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Regine Velasquez (born April 22, 1970) is a Filipino singer and actress. Her career began with wins in the television talent show Ang Bagong Kampeon in 1984 and the Asia Pacific Singing Contest in 1989. Her 1987 debut album Regine was guided by Viva Records executive Vic del Rosario and producer Ronnie Henares. With PolyGram Records, she achieved commercial success in Asia with her albums Listen Without Prejudice (1994), My Love Emotion (1995), and Retro (1997). Velasquez played the female lead in the romantic comedies Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw (2000), Till I Met You (2006), and Paano Kita Iibigin (2007), and in the primetime television series Forever in My Heart (2004), Diva (2010), I Heart You, Pare! (2011), and Poor Señorita (2016). She won a Star Award for playing an intellectually disabled woman in the anthology series Maalaala Mo Kaya (2001) and a Golden Screen Award for playing a document forger in the comedy Of All the Things (2012). (This article is part of a featured topic: Overview of Regine Velasquez.)