My Heart" with [[Jose Mari Chan]], who released the track on his album ''[[Constant Change]]'';<ref name="Constant Change">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/constant-change-mw0000987900|title=Constant Change – Jose Mari Chan |publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108175655/https://www.allmusic.com/album/constant-change-mw0000987900|archive-date=January 8, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> she also sang backing vocals on [[Gary Valenciano]]'s "Each Passing Night", which appears on his album ''Faces of Love''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lo |first1=Ricky |title=Gary & the Soundtrack of his life |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/04/04/1308524/gary-soundtrack-his-life |access-date=April 25, 2020 |newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=April 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924233932/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/04/04/1308524/gary-soundtrack-his-life |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Liner notes — Faces of Love">{{cite AV media notes|last=[[Universal Records (Philippines)|Universal Records Inc.]]|others=[[Gary Valenciano]]|page=3|title=Faces of Love|year=1989|publisher=[[Universal Records (Philippines)|Universal Records]]|id=CDP-94,583|type=Liner notes}}</ref>

In 1991, Velasquez made her North American concert debut at [[Carnegie Hall]] in [[New York City]],<ref name="Carnegie Regine">{{cite web|last1=Lopez|first1=Iskho|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0q4mAAAAIBAJ&pg=6150,874503&dq=regine+velasquez&hl=en|title=Regine in Carnegie Hall|newspaper=[[Manila Standard]]|date=October 6, 1991|access-date=June 8, 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130724051520/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0q4mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6150,874503&dq=regine+velasquez&hl=en|archive-date=July 24, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> a first for an Asian solo artist.<ref name="StillAsia">{{cite news|last1=Carballo|first1=Bibsy|title=Regine still Asia's songbird|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/12/24/1405987/regine-still-asias-songbird|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=December 14, 2014|access-date=October 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224150833/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/12/24/1405987/regine-still-asias-songbird|archive-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> British theatrical producer [[Cameron Mackintosh]] later invited Velasquez to audition for the [[West End theatre|West End]] production of the musical ''[[Miss Saigon]]''.<ref name="RegineMissSaigon">{{cite news|last1=Abunda|first1=Boy|title=Why Regine said no to Miss Saigon|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/185321/why-regine-said-no-miss-saigon|access-date=November 3, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=November 25, 2002|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171107033702/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/185321/why-regine-said-no-miss-saigon|archive-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> She received a letter from the production offering to train her in [[London]], which she declined: partly due to her lack of experience in musical theater, and also because she wished to remain with her family.<ref name="RegineMissSaigon"/>

===1988&ndash;1991: International exposure===

Velasquez represented the Philippines in the ''Asia-Pacific Singing Contest'', an international singing competition held in [[Hong Kong]]. On [[December 23]], [[1989]] she was declared the grand champion with her powerful rendition of broadway hits, ''You'll Never Walk Alone'' from [[Carousel (musical)|Carousel]] and ''And I'm Telling You'' from [[Dreamgirls]]. Her win sky-rocketed her from Filipino celebrity to Asian music superstar; from then on, she was hailed as ''Asia's Songbird''.

Velasquez's third studio album ''[[Tagala Talaga]]'' was released in October 1991.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gonzales|first1=David|title=Tagala Talaga > Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/cagala-talaga-mw0001089426|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=November 5, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043355/https://www.allmusic.com/album/cagala-talaga-mw0001089426|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> It includes [[cover version]]s of recordings by [[National Artist of the Philippines|National Artist for Music]] recipients [[Ryan Cayabyab]], [[Lucio San Pedro]], and [[Levi Celerio]].<ref name="Liner notes — Tagala Talaga">{{cite AV media notes|last=[[Vicor Music|Vicor Music Corporation]]|page=5|others=Regine Velasquez|title=[[Tagala Talaga]]|year=1991|publisher=[[Vicor Music]]|id=VCD-91-023|type=Liner notes}}</ref><ref>These recipients can be found here:<br />{{cite web |title=The Order of National Artists |url=http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/the-order-of-national-artists/ |publisher=[[Official Gazette (Philippines)|The Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines]] |access-date=May 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814154852/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/the-order-of-national-artists/ |archive-date=August 14, 2018 |url-status=live }}<br />{{cite web |title=The Order of National Artists |url=https://upd.edu.ph/national-artists-of-the-philippines |publisher=[[University of the Philippines Diliman]] |access-date=May 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827011226/http://upd.edu.ph/national-artists-of-the-philippines/ |archive-date=August 27, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> The album's lead single, titled "Buhay ng Buhay Ko", was originally recorded by [[Leah Navarro]] and was written by Pedero,<ref>{{cite news|title=Martin Nievera launches new album with a concert at the Kia Theatre!|url=http://pop.inquirer.net/2016/07/martin-nievera-launches-new-album-with-a-concert-at-the-kia-theatre/|access-date=November 27, 2017|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=July 25, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160901145517/https://pop.inquirer.net/2016/07/martin-nievera-launches-new-album-with-a-concert-at-the-kia-theatre/|archive-date=September 1, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Liner notes — Tagala Talaga"/> with whom Velasquez had worked on ''Nineteen 90''.<ref name="Liner notes — Nineteen 90"/> Other notable singles from the album include "[[Anak (song)|Anak]]" and "[[Sa Ugoy ng Duyan]]".<ref name="Liner notes — Tagala Talaga"/>

Her victory has made Velasquez a household name and also garnered her the respect and support of highly acclaimed composers and musicians in the Philippine music industry. Soon she released a string of successful albums starting with ''Nineteen 90'' which spawned the highly successful single "Narito Ako", her first collaboration with Ogie Alcasid entitled, ''I Have To Say Goodbye'', and the duet ''Please Be Careful With My Heart'' with multi-awarded [[singer]]/[[composer]] Jose Mari Chan.

[[PolyGram|PolyGram Far East]] announced a joint-venture licensing deal in the Philippines in July 1993 with the formation of its subsidiary [[UMG Philippines|PolyCosmic Records]].<ref name="GorospeBillboard"/> Velasquez recorded a duet titled "[[Foolish Lullaby|It's Hard to Say Goodbye]]" with Canadian singer [[Paul Anka]], which became the new label's first release.<ref name="GorospeBillboard">{{cite magazine|last=Gorospe|first=Marc|title=PolyGram in The Philippines venture, first release is a Velasquez-Anka duet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CxAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA33|page=33|issn=0006-2510|date=July 10, 1993|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015727/https://books.google.ae/books?id=CxAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA33|archive-date=November 7, 2017|access-date=November 6, 2017}}</ref><ref name="RegineRRAllmusic"/> The single was later included on her fourth studio album ''Reason Enough''.<ref name="RegineRRAllmusic"/> David Gonzales of [[AllMusic]] described the album as "more attuned to international ears" and said Velasquez's vocals are "thin and unimpressive".<ref name="RegineRRAllmusic">{{cite web|last1=Gonzales|first1=David|title=Reason Enough > Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/reason-enough-mw0000936817|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=November 5, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107030217/https://www.allmusic.com/album/reason-enough-mw0000936817|archive-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> One of its singles, "[[Sana Maulit Muli (song)|Sana Maulit Muli]]", won the Awit Award for Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist in 1994.<ref name="AwitAwardsList">{{cite news|title=The Philippine Awit Awards > Winners Archive|url=http://www.awitawards.com.ph/awitwinners.doc|access-date=November 25, 2017|publisher=[[Awit Award]]s|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305004725/http://www.awitawards.com.ph/awitwinners.doc|archive-date=March 5, 2017}}</ref>

Her first major solo concert, 'Narito Ako', was at the Folk Arts Theater. The concert was guested by [[Gary Valenciano]]. The standing-room-only crowd was so impressed that they gave her ''eight standing ovations'' that night; she was dubbed the 'Standing Ovation Queen' for sometime.

===1994–1998: ''Listen Without Prejudice'' and ''My Love Emotion''===

[[Image:Regine-Carnegie-1991.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Carnegie Hall, New York at the age of 21]] Regine's debut United States solo concert at the ripe age of 20 was held at the Main Hall of [[Carnegie Hall]] on [[October 11]], [[1991]]. The show was entitled ''Narito Ako sa New York'' (Here I Am in New York), in reference to her Tagalog hit single ''Narito Ako''. The concert was part of the 100 events crowning Carnegie Hall's Centennial celebration. Velasquez is the first Filipino to stage a solo concert in the prestigious music hall.

[[File:Regine Velasquez Korea Launch 1996 (cropped).jpg|right|thumb|alt=A photo of a woman with a banner behind her bearing the name Regine and Korean text|Velasquez at a press launch in 1996]]

Velasquez released her fifth studio album ''[[Listen Without Prejudice (Regine Velasquez album)|Listen Without Prejudice]]'' in 1994.<ref name="RegineLWP"/> She worked with songwriters, including [[Glenn Medeiros]], [[Trina Belamide]], and [[Citybeat (band)|John Laudon]].<ref name="Liner notes — LWP">{{cite AV media notes|last=[[UMG Philippines|PolyCosmic Records]]|others=Regine Velasquez|title=[[Listen Without Prejudice (Regine Velasquez album)|Listen Without Prejudice]]|page=6|year=1994|publisher=[[UMG Philippines|PolyCosmic Records]]|id=5224394|type=Liner notes}}</ref> The album was released in several countries in Southeast and East Asia, including China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand.<ref name="RegineLWP">{{cite web|last1=Gonzales|first1=David|title=Listen Without Prejudice > Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/listen-without-prejudice-mw0000937745|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=November 6, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021926/https://www.allmusic.com/album/listen-without-prejudice-mw0000937745|archive-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref><ref name="The Nation Regine"/> The album's lead single "In Love with You" features Cantonese singer [[Jacky Cheung]].<ref name="The Nation Regine">{{cite web|last1=Van Zuylen|first1=Gary|title=Regine capturing Chinese hearts|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KrJNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5658,2542399&dq=regine+velasquez&hl=en|date=April 7, 1997|newspaper=[[The Nation (Thailand)|The Nation]]|access-date=November 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116215434/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KrJNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LkQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5658,2542399&dq=regine+velasquez&hl=en|archive-date=January 16, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Gonzales commended the record's themes and said, "Cheung's presence on the duet had much to do with the overseas success".<ref name="RegineLWP"/> The album had sold more than 700,000 copies worldwide, including 100,000 in the Philippines,<ref name="The Nation Regine"/> making it Velasquez's best-selling album to date.<ref name="StillAsia"/>

Velasquez's sixth studio album ''[[My Love Emotion]]'' was released in 1995.<ref name="RegineMLE"/> The title track, which was written by [[Southern Sons]] vocalist Phil Buckle,<ref name="RegineMLE"/><ref name="Liner notes—My Love Emotion">{{cite AV media notes|last=[[UMG Philippines|PolyCosmic Records]]|others=Regine Velasquez|title=[[My Love Emotion]]|page=8|year=1995|publisher=[[UMG Philippines|PolyCosmic Records]]|id=PHCR1398|type=Liner notes}}</ref> was described by Gonzales as a "triumph [and] an outstanding vehicle, containing a strong melody and [[hook (music)|hook]] in the chorus".<ref name="RegineMLE">{{cite web|last1=Gonzales|first1=David|title=My Love Emotion > Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/my-love-emotion-mw0001109643|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=November 8, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108152018/https://www.allmusic.com/album/my-love-emotion-mw0001109643|archive-date=November 8, 2017}}</ref> The album made a combined regional and domestic sales of 250,000 copies.<ref name="The Nation Regine"/>

This historic event was not just a milestone in Regine's career but also an important moment in Filipino music. ''"As memorable as it can be! [...]"'', recalls concert producer Alice Martinez, ''"At the start of the concert, Regine walked-in singing 'Narito Ako' in a flowing red bustier gown draped with a floor length cape, ala Audrey Hepburn [...] and the whole audience just stood up with thunderous ovations. It was a really unforgettable evening."''[http://re-alentertainment.com/pages/aboutus/history.html]

For her seventh studio album ''[[Retro (Regine Velasquez album)|Retro]]'' (1996), Velasquez recorded cover versions of popular music of the 1970's and 1980's from artists including [[Donna Summer]], [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]], and [[the Carpenters]].<ref name="RegineRetro"/> The album's only original track, "Fly", is credited to [[Earth, Wind & Fire]] members [[Maurice White]], [[Al McKay]], and [[Allee Willis]], because the song interpolates the melody of their single "[[September (Earth, Wind & Fire song)|September]]".<ref name="Liner notes — Retro">{{cite AV media notes|last=[[UMG Philippines|PolyCosmic Records]]|page=5|others=Regine Velasquez|title=[[Retro (Regine Velasquez album)|Retro]]|year=1997|publisher=[[PolyCosmic Records]]|id=5342242|type=Liner notes}}</ref> Velasquez left PolyCosmic in 1998, and signed a six-album contract with the MJF Company.<ref name="Very Special">{{cite web|last1=Gonzales|first1=David|title=Very Special > Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/very-special-mw0001073568|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=November 9, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117211705/https://www.allmusic.com/album/very-special-mw0001073568|archive-date=November 17, 2012}}</ref><ref name="RegineDrawn">{{cite web|last1=Gonzales|first1=David|title=Drawn > Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/drawn-mw0000943328|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=November 9, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110005347/https://www.allmusic.com/album/drawn-mw0000943328|archive-date=November 10, 2017}}</ref> That year, her ninth studio album ''[[Drawn (album)|Drawn]]'' was released.<ref name="RegineDrawn"/> MJF head [[Mark J. Feist]] wrote and produced most of the tracks, including the lead single "How Could You Leave".<ref name="RegineDrawn"/><ref name="Liner notes — Drawn">{{cite AV media notes|last=[[Viva Records (Philippines)|Viva Records Corporation]]|others=Regine Velasquez|page=8|title=[[Drawn (album)|Drawn]]|year=1998|publisher=[[Viva Records (Philippines)|Viva Records]]|id=VCD-98-034|type=Liner notes}}</ref> ''Drawn'' sold more than 40,000 copies and was awarded a platinum certification within two weeks of its release.<ref name="Dominic Pride Billboard">{{cite magazine|last=Pride|first=Dominic|title=Global Music Pulse|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fw0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA39|date=January 9, 1999|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=111|issue=2|page=39|issn=0006-2510|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724052009/http://books.google.com/books?id=Fw0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA39|archive-date=July 24, 2013|access-date=November 6, 2017}}</ref>{{efn|name=fn1}}

Also In 1991, Cameron Mackintosh Group, creators of the musical [[Les Miserables (musical)|Les Miserables]] auditioned Velasquez and others in New York for the Broadway production of [[Miss Saigon (musical)|Miss Saigon]]. She was offered the lead role of 'Kim' but Velasquez declined, citing inadequate theatrical experience. She was quoted from an interview that she was still young back then and did not want to be separated from her family. Furthermore, she wanted to make a name for herself and did not want to be in the shadow of fellow Filipina, [[Lea Salonga]], who has already garnered critical acclaim for her role in Miss Saigon.

===1999–2003: ''R2K'' and ''Reigne''===

The success of the album ''Nineteen 90'' was succeeded by the release of the award-winning ''Tagala Talaga'' which is comprised of her rendition of classic Filipino compositions by [[Ryan Cayabyab]], Nonong Pedero, Willy Cruz, George Canseco, [[Louie Ocampo]], [[Freddie Aguilar]] and National Artists for Music Awardees [[Lucio D. San Pedro]] and [[Levi Celerio]].

[[File:Regine Velasquez R2K Concert 2000.jpg|thumb|upright|left|alt=Velasquez performing in a long yellow gown while hanging on a harness|Velasquez performing "[[Butterfly (Mariah Carey song)|Butterfly]]" during her [[R2K: The Concert|R2K Concert]] in April 2000]]

Velasquez produced most of her next album ''[[R2K]]'',<ref name="Liner notes — R2K">{{cite AV media notes|last=[[Viva Records (Philippines)|Viva Records Corporation]]|others=Regine Velasquez|title=[[R2K]]|year=1999|pages=9{{hyphen}}10|publisher=[[Viva Records (Philippines)|Viva Records]]|id=VCD-99-052|type=Liner notes}}</ref> which was released on November 27, 1999.<ref name="Nigel Williamson Billboard">{{cite magazine|last=Williamson|first=Nigel|title=Global Music Impulse|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA69|date=January 22, 2000|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=112|issue=4|page=69|issn=0006-2510|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724051137/http://books.google.com/books?id=sA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA69|archive-date=July 24, 2013|access-date=November 6, 2017}}</ref> She recorded remakes of [[Jeffrey Osborne]]'s "[[On the Wings of Love (song)|On the Wings of Love]]", [[Dionne Warwick]]'s "[[I'll Never Love This Way Again]]", [[Aerosmith]]'s "[[I Don't Want to Miss a Thing|I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing]]", and [[ABBA]]'s "[[Dancing Queen]]", among others.<ref name="Liner notes — R2K"/> Gonzales criticized the record's "infatuation with Western popular music" and called Velasquez's singing "self-assured [but] also unimpressive".<ref name="RegineR2K">{{cite web|last1=Gonzales|first1=David|title=R2K > Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r2k-mw0000953157|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=November 10, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110172159/https://www.allmusic.com/album/r2k-mw0000953157|archive-date=November 10, 2017}}</ref> Commercially, ''R2K'' sold more than 40,000 copies in its second week of release, earning a platinum certification,<ref name="Nigel Williamson Billboard"/>{{efn|name=fn1|Claimed sales figures are supported by the following specified certified units:

* For [[Music recording certification|music certifications]] prior to 1990s up to 2006, [[Philippine Association of the Record Industry|PARI]]'s threshold for an album to receive Platinum certification was 40,000 units shipped: {{cite magazine|last=Williamson|first=Nigel|title=Global Music Impulse|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA69|date=January 22, 2000|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=112|issue=4|page=69|issn=0006-2510|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724051137/http://books.google.com/books?id=sA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA69|archive-date=July 24, 2013|access-date=November 6, 2017}}

* For music certifications beginning 2007, PARI's threshold for an album to receive Platinum certification was 30,000 units shipped: {{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070109165528/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/certification-award-levels.pdf |archive-date=January 9, 2007 |title=International Certification Award Levels 2007|access-date=May 9, 2020 |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]]}}

* For music certifications beginning 2008, PARI's threshold for an album to receive Platinum certification was 25,000 units shipped: {{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625100951/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf |archive-date=June 25, 2008 |title=International Certification Award Levels 2008|access-date=May 9, 2020 |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]]}}

* For music certifications beginning 2009, PARI's threshold for an album to receive Platinum certification was 20,000 units shipped: {{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf |title=International Certification Award Levels 2009 |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215213127/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf |access-date=May 9, 2020 |archive-date=February 15, 2010}}

* For music certifications since 2013 to present, PARI's threshold for an album to receive Platinum certification was 15,000 units shipped: {{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf |title=International Certification Award Levels 2013 |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328112251/http://ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf |archive-date=March 28, 2014|access-date=May 9, 2020}}}} and was certified four times platinum a year later.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=The girl with the 'platinum' touch|url=http://www.philstar.com/showbiz/118927/girl-platinum-touch|access-date=December 7, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=December 24, 2000|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202953/http://www.philstar.com/showbiz/118927/girl-platinum-touch|archive-date=October 29, 2013|language=tl}}</ref> ''R2K'' has since been certified twelve times platinum,<ref name="30 moments">{{cite web|last1=Luciano Elvin and Lapuz R. Sedricke|title=30 moments that defined Regine Velasquez's career|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/music/2017/10/20/regine-velasquez-30-milestones.html|date=October 20, 2017|publisher=[[CNN Philippines]]|access-date=October 25, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171022093507/http://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/music/2017/10/20/regine-velasquez-30-milestones.html|archive-date=October 22, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> becoming the highest-selling album by a female artist in the Philippines.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gabinete |first1=Jojo |title=Regine: pang 'One-Night' na lang |trans-title=Regine opts for one-night shows|url=https://www.abante.com.ph/source-regine-pang-one-night-na-lang.htm |access-date=April 29, 2020 |newspaper=[[Abante]] |date=June 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122122851/https://www.abante.com.ph/source-regine-pang-one-night-na-lang.htm |archive-date=November 22, 2017 |url-status=live|language=tl}}</ref><ref name="Career milestone"/> On December 31, 1999, Velasquez was a featured musical act in ''[[2000 Today]]'',<ref name="30 moments"/> a [[BBC]] [[Millennium celebrations|millennium television special]] that attracted a worldwide audience of more than 800 million viewers with its core program broadcast across the world's time zones,<ref name="Press release">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/info/news/news118.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060307154808/https://www.bbc.co.uk/info/news/news118.htm|title=2000 Today|date=October 6, 1998 |archive-date=March 7, 2006|publisher=[[BBC News]]|access-date=September 13, 2020}}</ref> which began with [[Kiribati|Kiribati Line Islands]] and ended in [[American Samoa]].{{sfn|Marriott|2007|pages=3&ndash;4}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/2000/tv/schedule.htm |title=2000 Today |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|access-date=August 30, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050830013545/http://www.abc.net.au/2000/tv/schedule.htm|archive-date=August 30, 2005}}</ref>

Velasquez headlined and directed the [[R2K: The Concert|R2K Concert]] at the [[Smart Araneta Coliseum|Araneta Coliseum]] in April 2000,<ref name="R2K Concert"/> which won her Best Female Major Concert Act at the 13th Aliw Awards.<ref name="KKI">{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=Robin and Regine: A story of two winners|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/92146/robin-and-regine-story-2-winners|access-date=November 10, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=October 11, 2000|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171110233325/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/92146/robin-and-regine-story-2-winners|archive-date=November 10, 2017}}</ref> [[Ricky Lo]] from ''[[The Philippine Star]]'' was generally impressed with the production and complimented Velasquez's "boundless energy and creativity".<ref name="R2K Concert">{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=Regine is 'flying' colors|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/92080/regine-flying-colors|access-date=November 10, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=April 11, 2000|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171110233336/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/92080/regine-flying-colors|archive-date=November 10, 2017}}</ref> She also performed a concert at the Westin Philippine Plaza that year, which spawned the release of her first live album ''[[Regine Live: Songbird Sings the Classics]]'' in December 2000.<ref name="RegineGerard">{{cite news|title=Regine in Songbird Sings the Classics|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/92133/regine-songbird-sings-classics|access-date=December 4, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=October 5, 2000|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171204222928/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/92133/regine-songbird-sings-classics|archive-date=December 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name="SSTC Review"/> Although it was criticized for its audio mixing,<ref name="SSTC Review">{{cite web|last1=Gonzales|first1=David|title=Regine Live: Songbird Sings The Classics > Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/regine-live-songbird-sings-the-classics-mw0000967818|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=November 10, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111204730/https://www.allmusic.com/album/regine-live-songbird-sings-the-classics-mw0000967818|archive-date=November 11, 2017}}</ref> the album was certified six times platinum.<ref name="reginevelasquezyesmagazine"/>{{efn|name=fn1}}

===1993&ndash;1998: Asian stardom===

Velasquez worked with Filipino songwriters for material on her eleventh studio album ''[[Reigne]]''.<ref name="RegineReigne"/> The album and its lead single "To Reach You" were released in December 2001.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gil|first1=Baby|title=Regine serves up her best|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/144920/regine-serves-her-best|access-date=November 11, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=December 26, 2001|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111205122/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/144920/regine-serves-her-best|archive-date=November 11, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Liner notes — Reigne">{{cite AV media notes|last=[[Viva Records (Philippines)|Viva Records Corporation]]|others=Regine Velasquez|title=[[Reigne]]|year=2001|page=12|publisher=[[Viva Records (Philippines)|Viva Records]]|id=VR CDS 2001 051|type=Liner notes}}</ref> Other singles were [[Tats Faustino]]'s "Dadalhin" and [[Janno Gibbs]]' "Sa Aking Pag-iisa".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gil|first1=Baby|title=Regine is tops|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/193027/patricia-too-hot-handle|access-date=November 11, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=January 27, 2003|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171111205046/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/193027/patricia-too-hot-handle|archive-date=November 11, 2017}}</ref> Gonzales called the album "an adventurous set" and praised the quality of the songwriting.<ref name="RegineReigne">{{cite web|last1=Gonzales|first1=David|title=Reigne > Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/regine-mw0000474077|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=November 11, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111205445/https://www.allmusic.com/album/regine-mw0000474077|archive-date=November 11, 2017}}</ref>

The year [[1993]] saw the release of her fourth record ''Reason Enough'', which attained [[platinum album|platinum]] status. It featured songs such as ''Sana Maulit Muli'', ''Babalikang Muli'', and her duet with [[Gary Valenciano]], ''Slip Away''. It also included a collaboration with music legend [[Paul Anka]], called ''It's Hard to Say Goodbye'' (which was later on recorded by [[Celine Dion]]).

