Claire dela Fuente

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Crisostomo, the birth surname or paternal family name is dela Fuente, and the marital name is de Guzman.
Claire dela Fuente
Background information
Birth nameClarita Crisostomo Dela Fuente
Born(1958-12-28)December 28, 1958
Manila, Philippines
DiedMarch 30, 2021(2021-03-30) (aged 62)
Las Piñas, Philippines
GenresOPM
Years active1977–2021
LabelsDyna
Viva Records
Websitewww.clairedelafuente.com

Clarita "Claire" Crisostomo dela Fuente-de Guzman (Tagalog pronunciation: [dɛla ˈfwentɛ dɛ ɡʊsˈman]; December 28, 1958 – March 30, 2021) was a Filipina singer. She achieved celebrity status in the late 1970s with the jukebox hit "Sayang" and was given the title "Asia's Sweetest Voice" because of her singing style. She was dubbed "the Karen Carpenter of the Philippines" because of her contralto's resemblance to that of Carpenter's. Her first album in 1978 was then the Philippines' biggest seller at the time of release. She went on to record seven more albums. Besides "Sayang", she was also known for hits like "Minsan-Minsan" and "Nakaw na Pag-ibig".

She was given the title "Queen of Tagalog Songs" alongside Rico J. Puno as her counterpart. She was also named "Jukebox Queen" together with her contemporaries Imelda Papin, Eva Eugenio and Didith Reyes, and was also dubbed as "Asia's Sweetest Voice". She was a contralto.[1]

She was also a successful businesswoman. She was the president of the Integrated Metropolitan Bus Operators Association (IMBOA), though her bus franchise was cancelled in 2011 for joining a nationwide transport strike.[2]

In 1977, she teamed up with Eddie Rodriguez who wrote the song "Halik Sa Paa, Halik Sa Kamay" for an upcoming film starring Eddie Rodriguez and Vilma Santos.

  1. ^ "Claire dela Fuente dies due to cardiac arrest at 62". INQUIRER.net. March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  2. ^ Montecillo, Paolo G. (November 9, 2011). "LTFRB cancels franchise of Claire de la Fuente's bus line 'permanently'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2024.