Velasquez won the inaugural [[MTV Asia Awards 2002|2002 MTV Asia Award]] for [[MTV Asia Awards 2002#Favorite Artist Philippines|Favorite Artist Philippines]] in February 2002.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=And the nominees for the 1st MTV Asia Awards are...|url=http://www.philstar.com/young-star/143656/and-nominees-1st-mtv-asia-awards-are|access-date=November 11, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=December 14, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027224442/http://www.philstar.com/young-star/143656/and-nominees-1st-mtv-asia-awards-are|archive-date=October 27, 2014}}</ref><ref name="RegineMAA">{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=Regine is Favorite MTV Filipino Artist|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/149373/regine-favorite-mtv-filipino-artist|access-date=November 11, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=February 4, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111210931/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/149373/regine-favorite-mtv-filipino-artist|archive-date=November 11, 2017}}</ref> She performed "[[Cry (Mandy Moore song)|Cry]]" with [[Mandy Moore]] to promote the theatrical release of Moore's film ''[[A Walk to Remember]]''.<ref name="Career milestone">{{cite news |last1=Baldono |first1=Krista |title=Regine Velasquez-Alcasid's magnificent career milestones as Asia's Songbird |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/idolphilippines/articles-news/83041619-regine-velasquez-alcasids-magnificent-career-milestones-as-asias-songbird-8002 |access-date=July 4, 2021 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=April 16, 2019 |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410195237/https://ent.abs-cbn.com/idolphilippines/articles-news/83041619-regine-velasquez-alcasids-magnificent-career-milestones-as-asias-songbird-8002 |url-status=live }}</ref> In March, Velasquez hosted the first season of ''[[Star for a Night (Philippine TV series)|Star for a Night]]'', which is based on the [[Star for a Night (British TV series)|British talent show of the same name]].<ref name="SFAN Regine">{{cite news|last1=Francisco|first1=Butch|title=What makes Star For a Night different|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/194315/what-makes-star-night-different|access-date=November 11, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=February 6, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112021118/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/194315/what-makes-star-night-different|archive-date=November 12, 2017}}</ref> In April, she headlined a benefit concert called [[One Night with Regine]] at the [[National Museum of the Philippines]], which was a collaboration with [[ABS-CBN Foundation]] to benefit [[Bantay Bata|Bantay Bata Foundation]]'s child abuse response fund.<ref name="OneNightRegine">{{cite news|last1=Montemar-Oriondo|title=Regine with a difference|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/161372/2-regine-difference|access-date=November 11, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=May 19, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112021343/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/161372/2-regine-difference|archive-date=November 12, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The show won Best Musical Program at the [[Asian Television Awards|7th Asian Television Awards]].<ref name="RegineATA">{{cite web|title=Winners, The 7th Asian Television Awards|url=https://www.asiantvawards.com/winners/2002-winners/|publisher=Asian TV Awards|access-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111205706/https://www.asiantvawards.com/winners/2002-winners/|archive-date=November 11, 2017}}</ref>

Velasquez's first Asian studio album was ''Listen Without Prejudice'', released in [[1994]] under ''[[Polygram]] Records''. The album featured the hits ''In Love with You'' with [[Jacky Cheung]], ''Follow the Sun'', ''What Kind of Fool Am I'', and ''Reason Enough''. Its sales totalled over 300,000 units throughout [[East Asia]]. Two further best-selling albums were released in the region: ''My Love Emotion'', which featured the cult favorite ''You've Made Me Stronger'', composed by Trina Belamide. The album doubled the success of her preceding album and had a special alternate cover and bonus cut for its Japan Release. Her next album,''Retro'', contained [[cover version|covers]] (revival cuts) of hits from the 1970's. The album also contained the acoustic version of ''Dance With Me'', a duet with Velasquez' mother, Teresita Velasquez.

At the [[MTV Asia Awards 2003|2003 MTV Asia Awards]], Velasquez won her second consecutive award for Favorite Artist Philippines.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Osborne |first1=Magz |title=Lavigne tops MTV Asia |url=https://variety.com/2003/music/news/lavigne-tops-mtv-asia-1117879598/ |access-date=April 27, 2020 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=January 28, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422194556/https://variety.com/2003/music/news/lavigne-tops-mtv-asia-1117879598/ |archive-date=April 22, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2003, she embarked on [[Martin & Regine: The World Concert Tour]] with Nievera.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=Regine plays the Alphabet Game|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/204764/regine-plays-alphabet-game|access-date=November 11, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=May 4, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111210919/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/204764/regine-plays-alphabet-game|archive-date=November 11, 2017}}</ref> The following month, Velasquez returned to host the second season of ''[[Search for a Star]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Abunda|first1=Boy|title=Regine: The ups and downs|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/238682/regine-ups-and-downs|access-date=November 12, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=February 13, 2004|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112132015/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/238682/regine-ups-and-downs|archive-date=November 12, 2017}}</ref> That November, she had a concert residency named [[Songbird Sings Streisand]], a tribute to American singer and actress [[Barbra Streisand]], at [[Makati]]'s Onstage Theatre.<ref>{{cite news |title=Regine pays tribute to Streisand |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2003/10/27/225654/regine-pays-tribute-streisand |access-date=April 27, 2020 |newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=October 27, 2003 |archive-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705015021/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2003/10/27/225654/regine-pays-tribute-streisand |url-status=live }}</ref>

Velasquez' mainstream appeal and star power drew much needed media attention to the Philippines' theater industry when she joined the cast of [[Ryan Cayabyab|Ryan Cayabyab's]] musical adaptation of [[Jose Rizal|Jose Rizal's]] "[[Noli Me Tangere (novel)|Noli Me Tangere]]" at the [[Cultural Center of the Philippines|CCP]] in 1995. Velasquez played the tragic role of Maria Clara opposite theater veteran [[Audie Gemora]] who played Crisostomo Ibarra under the guidance of director Nonon Padilla.

===2004–2007: ''Covers Volume 1'' and ''Volume 2''===

In [[1996]], Velasquez recorded her first [[Christmas]] album, entitled ''Love Was Born on Christmas Day'', which marked her final album under Polycosmic Records. She also ended her management contract with Primeline, Inc., and decided to manage her own career. She signed up with Viva Records and released her multi-platinum [[R&B]] and [[hip hop music|hiphop]] oriented album ''Drawn'', which was produced by Mark Feist (who has worked with other [[R&B]] artists such as [[Shanice]] and [[Destiny's Child]]). It featured a self-made hand-sketched portrait of Velasquez on its album cover. A mix of original and cover tracks with an [[R&B]] flair comprised the album. Hard-hitting songs like ''How Could You Leave'', ''I'll Never Say Goodbye'', and fast upbeat songs like ''Once In A Lifetime'' and ''Messin' With My Head'' celebrated her vocal power, technique, and versatilty. The only Filipino track in the album, ''Ikaw'' (You), was the theme song of her movie with matinee idol [[Aga Muhlach]]. The single ''Emotions'' was produced by Mark Feist, who later produced the [[Destiny's Child]] cover of the same song in [[2001]] with little variation. Velasquez also developed a more [[sexy]] public image, distancing herself from her former demure one.

In February 2004, Velasquez and [[Ogie Alcasid]] co-headlined a concert, The Songbird & The Songwriter, at the Araneta Coliseum,<ref name="SS">{{cite news |last1=Gomez |first1=Lucy |title=Ogie Alcasid and Regine Velasquez make beautiful music together |url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/sunday-life/2004/02/29/240784/ogie-alcasid-and-regine-velasquez-make-beautiful-music-together |access-date=April 27, 2020 |newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=February 29, 2004 |archive-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705015058/https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/sunday-life/2004/02/29/240784/ogie-alcasid-and-regine-velasquez-make-beautiful-music-together |url-status=live }}</ref> and they embarked on a North American tour that April.<ref>{{cite web |title=Regine Velasquez & Ogie Alcasid: The Songbird & The Songwriter |url=https://www.broadwayinchicago.com/show/regine-velasquez-ogie-alcasid-the-songbird-the-songwriter-2004/ |website=Broadway in Chicago |publisher=Official Site of Broadway in Chicago |access-date=April 27, 2020 |archive-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705015030/https://www.broadwayinchicago.com/show/regine-velasquez-ogie-alcasid-the-songbird-the-songwriter-2004/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At the 17th Aliw Awards, she won Best Female Performance in a Concert and was nominated for Entertainer of the Year for the collaboration.<ref>{{cite news|title=Aliw Awards aired tonight on RPN 9|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/262074/aliw-awards-aired-tonight-rpn-9|access-date=December 27, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=August 21, 2004|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228232618/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/262074/aliw-awards-aired-tonight-rpn-9|archive-date=December 28, 2017}}</ref> Velasquez hosted the reality talent show ''[[Pinoy Pop Superstar]]'', which began airing on [[GMA Network]] that July.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bismark|first1=Maridol|title=Regine: The shoe is on the other foot|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/256032/regine-shoe-other-foot|access-date=November 12, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=July 2, 2004|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112192524/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/256032/regine-shoe-other-foot|archive-date=November 12, 2017}}</ref> In October 2004, she released "Forevermore", the lead single from her twelfth studio album ''[[Covers (Regine Velasquez album)|Covers Volume 1]]''.<ref name ="coversvol1">{{cite news|title=The songbird reigns still|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/node/181367|access-date=November 12, 2017|newspaper=[[Manila Bulletin]]|date=October 2, 2004|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110609164104/http://www.mb.com.ph/node/181367|archive-date=June 9, 2011}}</ref><ref name="UndrapesCovers">{{cite news|last1=Panaligan|first1=Jojo|title=Asia's Songbird Undrapes 'Covers'|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/ENTR2004101720681.html|access-date=November 12, 2017|newspaper=[[Manila Bulletin]]|date=October 17, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041018214742/http://www.mb.com.ph/ENTR2004101720681.html|archive-date=October 18, 2004}}</ref> Its songs were originally recorded by Filipino male artists, and it was her most expensive cover album to produce due in part to the cost of securing [[music licensing|licensing]] rights for songs by local songwriters,<ref name ="coversvol1"/><ref name="UndrapesCovers"/> including [[Ariel Rivera]]'s "Minsan Lang Kita Iibigan", [[Basil Valdez]]'s "Say That You Love Me", and [[Nonoy Zuñiga]]'s "Araw-Gabi".<ref name ="coversvol1"/><ref name="Liner notes — Covers 1">{{cite AV media notes|author=[[Viva Records (Philippines)|Viva Records Corporation]]|others=Regine Velasquez|title=Covers Volume 1|year=2004|page=8|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/16760097-Regine-Covers-Volume-1|publisher=[[Viva Records (Philippines)|Viva Records]]|id=VR CDS 04 140|type=Liner notes|via=[[Discogs]]|access-date=March 11, 2025|archive-date=March 12, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250312103819/https://www.discogs.com/release/16760097-Regine-Covers-Volume-1|url-status=live}}</ref> The album has since been certified six times Platinum.<ref name="reginevelasquezyesmagazine">{{cite web|url=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/mariedg/File0995.jpg|title=100 Stars Who Ruled The Decade|magazine=[[Yes! (Philippine magazine)|Yes!]]|publisher=[[Summit Media]]|date=May 1, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202445/http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/mariedg/File0995.jpg|archive-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref>{{efn|name=fn1}}

Later in November and December 2005, Velasquez had an eight-day concert residency named [[Reflections (concert residency)|Reflections]] at the [[Aliw Theater]].<ref name="ReflectionsRegine">{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=Reflections by Regine|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/303534/reflections-regine|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=October 25, 2005|access-date=November 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113003041/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/303534/reflections-regine|archive-date=November 13, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The sequel album ''[[Covers Volume 2]]'' was released in February 2006.<ref name="MB Covers 2">{{cite news|last1=Panaligan|first1=Jojo|title=Regine Velasquez Serves Up High-Brow Versions in Covers 2|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-142209737.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225205544/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-142209737.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 25, 2018|access-date=November 22, 2017|newspaper=[[Manila Bulletin]]|date=February 18, 2006|via=[[HighBeam Research|HighBeam]]}}</ref> Unlike its predecessor, it contains songs by foreign artists, including [[Alanis Morissette]]'s "[[Head Over Feet]]", [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]]'s "[[Call Me (Blondie song)|Call Me]]", and [[Elvis Presley]]'s "[[Blue Suede Shoes]]".<ref name="Liner notes — Covers 2">{{cite AV media notes|last=[[Viva Records (Philippines)|Viva Records Corporation]]|others=Regine Velasquez|title=Covers Volume 2|year=2006|pages=7{{hyphen}}8|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/10798292-Regine-Covers-Volume-2|publisher=[[Viva Records (Philippines)|Viva Records]]|id=VR CDS 05 192|type=Liner notes|via=[[Discogs]]}}</ref> ''[[Manila Bulletin]]''{{'}}s Jojo Panaligan was generally impressed with Velasquez's "versatility" and the album tracks' "jazzy and blues-y interpretation".<ref name="MB Covers 2"/> In October 2006, she performed a concert titled [[Twenty (concert)|Twenty]] at the Araneta Coliseum, which won her Best Female Major Concert Act and Entertainer of the Year award at the 20th Aliw Awards.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Calderon|first1=Ricky|title=Regine to mark 20th year with concert series|url=http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/361368/comebacking-g-toengi-star-international-film|access-date=November 12, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=October 4, 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113004929/http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/361368/comebacking-g-toengi-star-international-film|archive-date=November 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Orsal|first1=Noel|title=Regine Velasquez named Entertainer of the Year in 20th Aliw Awards|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/15686/regine-velasquez-named-entertainer-of-the-year-in-20th-aliw-awards|access-date=November 12, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=December 6, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707185221/http://www.pep.ph/news/15686/regine-velasquez-named-entertainer-of-the-year-in-20th-aliw-awards|archive-date=July 7, 2017|language=tl}}</ref> In 2007, she became co-host of the reality television show ''[[Celebrity Duets: Philippine Edition|Celebrity Duets]]'', an interactive music competition based on the [[Celebrity Duets|eponymous original US show]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Bigger contenders as Celebrity Duets returns|url=http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/80698/bigger-contenders-%E2%80%98celebrity-duets%E2%80%99-returns|access-date=November 13, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=August 22, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113165410/http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/80698/bigger-contenders-%E2%80%98celebrity-duets%E2%80%99-returns|archive-date=November 13, 2017}}</ref>

===1999&ndash;2004: Regine reigns===

Velasquez began the new [[millennium]] by singing the [[Philippines|Philippine]] [[Millennium]] Anthem ''Written In The Sand'' atop the [[Manila]] Peninsula [[hotel]], an event that was broadcasted live all over the world. She then released an album entitled ''R2K'' which stands for ''Regine 2000'', a fitting theme patterned from the symbol [[Year 2000 problem|Y2K]]. The album contained revival cuts from [[Global|international]] artists and spawned a sixtuple platinum award, with songs like ''On the Wings of Love'', ''Fallin'', ''I'll Never Love This Way Again'' and ''[[I Don't Want to Miss a Thing]]''. She then embarked on her major solo [[R2K Concert]].

===2008–2012: ''Low Key'' and professional hiatus===

Two years later, with seveal movies and successful concerts, she returned to the studio and released an all-original album titled ''Reigne'', a play of letters from her name. Songs like ''To Reach You'', ''Dadalhin'', and ''Sa Aking Pag-iisa'' were very popular and well-received.

[[File:Regine Velasquez Silver Rewind 2013 (cropped) 2.jpg|thumb|upright|Velasquez on her [[Silver (concert)|Silver]] concert at the [[Mall of Asia Arena]] in 2013|alt=A woman in a sequined strapless gown holding a hand-held microphone]]

Velasquez developed other television projects in 2008. She appeared in ''[[Songbird (TV series)|Songbird]]'', a weekly late-night musical television show that featured performances by musical guests.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Santiago|first1=Erwin|title=Regine Velasquez serenades viewers in weekly musical show "Songbird"|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/17445/regine-velasquez-serenades-viewers-in-weekly-musical-show-songbird|access-date=November 13, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=May 10, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113221616/http://www.pep.ph/news/17445/regine-velasquez-serenades-viewers-in-weekly-musical-show-songbird|archive-date=November 13, 2017}}</ref> She also featured in the musical television special ''[[The Best of Me (TV special)|The Best of Me]]'', which was filmed at her residence in [[Quezon City]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Calderon|first1=Nora|title=Regine Velasquez celebrates her birthday with a TV special|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/17121/regine-velasquez-celebrates-her-birthday-with-a-tv-special|access-date=November 13, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=April 16, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113222204/http://www.pep.ph/news/17121/regine-velasquez-celebrates-her-birthday-with-a-tv-special|archive-date=November 13, 2017|language=Tagalog}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Glorioso|first1=Bot|title=How well do you know|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/57432/how-well-do-you-know|access-date=November 13, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=April 22, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113165358/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/57432/how-well-do-you-know|archive-date=November 13, 2017}}</ref> Velasquez signed a deal with [[Universal Records (Philippines)|Universal Records]] and released an album titled ''[[Low Key (album)|Low Key]]'' in December 2008.<ref name="ReingeLowKey"/><ref name="Low Key">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/low-key-mw0001258412|title=Low Key – Regine Velasquez|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|at=Overview|access-date=January 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109181952/https://www.allmusic.com/album/low-key-mw0001258412|archive-date=January 9, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The album consists of cover versions of international songs that she described as "more relaxed, laid-back and restrained".<ref name="ReingeLowKey">{{cite news|last1=Santiago|first1=Erwin|title=Regine Velasquez sings "Low Key" in her first album with Universal Records|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/19903/regine-velasquez-sings-low-key-in-her-first-album-with-universal-records|access-date=November 13, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=November 15, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701170522/http://www.pep.ph/news/19903/regine-velasquez-sings-low-key-in-her-first-album-with-universal-records|archive-date=July 1, 2017}}</ref> It includes tracks such as [[Billy Joel]]'s "[[She's Always a Woman]]", [[Dan Fogelberg]]'s "[[Leader of the Band]]", and [[Janis Ian]]'s "[[At Seventeen]]".<ref name="Liner notes — Low Key">{{cite AV media notes|last=[[Universal Records (Philippines)|Universal Records Inc.]]|others=Regine Velasquez|pages=11{{hyphen}}12|title=Low Key|year=2008|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/14097592-Regine-Velasquez-Low-Key|publisher=[[Universal Records (Philippines)|Universal Records]]|id=CDP-94,1438|type=Liner notes|via=[[Discogs]]}}</ref> The ''[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]'' praised the album's maturity and wrote, "[Velasquez] no longer shrieks and shouts as much as she used to".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Asilo|first1=Rito|title=High marks for Regine's Low Key|url=http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20081121-173656/High-marks-for-Regines-Low-Key|access-date=November 13, 2017|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=November 21, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922231123/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20081121-173656/High-marks-for-Regines-Low-Key|archive-date=September 22, 2012}}</ref> The album sold more than 25,000 copies within two months of its release and was certified platinum.<ref name="Low Key Platinum">{{cite news|last1=Dimaculangan|first1=Jocelyn|title=Regine Velasquez's "Low Key" is first Platinum album for 2009|url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/music/3310/regine-velasquez39s-low-key-is-first-platinum-album-for-2009|access-date=January 22, 2018|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=February 1, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116215434/https://www.pep.ph/guide/music/3310/regine-velasquez39s-low-key-is-first-platinum-album-for-2009|archive-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref>{{efn|name=fn1}} In May 2009, she appeared on the television documentary ''[[Roots to Riches]]'', which chronicles her personal and professional struggles, and includes musical performances filmed in her hometown of [[Malolos, Bulacan]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=Regine's roots to riches story|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/470452/regines-roots-riches-story|access-date=November 14, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=May 24, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114152353/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/470452/regines-roots-riches-story|archive-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref> Later that month, she hosted the television talent show ''[[Are You the Next Big Star?]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Llanes|first1=Rommel|title=Are You The Next Big Star? begins airing on May 16|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/3893/are-you-the-next-big-star-begins-airing-on-may-16?-begins-airing-on-May-16|access-date=November 14, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=May 12, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114202102/http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/3893/are-you-the-next-big-star-begins-airing-on-may-16?-begins-airing-on-May-16|archive-date=November 14, 2017|language=Tagalog}}</ref>

Velasquez's next album, a [[Double album|double CD]] set called ''[[Fantasy (Regine Velasquez album)|Fantasy]]'', was released in December 2010.<ref name=Fantasyreview/><ref name="Regine Fantasay"/> The first disc is composed of [[Original Pilipino Music]] (OPM) recordings and the second includes covers of international singles such as [[Madonna]]{{'}}s "[[Papa Don't Preach]]", [[Toronto (band)|Toronto]]{{'}}s "[[What About Love]]", and the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]]' "[[Love Will Keep Us Alive]]".<ref name=Fantasyreview/><ref name="Liner notes — Fantasy">{{cite AV media notes|last=[[Universal Records (Philippines)|Universal Records Inc.]]|others=Regine Velasquez|title=[[Fantasy (Regine Velasquez album)|Fantasy]]|pages=6{{hyphen}}7|year=2010|publisher=[[Universal Records (Philippines)|Universal Records]]|id=CDP-94,1478|type=Liner notes}}</ref> The ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' called the album "vocally sumptuous" and was generally impressed with Velasquez's vocals and range.<ref name="Fantasyreview">{{cite news|last1=Asilo|first1=Rito|title=Moving Musical Send-Off for Regine Velasquez|url=http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20101203-306850/Moving-musical-send-off-for-Regine-Velasquez|access-date=November 14, 2017|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=December 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204183542/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20101203-306850/Moving-musical-send-off-for-Regine-Velasquez|archive-date=December 4, 2010}}</ref> ''Fantasy'' received a platinum certification{{efn|name=fn1}} and earned three nominations at the 3rd Star Awards for Music.<ref name="Regine Fantasay">{{cite news|last1=Gil|first1=Baby|title=Regine's fantasy|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/652605/regines-fantasy|access-date=November 14, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=January 31, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115015157/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/652605/regines-fantasy|archive-date=November 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Reyes|first1=William|title=3rd Star Awards for Music will take place on October 16|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/music/8888/3rd-star-awards-for-music-will-take-place-on-october-16|access-date=November 14, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=September 9, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114202300/http://www.pep.ph/guide/music/8888/3rd-star-awards-for-music-will-take-place-on-october-16|archive-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref> After receiving the [[Myx Magna Award|Magna Award]] at the [[Myx Music Awards 2011]],<ref name="RegineMyxMagna">{{cite news|last1=Santiago|first1=Erwin|title=Regine Velasquez wins Myx Magna Award recognizing her contribution to music|url=https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/3581/myx-music-awards-update-regine-velasquez-wins-myx-magna-award-recognizing-her-contribution-to-music|access-date=December 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219174151/https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/3581/myx-music-awards-update-regine-velasquez-wins-myx-magna-award-recognizing-her-contribution-to-music|archive-date=December 19, 2021|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=March 15, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> and the confirmation of her pregnancy, Velasquez took a hiatus from public engagements.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Franco|first1=Bernie|title=Regine Velasquez to take a hiatus in showbiz because of pregnancy|language=Tagalog|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/2011/4/24/fresh-scoops/regine-velasquez-to-take-a-hiatus-in-showbiz-becau-74828|access-date=November 14, 2017|publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]]|date=April 24, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114202611/http://push.abs-cbn.com/2011/4/24/fresh-scoops/regine-velasquez-to-take-a-hiatus-in-showbiz-becau-74828|archive-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref> She returned to television on October 6, 2012, with ''[[Sarap Diva]]'', a weekly lifestyle talk show.<ref name="SarapDiva">{{cite news|title=Asia's Songbird Regine Velasquez-Alcasid shows off cooking skills via Sarap Diva|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/8058/asias-songbird-regine-velasquez-alcasid-shows-off-cooking-skills-via-sarap-diva/story|access-date=November 14, 2017|publisher=[[GMA Network News]]|date=September 28, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114202854/http://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/8058/asias-songbird-regine-velasquez-alcasid-shows-off-cooking-skills-via-sarap-diva/story|archive-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref> On November 16, Velasquez performed a concert titled [[Silver (concert)|Silver]] at the [[Mall of Asia Arena]], which was cut short after she lost her voice due to a viral infection.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Santiago|first1=Erwin|title=Regine Velasquez cuts Silver concert short after losing voice|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/36467/regine-velasquez-cuts-silver-concert-short-after-losing-voice-vows-to-do-better-in-free-concert-befo|access-date=November 15, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=November 17, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115143758/http://www.pep.ph/news/36467/regine-velasquez-cuts-silver-concert-short-after-losing-voice-vows-to-do-better-in-free-concert-befo|archive-date=November 15, 2017|language=Tagalog}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Dumaual|first1=Miguel|title=Regine tells fans: You deserve more|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/17/12/regine-tells-fans-you-deserve-more|access-date=November 15, 2017|publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]]|date=November 17, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115201112/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/17/12/regine-tells-fans-you-deserve-more|archive-date=November 15, 2017}}</ref>

She continued to juggle her singing, film, television, and advertising career, and had reaped numerous awards and accolades for it. In [[2002]], she received a ''Best Actress'' award for television in her dramatic role of a troubled retarded thirty-year-old woman seeking acceptance and love. It was the same year in which she staged the Bantay Bata Benefit concert, ''One Night with Regine'', set at the stairs of the Philippine National Museum; a [[Malaysia|Malaysian]] [[tabloid]] chose it as it's number one pick for the most promising concert event in [[Asia]]. The concert also won Velasquez the Best ''Musical Special'' at the ''[[2003]] Asian Television Awards''. That same year, Velasquez' [[MTV Networks Asia|MTV Asia]] special entitled ''Speak Your Mind'' was nominated for the [[UNICEF]] Child Rights Awards. The production, along with forty-six nominees from ten countries, was highly commended for its explicit agendum on child welfare. Velasquez' special documented on the plight of numerous street and homeless children swarming the streets of [[Metro Manila]], in an effort to protect and safekeep their rights.[http://www.unicef.org/videoaudio/video_4717.html]

===2013–2016: Silver Rewind and ''Hulog Ka ng Langit''===

Velasquez became the first recipient of the MTV Favorite Artist Award (Philippines) in [[2002]]. During the award ceremony held in [[Singapore]], Velasquez surprised her fans when she shared the stage with [[Mandy Moore]], one of the hosts for the show, for a special performance of Moore's hit song [[Cry (Mandy Moore song)|Cry]]. She was the recipeint of the award for two consecutive years.

After Silver's cancellation, Velasquez restaged the concert on January 5, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Regine's repeat concert set on Jan. 5|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/30/12/regines-repeat-concert-set-jan-5|access-date=November 15, 2017|publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]]|date=November 30, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115201207/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/30/12/regines-repeat-concert-set-jan-5|archive-date=November 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Regine wows crowd in concert repeat|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/07/13/regine-wows-crowd-concert-repeat|access-date=November 15, 2017|publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]]|date=January 7, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115143425/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/07/13/regine-wows-crowd-concert-repeat|archive-date=November 15, 2017}}</ref> The concert received generally favorable reviews; ''Manila Bulletin''{{'}}s Jojo Panaligan called it a "redemption of reputation",<ref>{{cite news|last1=Panaligan|first1=Jojo|title=Regine So Golden in 'Silver' Repeat|url=https://mb.com.ph/articles/388535/regine-so-golden-in-silver-repeat|access-date=November 15, 2017|newspaper=[[Manila Bulletin]]|date=January 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130109011423/https://mb.com.ph/articles/388535/regine-so-golden-in-silver-repeat|archive-date=January 9, 2013}}</ref> while Dolly Anne Carvajal of the ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' said Velasquez did not fail to make up for the initial cancellation of the show.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Carvajal|first1=Dolly Anne|title=Asia's Songbird delivers in promised repeat show|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/75529/asias-songbird-delivers-in-promised-repeat-show|access-date=November 15, 2017|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=January 8, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115145232/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/75529/asias-songbird-delivers-in-promised-repeat-show|archive-date=November 15, 2017}}</ref> The following month, she co-headlined in Foursome alongside Alcasid, Fernandez, and Nievera.<ref>{{cite news|title=Martin-Pops, Ogie-Regine concert in CNN Valentine's list|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/13/13/martin-pops-ogie-regine-concert-cnn-valentines-list|access-date=November 15, 2017|publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]]|date=February 13, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115201353/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/13/13/martin-pops-ogie-regine-concert-cnn-valentines-list|archive-date=November 15, 2017}}</ref> For both shows, Velasquez received four nominations at the 5th Star Awards for Music,<ref>{{cite news|title=PMPC bares list of nominees for 5th Star Awards for Music|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/music/12518/pmpc-bares-list-of-nominees-for-5th-star-awards-for-music|access-date=November 15, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=September 10, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229101943/http://www.pep.ph/guide/music/12518/pmpc-bares-list-of-nominees-for-5th-star-awards-for-music|archive-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref> winning Best Female Major Concert Act for Silver and Concert of the Year for Foursome.<ref name="RegineSAFM2013">{{cite news|last1=Marasigan|first1=Ruben|title=Regine Velasquez wins Best Female Concert Performer at 5th Star Awards for Music|language=Tagalog|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/40723/regine-velasquez-wins-best-female-concert-performer-at-5th-star-awards-for-music|access-date=October 14, 2013|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=October 14, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014061936/https://www.pep.ph/news/40723/regine-velasquez-wins-best-female-concert-performer-at-5th-star-awards-for-music|archive-date=October 14, 2013}}</ref>

[[File:Regine Velasquez 2015 Family Values Awards (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|alt=A photograph of woman wearing a black gown singing to a hand-held microphone|Velasquez at an event for [[Jollibee]] in 2015]]

In November 2013, Velasquez's album ''[[Hulog Ka ng Langit]]'' was released;<ref>{{cite news|last1=Denny|first1=Christine|title=Regine Velasquez dedicates Hulog Ka Ng Langit album to son Nate and Yolanda victims|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/music/12963/regine-velasquez-dedicates-hulog-ka-ng-langit-album-to-son-nate-and-yolanda-victims|access-date=November 15, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=November 28, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115205921/http://www.pep.ph/guide/music/12963/regine-velasquez-dedicates-hulog-ka-ng-langit-album-to-son-nate-and-yolanda-victims|archive-date=November 15, 2017}}</ref> it received a platinum certification for two-week sales of 15,000 copies.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Flores|first1=Eugene|title=Regine Velasquez was awarded a Platinum Record Award for her latest album Hulog Ka Ng Langit|url=https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/11157/regine-velasquez-was-awarded-a-platinum-record-award-for-her-latest-album-emhulog-ka-ng-langitem-w|access-date=June 21, 2020|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=December 8, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621233635/https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/11157/regine-velasquez-was-awarded-a-platinum-record-award-for-her-latest-album-emhulog-ka-ng-langitem-w|archive-date=June 21, 2020}}</ref>{{efn|name=fn1}} She won Best Inspirational Record for "Nathaniel (Gift of God)" and Best Christmas Recording for "Hele ni Inay" at the 27th Awit Awards,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bautista|first1=Jude|title=Gloc 9 dominates 27th Awit Awards|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/12/18/1403759/gloc-9-dominates-27th-awit-awards|access-date=November 15, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=December 18, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115201827/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/12/18/1403759/gloc-9-dominates-27th-awit-awards|archive-date=November 15, 2017}}</ref> while ''Hulog Ka Ng Langit'' won Album Cover of the Year at the 6th Star Awards for Music.<ref name=Starawards>{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Chuck|title=Sarah Geronimo leads winners at 6th Star Awards for Music|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/09/15/1369368/sarah-geronimo-leads-winners-6th-star-awards-music|access-date=November 15, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=September 15, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922151902/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/09/15/1369368/sarah-geronimo-leads-winners-6th-star-awards-music|archive-date=September 22, 2017}}</ref> In 2014, she worked with Nievera in a one-night show titled Voices of Love,<ref name=Reginemartin>{{cite news|last1=Santiago|first1=Erwin|title=Martin Nievera and Regine Velasquez join forces in Voices of Love|url=http://www.pep.ph/photos/4388/martin-nievera-and-regine-velasquez-join-forces-in-voices-of-love-part-1|access-date=November 16, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=February 15, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116184716/http://www.pep.ph/photos/4388/martin-nievera-and-regine-velasquez-join-forces-in-voices-of-love-part-1|archive-date=November 16, 2017}}</ref> with [[Gloc-9]] on "Takipsilim",<ref>{{cite news|last1=Banal-Formosa|first1=Chelo|title=The poetry man and the rapper dude|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/611713/the-poetry-man-and-the-rapper-dude|access-date=November 16, 2017|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=June 17, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116133230/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/611713/the-poetry-man-and-the-rapper-dude|archive-date=November 16, 2017}}</ref> and with [[Vice Ganda]] on "Push Mo Yan Teh!".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Asilo|first1=Rito|title=#Trending' cashes in on Vice Ganda's irreverence, brutal honesty|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/159278/trending-cashes-in-on-vice-gandas-irreverence-brutal-honesty|access-date=November 16, 2017|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=December 27, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116131440/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/159278/trending-cashes-in-on-vice-gandas-irreverence-brutal-honesty|archive-date=November 16, 2017}}</ref>

In February 2015, Velasquez appeared alongside Nievera, Valenciano, and [[Lani Misalucha]] in a concert titled Ultimate at the Mall of Asia Arena.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gary V, Martin, Lani, Regine together for 'Ultimate' concert|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/14/15/look-gary-v-martin-lani-regine-together-ultimate-concert|access-date=November 16, 2017|publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]]|date=February 15, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116190356/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/14/15/look-gary-v-martin-lani-regine-together-ultimate-concert|archive-date=November 16, 2017}}</ref> She received accolades at the 47th Box Office Entertainment Awards,<ref name="Regine47">{{cite news|last1=Calderon|first1=Nora|title=John Lloyd, Bea, Vice, Coco, Vic, Ai-Ai lead winners at the Box Office Entertainment Awards|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/62252/john-lloyd-bea-vice-coco-vic-ai-ai-lead-winners-at-the-box-office-entertainment-awards|access-date=November 16, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=February 21, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625192854/http://www.pep.ph/news/62252/john-lloyd-bea-vice-coco-vic-ai-ai-lead-winners-at-the-box-office-entertainment-awards|archive-date=June 25, 2017}}</ref> 7th Star Awards for Music,<ref>{{cite news|title=Winners of 2015 Star Awards for Music revealed|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/13/15/winners-of-2015-star-awards-for-music-revealed|access-date=November 16, 2017|publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]]|date=November 11, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117001314/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/13/15/winners-of-2015-star-awards-for-music-revealed|archive-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref> and 5th Edukcircle Awards for the production.<ref>{{cite web|title=5th EdukCircle Awards Winners List|url=http://www.edukcircle.com/the-5th-edukcircle-awards|publisher=International Education Circle ICCS|access-date=November 16, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116185711/http://www.edukcircle.com/the-5th-edukcircle-awards|archive-date=November 16, 2017}}</ref> In the same year, Velasquez served as a judge on the [[StarStruck season 6|sixth season]] of the reality talent television show ''[[StarStruck (Philippine TV series)|StarStruck]]''.<ref name=Starstruck>{{cite news|last1=Rodriguez|first1=Bea|title=Regine Velasquez at Jennylyn Mercado, bagong judges ng StarStruck|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/18461/regine-velasquez-at-jennylyn-mercado-bagong-judges-ng-starstruck/story|access-date=November 16, 2017|publisher=[[GMA Network News]]|trans-title=Regine Velasquez and Jennylyn Mercado, announced as new judges for StarStruck|date=August 25, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029121307/http://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/18461/regine-velasquez-at-jennylyn-mercado-bagong-judges-ng-starstruck/story|archive-date=October 29, 2017|language=tl}}</ref> In November 2015, Velasquez headlined a four-date concert residency called [[Regine at the Theater]], which featured songs from musicals.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Aquino|first1=Ann Charmaine|title=Regine Velasquez to perform at The Theater in Solaire Resort and Casino|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/18424/regine-velasquez-to-perform-at-the-theater-in-solaire-resort-and-casino/story/|access-date=November 16, 2017|publisher=[[GMA Network News]]|date=August 21, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116202518/https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/18424/regine-velasquez-to-perform-at-the-theater-in-solaire-resort-and-casino/story/|archive-date=November 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bunoan |first1=Vladimir |title=Regine sings Broadway in Solaire concert series |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/11/19/15/review-regine-sings-broadway-in-solaire-concert-series |access-date=September 15, 2019 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=November 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803031928/http://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/11/19/15/review-regine-sings-broadway-in-solaire-concert-series |archive-date=August 3, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In [[2003]], Velasquez reunited with concert king Martin Nievera in the ''Martin Nievera and Regine Velasquez World Concert Tour''. The concert was an artistic and commercial success. The first quarter of [[2004]] saw Regine and co-artist, singer-songwriter Ogie Alcasid in much-anticipated back-to-back concerts entitled ''The Songbird and the Songwriter''.

For the third consecutive year, Velasquez appeared in a co-headlining concert at the Mall of Asia Arena in February 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=Martin, Regine in Royals|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/189689/martin-regine-in-royals|access-date=November 16, 2017|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=February 10, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117002135/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/189689/martin-regine-in-royals|archive-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref> The two-night show, Royals, reunited her with Nievera and also features [[Angeline Quinto]] and [[Erik Santos]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Donato|first1=Jerry|title=A 'royal' performance for loyal fans|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/01/23/1545249/royal-performance-loyal-fans|access-date=November 16, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=January 23, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117002618/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/01/23/1545249/royal-performance-loyal-fans|archive-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref> Due to the concert's positive critical reception,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Policarpio|first1=Allan|title=Show-stopping vocal power in Royals|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/190659/show-stopping-vocal-power-in-royals|access-date=November 16, 2017|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=February 23, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117001933/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/190659/show-stopping-vocal-power-in-royals|archive-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref> Velasquez won Best Female Concert Performer at the 48th Box Office Entertainment Awards and Most Influential Concert Performer of the Year at the 6th Edukcircle Awards.<ref name="Regine48">{{cite news|last1=Jarloc|first1=Glaiza|title=ABS-CBN stars win big at 48th Box Office Entertainment Awards|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/entertainment/2017/04/23/abs-cbn-stars-win-big-48th-box-office-entertainment-awards-538013|access-date=November 16, 2017|newspaper=[[SunStar]]|date=April 23, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617143519/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/entertainment/2017/04/23/abs-cbn-stars-win-big-48th-box-office-entertainment-awards-538013|archive-date=June 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=6th EdukCircle Awards Winners List|url=http://www.edukcircle.com/6th-edukcircle-awards|publisher=International Education Circle ICCS|access-date=November 16, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117001504/http://www.edukcircle.com/6th-edukcircle-awards|archive-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref> In December 2016, ''People Asia'' magazine included Velasquez on its annual People of the Year list.<ref>{{cite web|title=PeopleAsia's People of the Year 2017 Awards Night|url=http://peopleasia.ph/?p=7482|website=People Asia|access-date=November 16, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107024628/http://peopleasia.ph/?p=7482|archive-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref>

December [[2004]] was Velasquez' return to major solo concert performance. She staged another set of back-to-back [[concert]] performances entitled ''Reigning Still''. The show was triumphant amidst a series of typhoons that ravaged [[Manila]] and nearby provinces. The concert was not at maximum capacity on the first night (because Manila's streets were still flooded) but the second night hosted a full house. Also, the concert was a particularly important moment in Velasquez' career as she both produced and directed it. It was more [[Pop music|pop]] in nature (despite Velasquez' attempts to distance herself from the genre earlier in her career), following the trend of concerts by [[Britney Spears]], [[Janet Jackson]], and [[Christina Aguilera]].

===2005&ndash;present2017–2020: Twenty years''R3.0'' and still goingtelevision strongprojects===

Velasquez hosted ''[[Full House Tonight]]'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Ang pagbabalik ng 'Mulawin' at iba pang mga programang aabangan sa GMA 7 ngayong 2017|trans-title=Mulawin returns with a sequel and GMA 7 programming in 2017|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/pep/594486/ang-pagbabalik-ng-mulawin-at-iba-pang-mga-programang-aabangan-sa-gma-7-ngayong-2017/story/|access-date=November 16, 2017|publisher=[[GMA Network News]]|date=January 3, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729181413/http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/pep/594486/ang-pagbabalik-ng-mulawin-at-iba-pang-mga-programang-aabangan-sa-gma-7-ngayong-2017/story/|archive-date=July 29, 2017|language=tl }}</ref> which ran from February to May 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=The full house finale of 'Full House Tonight!'|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/full_house_tonight/7210/audition/photo/|access-date=November 16, 2017|publisher=[[GMA Network News]]|date=May 31, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117140540/https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/full_house_tonight/7210/audition/photo/|archive-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref> The following month, she announced that she had returned to Viva Records and that she had begun production of a new studio album called ''[[R3.0]]''.<ref name="RegineReturnsToViva">{{cite news|last1=Calderon|first1=Ricky|title=Regine Velasquez returns to Viva|url=http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2017/06/30/1714896/regine-velasquez-returns-viva|access-date=November 16, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=June 30, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109141947/http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2017/06/30/1714896/regine-velasquez-returns-viva|archive-date=November 9, 2017}}</ref> In August 2017, a cover of [[UDD (band)|Up Dharma Down]]'s 2010 song "Tadhana" was released as a [[Promotional recording|promotional single]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Bodegon|first1=Kara|title=Listen to Regine Velasquez's cover of UDD's 'Tadhana'|url=http://billboard.ph/listen-regine-velasquezs-cover-udds-tadhana/|access-date=November 16, 2017|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|magazine=[[Billboard Philippines]]|date=August 25, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117065647/http://billboard.ph/listen-regine-velasquezs-cover-udds-tadhana/|archive-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref> An original track called "Hugot" was released as the album's lead single the following month.<ref>{{cite news|title=Asia's Songbird Regine Velasquez- Alcasid Soars Again With "Hugot"|url=http://vivavicor.com/asias-songbird-regine-velasquez-alcasid-soars-again-with-hugot/|access-date=November 16, 2017|publisher=[[Viva Records (Philippines)|Viva Records]]|date=September 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117070223/http://vivavicor.com/asias-songbird-regine-velasquez-alcasid-soars-again-with-hugot/|archive-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref> In November she headlined the [[R3.0 (concert)|R3.0 Concert]] at the Mall of Asia Arena, and two months later, with Alcasid, she played a four-date U.S. concert tour titled Mr. and Mrs. A.<ref name="Regine 30 Years">{{cite magazine|last1=Bodegon|first1=Kara|title=Regine Velasquez celebrates 30 years at 2-night 'R3.0' Concert|url=http://billboard.ph/regine-velasquez-celebrates-30-years-2-night-r3-0-concert/|access-date=November 16, 2017|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|magazine=[[Billboard Philippines]]|date=October 25, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117065858/http://billboard.ph/regine-velasquez-celebrates-30-years-2-night-r3-0-concert/|archive-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Bodegon|first1=Kara|title=Mr. & Mrs. A Ogie Alcasid and Regine Velasquez-Alcasid Set U.S. Tour Dates|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/7885503/mr-mrs-a-ogie-alcasid-regine-velasquez-alcasid-united-states-tour-dates|access-date=November 16, 2017|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|magazine=[[Billboard Philippines]]|date=August 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103114556/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/7885503/mr-mrs-a-ogie-alcasid-regine-velasquez-alcasid-united-states-tour-dates|archive-date=November 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Image:53338342.Aliw NewDates APMarked.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Reflections (2005)]] In [[2005]], Velasquez and [[singer]] [[Pops Fernandez]] teamed up for the back-to-back [[concert]] ''Queens On Fire'', which was a pre-valentine presentation for Filipino fans. (Velasquez and Fernandez had never staged a back-to-back concert in the Philippines, only abroad.) The two also brought the concert abroad for an eight-city U.S. tour. Velasquez also held the ''Reflections'' Concert at Aliw Theatre in the whole month of November and December. The stage was decorated with mannequins wearing her gowns from the past decade which where auctioned for the benefit of GMA's Kapuso Foundation. The concert also featured young prodigies ''Wyeth Gifted Kids''(saxophonist Jacob Sarreal, violinists Joseph Valdes and Paulina, and classical cellist Pocholo Gutierrez).

Velasquez hosted the [[The Clash season 1|first season]] of the television talent show ''[[The Clash (TV program)|The Clash]]'', which premiered on July 7, 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Abanilla |first1=Clarizel |title=GMA's 'The Clash' opens on July 7 |url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/281294/gmas-clash-opens-july-7 |access-date=August 12, 2018 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |date=June 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812053058/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/281294/gmas-clash-opens-july-7 |archive-date=August 12, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> In October, she signed a network deal with ABS-CBN; her subsequent projects included serving as a judge on the [[Idol (franchise)|''Idol'' franchise]] series ''[[Idol Philippines]]'', and hosting the musical variety show ''[[ASAP (TV program)|ASAP Natin 'To]]''.<ref name="Regine Kapamilya"/> In partnership with the network, Velasquez staged a three-date concert series, titled [[Regine at the Movies]], at the [[New Frontier Theater]], which opened on November 17, 2018,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Asis |first1=Salve |title=Regine walang inalala sa TF nina Piolo, Daniel at Sharon |url=https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/showbiz/2018/11/14/1868490/regine-walang-inalala-sa-tf-nina-piolo-daniel-sharon |access-date=June 25, 2022 |work=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=November 14, 2018 |language=Tagalog |trans-title=Regine no discussion of talent fees with Piolo, Daniel, and Sharon |archive-date=December 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213144314/https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/showbiz/2018/11/14/1868490/regine-walang-inalala-sa-tf-nina-piolo-daniel-sharon |url-status=live }}</ref> to critical appraisal centering on Velasquez's vocals.<ref name="RegineAtTheMovies">{{cite news |last1=Salterio |first1=Leah |title=Concert recap: Regine regales with popular movie themes |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/25/18/concert-recap-regine-regales-with-popular-movie-themes |access-date=May 2, 2020 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=November 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125130518/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/25/18/concert-recap-regine-regales-with-popular-movie-themes |archive-date=November 25, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="RATM Review PDI">{{cite news |last1=Policarpio |first1=Allan |title=Nervous Regine still able to deliver show-stopping jolts of high notes |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/306450/nervous-regine-still-able-to-deliver-show-stopping-jolts-of-high-notes |access-date=June 26, 2022 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |date=November 25, 2018 |archive-date=November 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124202046/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/306450/nervous-regine-still-able-to-deliver-show-stopping-jolts-of-high-notes |url-status=live }}</ref>

Velasquez released another album, ''Covers'', comprised of cover songs including OPM classics of male singers like Basil Valdez, Martin Nievera, Gary Valenciano, Ogie Alcasid, Side A, True Faith, and Ariel Rivera. The album was a huge commecial success, attaining platinum status five days after its release date.

Sharon Cuneta and Velasquez co-headlined a concert, [[Iconic (concert)|Iconic]], at the Araneta Coliseum in October 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carvajal |first1=Dolly Anne |title=Sharon and Regine in the eyes of Kiko and Ogie |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/348137/sharon-and-regine-in-the-eyes-of-kiko-and-ogie |access-date=May 2, 2020 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |date=October 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013202145/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/348137/sharon-and-regine-in-the-eyes-of-kiko-and-ogie |archive-date=October 13, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> For the show, she received the awards for Best Collaboration in a Concert and Entertainer of the Year at the 32nd Aliw Awards, becoming one of the few performers to win the latter honor thrice.<ref name="2019 Aliw">{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez named Aliw Awards' Entertainer of the Year |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/18/19/regine-velasquez-named-aliw-awards-entertainer-of-the-year |access-date=May 2, 2020 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=December 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124021312/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/18/19/regine-velasquez-named-aliw-awards-entertainer-of-the-year |archive-date=January 24, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Velasquez and [[Moira Dela Torre]] released a single together, "Unbreakable", for the soundtrack of the [[Unbreakable (2019 Filipino film)|film of the same name]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Regine, Moira release original duet 'Unbreakable' |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/12/19/listen-regine-moira-release-original-duet-unbreakable |access-date=May 2, 2020 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=November 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124021405/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/12/19/listen-regine-moira-release-original-duet-unbreakable |archive-date=January 24, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> She also contributed to the soundtracks of the {{nowrap|spy-action}} thriller series ''[[The General's Daughter (TV series)|The General's Daughter]]'' (2019) and the drama series ''[[Love Thy Woman]]'' (2020).<ref>{{cite news |title=Ogie cries as Regine sings theme of General's Daughter |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/06/19/ogie-cries-as-regine-sings-theme-of-generals-daughter |access-date=July 4, 2021 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=January 6, 2019 |archive-date=January 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124015345/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/06/19/ogie-cries-as-regine-sings-theme-of-generals-daughter |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez records theme song of 'Love Thy Woman' |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/04/20/regine-velasquez-records-theme-song-of-love-thy-woman |access-date=July 4, 2021 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=February 4, 2020 |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423054923/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/04/20/regine-velasquez-records-theme-song-of-love-thy-woman |url-status=live }}</ref> Having signed with BYS Cosmetics, Velasquez became the Australian beauty brand's ambassador. She released the promotional single, "I Am Beautiful", for their print media advertising campaign.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Arcano |first1=Nicole |title=Regine Velasquez Is the New Face of BYS Cosmetics |url=https://www.preview.ph/beauty/regine-velasquez-bys-cosmetics-a00193-20190103 |access-date=May 2, 2020 |magazine=Preview |publisher=[[Summit Media]] |date=January 3, 2019 |archive-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705015027/https://www.preview.ph/beauty/regine-velasquez-bys-cosmetics-a00193-20190103 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="FaceofBYS">{{cite news |last1=Arcano |first1=Nicole |title=You Have to Watch Regine Velasquez's Empowering Music Video for Women's Month |url=https://www.preview.ph/beauty/regine-velasquez-i-am-beautiful-music-video-a00193-20190329 |access-date=May 2, 2020 |magazine=Preview |publisher=[[Summit Media]] |date=March 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402163858/https://www.preview.ph/beauty/regine-velasquez-i-am-beautiful-music-video-a00193-20190329 |archive-date=April 2, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2020, Velasquez worked with [[Sarah Geronimo]] on a joint concert titled [[Unified (concert)|Unified]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Regine, Sarah impress with duet of original hits at 'Unified' concert |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/16/20/watch-regine-sarah-impress-with-duet-of-original-hits-at-unified-concert |access-date=May 18, 2020 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=February 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616004047/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/16/20/watch-regine-sarah-impress-with-duet-of-original-hits-at-unified-concert |archive-date=June 16, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The year [[2006]] marks her 20th anniversary in the music industry. She started the year by releasing her 14th album ''Covers: Volume 2''. Her most ambitious production to date, the album is made up of foreign pop favorites presented with innovative arrangements from [[rnb]]/[[Hip hop music|hip hop]], [[jazz]], [[pop rock]], [[Pop music|pop]] [[ballad]], and [[blues]] showcasing her [[music|musical]] versatility. The album contains sixteen songs which are all revivals. The first single was ''Hold Me In Your Arms'', originally popularized by [[Southern Sons]]. It also includes the song a mellow version of ''[[Head Over Feet]]'' by [[Alanis Morissette]], a big-band style rendition of ''Straight Up'' by [[Paula Abdul]], and a remake of [[Sheena Easton]]'s ''So Much in Love'' done in [[R&B]] [[quiet storm]] style featuring Vince Alaras of Southborder. In February, she staged a Valentine concert at the Araneta Coliseum, ''Forever After''. It co-starring Ogie Alcasid, Rico Puno and the Ai Ai Delas Alas. The spring of 2006 was slated for the North American leg of last year's highly successful concert Queens on Fire 2006 with Pops Fernandez. [[May 2006]] is the start for the international tour for the ''fantaconcierto'' hit "Forever After" which is scheduled to stage in key US cities and in Europe. The European tour will include a sold-out performance at London's [[Wembley Arena]]. Regine made a special guesting at the [[Sharon Cuneta]] show on August 13, 2006. The entire episode concentrated on Regine's humble beginnings and highlighted her admiration for the "Megastar" who served as Regine's inspiration in becoming a singer and a multimedia artist. Together with Cacai Velasquez, Ogie Alcasid and Raul Mitra, Regine Velasquez launched their own record label, IndiMusic. On October 11, Velasquez reunites with Robin Padilla on the big screen on a movie entitled "Till I Met You". A special 20th Anniversary celebration, simply titled "Twenty", is slated for [[Oct 13, and 14, 2006]] at the [[Araneta Coliseum]].

Amidst the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines|COVID-19 pandemic]], Velasquez organized [[virtual concert|virtual]] [[benefit concert]]s in support of relief efforts. She curated One Night with Regine on April 25, 2020, to benefit the Bantay Bata Foundation's COVID-19 response fund; the special raised {{Philippine peso|4.2}}{{nbsp}}million (US$77,000).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Policarpio |first1=Allan |title=Regine on turning 50: A milestone I feel in my knees! |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/372767/regine-on-turning-50-a-milestone-i-feel-in-my-knees |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |access-date=May 2, 2020 |date=April 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429020002/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/372767/regine-on-turning-50-a-milestone-i-feel-in-my-knees |archive-date=April 29, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Plaza |first1=Gerry |title=Regine's remarkable digital concert amasses Php4.2&nbsp;million in one night for Bantay Bata 163 |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/articles-news/regines-remarkable-digital-concert-amasses-php42-million-in-one-night-for-bantay-bata-163-12137 |access-date=May 2, 2020 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=April 26, 2020 |archive-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705015024/https://ent.abs-cbn.com/articles-news/regines-remarkable-digital-concert-amasses-php42-million-in-one-night-for-bantay-bata-163-12137 |url-status=live }}</ref> That June, she worked with [[Jollibee Foods Corporation]] and appeared in Joy From Home, which raised money in support of the brand's food aid program.<ref>{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez to hold another virtual concert |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/06/20/regine-velasquez-to-hold-another-virtual-concert |access-date=June 16, 2020 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=June 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613063059/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/06/20/regine-velasquez-to-hold-another-virtual-concert |archive-date=June 13, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> In collaboration with Alcasid, Velasquez joined forces with [[PLDT, Inc.]] for its No Learner Left Behind fundraiser. The initiative raised more than {{Philippine peso|1}}{{nbsp}}million (US$20,000) to help provide reliable internet access and [[distance learning]] tools to students in rural areas and from disadvantaged families.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ranoa-Bismark |first1=Maridol |title=Regine Velasquez grants kidney patient's duet request, Ogie Alcasid sells Star Wars collection for displaced singers |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2020/08/14/2035367/regine-velasquez-grants-kidney-patients-duet-request-ogie-alcasid-sells-star-wars-collection-displaced-singers |access-date=March 5, 2023 |work=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=August 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907073921/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2020/08/14/2035367/regine-velasquez-grants-kidney-patients-duet-request-ogie-alcasid-sells-star-wars-collection-displaced-singers |archive-date=September 7, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Fashionista==

===2021–present: Freedom, Solo, and ''Reginified''===

Velasquez' twenty years under the spotlight has shown us the evolution of the artist from an "ugly duckling" to a [[Fashionista]] or Fashion Icon. Regine's Cinderella story is made more apparent when you view her pictures from when she was just starting. She even joined several local singing competitions in homemade gowns.

[[File:Regine - Solo Concert 24 Feb 2023.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|left|alt=A woman in a mini dress is holding a microphone.|Velasquez on her [[Solo (concert residency)|Solo]] concert residency in 2023]]

[[Freedom (concert)|Freedom]] was Velasquez's first [[livestreaming|livestream]] concert outside her benefit show ventures. Performed on February 28, 2021, at the [[ABS-CBN Studios]], it was broadcast via four live streaming platforms.<ref>{{cite news |title=Regine's "Freedom" surprised concert-viewers with stunning lineup, astounding performance |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/articles-news/regines-freedom-surprised-concert-viewers-with-stunning-lineup-astounding-performance-14313 |access-date=July 4, 2021 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=March 1, 2021 |archive-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303082011/https://ent.abs-cbn.com/articles-news/regines-freedom-surprised-concert-viewers-with-stunning-lineup-astounding-performance-14313 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="FreedomResched">{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez's 'Freedom' concert rescheduled to February 28 |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/articles-news/regine-velasquezs-freedom-concert-reshedule-to-february-28-14181 |access-date=February 18, 2023 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=February 14, 2021 |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705221425/https://ent.abs-cbn.com/articles-news/regine-velasquezs-freedom-concert-reshedule-to-february-28-14181 |url-status=live }}</ref> Velasquez said she crafted the virtual show because of her desire to perform material from a variety of [[music genres]] and step out of her comfort zone.<ref name="Freedom Media Conference">{{cite web |title=Regine's Freedom Digital Concert {{endash}} Media Conference |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzBqsPZB39M |publisher=[[Star Music]] |access-date=February 18, 2023 |date=January 26, 2021 |via=[[YouTube]] |format=Video | minutes = 25:50 |archive-date=February 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218172847/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzBqsPZB39M&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> Ticket sales grossed more than {{Philippine peso|1}}{{nbsp}}million (US$20,000) within twelve hours after they were made available for purchase. Additional VIP tickets were sold because of high demand.<ref name="Ticket Sales">{{cite news |title=Tickets for Regine's "Freedom" digital concert now up for grabs |url=https://corporate.abs-cbn.com/newsroom/news-releases/2021/1/8/regine-velasquez-alcasid-freedom-digital-concert-t?lang=en |access-date=February 18, 2023 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=January 8, 2021 |archive-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928025207/https://www.abs-cbn.com/newsroom/news-releases/2021/1/8/regine-velasquez-alcasid-freedom-digital-concert-t?lang=en |url-status=live }}</ref> Critics commended Freedom's intimate production and Velasquez's vocal performances.<ref name="PEP Review Freedom">{{cite news |title=Freedom concert ni Regine Velasquez, sumira ng record sa digital concerts |url=https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/pep-troika/156987/regine-velasquez-freedom-breaks-records-a4118-20210301 |access-date=February 18, 2023 |work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]] |date=March 1, 2021 |language=Tagalog |trans-title=Regine's Freedom concert breaks digital concert records |archive-date=March 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301143718/https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/pep-troika/156987/regine-velasquez-freedom-breaks-records-a4118-20210301 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez stuns viewers in 'Freedom' concert |url=https://manilastandard.net/showbitz/music-concerts/348467/regine-velasquez-stuns-viewers-in-freedom-concert.html |access-date=February 18, 2023 |work=[[Manila Standard]] |date=March 3, 2021 |archive-date=December 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221227122030/https://manilastandard.net/showbitz/music-concerts/348467/regine-velasquez-stuns-viewers-in-freedom-concert.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She featured on [[Davey Langit]]'s single "Ipinagpanata Kita", released in August 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez's powerful new song with Davey Langit |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/19/21/watch-regine-velasquezs-powerful-new-song-with-davey-langit |access-date=August 24, 2021 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=August 19, 2021 |archive-date=August 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824211736/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/19/21/watch-regine-velasquezs-powerful-new-song-with-davey-langit |url-status=live }}</ref> That year, she recorded the soundtrack themes for the drama series ''[[La Vida Lena]]'' and the action series ''[[Ang Probinsyano]]''.<ref name="La Vida Lena">{{cite web |first1=Patricia |last1=Matalog |title=Regine Velasquez's version of 'Kailangan Kita' is the official theme song of 'La Vida Lena' |date=June 11, 2021 |url=https://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/2021/6/11/news/regine-velasquez-version-of-kailangan-kita-is-69373 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |access-date=July 3, 2021 |archive-date=June 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625090225/https://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/2021/6/11/news/regine-velasquez-version-of-kailangan-kita-is-69373 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Probinsyano">{{cite news |title=Iconic voice for an iconic series: Regine Velasquez performs new 'Ang Probinsyano' theme song |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/19/21/watch-regine-velasquez-performs-new-probinsyano-theme-song |access-date=November 25, 2021 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=November 19, 2021 |archive-date=November 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125175934/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/19/21/watch-regine-velasquez-performs-new-probinsyano-theme-song |url-status=live }}</ref> At the 35th Awit Awards, Velasquez won Best Song Written for Movie/TV/Stage Play for her work on the latter.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Severo |first1=Jan Milo |title=Awit Awards 2022 winners |url=https://www.philstar.com/music/2022/11/24/2226153/list-awit-awards-2022-winners |access-date=March 5, 2023 |work=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=November 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124045159/https://www.philstar.com/music/2022/11/24/2226153/list-awit-awards-2022-winners |archive-date=November 24, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Velasquez spent much of 2022 working on television projects. She returned as a judge for the [[Idol Philippines season 2|second season]] of ''Idol Philippines'', which premiered on June 25, 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Idol Philippines to also air on TV5 starting June 25 |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/17/22/idol-philippines-to-also-air-on-tv5-starting-june-25 |access-date=March 5, 2023 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=June 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616205428/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/17/22/idol-philippines-to-also-air-on-tv5-starting-june-25 |archive-date=June 16, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> In August, she joined the [[Breakfast television|morning talk show]] ''[[Magandang Buhay]]'' as its host, replacing [[Karla Estrada]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Severo |first1=Jan Milo |title=Regine Velasquez officially replaces Karla Estrada in Magandang Buhay |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2022/08/08/2201200/regine-velasquez-officially-replaces-karla-estrada-magandang-buhay |access-date=August 8, 2022 |work=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=August 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808133004/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2022/08/08/2201200/regine-velasquez-officially-replaces-karla-estrada-magandang-buhay |archive-date=August 8, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> She then appeared as a guest judge on the [[Drag Race Philippines season 1|first season]] of ''[[Drag Race Philippines]]'', a spin-off of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Antonio |first1=Josiah |title=Nadine, Regine and more: Who are the guest judges of 'Drag Race Philippines'? |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/19/22/who-are-the-guest-judges-of-drag-race-philippines |access-date=March 5, 2023 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002022416/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/19/22/who-are-the-guest-judges-of-drag-race-philippines |archive-date=October 2, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the 13th Star Awards for Music, Velasquez won Concert of the Year and was named Female Concert Performer of the Year for her work on Unified.<ref name="Star Awards For Music 2022">{{cite news |last1=Dumawal |first1=Mario |title=Moira, Ogie, Regine win big at 2022 PMPC Star Awards for Music |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/13/22/moira-regine-ogie-win-big-at-13th-star-awards-for-music |date=October 13, 2022 |access-date=October 13, 2022 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013025016/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/13/22/moira-regine-ogie-win-big-at-13th-star-awards-for-music |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following its initial cancellation, Velasquez and Cuneta embarked on a U.S. concert series for Iconic, which commenced on July 9, 2022.<ref name="Iconic Cancelled Dates">{{cite news |last1=Biong |first1=Ian |title=Sharon Cuneta, Regine Velasquez 'Iconic' concert tour postponed |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/376182/sharon-cuneta-regine-velasquez-iconic-concert-tour-postponed |access-date=February 11, 2023 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |date=May 21, 2020 |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212003232/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/376182/sharon-cuneta-regine-velasquez-iconic-concert-tour-postponed |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Acierto |first1=Drew |title=Sharon Cuneta and Regine Velasquez arrive in US for their North America tour |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/2022/7/8/fresh-scoops/sharon-and-regine-arrive-in-us-for-their-tour-201132 |access-date=March 5, 2023 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=July 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814161759/https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/7/8/fresh-scoops/sharon-and-regine-arrive-in-us-for-their-tour-201132 |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Velasquez recounts that she never received praise for her looks especially when compared to her contemporaries such as [[Pops Fernandez]], [[Jamie Rivera]], [[Bing Loyzaga]] and [[Lea Salonga]]. Though she did not wish to let it bother her, this was a primary source of insecurity for the fledgling singer. Velasquez's image made a big turn around when she shocked everyone by cutting-off her long tresses in favor of a boyish haircut. Velasquez did this out of frustration when her concert date was moved to make way for a concert by a foreign group called "the Jets". This radical act of defiance, which her manager initially thought would be damaging to her career, is what made people take notice of this young singer. No one else in the business had the guts to sport such a short haircut. With the help of a pair of scissors, Velasquez suddenly looked chic and successfully stripped away her country lass image.

After a two-year hiatus from headlining a live event, Velasquez staged a four-date concert residency, entitled [[Solo (concert residency)|Solo]], at the [[Circuit Makati|Samsung Performing Arts Theater]] from February 17{{endash}}25, 2023.<ref name="Solo Tease">{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez teases solo show after joint concerts |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/03/22/regine-velasquez-teases-solo-show-after-joint-concerts |access-date=January 28, 2023 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=August 3, 2022 |archive-date=January 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129000946/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/03/22/regine-velasquez-teases-solo-show-after-joint-concerts |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Announce Dates">{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez announces show dates of 'Solo' concert |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/20/22/regine-velasquez-announces-show-dates-of-solo-concert |access-date=January 28, 2023 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=November 20, 2022 |archive-date=December 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221183551/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/20/22/regine-velasquez-announces-show-dates-of-solo-concert |url-status=live }}</ref> Featuring songs she has never performed before, Velasquez experimented with [[disco]], [[funk]], and [[chill-out music]] styles on it. Reviewers praised Velasquez's mature artistry and vocals.<ref name="Solo Review">{{cite news |last1=Salterio |first1=Leah |title=Concert review: Dauntless Regine Velasquez captivates in 'Solo' concert |url=https://news-k.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/19/23/concert-review-regine-velasquez-captivates-in-solo-concert |access-date=February 19, 2023 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=February 19, 2023 |archive-date=February 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219234957/https://news-k.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/19/23/concert-review-regine-velasquez-captivates-in-solo-concert |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Metro Review">{{cite news |last1=Cabrera-Paraiso |first1=Janelle |title=Regine Velasquez Was A Total Stunner In Her 'Solo' Concert |url=https://metro.style/people/celebrities/regine-velasquez-alcasid-solo-concert/34936 |access-date=March 4, 2023 |work=Metro |date=February 20, 2023 |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304160235/https://metro.style/people/celebrities/regine-velasquez-alcasid-solo-concert/34936 |url-status=live }}</ref> Two extra dates in April were added to the itinerary after the show concluded its initial run.<ref name="Repeat">{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez to stage repeat of 'Solo' concert in April |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/07/23/regine-velasquez-to-stage-repeat-of-solo-concert |access-date=March 8, 2023 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=March 7, 2023 |archive-date=March 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308102456/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/07/23/regine-velasquez-to-stage-repeat-of-solo-concert |url-status=live }}</ref> She then reunited with Cuneta on a second U.S. leg of the Iconic tour in March.<ref>{{cite news |title='Iconic' concert of Sharon Cuneta, Regine Velasquez to have repeat in US |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/08/22/iconic-concert-of-sharon-regine-to-have-repeat-in-us |access-date=February 12, 2023 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=December 8, 2022 |archive-date=December 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208145646/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/08/22/iconic-concert-of-sharon-regine-to-have-repeat-in-us |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 13, 2023, Velasquez released a cover of [[Roxette]]'s "[[It Must Have Been Love]]", the lead single from her upcoming studio album, ''[[Reginified]]'', which would feature remakes of songs she performed in previous concerts and televised appearances.<ref>{{cite news |title=Star Music releases 1st single of Regine Velasquez's album ''Reginified'' |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/13/23/lead-single-of-regines-new-album-reginified-now-out |access-date=October 13, 2023 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=October 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014113849/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/13/23/lead-single-of-regines-new-album-reginified-now-out |archive-date=October 14, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez gives update on new album ''Reginified'' |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/10/23/regine-velasquez-gives-update-on-new-album-reginified |access-date=October 13, 2023 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011095109/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/10/23/regine-velasquez-gives-update-on-new-album-reginified |archive-date=October 11, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the Mall of Asia Arena in November 2023, she headlined [[Regine Rocks]], a themed concert exploring [[rock music]] and its [[subgenres]].<ref name="RR Poster">{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez shares details of 'Regine Rocks' concert |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/31/23/regine-velasquez-shares-details-of-regine-rocks-concert |access-date=November 27, 2023 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=August 31, 2023 |archive-date=November 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127060728/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/31/23/regine-velasquez-shares-details-of-regine-rocks-concert |url-status=live }}</ref> It was followed by a three-date U.S. leg in February,<ref name="US Shows">{{cite news |last1=Lalin |first1=Jun |title=Regine Velasquez pinuno Pechanga |url=https://www.abante.com.ph/2024/02/11/regine-velasquez-pinuno-pechanga/ |access-date=February 11, 2024 |work=[[Abante]] |date=February 11, 2024 |archive-date=February 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211173957/https://www.abante.com.ph/2024/02/11/regine-velasquez-pinuno-pechanga/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="RR US">{{cite news |last1=Lalin |first1=Jun |title=Odette Quesada sinuportahan si Regine Velasquez-Alcasid |url=https://www.abante.com.ph/2024/02/22/odette-quesada-sinuportahan-si-regine-velasquez-alcasid/ |access-date=April 11, 2024 |work=[[Abante]] |date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240411181547/https://www.abante.com.ph/2024/02/22/odette-quesada-sinuportahan-si-regine-velasquez-alcasid/ |archive-date=April 11, 2024 |language=Tagalog |url-status=live |trans-title=Odette Quesada supports Regine Velasquez}}</ref> and a re-staging in April.<ref name="RR Repeat Review">{{cite news |last1=Angan |first1=Kara |title=Regine Velasquez-Alcasid has done it yet again at 'Regine Rocks: The Repeat' — Review |url=https://billboardphilippines.com/music/reviews/regine-velasquez-alcasid-has-done-it-yet-again-at-regine-rocks-the-repeat-review-2024/ |access-date=April 20, 2024 |work=[[Billboard Philippines]] |date=April 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420160955/https://billboardphilippines.com/music/reviews/regine-velasquez-alcasid-has-done-it-yet-again-at-regine-rocks-the-repeat-review-2024/ |archive-date=April 20, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Unknown to most people, Velasquez is also a master make-up artist. Velasquez noticed that each make-up artist that was assigned to do her make-up made her look different. She rationalized that no one else knows her face better than she does so she knew how to emphasize her own beauty. To make her 'look' more consistent, she decided to study how to do it by herself. Velasquez learned what she could from other make-up artists and she studied fashion and style from various magazines that she loved to read. Her talent in sketching and painting plus her knack for experimentation helped her establish her own look and keep up with new trends.

==Acting career==

Performing on stage required her to dress-up and allowed her to to work with the best designers in the business. Velasquez's flair for fashion and design was nurtured when she worked with fellow Bulacan native [[Louie Mamengo]]. She was also instrumental in the rise of the top designers [[Rajo Laurel]] [http://www.inq7.net/ent/2003/jul/27/ent_1-1.htm] and [[Pepsi Herrera]] who are currently supplying the gowns she uses in her concerts and TV shows. Velasquez is also a self-confessed [[Shop-aholic]] and takes time off to buy clothes, shoes and accessories whenever she has shows abroad.

[[File:Kailangan Koy Ikaw promotional show.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=A woman with short hair wearing a sleeveless dress while singing to a hand-held microphone|Velasquez promoting ''[[Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw]]'' in 2000]]

Velasquez made her film debut with a minor role in the 1988 comedy film ''The Untouchable Family''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Solis|first1=Lolit|title=Regine babalikan na ang pelikula!|url=http://www.philstar.com/pang-movies/2017/06/28/1714239/regine-babalikan-na-ang-pelikula|access-date=December 3, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=June 28, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203230143/http://www.philstar.com/pang-movies/2017/06/28/1714239/regine-babalikan-na-ang-pelikula|archive-date=December 3, 2017|language=tl|trans-title=Regine returns to making movies!}}</ref> Its soundtrack includes her single "Urong Sulong".<ref name="ReginePikPakBoom">{{cite news|last1=De Leon|first1=Ed|title=Regine maraming first time sa Viva|url=http://www.philstar.com/pang-movies/2017/06/29/1714561/regine-maraming-first-time-sa-viva|access-date=December 3, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=June 29, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203231728/http://www.philstar.com/pang-movies/2017/06/29/1714561/regine-maraming-first-time-sa-viva|archive-date=December 3, 2017|language=tl|trans-title=Regine had a lot of firsts with Viva}}</ref> She continued to appear in a series of supporting roles in comedies, including ''Pik Pak Boom'' (1988) and ''Elvis and James 2'' (1990).<ref name="RegineAtTheMovies" /><ref name="ReginePikPakBoom"/> In 1995, she worked with composer Ryan Cayabyab on the musical theater version of [[José Rizal]]{{'}}s ''[[Noli Me Tángere (novel)|Noli Me Tángere]]'', where she played the female lead, [[María Clara]].<ref name="Rizal">{{cite news|last1=Policarpio|first1=Allan|title=Regine Velasquez's voice back to old form|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/183161/regine-velasquezs-voice-back-to-old-form|access-date=November 17, 2017|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=November 10, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031248/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/183161/regine-velasquezs-voice-back-to-old-form|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> [[Vic del Rosario]], head of [[Viva Communications|Viva Entertainment]]'s film production arm, saw Velasquez in one of her performances and offered her a starring role in a film,<ref name="RegineAtTheMovies" /><ref name="Rizal"/> playing a music teacher in the romantic comedy ''Wanted: Perfect Mother'' (1996) opposite [[Christopher de Leon]].<ref name="RegineReturnsToViva" /><ref name="RegineSingerActress"/> Martin Nievera and Louie Ocampo wrote "You Are My Song" for the film's soundtrack,<ref name="RegineReturnsToViva" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Gil|first1=Baby|title=Martin has new duets|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/07/09/1344009/martin-has-new-duets|access-date=November 18, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=July 9, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201093745/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/07/09/1344009/martin-has-new-duets|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> for which she won Best Movie Theme Song and Best Ballad Recording at the Awit Awards.<ref name="AwitAwardsList"/> Later in 1996, she starred alongside [[Donna Cruz]] and [[Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski|Mikee Cojuangco]] in the musical comedy ''[[Do Re Mi (1996 film)|Do Re Mi]]''.<ref name="RegineSingerActress"/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Tomada|first1=Nathalie|title=Regine feels right at home in Cebu|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/08/04/1609749/regine-feels-right-home-cebu|access-date=December 3, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=August 4, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903161946/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/08/04/1609749/regine-feels-right-home-cebu|archive-date=September 3, 2017}}</ref> Velasquez continued to play leading roles in romantic comedies, appearing in ''Honey Nasa Langit Na Ba Ako?'' (1998) with Janno Gibbs and ''Dahil May Isang Ikaw'' (1999) with [[Aga Muhlach]].<ref name="RegineSingerActress"/> In 2000, she was a guest performer in an episode of the anthology drama series ''[[Habang May Buhay]]'', playing [[Piolo Pascual]]{{'}}s cancer-stricken love interest.<ref name="RegineSingerActress">{{cite news|last1=Anarcon|first1=James Patrick|title=Regine Velasquez: The Actress and TV Host|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/photos/9411/regine-velasquez-the-actress-and-tv-host|access-date=November 17, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=March 31, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035311/http://www.pep.ph/guide/photos/9411/regine-velasquez-the-actress-and-tv-host|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref>

A key point in Velasquez's film career came when she was cast in [[Joyce Bernal]]{{'}}s ''[[Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw]]'' (2000) opposite [[Robin Padilla]].<ref name="KKI"/> The film critic Noel Vera dismissed its plot as the "nth variation of ''[[Roman Holiday]]''", but credited Velasquez for showcasing "her own public persona and charisma and sense of humor" to her character.{{sfn|Vera|2005|page=128}} Her next film release was the romantic comedy ''Pangako Ikaw Lang'' (2001), which reunited her with Bernal and Muhlach. She portrayed a florist who meets a patient (played by Muhlach) at the hospital where her father was admitted. A writer for ''The Philippine Star'' considered the pair's "unmistakable chemistry" to be the film's prime asset,<ref name="PIL">{{cite news|last1=Bismark|first1=Maridol|title=That Aga-Regine magic|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/97709/aga-regine-magic|access-date=November 18, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=July 3, 2001|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407172340/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2001/07/03/97709/aga-regine-magic

Recently, Velasquez and her sister [[Cacai Mitra]] in collaboration with [[Sari-Sari]] has released their own line of clothing called [[Reigne]].

|archive-date=April 7, 2020}}</ref> while Vera was impressed with its direction and writing, and described Velasquez's performance as "sunny good nature [with a] light comic touch".{{sfn|Vera|2005|page=147}} ''Pangako Ikaw Lang'' was a commercial success, becoming the highest-grossing Filipino film of 2001.<ref name="30 moments"/><ref name="RegineBOQ"/> Velasquez was subsequently named [[Box Office Entertainment Award for Box Office Queen|Box Office Queen]] at the Box Office Entertainment Awards.<ref name="RegineBOQ">{{cite news|last1=Francisco|first1=Butch|title=Box Office King and Queen crowned|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/151589/box-office-king-and-queen-crowned|access-date=November 17, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=February 23, 2002|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627132044/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/151589/box-office-king-and-queen-crowned|archive-date=June 27, 2017}}</ref>

Also in 2001, Velasquez appeared in an episode of the anthology series ''[[Maalaala Mo Kaya]]'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Piolo, Regine in old 'MMK' episode|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/28/16/throwback-piolo-regine-in-old-mmk-episode|access-date=November 17, 2017|publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]]|date=July 28, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034652/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/28/16/throwback-piolo-regine-in-old-mmk-episode|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> playing an intellectually disabled woman.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Valdez-Nicasio|first1=Maricris|title=Regine Velasquez appears on "Maalaala Mo Kaya" for the second time|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/16425/regine-velasquez-appears-on-maalaala-mo-kaya-for-the-second-time|access-date=November 17, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=February 16, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035008/http://www.pep.ph/news/16425/regine-velasquez-appears-on-maalaala-mo-kaya-for-the-second-time|archive-date=December 1, 2017|language=tl}}</ref> It was the most-watched and [[AGB Nielsen Philippines|highest-rated]] of the program, with a reported 47.9 percent viewership.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anarcon |first1=James Patrick |title=Regine Velasquez reveals why her ''Maalaala Mo Kaya'' appearance has not happened yet |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/146780/regine-velasquez-reveals-she-was-supposed-to-do-an-episode-of-mmk-but-a724-20191012 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]] |date=October 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110165314/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/146780/regine-velasquez-reveals-she-was-supposed-to-do-an-episode-of-mmk-but-a724-20191012 |archive-date=January 10, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> For her portrayal, she won the [[16th PMPC Star Awards for Television|Star Award for Best Single Performance by an Actress]].<ref name="RegineSAFT">{{cite web|url=http://old.philstar.com:8080/entertainment/179912/16th-stars-awards-tv-look-ma-no-protests|title=The 16th Star Awards for TV: Look Ma, No Protests!|author=Sol Jose Vanzi|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=October 15, 2002|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222081824/http://old.philstar.com:8080/entertainment/179912/16th-stars-awards-tv-look-ma-no-protests|archive-date=February 22, 2018|access-date=February 22, 2018}}</ref> The [[Yam Laranas]]-directed romantic drama ''Ikaw Lamang Hanggang Ngayon'' (2002), opposite [[Richard Gomez]], saw her play a mundane and undesirable mail sorter. Writing for ''The Philippine Star'', Butch Francisco deemed the film to be vacuous and awkward overall, but thought it had "moments of fun, entertainment and romance".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Francisco|first1=Butch|title=A fun, entertaining love story|url=http://www.philstar.com:8080/entertainment/149742/fun-entertaining-love-story|access-date=November 18, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=February 7, 2002|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201045716/http://www.philstar.com:8080/entertainment/149742/fun-entertaining-love-story|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> She next took on the role of a woman who falls in love with a widowed man (played by De Leon) in the drama ''Pangarap Ko ang Ibigin Ka''.<ref name="RegineSingerActress"/><ref name="Pangarap">{{cite news|last1=Gil|first1=Baby|title=Regine's Pangarap: Dreamy and romantic|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/203658/regine%C2%92s-pangarap-dreamy-and-romantic|access-date=November 18, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=April 25, 2003|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201045643/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/203658/regine%C2%92s-pangarap-dreamy-and-romantic|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[Manila Tagalog Film Festival|2003 Manila Film Festival]] to polarized reception from critics; Isah Red of the ''[[Manila Standard]]'' criticized the film's visuals and lack of narrative coherence.<ref name="Pangarap"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Red |first1=Isah |title=Bad movies make me cry |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yo8VAAAAIBAJ&dq=regine+velasquez+pangarap+ko+ang+ibigin+ka&pg=PA18&article_id=6194,1429194 |access-date=January 12, 2024 |work=[[Manila Standard]] |date=June 16, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112203105/https://books.google.ca/books?id=Yo8VAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA18&dq=regine+velasquez+pangarap+ko+ang+ibigin+ka&article_id=6194,1429194&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj45L7Jx9iDAxXTMjQIHU7gDSM4ChDoAXoECAwQAg#v=onepage&q=regine%20velasquez%20pangarap%20ko%20ang%20ibigin%20ka&f=false |archive-date=January 12, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> Terming the film formulaic, Francisco believed that Velasquez was brilliant in "dramatic moments", in a performance he described as a "crowd pleaser", though he found her comedic delivery superfluous.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Francisco |first1=Butch |title=As wholesome as Regine's milk-and-cookies image |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2003/05/29/207959/wholesome-regine146s-milk-and-cookies-image |access-date=January 12, 2024 |work=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=May 29, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112202947/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2003/05/29/207959/wholesome-regine146s-milk-and-cookies-image |archive-date=January 12, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> That year, Velasquez starred alongside [[Bong Revilla]] in the superhero film ''[[Captain Barbell (2003 film)|Captain Barbell]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bautista|first1=Mario|title=Bong continues to fly high|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/232043/bong-continues-fly-high|access-date=November 18, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=December 18, 2003|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201093805/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/232043/bong-continues-fly-high|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref>

==Multimedia artist and other activities==

As a spokesperson, Velasquez helped increase the presence of [[United States|American]] fast-food chains like [[KFC]] and [[Wendy]]'s in Asia. The Philippine Department Of Tourism and partners Smart Telecommunications, [[Jollibee|Jollibee Food Corp.]], [[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell Philippines]] and [[Pfizer]] launched ''I Love the Philippines, Biyahe Na'', their biggest travel advocacy campaign. Velasquez has recorded promotial songs for the campaign and is the official product endorser. She has also hosted various [[TV]] shows and has participated in several successful series of reality singing constests.

Although Velasquez did not make any film appearances in 2004, she made her prime time television debut in the drama series ''[[Forever in My Heart]]'', in which she played a wedding planner caught in a [[love triangle]] with Gomez's and Ariel Rivera's characters.<ref name="RegineSingerActress"/> She next starred in romantic dramas, reuniting with Padilla in ''[[Till I Met You]]'' (2006) and with Pascual in ''[[Paano Kita Iibigin]]'' (2007);<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bautista|first1=Mario|title=Robin & Regine: Will history repeat itself?|url=http://www.philstar.com:8080/entertainment/360344/robin-regine-will-history-repeat-itself|access-date=November 18, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=September 29, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042659/http://www.philstar.com:8080/entertainment/360344/robin-regine-will-history-repeat-itself|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Erece|first1=Dinno|title=A more daring and mature Regine Velasquez in "Paano Kita Iibigin"|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/13006/a-more-daring-and-mature-regine-velasquez-in-paano-kita-iibigin|access-date=November 18, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=April 26, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030705/http://www.pep.ph/news/13006/a-more-daring-and-mature-regine-velasquez-in-paano-kita-iibigin|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> the latter earned her FAMAS and Luna Award nominations for Best Actress.<ref>{{cite news|title=56th FAMAS Awards tonight|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/419116/56th-famas-awards-tonight|access-date=November 18, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=November 29, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201071705/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/419116/56th-famas-awards-tonight|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Luna Awards nominees announced|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/2494/luna-awards-nominees-announced|access-date=November 18, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=August 31, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519110535/http://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/2494/luna-awards-nominees-announced|archive-date=May 19, 2017}}</ref> In 2008, she played the titular character in the comedy series remake ''[[Ako si Kim Samsoon]]'', based on the [[My Lovely Sam Soon|original South Korean television show]]. The show featured her as a chef hired by a restaurant owner (played by [[Mark Anthony Fernandez]]) to pretend to be his lover as a ruse for his overbearing mother.<ref name="Kimsam">{{cite news|last1=Dimaculangan|first1=Jocelyn|title=Ako si Kim Sam Soon airs pilot episode on June 30|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/2149/ako-si-kim-samsoon-airs-pilot-episode-on-june-30|access-date=November 18, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=June 25, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824180617/http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/2149/ako-si-kim-samsoon-airs-pilot-episode-on-june-30|archive-date=August 24, 2017}}</ref> ''The Philippine Star''{{'}}s Arnel Ramos praised her pairing with Fernandez, commending their "crackling rapport that will no doubt send viewers in a romantic frenzy".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramos |first1=Arnel |title=Not a mismatch after all |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2008/07/09/71832/not-mismatch-after-all |access-date=January 11, 2024 |work=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=July 9, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111214459/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2008/07/09/71832/not-mismatch-after-all |archive-date=January 11, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> In the same year, she provided her voice to the eponymous heroine in the animated film ''[[Urduja (film)|Urduja]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dimaculangan|first1=Jocelyn|title=Regine Velasquez gives voice to Princess Urduja in first-ever Filipino animation film|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/1789/regine-velasquez-gives-voice-to-princess-urduja-in-first-ever-filipino-animation-film|access-date=November 18, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=April 7, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032211/http://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/1789/regine-velasquez-gives-voice-to-princess-urduja-in-first-ever-filipino-animation-film|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref>

Regine was the singing voice for [[Adarna]] the first Filipino full length animated movie.

Velasquez made cameo appearances in three comedies of 2009—''[[Kimmy Dora]]'', ''[[OMG (Oh, My Girl!)]]'', and ''[[Yaya and Angelina: The Spoiled Brat Movie]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Big-Star Cameos in Kimmy Dora, Angelina And Yaya Movie|url=http://www.cosmo.ph/entertainment/bigstar-cameos-in-kimmy-dora-angelina-and-yaya-movie|access-date=November 18, 2017|magazine=Cosmopolitan |publisher=[[Summit Media]]|date=September 1, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032301/http://www.cosmo.ph/entertainment/bigstar-cameos-in-kimmy-dora-angelina-and-yaya-movie|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Dimaculangan|first1=Jocelyn|title=Judy Ann Santos and Ogie Alcasid will tickle funny bones in Oh My Girl!|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/3507/judy-ann-santos-and-ogie-alcasid-will-tickle-funny-bones-in-oh-my-girl|access-date=November 18, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=March 6, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034038/http://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/3507/judy-ann-santos-and-ogie-alcasid-will-tickle-funny-bones-in-oh-my-girl|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> She initially turned down an offer to star in the drama series ''[[Totoy Bato]]'' (2009) in favor of a musical-themed television project, but agreed after the latter production faced significant delays.<ref name="RVA Diva"/> Directed by [[Mac Alejandre]] and based on [[Carlo J. Caparas]]' comic book of the same name, it is about the fictional titular boxer (played by Padilla). She portrayed the part of the love interest to Padilla's character.<ref>{{cite news |title=As tough as a rock |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2009/01/29/435238/tough-rock |access-date=January 16, 2024 |work=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=January 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117040651/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2009/01/29/435238/tough-rock |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> The role required her to perform action scenes, and in preparation, undertook boxing training.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Llanes |first1=Rommel |title=Regine Velasquez takes boxing lessons for her role in Totoy Bato |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/20886/regine-velasquez-takes-boxing-lessons-for-her-role-in-totoy-bato |access-date=January 17, 2024 |work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]] |date=February 20, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117041034/https://www.pep.ph/news/20886/regine-velasquez-takes-boxing-lessons-for-her-role-in-totoy-bato |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |language=Tagalog |url-status=live}}</ref> After the project was greenlit,<ref name="RVA Diva"/> Velasquez was cast as Sampaguita, the lead in [[Dominic Zapata]]'s 2010 musical comedy series ''[[Diva (2010 TV series)|Diva]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last1=Orosa |first1=Rosalinda |title=Diva on GMA: The first-ever kantaserye |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/03/01/553594/diva-gma-first-ever-kantaserye |access-date=May 2, 2020 |newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=March 1, 2010 |archive-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705015031/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/03/01/553594/diva-gma-first-ever-kantaserye |url-status=live }}</ref> a loosely adapted version of the 2006 film ''[[200 Pounds Beauty]]''.<ref name="RVA Diva"/> It follows a facially disfigured singer who undergoes a transformation.<ref>{{cite news |title=15 Pinoy music-themed teleseryes |url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/146359/15-pinoy-music-themed-teleseryes-a724-20190927-lfrm3 |access-date=May 2, 2020 |work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]] |date=September 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001021208/https://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/146359/15-pinoy-music-themed-teleseryes-a724-20190927-lfrm3 |archive-date=October 1, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> To look the part, she wore prosthetic makeup which took three hours to apply. The series featured numerous song [[cover version|cover]]s sung onscreen by the characters. According to Velasquez, the song choices were integral to script development, and featured one to two production numbers per week.<ref name="RVA Diva">{{cite news |last1=Santiago |first1=Erwin |title=Regine Velasquez appreciates homely people because of her role in Diva |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/24834/regine-velasquez-appreciates-homely-people-because-of-her-role-in-diva |access-date=January 17, 2024 |work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]] |date=February 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117024940/https://www.pep.ph/news/24834/regine-velasquez-appreciates-homely-people-because-of-her-role-in-diva |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |url-status=live |language=Tagalog}}</ref><ref name="RVA Diva 2">{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez sponsors Diva child actor's corrective surgery |url=https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/21908/regine-velasquez-sponsors-diva-child-actors-corrective-surgery |access-date=January 17, 2024 |work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]] |date=April 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925190839/https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/21908/regine-velasquez-sponsors-diva-child-actors-corrective-surgery |archive-date=September 25, 2021 |url-status=live |language=Tagalog}}</ref> A journalist for ''The Philippine Star'' favored the show's tone and quality, highlighting Velasquez's musical numbers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Highest overnight rating for Diva |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/03/22/559907/highest-overnight-rating-diva |access-date=January 17, 2024 |work=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=March 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117024623/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/03/22/559907/highest-overnight-rating-diva |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Velasquez started her own record label called ''Songbird Music'' which the aim to help budding singers start their own career. She has produced [[songs]] for Gabby Eigenmann, Roselle Nava and [[Sarah Geronimo]]. She did a duet with young balladeer [[Erik Santos]] on the song "Bakit Ba Iniibig Ka". Her interest in [[fashion]] has led her to creating a successful line of elegant and chic clothes branded as ''Regine'' in which she herself draws and conceptualises the designs.

{{Quote box|bgcolor=#E0E6F8|width=24em|align=left|quote="They affect me so much physically and emotionally&nbsp;... I'm the type of actress who can't let go of my character so easily. When I'm already able to get the right emotion, I just can't shake it off when I leave the set. I unconsciously bring home the character with me."|source={{mdash}}Velasquez explaining why she is selective of dramatic roles<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cruz |first1=Marinel |title=Regine reveals she usually 'faints' when doing dramatic roles |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/382711/regine-reveals-she-usually-faints-when-doing-dramatic-roles |access-date=January 18, 2024 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |date=July 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803145329/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/382711/regine-reveals-she-usually-faints-when-doing-dramatic-roles |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>}}

She recently published ''Regine: The Book'', a coffee-table book comprising a five-year memento of her portraits.

[[Andoy Ranay]]'s ''[[I Heart You, Pare!]]'' was Velasquez's television project of 2011,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reyes|first1=William|title=Director Andoy Ranay works for the first time with Regine Velasquez and Dingdong Dantes in I Heart You Pare|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/27559/director-andoy-ranay-works-for-the-first-time-with-regine-velasquez-and-dingdong-dantes-in-i-heart-y|access-date=November 18, 2017|language=tl|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=December 2, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825063319/http://www.pep.ph/news/27559/director-andoy-ranay-works-for-the-first-time-with-regine-velasquez-and-dingdong-dantes-in-i-heart-y|archive-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> which she described as a "flashy and colorful world" of the [[LGBT community]].<ref name="IHYP RVA">{{cite news |last1=Calderon |first1=Nora |title=''I Heart You Pare'' will open the colorful world of drag queens |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/7567/i-heart-you-pare-will-open-the-colorful-world-of-drag-queens |access-date=January 13, 2023 |work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]] |date=January 31, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113211134/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/7567/i-heart-you-pare-will-open-the-colorful-world-of-drag-queens |archive-date=January 13, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> The series follows a woman who is on the run and disguises as a gay man after being wrongly accused of a crime.<ref>{{cite news |title=''I Heart You Pare'' (2011) - About The Show |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/i_heart_you_pare_full_episodes/about/ |access-date=January 13, 2024 |publisher=[[GMA Network News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113205933/https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/i_heart_you_pare_full_episodes/about/ |archive-date=January 13, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> To play the dual roles of Tonya and Tonette, she created a backstory for her female character; and to get into the drag alter ego's physical and mental space during filming, modelled nuances and mannerisms on Ranay, who is openly gay.<ref name="IHYP Roles">{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez (Part I): In her new TV series, she portrays a woman pretending to be a gay man |url=https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/24458/regine-velasquez-part-i-in-her-new-tv-series-she-portrays-a-woman-pretending-to-be-a-gay-man |access-date=January 13, 2024 |work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]] |date=April 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204080835/https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/24458/regine-velasquez-part-i-in-her-new-tv-series-she-portrays-a-woman-pretending-to-be-a-gay-man |archive-date=December 4, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="IHYP RVA"/> Later in 2011, Velasquez left the show for health reasons and was replaced by [[Iza Calzado]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Iza replaces rumored pregnant Regine in 'I Heart You Pare' |url=https://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2011/04/09/674247/iza-replaces-rumored-pregnant-regine-i-heart-you-pare |access-date=January 7, 2022 |newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=April 9, 2011 |archive-date=January 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107151241/https://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2011/04/09/674247/iza-replaces-rumored-pregnant-regine-i-heart-you-pare |url-status=live }}</ref> The romantic comedy ''[[Of All the Things (film)|Of All the Things]]'' (2012), in which she played a document forger, was Velasquez's third collaboration with Bernal and Muhlach.<ref>{{cite news|title=Aga, Regine reunite in Of All the Things|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2012/09/17/849778/aga-regine-reunite-all-things|access-date=November 18, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=September 17, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201061531/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2012/09/17/849778/aga-regine-reunite-all-things|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> [[Philbert Dy]] of ''[[ClickTheCity]]'' termed the film a "tedious, unfocused mess that forces chemistry where none really exists".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dy|first1=Philbert|title=Time is a Cruel Mistress|url=http://www.clickthecity.com/movies/a/16367/of-all-the-things-movie-review-time-is-a-cruel-mistress|access-date=November 18, 2017|work=[[ClickTheCity.com|ClickTheCity]]|date=September 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226084243/https://www.clickthecity.com/movies/a/16367/of-all-the-things-movie-review-time-is-a-cruel-mistress|archive-date=December 26, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Despite this, she earned a [[Golden Screen TV Awards|Golden Screen Award for Best Actress]] for her performance.<ref name="GSA">{{cite news |last1=Orosa |first1=Rosalinda |title=List of Golden Screen winners |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/05/01/936799/list-golden-screen-winners |access-date=June 21, 2020 |newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=May 1, 2013 |archive-date=June 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624210949/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/05/01/936799/list-golden-screen-winners |url-status=live }}</ref> She next starred in the independent film ''Mrs. Recto'', a comedy-drama set principally on [[Recto Avenue]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cruz|first1=Edgar|title=Reimagining Mrs. Recto, the Regine original starrer|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2015/12/28/1536739/reimagining-mrs.-recto-regine-original-starrer|access-date=November 18, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=December 28, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620145121/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2015/12/28/1536739/reimagining-mrs.-recto-regine-original-starrer|archive-date=June 20, 2017}}</ref> The director Dante Nico Garcia wanted Velasquez to play the part of a single mother by deglamorizing—aspects that he felt were missing from performances she had done in the past—and thus asked her to dissociate from her "well-coifed" persona.<ref>{{cite news |title=Honoring women without bashing men |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/09/02/607998/honoring-women-without-bashing-men |access-date=January 14, 2024 |work=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=September 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114194816/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/09/02/607998/honoring-women-without-bashing-men |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film only received a limited digital release on December 25, 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Caligan |first1=Michelle |title=Glaiza de Castro joins the cast of ''Mrs. Recto'' |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/20510/glaiza-de-castro-joins-the-cast-of-mrs-recto/story |access-date=January 14, 2024 |publisher=[[GMA Network News]] |date=December 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114193010/https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/20510/glaiza-de-castro-joins-the-cast-of-mrs-recto/story |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Acting career==

Velasquez' singing fame help her make a successful crossover into [[film]]. In [[1987]], she got her first movie role as the granddaughter of a mafia clan involved in crimes in the film ''The Untouchable Family''. She soon ventured into the realm of [[comedy]] [[films]]. She was cast in the [[1988]] film ''Pik Pak Boom'' with contemporaries Dingdong Avanzado, Herbert Bautista and Bing Loyzayga. She then co-starred with comedians Joey de Leon and Rene Requistas in the flick ''Elvis and James'' in which she plays a nerdy music aficionado and the love interest of the two.

In the series ''[[Poor Señorita]]'' (2016), Velasquez starred as a powerful and demanding business magnate, a character inspired by [[Meryl Streep]]'s [[Miranda Priestly]]. In preparation, she kept her distance from the cast to maintain an uneasy chemistry in their scenes.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Marquez|first1=Phoebe|title=Regine 'quirky & animated' in primetime comeback|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/03/19/1564312/regine-quirky-animated-primetime-comeback|access-date=November 18, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=March 19, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731193102/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/03/19/1564312/regine-quirky-animated-primetime-comeback|archive-date=July 31, 2017}}</ref> In his review for the ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'', [[Nestor Torre Jr.]] found her to be "perfectly cast" as the anti-hero, praising Velasquez for "opting to set her own pace, vocal placement, and tempo" in her portrayal.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Torre |first1=Nestor |title=Regine reigns |url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/193073/regine-reigns |access-date=January 14, 2024 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |date=April 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413161206/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/193073/regine-reigns |archive-date=April 13, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, she played the supporting part of an earth goddess in ''[[Mulawin vs. Ravena]]'', a sequel to the 2004 fantasy series ''[[Mulawin]]'', featuring [[Dennis Trillo]] and [[Miguel Tanfelix]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dabu|first1=Bianca Rose|title=Regine Velasquez joins cast of 'Mulawin vs. Ravena'|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/595917/regine-velasquez-joins-cast-of-mulawin-vs-ravena/story/|access-date=November 18, 2017|publisher=[[GMA Network News]]|date=January 16, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823023640/http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/595917/regine-velasquez-joins-cast-of-mulawin-vs-ravena/story/|archive-date=August 23, 2017}}</ref> She then portrayed the titular character in ''Yours Truly, Shirley'' (2019), an independent drama directed by Nigel Santos. It tells the story of a woman who believes her late husband is reincarnated in a pop star. Velasquez was reluctant to take the role, worried of being unprepared after a seven-year break from acting in a film. She ultimately agreed to the project after Santos convinced her to take the part.<ref name="RegineShirley">{{cite news |last1=Anarcon |first1=James Patrick |title=Regine Velasquez explains why she almost backed out of her comeback film |url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/147268/regine-velasquez-explains-why-she-almost-backed-out-of-her-comeback-film-a724-20191101 |access-date=May 2, 2020 |work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]] |date=November 1, 2019 |archive-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705015026/https://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/147268/regine-velasquez-explains-why-she-almost-backed-out-of-her-comeback-film-a724-20191101 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Oggs Cruz]] of ''[[Rappler]]'' was critical of Velasquez's "middling" delivery, writing that she lacked "the extent of absurdism" required of the role.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cruz |first1=Oggs |title=Movie reviews: 2019 Cinema One Originals films, Part 2 |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/movies/245100-cinema-one-original-movie-reviews-part-2/ |access-date=January 16, 2024 |work=[[Rappler]] |date=November 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117042505/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/movies/245100-cinema-one-original-movie-reviews-part-2/ |archive-date=November 17, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Jocelyn Valle of the ''[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]'', however, took note of her earnest and mature characterization.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Valle |first1=Jocelyn |title=Review: Regine Velasquez shows comedic side in Yours Truly, Shirley |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/147407/review-regine-velasquez-shows-comedic-side-in-yours-truly-shirley-a764-20191114 |access-date=January 16, 2024 |work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]] |date=November 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116034948/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/147407/review-regine-velasquez-shows-comedic-side-in-yours-truly-shirley-a764-20191114 |archive-date=January 16, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> She received a nomination for Best Actress at the [[Cinema One Originals|Cinema One Originals Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cruz |first1=Marinel |title=Satisfying payoff for best actress Alessandra de Rossi |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/352202/satisfying-payoff-for-best-actress-alessandra-de-rossi |access-date=January 16, 2024 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |date=November 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819080946/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/352202/satisfying-payoff-for-best-actress-alessandra-de-rossi |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2020, Velasquez briefly appeared in the [[iWant]] comedy series ''My Single Lady''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez has a special participation in Jodi's 'My Single Lady' |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/19/20/regine-velasquez-has-a-special-participation-in-jodis-my-single-lady |access-date=May 2, 2020 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=January 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126104243/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/19/20/regine-velasquez-has-a-special-participation-in-jodis-my-single-lady |archive-date=January 26, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Her film career took a quick hiatus, but she returned to the cinema in [[1996]] for her very first lead role in the film ''Wanted Perfect Mother''. She had a role in the musical comedy ''Do Re Mi'' (1997). She played a radio [[disc jockey]] and the mediator for her two overtly different friends. In [[1998]] ''Honey Nasa Langit Na Ba Ako'' was released; Regine played a ghost who was a soon-to-be-bride who died in a [[automobile|car]] accident days before her wedding day.

== Artistry ==

In 1998 Velasquez co-starred with matinee idol [[Aga Muhlach]] in the well-received romantic [[film]] ''Dahil May Isang Ikaw''. Later, in [[2000]], she starred opposite [[Robin Padilla]] in ''Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw'', a film about a popular female star who falls in love with an ordinary fan of hers. She then reunited with [[Aga Muhlach]] in [[2001]] for their second romantic offering ''Pangako Ikaw Lang'' which earned Regine the prestigious ''Box-Office Queen'' award from the ''Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation''.

===Influences===

As a child, Velasquez enjoyed listening to her father singing classic songs to lull her to sleep;<ref name="RegineCNN">{{cite news|title=CNN's Lorraine Hahn interviews Regine Velasquez|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/02/21/talkasia.Velasquez.script/index.html|publisher=[[CNN International]]|date=February 21, 2003|access-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212001856/http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/02/21/talkasia.Velasquez.script/index.html|archive-date=December 12, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> she was drawn to traditional songs rather than [[nursery rhyme]]s because of this routine.<ref name="RegineCNN"/> Since her childhood, Velasquez has considered Sharon Cuneta a role model and credits Cuneta as a key inspiration who led her to pursue a musical career.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mark|first1=Ryan|title=Regine ug Sharon naghinilakay|trans-title=Regine and Sharon in tears|url=http://www.philstar.com/kalingawan/346160/regine-ug-sharon-naghinilakay|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=July 7, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119110928/http://www.philstar.com/kalingawan/346160/regine-ug-sharon-naghinilakay|archive-date=November 19, 2017|language=ceb}}</ref>

Velasquez's music is influenced by artists such as [[Sheena Easton]], [[Angela Bofill]], [[Whitney Houston]], and [[Mariah Carey]] in her early years.<ref name="ReflectionsRegine" /><ref name="Cook">{{cite news|last1=Ng|first1=Heidi|title=The songbird is also a cook|url=http://www.philstar.com/food-and-leisure/306159/songbird-also-cook|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=November 10, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119105207/http://www.philstar.com/food-and-leisure/306159/songbird-also-cook|archive-date=November 19, 2017}}</ref> She admires Houston for her "style and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] influence" and Carey's songwriting.<ref name="Cook"/> On several occasions, Velasquez has cited Barbra Streisand as her main influence and musical inspiration, saying, "I look up to [Streisand] not just because of her enormous talent, but because of her fearlessness and dedication to excellence, her willingness to take risks and to be different."<ref name="Revisit">{{cite news|last1=Abunda|first1=Boy|title=Regine revisits her musical inspiration|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/229050/regine-revisits-her-musical-inspiration|issue=November 24, 2003|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119110027/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/229050/regine-revisits-her-musical-inspiration|archive-date=November 19, 2017}}</ref> Streisand's music has frequently featured in Velasquez's repertoire throughout her career, including a series of concerts paying homage to Streisand, which Velasquez described as "a pleasure" to perform.<ref name="Revisit"/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Chua|first1=Jonathan|title=As much a tribute to Streisand as a showcase of Regine|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/229760/much-tribute-streisand-showcase-regine|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=November 30, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119110339/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/229760/much-tribute-streisand-showcase-regine|archive-date=November 19, 2017}}</ref> Velasquez has also been influenced by many Filipino artists; early in her career, she cited [[Kuh Ledesma]], [[Joey Albert]], Gary Valenciano, Martin Nievera, and Pops Fernandez as her role models.<ref name="ReflectionsRegine"/> She has also paid tribute to Filipino songwriters, including [[George Canseco]], [[Rey Valera]], Basil Valdez, Ryan Cayabyab, and Willy Cruz.<ref>{{cite news|title=Regine Velasquez concludes her six-night concert series "Ang Ating Musika"|url=http://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/14625/regine-velasquez-concludes-her-six-night-concert-series-ang-ating-musika|access-date=November 19, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=December 6, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031636/http://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/14625/regine-velasquez-concludes-her-six-night-concert-series-ang-ating-musika|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref>

Velasquez acted in two more romantic [[films]] in [[2002]] and [[2003]] called ''Ikaw Lamang, Hanggang Ngayon'' with award-winning actor Richard Gomez, ''Pangarap Ko ang Ibigin Ka'' with another award-winning actor, Christopher de Leon. In December [[2003]] Velasquez debuted in her first [[science fiction]] film ''Captain Barbell''.

===Musical style and themes===

==Controversies==

Velasquez's early-career music includes elements of traditional OPM love songs.<ref name="Reginelovesongs">{{cite news|last1=Luciano|first1=Elvin|title=Does Regine Velasquez have the best Filipino love songs?|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/music/2017/02/13/regine-velasquez-essay.html|access-date=November 20, 2017|publisher=[[CNN Philippines]]|date=March 29, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202193449/http://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/music/2017/02/13/regine-velasquez-essay.html|archive-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref> She described how she developed her musical style, saying, "I was only 16 and people didn't know what to do with me. When they want me to sing love songs, they had to explain to me what it meant because I didn't know the feeling yet."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Abunda|first1=Boy|title=Regine and the songs of her life|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/185582/regine-and-songs-her-life|access-date=November 20, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=November 27, 2002|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201052803/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/185582/regine-and-songs-her-life|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> Her debut album ''Regine'' includes ballads and [[bubblegum pop]] love songs;<ref name="Reginelovesongs"/> its themes revolve around feelings of "excitement and uncertainty", as well as "missed chances and regrets".<ref name="Reginelovesongs"/> Elvin Luciano from [[CNN Philippines]] wrote: "During her [initial] phase, she proved that Filipino love songs don't have to come pre-packaged in the [[kundiman]]-rooted love ballad."<ref name="Reginelovesongs"/> Her later releases, including ''Nineteen 90'' and ''Tagala Talaga'', capitalized on her popularity; they are dominated by Filipino love songs.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gonzales|first1=David|title=Regine Velasquez: Special Collectors Edition (1994) > Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/special-collectors-edition-1994-mw0001071236|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=November 20, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034328/https://www.allmusic.com/album/special-collectors-edition-1994-mw0001071236|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> Velasquez began working with foreign songwriters while planning her first regional album ''Listen Without Prejudice'',<ref name="RegineLWP" /><ref name="Liner notes — LWP"/> which according to AllMusic is "oriented towards easy-listening love songs with adventurous, contemporary touches".<ref name="RegineLWP"/> The album features tracks with [[syncopation|syncopated]] [[Beat (music)#Backbeat|backbeats]] and [[hip hop music|hip-hop]] influences.<ref name="RegineLWP"/>

In 2000, she was involved in a [[Visa (document)|visa]] row, and was accused of [[people smuggling]] after reports of unknown individuals who not part of her [[United States|U.S.]] Tour entourage were accompanied unbeknownst to her, to be then left behind in America. Her U.S. visa was revoked, and she was barred from setting foot on American soil. But in less than a year, the case was resolved through the help of immigration lawyer Michael Gurfinkel. In April 2005 Velasquez gave the first interview about the incident, on The Filipino Channel's premiere of the show ''Citizen Pinoy'', which was hosted by Gurfinkel. She stated that she should have been aware of every detail in her entourage.

During the mid-1990s and the early 2000s, Velasquez's albums consisted primarily of cover versions of international material because of its commercial viability, and Filipinos' preference for American music.<ref name="RegineRetro">{{cite web|last1=Gonzales|first1=David|title=Retro > Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/retro-mw0001889081|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=November 9, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109134634/https://www.allmusic.com/album/retro-mw0001889081|archive-date=November 9, 2017}}</ref><ref name="RegineR2K"/><ref name="Reginelovesongs"/> According to CNN Philippines, "Regine has a knack for choosing songs which at first, may not fit her, but eventually become her own."<ref name="Reginelovesongs"/> Many of her songs, particularly in ''Retro'', ''Drawn'', and ''R2K'', contained R&B, soul, and hip-hop elements.<ref name="RegineRetro"/><ref name="RegineDrawn"/><ref name="RegineR2K"/> ''Reigne'' is an OPM album that she described as "songs influenced by the music, artists, and genres that I enjoy listening to,"<ref name="Reginelovesongs"/> and included tracks that are melancholic, sensual, and poetic.<ref name="Reginelovesongs"/> Her crossover to film saw significant use of contemporary love ballads in her catalog of [[Soundtrack album|soundtrack themes]], describing the music as "straightforward, earnest, and lyrically simple".<ref name="Reginelovesongs"/>

The summer of [[2004]], the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) sued Velasquez for underdeclaration of her [[Income tax|income tax returns]]. The government branch filed a [[tax evasion]] case against Velasquez for omitting to pay an estimated Php 3 million in [[2003]] for her alleged failure to disclose her earnings from a modelling and talent contract with [[Nestle|Nestle Philippines]].[http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=2&story_id=34464] On [[February 7]], [[2006]], however, the Deparment of Justice dismissed the tax evasion case on counts of technicality because the Bureau of Internal Revenue had deprived Velasquez of due process by not notifying her about her tax deficiency before charging her with tax evasion.[http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/ht/ht005906.htm]

===Voice and timbre===

==Acting==

Velasquez is known for her use of [[belting (music)|vocal belting]],<ref name="Birit"/> and credits the vocal training she received from her father as a child:

{{blockquote|That was in Leyte. A long time ago. I must've been 7 years old. It didn't feel like training; [my father] didn't force me to do it. He just took us to the beach for a picnic. We lived near the ocean. While I was swimming, he would ask me to sing&nbsp;... I think he got the idea from [[Rocky Marciano]], the boxer. He read that Rocky practiced, shadow-boxed in the water. [In the ring] there's no pressure so it's easier&nbsp;… but in the water, you have no choice but to punch harder. My Papa merely applied the same principle to singing.<ref name="Vocal train"/>}}

'''Theatre'''

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| rowspan="2" | [[Image:R_rosing.jpg|100px]] || align="center" | ''Kenkoy Loves Rosing'' || align="center" | August to September [[1991]] || align="center" | Music Museum || align="center" | Rosing

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| colspan="6" | A musical-comedy on the well-loved [[Filipino people|Filipino]] [[comics]] classics created by Tony Velasquez

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|colspan="6" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"| <!-- Putting in a nice space between episodes -->

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| rowspan="2" | [[Image:R_noli.jpg|110px]] || align="center" | ''Noli Me Tangere'' || align="center" | [[July 14]] to [[August 6]], [[1995]] || align="center" | Cultural Center of the Philippines Main Theater || align="center" | Maria Clara

|-

| colspan="6" | Tanghalang Filipino's presentation of the evocative musical based on the novel by Philippine National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. Set in late 18th Century Philippines, Velasquez plays the tragic heroine María Clara, the one true love of Crisóstomo Ibarra. Caught in the storm of politics, intrigue, and familial piety, the two lovers lives are swept away in a world run amock under the abusive powers of the Spanish Colonial Rule. Musical Direction by Ryan Cayabyab, and the libretto of Bienvenido Lumbera. Directed by Nonon Padilla. Others in the cast are - John Arcilla, alternating as Crisostomo Ibarra, Gigi Posadas, alternating as Ma. Clara, Nanette Inventor, Ony de Leon, Eugene Villaluz, Bernardo Bernardo, Noni Buencamino, Garry Lim, Pablo Molina, Irma Adlawan, Clottie Gealogo, and Rommel Singson.

|}

Velasquez is a [[soprano]] and is often praised for her range and technical ability.<ref name="StillAsia"/>{{sfn|Gutierrez|2002|page=72}}<ref name="RegineCareer">{{cite news |last1=Asilo |first1=Rito |title=Regine Velasquez-Alcasid shares unguarded views about her family life and career |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/166117/regine-velasquez-alcasid-shares-unguarded-views-about-her-family-life-and-career |url-status=live |access-date=May 3, 2020 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |date=March 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321172727/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/166117/regine-velasquez-alcasid-shares-unguarded-views-about-her-family-life-and-career |archive-date=March 21, 2015}}</ref> Luciano of CNN Philippines complimented her "trademark and sometimes [[melisma]]tic vocals"<ref name="Reginelovesongs"/> while Gonzales adds her singing is "strong, emotive, and confident".<ref name="RegineMLE"/> She has often been criticized, however, for the excessive use of belting and [[oversinging]].<ref name="Birit"/> Gonzales described Velasquez's timbre as "thin, unimpressive and unappealing at times", and said her singing is "aiming for a higher [note], [which] she did all too often".<ref name="RegineMLE"/> Velasquez said, "I don't mean to make any songs hard. It's just that when I'm on stage, with the adrenaline rush and all, you get excited. I do try to hold back [because] otherwise I'd be screaming the whole show, that's not good."<ref name="Soars">{{cite news|last1=Jauclan|first1=Don|title=The Songbird still soars|url=http://www.philstar.com/supreme/2015/10/24/1514000/songbird-still-soars|access-date=November 21, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=October 24, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201073325/http://www.philstar.com/supreme/2015/10/24/1514000/songbird-still-soars|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref>

==Television==

'''Non-drama'''

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! Image !! Title !! Stint !! | Network !! Role

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| rowspan="2" | <!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[Image:R_sop.jpg|115px]] -->|| align="center" | ''[[SOP (Sobrang Okey Pare)]]'' || align="center" | [[1997]] to present || align="center" | [[GMA Network]] || align="center" | Main host

|-

| colspan="6" | A Philippine noontime musical variety show of GMA Network that airs live every Sunday at noon-2 p.m. from the Studio 3 of the GMA Network Center. It features livewire concert performances by the hottest concert artists and young stars today in the Philippine showbiz industry.

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|colspan="6" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"| <!-- Putting in a nice space between episodes -->

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| rowspan="2" | [[Image:R_pinoy.jpg|115px]] || align="center" | ''[[Pinoy Pop Superstar]]'' || align="center" | [[2004]] to present || align="center" | [[GMA Network]] || align="center" | Main host

|-

| colspan="6" | A Philippine television show featuring a year-long talent search for the best Filipino amateur singers. It is broadcast every Saturday evening on GMA, The Kapuso Network. The format is loosely patterned on [[American Idol]].

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|colspan="6" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"| <!-- Putting in a nice space between episodes -->

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| rowspan="2" | [[Image:R_forever.jpg|115px]] || align="center" | ''Forever In My Heart'' || align="center" | [[2004]] to present || align="center" | [[GMA Network]] || align="center" | Angeline

|-

| colspan="6" | A Philippine television soap-opera which mixes a romantic-comedy genre and tackles a serendipity issue. A story about two fallen angels who must find their way into the mortal world in search of each other before their candles in heaven burns out.

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|colspan="6" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"| <!-- Putting in a nice space between episodes -->

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| rowspan="2" | [[Image:R_search.jpg|115px]] || align="center" | ''Search For A Star'' || align="center" | [[2003]] to [[2004]] || align="center" | [[GMA Network]] and VIVA Entertainment Group || align="center" | Main host

|-

| colspan="6" | A Philippine television show featuring a year-long talent search for the best Filipino amateur singers. It was broadcasted every Saturday evening on GMA, The Kapuso Network. The format is loosely patterned on [[American Idol]]. The search spunned its grand winner [[Rachelle Ann Go]] who now top-bills as an [[ABS-CBN]] talent.

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|colspan="6" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"| <!-- Putting in a nice space between episodes -->

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| rowspan="2" | [[Image:R_star.jpg|115px]] || align="center" | ''Star For A Night'' || align="center" | [[2002]] to [[2003]] || align="center" | [[GMA Network]] and VIVA Entertainment Group || align="center" | Main host

|-

| colspan="6" | A Philippine television show featuring a year-long talent search for the best Filipino amateur singers. It pioneered the return of a much more hyped and prestigious talent searches. It was broadcasted every Saturday evening on IBC 13, a VIVA television company. The search spunned its grand winner [[Sarah Geronimo]] who now top-bills as an [[ABS-CBN]] talent.

|}

==Legacy and influence==

'''Sitcoms/Dramas'''

[[File:Fantasy promotional show (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Velasquez wearing a white collared long sleeve top and bell bottom pants while singing into a hand-held microphone|Velasquez performing during a promotional tour for ''[[Fantasy (Regine Velasquez album)|Fantasy]]'' in 2010|left]]

Velasquez's vocal style and singing ability have significantly impacted Philippine popular and contemporary music. Critics have called her "Asia's Songbird"{{sfn|Jeffries|2003|page=213}}<ref name="StillAsia"/> and she is often cited as one of [[Music of the Philippines|Filipino music]]'s most influential artists.<ref name="Regine30">{{cite news|last1=Policarpio|first1=Allan|title=Hard-earned lessons from Regine's 30-year career|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/234639/hard-earned-lessons-regines-30-year-career|access-date=November 21, 2017|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=July 17, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033924/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/234639/hard-earned-lessons-regines-30-year-career|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Mauricio-Arriola|first1=Tessa|title=The power of Regine|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/the-power-of-regine/221910/|access-date=November 21, 2017|newspaper=[[The Manila Times]]|date=October 3, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029012732/http://www.manilatimes.net/the-power-of-regine/221910/|archive-date=October 29, 2017}}</ref> According to Allan Policarpio of the ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'', "Regine needed only to open her mouth and that celebrated voice would come out. She could sing seated, lying down or hoisted up in the air with a harness—no problem. And even when she was so sick she couldn't speak, she could still sing."<ref name="Regine30"/> Velasquez has also been recognized for playing a pivotal role in creating the "blue print" for becoming a "singing icon".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Panaligan|first1=Jojo|title=Regine Velasquez gives nods to influences in 'Reflections'|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-138408077.html|access-date=November 22, 2017|newspaper=[[Manila Bulletin]]|date=November 7, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116054442/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-138408077.html|archive-date=November 16, 2018|url-status=dead|via=[[HighBeam Research|HighBeam]]}}</ref> Many critics complimented her work, often singling out Velasquez's influence. Luciano, writing for CNN Philippines, described her "legitimacy" as "enough to secure a space in pop culture" and said her musical career "continues to influence generations of OPM patrons and songbird wannabes up to this day",<ref name="Reginelovesongs"/> while according to ''The Philippine Star'', "If one were to go by records and distinctions made, Regine Velasquez would win, hands down".<ref name="StillAsia"/> She has often been regarded as a powerhouse for her performances and musical content.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Maddela|first1=Owen|title=Regine Velasquez Is Reigning Still|url=https://www.preview.ph/culture/regine-velasquez-is-reigning-still-a00190-20171006-lfrm|access-date=December 1, 2017|magazine=Preview|publisher=[[Summit Media]]|date=October 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033933/https://www.preview.ph/culture/regine-velasquez-is-reigning-still-a00190-20171006-lfrm|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[1993]]: ''Mr Kupido'' &mdash; <small> "Reason Enough", with Apa Ongpin and Jenine Desiderio

* [[1994]] : ''Ober Da Bakod''

* [[1994]]: ''Spotlight'' &mdash; <small> with Ariel Rivera

* [[December 22]], [[1996]]: ''Ikaw, Ako At Ang Awit'' <small> with [[Gary Valenciano]]

* [[February 26]], [[1997]]: ''Mikee'' - <small> "The Black Triangle", with Donna Cruz and Mikee Cojuangco

* [[May 26]], [[1999]]: ''Mikee Forever''

* [[September 7]], [[1999]]: ''Kool Ka Lang''

* [[July 20]], [[2000]]: ''Habang May Buhay'' &mdash; <small> "Sa Puso Ko'y Ikaw", with [[Piolo Pascual]]

* [[September 13]], [[2000]]: ''Pwedeng Pwede''

* [[July 4]], [[2001]]: ''Larawan'' <small> with [[Dingdong Dantes]]

* [[August 22]], [[2001]]: ''Beh Bote Nga''

* [[November 8]], [[2001]]: ''[[Maalaala Mo Kaya]]'' &mdash; <small> "Lobo", with [[Piolo Pascual]]

* [[April 27]], [[2003]]: ''Huling Yakap Sa Tag-araw'' <small> with [[Dingdong Dantes]]

* May [[2003]]: ''[[Ok Fine 'To Ang Gusto Nyo|OK Fine Whatever]]''

* December [[2003]]: ''[[Idol Ko si Kap]]''

* [[1998]] to [[2003]]: ''[[Sharon Cuneta|Sharon]]'' <small> varying dates of guesting

* [[May 2004]]: ''Tanging Ina, TV Series''

Velasquez's use of vocal belting has been subject to scrutiny because young singers, including contestants on television talent shows, have imitated her singing technique. According to Nestor Torre Jr. of the ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'', "The popularity of 'birit' [belting] started here with the amateur singing contests&nbsp;... Then came Regine Velasquez, who also launched her own singing career the 'birit' way&nbsp;... Trouble is, Regine's belting became so popular that her successor[s]&nbsp;... imitated her."<ref name="Birit">{{cite news|last1=Torre|first1=Nestor|title=Beyond the 'birit' menace|url=http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20090208-188167/Beyond-the-birit-menace|access-date=November 22, 2017|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=February 8, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211172030/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20090208-188167/Beyond-the-birit-menace|archive-date=February 11, 2009}}</ref> ''Manila Bulletin'' said, "Most of our top selling new female singers are still and mere parrots of [Velasquez] in terms of vocal acrobatics and predilection to show off her high range".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Panaligan|first1=Jojo|title=The How, Why and What in Regine's 'Twenty'|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-153175329.html|access-date=January 31, 2018|newspaper=[[Manila Bulletin]]|date=October 22, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222043737/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-153175329.html|archive-date=February 22, 2018|url-status=dead|via=[[HighBeam Research|HighBeam]]}}</ref> Media critic [[Boy Abunda]] wrote, "Most of the young female singers currently making waves in the industry are cut from the same biritera [belter] cloth as Regine Velasquez."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Abunda|first1=Boy|title=Doing it Alexa's way|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/02/17/1672874/doing-it-alexas-way|access-date=November 22, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=February 17, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201055901/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/02/17/1672874/doing-it-alexas-way|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref>

==See also==

*[[Regine Velasquez Discography]]

*[[Regine Velasquez Filmography]]

*[[Regine Velasquez Awards and Recognition]]

Filipino pop, hip-hop, and R&B artists [[Aicelle Santos]],<ref name="RegineIdol">{{cite news|title=Regine Velasquez introduces new 'Birit' queens|url=http://filipinotimes.net/entertainment/2017/10/22/watch-regine-velasquez-introduces-new-birit-queens/|access-date=November 22, 2017|newspaper=The Filipino Times|date=October 22, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035204/http://filipinotimes.net/entertainment/2017/10/22/watch-regine-velasquez-introduces-new-birit-queens/|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> [[Charice]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dimaculangan|first1=Joe|title=Charice excited to perform with Regine Velasquez|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/music/4116/charice-excited-to-perform-with-regine-velasquez|access-date=November 22, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=June 21, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042504/http://www.pep.ph/guide/music/4116/charice-excited-to-perform-with-regine-velasquez|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> Erik Santos,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jimenez|first1=Joyce|title=Erik Santos: There's no next Regine-Martin|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/01/14/1542499/erik-santos-theres-no-next-regine-martin|access-date=November 22, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=January 14, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117004556/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/01/14/1542499/erik-santos-theres-no-next-regine-martin|archive-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref> [[Jona Viray]],<ref name="RegineIdol"/> [[Julie Anne San Jose]],<ref name="RegineIdol"/> [[KZ Tandingan]],<ref name="Divaslive">{{cite news|last1=Policarpio|first1=Allan|title=4 'Divas' compete, not against each other, but against themselves|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/206952/4-divas-compete-not-against-each-other-but-against-themselves|access-date=November 18, 2016|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=November 18, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118132143/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/206952/4-divas-compete-not-against-each-other-but-against-themselves|archive-date=November 18, 2016}}</ref> [[Kyla (Filipino singer)|Kyla]],<ref name="Divaslive"/> [[Mark Bautista]],<ref name="Marksarah">{{cite news|last1=Leary|first1=Joan|title=Is Regine Velasquez reuniting with Sarah Geronimo and Mark Bautista for her upcoming concert?|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/2017/10/17/fresh-scoops/is-regine-velasquez-reuniting-with-sarah-geronimo-170105|access-date=November 22, 2017|publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]]|date=October 17, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043909/http://push.abs-cbn.com/2017/10/17/fresh-scoops/is-regine-velasquez-reuniting-with-sarah-geronimo-170105|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> [[Morissette (singer)|Morissette]],<ref name="RegineIdol"/> {{nowrap|[[Toni Gonzaga]]}},<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gonzalez|first1=Bianca|author-link1=Bianca Gonzalez|title=Toni Gonzaga: 35 Louboutins, 8 movies and counting|url=http://www.philstar.com/sunday-life/798942/toni-gonzaga-35-louboutins-8-movies-and-counting|access-date=November 22, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=April 22, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201100851/http://www.philstar.com/sunday-life/798942/toni-gonzaga-35-louboutins-8-movies-and-counting|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> and [[Yeng Constantino]]—among others—have cited Velasquez as an influence.<ref name="Divaslive"/>

==References==

Velasquez's music has broadly influenced a younger generation of performers from reality television talent shows; Sarah Geronimo has stated Velasquez made her realize the value of hard work<ref>{{cite news|last1=Esteves|first1=Patricia|title=Concert review The Sarah G experience|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/12/03/1263506/concert-review-sarah-g-experience|access-date=November 26, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=December 3, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107062501/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/12/03/1263506/concert-review-sarah-g-experience|archive-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> while [[Rachelle Ann Go]] and Angeline Quinto have both said Velasquez inspired them during their early years as aspiring singers.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Losorata|first1=Yogel|title=Saigon, here she comes!|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/03/09/1298685/saigon-here-she-comes|access-date=November 26, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=March 9, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201102424/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/03/09/1298685/saigon-here-she-comes|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Buan-Deveza|first1=Reyma|title=Angeline Quinto denies copying idol Regine|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/21/14/angeline-quinto-denies-copying-idol-regine|access-date=November 26, 2017|publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]]|date=October 21, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043551/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/21/14/angeline-quinto-denies-copying-idol-regine|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> ''[[American Idol]]'' finalists [[Ramiele Malubay]], [[Thia Megia]], and [[Jessica Sanchez]] have expressed a desire to emulate Velasquez.<ref name="Ramiele">{{cite news|last1=Almo|first1=Nerisa|title="American Idol" semi-finalist Ramiele Malubay says Regine Velasquez is her favorite performer|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/16423/american-idol-semifinalist-ramiele-malubay-says-regine-velasquez-is-her-favorite-performer|access-date=November 22, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=February 15, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032419/http://www.pep.ph/news/16423/american-idol-semifinalist-ramiele-malubay-says-regine-velasquez-is-her-favorite-performer|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Thia">{{cite news|title=American Idol Season 10 finalist Thia Megia idolizes Regine Velasquez and Charice|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/7784/american-idol-season-10-finalist-thia-megia-idolizes-regine-velasquez-and-charice|access-date=November 22, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=March 9, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042706/http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/7784/american-idol-season-10-finalist-thia-megia-idolizes-regine-velasquez-and-charice|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Anarcon |first1=James Patrick |title=Jessica Sanchez collaborates anew with Christian Bautista |url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/music/28657/jessica-sanchez-collaborates-anew-with-christian-bautista |url-status=live |access-date=May 3, 2020 |work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]] |date=October 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204174528/https://www.pep.ph/guide/music/28657/jessica-sanchez-collaborates-anew-with-christian-bautista |archive-date=February 4, 2019}}</ref>

; General references

*Real Entertainment Website

*Regine Velasquez Awards and Recognition Article

*Viva Records Official Webpage

Velasquez has also been credited for her work and performances with international artists, including [[98 Degrees]], [[Alicia Keys]], [[Coco Lee]], [[Peabo Bryson]], and [[Stephen Bishop (singer)|Stephen Bishop]].<ref name="StillAsia"/> French composer [[Michel Legrand]] described working with Velasquez, saying "It's tough to sing a song after Barbra Streisand, I will tell you. But to sing with Regine is, I'm in heaven. She sings so well, she has such an extraordinary technical voice&nbsp;... sensitive voice and talented expression."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Panaligan|first1=Jojo|title=Why Regine Velasquez Loves Michel Legrand|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-97692033.html|access-date=January 31, 2018|newspaper=[[Manila Bulletin]]|date=February 15, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201133848/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-97692033.html|archive-date=February 1, 2018|url-status=dead|via=[[HighBeam Research|HighBeam]]}}</ref> American singer [[Brian McKnight]] who co-headlined a concert with Velasquez, has complimented her singing, stating; "I got to sing onstage with Regine and it was one of the best experiences ever because she's one of the best singers I've ever heard."<ref>{{cite news|title=Brian McKnight excited to see Gary, Regine again|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/06/12/brian-mcknight-excited-see-gary-regine-again|access-date=November 22, 2017|publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]]|date=March 7, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201080828/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/06/12/brian-mcknight-excited-see-gary-regine-again|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref>

;Footnotes

#Real Entertainment Website [http://re-alentertainment.com/pages/aboutus/history.html ]

== Other activities ==

#Awards and Recognition page

=== Philanthropy ===

#Viva Records Official Webpage

Velasquez has been involved with several charitable organizations. She became associated with the [[United Nations Children's Fund]] (UNICEF) in 2001 and worked on a documentary titled ''Speak Your Mind'', which is about [[Homeless children in the Philippines|homeless children]] in [[Payatas, Quezon City]], one of the Philippines' largest open dumpsites.<ref name="RegineUNICEFNom">{{cite news|title=Radio Television Hong Kong Wins 2002 ABU/CASBAA UNICEF Child Rights Award|url=https://www.unicef.org/videoaudio/video_5012.html|access-date=November 26, 2017|publisher=[[UNICEF|United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040339/https://www.unicef.org/videoaudio/video_5012.html|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref><ref name="RegineUNICEF">{{cite news|title=Video Catalogue > Speak Your Mind: Regine Velasquez in the Philippines|publisher=[[UNICEF|United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)]]|url=https://www.unicef.org/videoaudio/video_4717.html|url-status=dead|access-date=November 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112073957/https://www.unicef.org/videoaudio/video_4717.html|archive-date=November 12, 2017}}</ref> The program was nominated for the UNICEF Child Rights Award.<ref name="RegineUNICEFNom"/>

#Viva Records Official Webpage

#Unicef

One of Velasquez's highest-profile benefit concert appearances was in One Night with Regine,<ref name="OneNightRegine"/> which she performed at the [[National Museum of the Philippines]] in support of the Bantay Bata Foundation, a child welfare organization.<ref name="OneNightRegine"/> In 2005, Velasquez appeared in an episode of the lifestyle talk show ''[[Mel and Joey]]'', and donated proceeds from an auction of her gowns to the [[GMA Kapuso Foundation]]'s Christmas Give-a-Gift project.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sy|first1=Emerson|title=Regine's Designer Gowns Auctioned|url=http://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/11492/regines-designer-gowns-auctioned|access-date=November 26, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=December 7, 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031404/http://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/11492/regines-designer-gowns-auctioned|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> In 2009, Velasquez headlined a benefit television special called ''After The Rain: A Hopeful Christmas'' in the aftermath of [[Typhoon Ketsana]] (Ondoy).<ref>{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez leads Christmas special of GMA-7, Dec 13 |url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/5248/regine-velasquez-leads-christmas-special-of-gma-7-dec-13 |access-date=October 12, 2013 |work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]] |date=December 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012053227/https://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/5248/regine-velasquez-leads-christmas-special-of-gma-7-dec-13 |archive-date=October 12, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2010, she became an ambassador for [[Operation Smile]],<ref name="RegineSmile">{{cite news|title=Regine Velasquez gives joy to children via "Operation Smile'|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/202898/regine-velasquez-gives-joy-to-children-via-operation-smile/story/|access-date=November 26, 2017|language=Tagalog|publisher=[[GMA Network News]]|date=October 7, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043607/http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/202898/regine-velasquez-gives-joy-to-children-via-operation-smile/story/|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> a nonprofit organization that provides [[Cleft lip and cleft palate|cleft lip and palate]] repair surgery to children worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|title=Operation Smile > Our Story|url=https://www.operationsmile.org/vision/our-story|publisher=[[Operation Smile]]|access-date=November 26, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606102621/http://operationsmile.org/vision/our-story|archive-date=June 6, 2017}}</ref> She recorded the theme "S.M.I.L.E.", which was written for the project and appears on her studio album ''Fantasy''.<ref name="RegineSmile"/><ref name="Liner notes — Fantasy"/> In November 2013, proceeds from the sales of her album ''Hulog Ka Ng Langit'' were donated to the [[Philippine Red Cross]] in support of the [[Typhoon Haiyan]] (Yolanda) relief.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=Regine donates to Red Cross proceeds from Hulog CD sales|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/11/20/1258600/regine-donates-red-cross-proceeds-hulog-cd-sales|access-date=November 26, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=November 20, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201103947/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/11/20/1258600/regine-donates-red-cross-proceeds-hulog-cd-sales|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref>

#Philippine Daily Inquirer

#Philippine Daily Inquirer

=== Product endorsements ===

#Newsflash.org

Velasquez has worked on brand marketing initiatives for American fast-food restaurant chains [[Wendy's]] and [[KFC]].<ref name="RegineEndorsements">{{cite news|last1=Ferriols|first1=Des|title=After Goma, BIR goes after Regine|url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2005/04/22/274843/after-145goma146-bir-goes-after-regine|access-date=November 26, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=April 22, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044918/https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2005/04/22/274843/after-145goma146-bir-goes-after-regine|archive-date=March 6, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> She has signed advertising deals with several other brands, including [[Digital Telecommunications Philippines|Digitel]], [[Lux (soap)|Lux]], [[Nestlé|Nestlé Philippines]], [[Nokia]], and [[Smart Communications]].<ref name="RegineEndorsements"/> Throughout 2005, she appeared as the face of the [[Department of Tourism (Philippines)|Department of Tourism]]'s travel promotion campaign.<ref name="RegineEndorsements"/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Castro-Barawid|first1=Rachel|title='I love RP' tourism campaign launched|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN2005022029111.html|access-date=November 26, 2017|newspaper=[[Manila Bulletin]]|date=February 20, 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050220080441/http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN2005022029111.html|archive-date=February 20, 2005}}</ref> In August 2009, working with the clothing and retail brand [[Bench (Philippine clothing brand)|Bench]], Velasquez promoted her fragrances for women, Reigne and Songbird.<ref>{{cite news|title=Regine Velasquez holds free mini-concert to launch HERBENCH scents|url=http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/500580/regine-velasquez-holds-free-mini-concert-launch-herbench-scents|access-date=November 26, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=August 31, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113221844/http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/500580/regine-velasquez-holds-free-mini-concert-launch-herbench-scents|archive-date=November 13, 2017}}</ref> Velasquez has worked with fast-food restaurant chain [[Jollibee]] since 2018,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Afinidad-Bernardo |first1=Deni Rose |title=How Regine Velasquez confronted netizen who called Nate mongoloid |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2018/04/16/1806506/watch-how-regine-velasquez-confronted-netizen-who-called-nate-mongoloid |access-date=October 29, 2023 |work=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=April 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417121002/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2018/04/16/1806506/watch-how-regine-velasquez-confronted-netizen-who-called-nate-mongoloid |archive-date=April 17, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> and has appeared in several commercials with her son.<ref>{{cite news |title=Regine says son Nate can't have enough of spaghetti |url=https://malaya.com.ph/news_entertainment/regine-says-son-nate-cant-have-enough-of-spaghetti/ |work=[[Malaya (newspaper)|Malaya]] |access-date=October 29, 2023 |date=October 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027072436/https://malaya.com.ph/news_entertainment/regine-says-son-nate-cant-have-enough-of-spaghetti/ |archive-date=October 27, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> They also had deals with [[Pampers]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Regine says baby Nate changed her life |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/23/12/regine-says-baby-nate-changed-her-life |access-date=October 29, 2023 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=November 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126050246/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/23/12/regine-says-baby-nate-changed-her-life |archive-date=January 26, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> PLDT,<ref>{{cite news|title=Regine Velasquez-Alcasid and her son Nate enjoy bonding over the Telpad|url=http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2016/09/24/1626846/regine-velasquez-alcasid-and-her-son-nate-enjoy-bonding-over|access-date=January 31, 2018|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=September 24, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201021826/http://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2016/09/24/1626846/regine-velasquez-alcasid-and-her-son-nate-enjoy-bonding-over|archive-date=February 1, 2018}}</ref> and [[Nestlé]]'s [[infant formula]] products.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mommy Regine and Nate Alcasid, new endorsers for a popular powdered milk drink |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/20607/mommy-regine-and-nate-alcasid-new-endorsers-for-a-popular-powdered-milk-drink/story |access-date=October 29, 2023 |publisher=[[GMA Network News]] |date=December 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619204112/https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/20607/mommy-regine-and-nate-alcasid-new-endorsers-for-a-popular-powdered-milk-drink/story |archive-date=June 19, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2020, she partnered with beauty brand BYS and launched a cosmetics line, also named Reigne.<ref name="BYSReign">{{cite news |last1=Afinidad-Bernardo |first1=Deni Rose |title=Regine Velasquez releases first makeup collection |url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/2020/02/20/1994686/regine-velasquez-releases-first-makeup-collection |access-date=May 2, 2020 |newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=February 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220185929/https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/2020/02/20/1994686/regine-velasquez-releases-first-makeup-collection |archive-date=February 20, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> She also became a spokesperson for [[Ariel (detergent)|Ariel]] laundry detergent and [[Vicks]] medicines.<ref>{{cite news |title=Regine admits Ariel is the one for her |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/11/24/public-square/regine-admits-ariel-is-the-one-for-her/658211 |access-date=October 29, 2023 |work=[[The Manila Times]] |date=November 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027072441/https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/11/24/public-square/regine-admits-ariel-is-the-one-for-her/658211 |archive-date=October 27, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lingat |first1=Raven |title='We share everything': Regine and Ogie Alcasid on breaking gender roles |url=https://www.rappler.com/brandrap/home-and-parenting/regine-ogie-alcasid-share-everything-breaking-gender-roles/ |access-date=October 29, 2023 |work=[[Rappler]] |date=January 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027072442/https://www.rappler.com/brandrap/home-and-parenting/regine-ogie-alcasid-share-everything-breaking-gender-roles/ |archive-date=October 27, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Personal life ==

Velasquez announced her relationship with singer-songwriter Ogie Alcasid in an article published by ''[[Yes! (Philippine magazine)|Yes!]]'' magazine in June 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez and Ogie Alcasid come out publicly as lovers |url=https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/16381/regine-velasquez-and-ogie-alcasid-come-out-publicly-as-lovers |access-date=May 3, 2020 |work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]] |date=July 3, 2008|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503212247/https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/16381/regine-velasquez-and-ogie-alcasid-come-out-publicly-as-lovers |archive-date=May 3, 2020 }}</ref> On August 8, 2010, the couple announced their engagement,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Santiago|first1=Erwin|title=Sharon Cuneta confirms wedding of Ogie Alcasid and Regine Velasquez|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/26406/first-read-on-pep-sharon-cuneta-confirms-wedding-of-ogie-alcasid-and-regine-velasquez|access-date=November 25, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=August 7, 2010|language=tl|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829123202/http://www.pep.ph/news/26406/first-read-on-pep-sharon-cuneta-confirms-wedding-of-ogie-alcasid-and-regine-velasquez|archive-date=August 29, 2017}}</ref> and in December, they married in [[Nasugbu, Batangas]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=Ogie, Regine make wedding guests cry|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/641524/ogie-regine-make-wedding-guests-cry|access-date=November 25, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=December 23, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201073302/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/641524/ogie-regine-make-wedding-guests-cry|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> She gave birth to their son, Nathaniel James, via [[caesarean section]] on November 8, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|last1=San Diego| first1=Bayani Jr. |title=Stork brings Songbird a 'light' baby boy|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/20363/stork-brings-songbird-a-%E2%80%98light%E2%80%99-baby-boy|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=November 10, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034434/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/20363/stork-brings-songbird-a-%E2%80%98light%E2%80%99-baby-boy|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref>

In 2013, Velasquez became a [[Born again|born-again Christian]].<ref name="RegineMis">{{cite news|title=Regine Velasquez reveals miscarriage|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/15/16/regine-velasquez-reveals-miscarriage|access-date=November 25, 2017|publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]]|date=March 15, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043211/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/15/16/regine-velasquez-reveals-miscarriage|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> It was revealed in March 2016 that she had suffered a [[miscarriage]] prior to her marriage to Alcasid and stated it was her reason for converting.<ref name="RegineMis"/> Velasquez also said she had been attending [[Victory (church)|Victory Christian Fellowship]].<ref name="RegineMis"/>

==Awards and recognition==

{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Regine Velasquez}}

Throughout her career, Velasquez has received many honors and awards, including MTV Asia's Favorite Artist Philippines in 2002<ref name="RegineMAA"/> and 2003,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wiederhon|first1=Jon|title=Avril Lavigne, Linkin Park win big at MTV Asia Awards|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1459667/avril-lavigne-linkin-park-win-big-at-mtv-asia-awards/|access-date=November 25, 2017|publisher=[[MTV News]]|date=January 24, 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171126171836/http://www.mtv.com/news/1459667/avril-lavigne-linkin-park-win-big-at-mtv-asia-awards/|archive-date=November 26, 2017}}</ref> and the Aliw Awards' Entertainer of the Year in 2007, 2009, and 2019.<ref name="2019 Aliw" /><ref name="2007 Aliw">{{cite news|last1=Orsal|first1=Noel|title=Regine Velasquez named Entertainer of the Year in 20th Aliw Awards|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/15686/regine-velasquez-named-entertainer-of-the-year-in-20th-aliw-awards|access-date=November 25, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=December 6, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707185221/http://www.pep.ph/news/15686/regine-velasquez-named-entertainer-of-the-year-in-20th-aliw-awards|archive-date=July 7, 2017}}</ref><ref name="RegineAA2009">{{cite news|title=Aliw Awards 2009 winners bared|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/arts-and-culture/5150/aliw-awards-2009-winners-bared|access-date=November 25, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=November 24, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731121648/http://www.pep.ph/guide/arts-and-culture/5150/aliw-awards-2009-winners-bared|archive-date=July 31, 2017}}</ref> She has been the recipient of lifetime achievement awards, including the Awit Awards{{'}} Dangal ng Musikang Pilipino,<ref>{{cite news|title=ABS-CBN stars win big at 25th Awit Awards|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/27/12/abs-cbn-stars-win-big-25th-awit-awards|access-date=November 25, 2017|publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]]|date=November 28, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035509/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/27/12/abs-cbn-stars-win-big-25th-awit-awards|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> the Star Awards for Music's Pilita Corrales Lifetime Achievement<ref>{{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez leads winners of PMPC Star Awards for Music|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/24/20/regine-velasquez-leads-winners-of-pmpc-star-awards-for-music |access-date=May 3, 2020 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=January 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221164806/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/24/20/regine-velasquez-leads-winners-of-pmpc-star-awards-for-music |archive-date=February 21, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> and Natatanging Alagad Ng Musika,<ref name="RegineDangal">{{cite news|title=4th PMPC Star awards for music winners|url=http://www.philstar.com:8080/entertainment/2012/09/11/847611/4th-pmpc-star-awards-music-winners|access-date=November 25, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=September 11, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201151522/http://www.philstar.com:8080/entertainment/2012/09/11/847611/4th-pmpc-star-awards-music-winners|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> FAMAS Awards' Golden Artist,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Avante|first1=Wells|title=Robin gets fourth acting plum at the 54th FAMAS Awards|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/11282/robin-gets-fourth-acting-plum-at-the-54th-famas-awards|access-date=December 28, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=November 14, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006054556/http://www.pep.ph/news/11282/robin-gets-fourth-acting-plum-at-the-54th-famas-awards|archive-date=October 6, 2016}}</ref> and Myx Music's Magna Award.<ref name="RegineMyxMagna"/>

Velasquez has sold more than seven million records in the Philippines and 1.5&nbsp;million in Asia, making her the [[List of best-selling albums in the Philippines|biggest-selling Filipino artist]] of all time.<ref name="StillAsia"/><ref name="RegineBestSelling">{{cite news|last1=Tuazon|first1=Nikko|title=12 Best-Selling OPM Artists with Most Number of Platinum Records|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/photos/8344/12-best-selling-opm-artists-with-most-number-of-platinum-records|access-date=November 12, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=October 15, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908202413/http://www.pep.ph/guide/photos/8344/12-best-selling-opm-artists-with-most-number-of-platinum-records|archive-date=September 8, 2017}}</ref> Eight of her albums have each sold over 200,000 copies.<ref name="RegineBestSelling"/> She was ranked first in ''Female Network''{{'}}s 2011 countdown of the "Top 25 Best Filipina Singers"<ref name="Female Network Countdown">{{cite news|title=Regine Velasquez Tops Female Network's 25 Best Filipina Singers Poll|url=https://www.femalenetwork.com/entertainment/regine-velasquez-tops-female-networks-25-best-filipina-singers-poll|access-date=November 25, 2017|work=FemaleNetwork|publisher=[[Summit Media]]|date=September 1, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201080945/https://www.femalenetwork.com/entertainment/regine-velasquez-tops-female-networks-25-best-filipina-singers-poll|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> and was included in ''Top 10 Asia'' magazine's list of "Ten Most Admired Female Singers in Asia".<ref name="RegineTop10Asia">{{cite news|title=Top 10 Most admired Female Singers in Asia|url=http://www.top10asia.org/10mostadmiredfemalesinger.php|access-date=November 21, 2017|publisher=RHA Media Sdn. Bhd|magazine=Top 10 Asia Magazine|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617125216/http://www.top10asia.org/10mostadmiredfemalesinger.php|archive-date=June 17, 2017}}</ref> Velasquez has also received recognition for her work in television and film, such as the Box Office Queen award in 2002,<ref name="RegineBOQ"/> the Star Awards for Television's Best Actress in 2002,<ref name="RegineSAFT"/> and the Golden Screen Awards' Best Actress in 2013.<ref name="GSA"/> She has received a total of 22 Awit Awards,<ref>{{cite news|title=The Philippine Awit Awards > Winners Archive|url=http://www.awitawards.com.ph/awitwinners.doc|access-date=November 25, 2017|publisher=[[Awit Awards]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305004725/http://www.awitawards.com.ph/awitwinners.doc|archive-date=March 5, 2017}}</ref> 22 Box Office Entertainment Awards,<ref>Sources for [[Box Office Entertainment Awards]] include:

* For awards received from 1991 to 2007: {{cite news|title=Film Academy of the Philippines – Regine Velasquez|url=http://filmacademyphil.org/?page_id=1151|publisher=[[Film Academy of the Philippines]]|access-date=November 25, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034153/http://filmacademyphil.org/?page_id=1151|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}

* For award(s) received in 2014: {{cite news|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/52578/updated-piolo-pascual-and-toni-gonzaga-named-2014-box-office-king--queen-vice-ganda-retains-phenomen#j8EU64Bgjr05iMQC.99|title=Piolo Pascual and Toni Gonzaga named 2014 Box Office King & Queen; Vice Ganda retains Phenomenal Box Office Star title|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|last=Calderon|first=Nora|date=May 18, 2015|access-date=December 3, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220050926/http://www.pep.ph/news/52578/updated-piolo-pascual-and-toni-gonzaga-named-2014-box-office-king--queen-vice-ganda-retains-phenomen#j8EU64Bgjr05iMQC.99|archive-date=December 20, 2016}}

* For award(s) received in 2016: {{cite news|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/62252/john-lloyd-bea-vice-coco-vic-ai-ai-lead-winners-at-the-box-office-entertainment-awards|title=John Lloyd, Bea, Vice, Coco, Vic, Ai-Ai lead winners at the Box Office Entertainment Awards|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|last=Calderon|first=Nora|date=February 21, 2016|access-date=November 16, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103110242/http://www.pep.ph/news/62252/john-lloyd-bea-vice-coco-vic-ai-ai-lead-winners-at-the-box-office-entertainment-awards|archive-date=January 3, 2017}}

* For award(s) received in 2017: {{cite news|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/entertainment/2017/04/23/abs-cbn-stars-win-big-48th-box-office-entertainment-awards-538013|title=ABS-CBN stars win big at 48th Box Office Entertainment Awards|newspaper=[[SunStar]]|last=Jarloc|first=Glaiza|date=April 23, 2017|access-date=November 16, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424175305/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/entertainment/2017/04/23/abs-cbn-stars-win-big-48th-box-office-entertainment-awards-538013|archive-date=April 24, 2017}}

* For award(s) received in 2018: {{cite news|last1=Calderon|first1=Nora|title=Vice, Daniel, Pia named Phenomenal Stars; Enrique, Liza chosen as Box Office King & Queen|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/27850/vice-daniel-pia-named-phenomenal-stars-enrique-liza-chosen-as-box-office-king-amp-queen|date=May 1, 2018|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|access-date=May 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502211500/https://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/27850/vice-daniel-pia-named-phenomenal-stars-enrique-liza-chosen-as-box-office-king-amp-queen?ref=home_feed_1|archive-date=May 2, 2018|url-status=live}}

* For award(s) received in 2019: {{cite web |last1=Calderon |first1=Nora |title=Kathniel, Fantastica stars lead 50th Guillermo Mendoza Box Office Awards winners |url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/29200/kathniel-fantastica-stars-lead-50th-guillermo-mendoza-box-office-awards-winners |work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]] |access-date=February 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229150345/https://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/29200/kathniel-fantastica-stars-lead-50th-guillermo-mendoza-box-office-awards-winners |archive-date=February 29, 2020 |url-status=live }}

* For award(s) received in 2020: {{cite web |title=Box Office Entertainment Awards: Kathryn, Alden named 'Phenomenal Stars' |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/07/20/box-office-entertainment-awards-kathryn-alden-named-phenomenal-stars |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |access-date=February 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311033237/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/07/20/box-office-entertainment-awards-kathryn-alden-named-phenomenal-stars |archive-date=March 11, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> 17 Aliw Awards,<ref>Sources for [[Aliw Award]]s include:

* For awards received from 1987 to 2007: {{cite news|title=Film Academy of the Philippines – Regine Velasquez|url=http://filmacademyphil.org/?page_id=1151|publisher=[[Film Academy of the Philippines]]|access-date=November 25, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034153/http://filmacademyphil.org/?page_id=1151|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}

* For award(s) received in 2009: {{cite news|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/arts-and-culture/5150/aliw-awards-2009-winners-bared|title=Aliw Awards 2009 winners bared|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=November 24, 2009|access-date=December 3, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731121648/http://www.pep.ph/guide/arts-and-culture/5150/aliw-awards-2009-winners-bared|archive-date=July 31, 2017}}

* For award(s) received in 2016: {{cite news|title=Aliw Awards 2016 winners revealed|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/arts-and-culture/25156/aliw-awards-2016-winners-revealed-lea-salonga-baste-duterte-among-those-honored|access-date=December 28, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=December 2, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229112212/http://www.pep.ph/guide/arts-and-culture/25156/aliw-awards-2016-winners-revealed-lea-salonga-baste-duterte-among-those-honored|archive-date=December 29, 2017}}

* For award(s) received in 2019: {{cite web |title=Regine Velasquez leads Aliw Awards 2019 winners |url=https://entertainment.mb.com.ph/2019/12/18/regine-velasquez-leads-aliw-awards-2019-winners/ |website=[[Manila Bulletin]] |access-date=February 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301035035/https://entertainment.mb.com.ph/2019/12/18/regine-velasquez-leads-aliw-awards-2019-winners/ |archive-date=March 1, 2020 |url-status=live }}

* For award(s) received in 2020: {{cite web |last1=Hernandez Reyes |first1=Alice |title=Aliw 2020 Congress, A first in AAFI history |date=December 15, 2020 |url=https://aliwawardsfoundationinc.com/2020/12/15/aliw-2020-congress-a-first-in-aafi-history/ |publisher=[[Aliw Awards|Aliw Awards Foundation Inc.]]|access-date=October 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013192538/https://aliwawardsfoundationinc.com/2020/12/15/aliw-2020-congress-a-first-in-aafi-history |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |url-status=live }}

* For award(s) received in 2023: {{cite news |last1=Lacsamana |first1=Brontë H. |title=''Ibarra'' wins big at the 2023 Aliw Awards |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/arts-and-leisure/2023/12/13/563065/ibarra-wins-big-at-the-2023-aliw-awards/ |access-date=May 5, 2024 |work=[[BusinessWorld]] |date=December 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213181525/https://www.bworldonline.com/arts-and-leisure/2023/12/13/563065/ibarra-wins-big-at-the-2023-aliw-awards |archive-date=December 13, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> and 17 Star Awards for Music.<ref>Sources for Star Awards for Music include:

* For award(s) received in 2009: {{cite news|last1=Villasanta|first1=Boy|title=1st PMPC Music Awards winners bared|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/02/09/1st-pmpc-music-awards-winners-bared|access-date=November 25, 2017|publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]]|date=November 2, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712163428/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/02/09/1st-pmpc-music-awards-winners-bared|archive-date=July 12, 2017}}

* For award(s) received in 2012: {{cite news|title=4th PMPC Star awards for music winners|url=http://www.philstar.com:8080/entertainment/2012/09/11/847611/4th-pmpc-star-awards-music-winners|access-date=November 25, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=September 11, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201151522/http://www.philstar.com:8080/entertainment/2012/09/11/847611/4th-pmpc-star-awards-music-winners|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}

* For award(s) received in 2013: {{cite news|last1=Marasigan|first1=Ruben|title=Regine Velasquez wins Best Female Concert Performer at 5th Star Awards for Music|language=Tagalog|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/40723/regine-velasquez-wins-best-female-concert-performer-at-5th-star-awards-for-music|access-date=October 14, 2013|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=October 14, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014061936/https://www.pep.ph/news/40723/regine-velasquez-wins-best-female-concert-performer-at-5th-star-awards-for-music|archive-date=October 14, 2013}}

* For award(s) received in 2014: {{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Chuck|title=Sarah Geronimo leads winners at 6th Star Awards for Music|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/09/15/1369368/sarah-geronimo-leads-winners-6th-star-awards-music|access-date=November 15, 2017|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=September 15, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922151902/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/09/15/1369368/sarah-geronimo-leads-winners-6th-star-awards-music|archive-date=September 22, 2017}}

* For award(s) received in 2015: {{cite news|title=Lea Salonga and Ryan Cayabyab to be honored at the 6th Star Awards for Music|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/music/14463/lea-salonga-and-ryan-cayabyab-to-be-honored-at-the-6th-star-awards-for-music|access-date=December 28, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=September 13, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151214134423/http://www.pep.ph/guide/music/14463/lea-salonga-and-ryan-cayabyab-to-be-honored-at-the-6th-star-awards-for-music|archive-date=December 14, 2015}}

* For award(s) received in 2018: {{cite web |title=ABS-CBN artists dominate PMPC Star Awards for Music 2017 and 2018 |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/10/18/abs-cbn-artists-dominate-pmpc-star-awards-for-music-2017-and-2018 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=September 10, 2018 |access-date=June 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910090633/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/10/18/undefined |archive-date=September 10, 2018 |url-status=live }}

* For award(s) received in 2019: {{cite news |title=Regine Velasquez leads winners of PMPC Star Awards for Music |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/24/20/regine-velasquez-leads-winners-of-pmpc-star-awards-for-music |access-date=May 3, 2020 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |date=January 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221164806/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/24/20/regine-velasquez-leads-winners-of-pmpc-star-awards-for-music |archive-date=February 21, 2020 |url-status=live }}

* For award(s) received in 2021: {{cite news |last1=Requitina |first1=Robert |title=12th Star Awards for Music: The full list of winners |url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/10/10/12th-star-awards-for-music-the-full-list-of-winners/ |newspaper=[[Manila Bulletin]] |date=October 10, 2021 |access-date=October 10, 2021 |archive-date=October 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010153512/https://mb.com.ph/2021/10/10/12th-star-awards-for-music-the-full-list-of-winners/ |url-status=live }}

* For award(s) received in 2022: {{cite news |last1=Dumawal |first1=Mario |title=Moira, Ogie, Regine win big at 2022 PMPC Star Awards for Music |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/13/22/moira-regine-ogie-win-big-at-13th-star-awards-for-music |date=October 13, 2022 |access-date=October 13, 2022 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013025016/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/13/22/moira-regine-ogie-win-big-at-13th-star-awards-for-music |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2007, Velasquez was honored with a star on the [[Eastwood City Walk of Fame|Philippines' Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mendoza|first1=Ruel|title=New batch of stars honores at Walk of Fame's 3rd anniversary|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/15681/new-batch-of-stars-honored-at-walk-of-fame39s-3rd-anniversary|access-date=November 25, 2017|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]|date=December 5, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040117/http://www.pep.ph/news/15681/new-batch-of-stars-honored-at-walk-of-fame39s-3rd-anniversary|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}

* For award(s) received in 2024: {{cite news |title=SB19 Dominates 14th and 15th PMPC Star Awards for Music |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/4/25/sb19-dominates-14th-and-15th-pmpc-star-awards-for-music-1600 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |publisher=[[ABS-CBNnews.com]] |date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425134434/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/4/25/sb19-dominates-14th-and-15th-pmpc-star-awards-for-music-1600 |archive-date=April 25, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Discography==

{{Main|Regine Velasquez discography|List of songs recorded by Regine Velasquez|l2=songs}}

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* ''[[Regine (album)|Regine]]'' (1987)

* ''[[Nineteen 90|Nineteen '90]]'' (1989)

* ''[[Tagala Talaga]]'' (1991)

* ''Reason Enough'' (1993)

* ''[[Listen Without Prejudice (Regine Velasquez album)|Listen Without Prejudice]]'' (1994)

* ''[[My Love Emotion]]'' (1995)

* ''[[Retro (Regine Velasquez album)|Retro]]'' (1996)

* ''Love Was Born on Christmas Day'' (1996)

* ''[[Drawn (Regine Velasquez album)|Drawn]]'' (1998)

* ''[[R2K]]'' (1999)

* ''[[Reigne]]'' (2001)

* ''[[Covers (Regine Velasquez album)|Covers Volume 1]]'' (2004)

* ''[[Covers Volume 2]]'' (2006)

* ''[[Low Key (album)|Low Key]]'' (2008)

* ''[[Fantasy (Regine Velasquez album)|Fantasy]]'' (2010)

* ''[[Hulog Ka ng Langit]]'' (2013)

* ''[[R3.0]]'' (2017)

* ''[[Reginified]]'' (2024)

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== Filmography ==

<!-- NOTE: Included in this list are notable films, do not add unnecessary ones as the rest can be found in the main list -->

{{main|Regine Velasquez on screen and stage}}

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* ''Wanted Perfect Mother'' (1996)

* ''[[Do Re Mi (1996 film)|Do Re Mi]]'' (1996)

* ''Dahil May Isang Ikaw'' (1999)

* ''[[Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw]]'' (2000)

* ''Pangako Ikaw Lang'' (2001)

* ''Ikaw Lamang Hanggang Ngayon'' (2002)

* ''Pangarap Ko ang Ibigin Ka'' (2003)

* ''[[Till I Met You]]'' (2006)

* ''[[Paano Kita Iibigin]]'' (2007)

* ''[[Of All the Things (film)|Of All the Things]]'' (2012)

* ''Mrs. Recto'' (2015)

* ''Yours Truly, Shirley'' (2019)

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==Concerts==

{{Main|List of Regine Velasquez live performances}}

'''Headlining concerts'''

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* Narito Ako! (1990)

* In Season (1991)

* Music and Me (1993)

* Isang Pasasalamat (1996)

* Retro (1997)

* Drawn (1998)

* [[R2K: The Concert]] (2000)

* [[Songbird Sings the Classics]] (2001)

* [[R-15 (concert)|R-15]] (2001)

* [[One Night with Regine]] (2002)

* [[Reigning Still]] (2004)

* [[Twenty (concert)|Twenty]] (2006)

* [[Silver (concert)|Silver]] (2013)

* [[R3.0 (concert)|R3.0]] (2017)

* [[Freedom (concert)|Freedom]] (2021)

* [[Regine Rocks]] (2023)

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'''Co-headlining concerts'''

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* Power of Two (with [[Kuh Ledesma]]) (1996)

* Celebration of Love (with [[Peabo Bryson]] and [[Jeffrey Osborne]]) (2000)

* Independent Women (with [[Jaya (singer)|Jaya]]) (2001)

* [[Two for the Knight]] (with [[Brian McKnight]]) (2002)

* [[Songbird Sings Legrand]] (with [[Michel Legrand]]) (2003)

* [[Martin & Regine: The World Concert Tour]] (with [[Martin Nievera]]) (2003)

* The Songbird & The Songwriter (with [[Ogie Alcasid]]) (2004)

* Queens on Fire (with [[Pops Fernandez]]) (2005)

* [[Iconic (concert)|Iconic]] (with [[Sharon Cuneta]]) (2019)

* [[Unified (concert)|Unified]] (with [[Sarah Geronimo]]) (2020)

{{div col end}}

'''Concert residencies'''

* [[Regine at the Movies]] (2001; 2018)

* [[Songbird Sings]] (2002)

* [[Songbird Sings Streisand]] (2003)

* [[Reflections (concert residency)|Reflections]] (2005)

* [[Ang Ating Musika]] (2007)

* [[Regine at the Theater]] (2015)

* [[Solo (concert residency)|Solo]] (2023)

==See also==

{{Portal|Philippines|Biography}}

* [[List of best-selling albums in the Philippines]]

* [[List of Filipino singers]]

* [[List of Filipino actresses]]

* [[Music of the Philippines]]

* [[Philippine Association of the Record Industry]]

==Notes==

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==References==

===Citations===

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==External=Book linkssources===

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* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1111195/ Regine Velasquez] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]

* {{Cite book |last=Gutierrez |first=Pia |year=2002 |title=The Changing Face of the Filipino: A Salesian Tribute to the Youth of the Philippines |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6DHaAAAAMAAJ |publisher=Salesian Society of Don Bosco |isbn=978-9-719-18855-1 |access-date=May 3, 2020 |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408043953/https://books.google.com/books?id=6DHaAAAAMAAJ |url-status=live }}

* [http://www.askmen.com/women/singer_150/153_regine_velasquez.html Askmen - Regine Velasquez]

* {{Cite book |last=Jeffries |first=Stan |year=2003 |title=Encyclopedia of World Pop Music, 1980–2001 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofwo0000jeff |url-access=registration |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-313-31547-3 }}

* [http://www.viva.com.ph/ Viva Records Official Site]

* {{Cite book |last=Marriott |first=Stephanie |year=2007 |title=Live Television: Time, Space and the Broadcast Event |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b4M-d2E1kVwC |publisher=Sage Publications |isbn=978-0-761-95910-6 |access-date=May 3, 2020 |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408044026/https://books.google.com/books?id=b4M-d2E1kVwC |url-status=live }}

* [http://www.reginecafe.com/ Regine Velasquez ─ Regine Cafe]

* {{Cite book |last=Vera |first=Noel |year=2005 |title=Critic After Dark: A Review of Philippine Cinema |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4txkAAAAMAAJ |publisher=Big O Publishing Group |isbn=978-9-810-53185-0 |access-date=May 3, 2020 |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408043933/https://books.google.com/books?id=4txkAAAAMAAJ |url-status=live }}

* [http://www.reginemultimedia.com/ Regine Velasquez ─ Multimedia]

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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/regine-v The Official Regine Velasquez Mailing List]

* [http://retokado.blogspot.com/2006/03/retoke-of-week-regine-velasquez.html Regine and her Plastic Surgery]

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