Global InformationList of Regine Velasquez live performances information
| Regine Velasquez live performances | |
|---|---|
 Velasquez performing at her Mall of Asia Arena concert, Silver (2013) | |
| Headlining concerts | 21 |
| Co-headlining concerts | 25 |
| Concert residencies | 13 |
| Benefit concerts | 6 |
Filipino singer Regine Velasquez has headlined concerts and performed live at award ceremonies and on television specials. Her first live television performance came when she competed in the reality television talent show Ang Bagong Kampeon (1984), which she won with a performance of George Benson's "In Your Eyes".[1] She released her first single, "Love Me Again", in 1986, under the name Chona.[2] Since adopting the stage name Regine Velasquez, she appeared in televised performances on The Penthouse Live! and Triple Treat.[3][4] She represented the Philippines at the 1989 Asia-Pacific Singing Contest, performing "You'll Never Walk Alone" and "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going".[2] She was a guest act for several performers, including Pops Fernandez, Kuh Ledesma, Martin Nievera and Gary Valenciano,[5] and her debut concert, Regine at 17, was held at the Manila Midtown Hotel.[1]
In 1990, Velasquez headlined Narito Ako, her first major concert, which was held at the Folk Arts Theater to promote her second studio album Nineteen 90, and made her North American concert debut at Carnegie Hall in New York City—a first for an Asian solo artist.[6] She signed an international record deal and released the studio albums Listen Without Prejudice (1994), My Love Emotion (1995) and Retro (1996).[7] During this period, Velasquez performed live at various events across Southeast and East Asia, including an appearance as opening and closing act at the Yoshinogari Ruins Music Festival in Saga Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan.[8] In April 1996, Velasquez staged Isang Pasasalamat, a concert commemorating her ten-year career, at UPD's Sunken Garden. To promote her tenth studio album, R2K (1999), she performed at Regine 2000, a three-day event at the Music Museum. In April 2000, she staged the R2K Concert at the Araneta Coliseum, which was critically acclaimed and earned Velasquez a live entertainment accolade from the Aliw Awards.[9] She also performed a one-off concert at the Westin Philippine Plaza, which was recorded for her first live album, Regine Live: Songbird Sings the Classics (2000).[10] That year, she co-headlined a show called Celebration of Love with Peabo Bryson and Jeffrey Osborne.
Velasquez received the inaugural Favorite Artist Philippines award at the 2002 MTV Asia Awards and performed "Cry" with Mandy Moore to promote the theatrical release of Moore's film A Walk to Remember.[11] In April, at the National Museum of the Philippines, Velasquez headlined a benefit concert called One Night with Regine, which was a collaboration with ABS-CBN to benefit Bantay Bata Foundation's child abuse response fund.[12] In the same year, she co-headlined Two for the Knight, a collaboration with Brian McKnight. In 2003, Velasquez collaborated with Michel Legrand and staged Songbird Sings Legrand at the PICC Plenary Hall. Later that year at Makati's Onstage Theatre, she headlined a twelve-date residency show named Songbird Sings Streisand, which was a tribute to Barbra Streisand.
At the Mall of Asia Arena in November 2012, Velasquez headlined Silver but the show was cut short after she lost her voice because of a viral infection—it was re-staged in January 2013. From 2013 to 2016, she co-headlined annual concerts at the Mall of Asia Arena: Foursome, Voices of Love, Ultimate and Royals. To promote her seventeenth studio album, R3.0 (2017), she staged a two-night show at the Mall of Asia Arena. In 2020, in support of relief efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, Velasquez curated virtual benefit concerts One Night with Regine for Bantay Bata Foundation and Regine: Joy From Home for Jollibee Group Food Aid. She also released the single "Istorya", which she performed at the 25th Asian Television Awards and ASAP Natin 'To.[13][14]
- ^ a b Jeffries 2003, p. 213.
- ^ a b Valisno, Jeffrey (November 16, 2012). "Fairy tale". Business World. Archived from the original on November 27, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ Pumaloy, Rey (January 20, 2018). "Martin Nievera on Regine Velasquez when she started out during the 1980s: "She's small, skinny, very shy..."" (in Tagalog). Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ Tomada, Nathalie (October 17, 2018). "What's in store for Regine as Kapamilya". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Regine Velasquez, bukas sa pagtulong sa mga baguhang mang-aawit" [Regine Velasquez, open to helping new singers] (in Tagalog). ABS-CBN Entertainment. August 25, 2021. Archived from the original on August 27, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
- ^ Carballo, Bibsy (December 14, 2014). "Regine still Asia's songbird". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ Luciano Elvin and Lapuz R. Sedricke (October 20, 2017). "30 moments that defined Regine Velasquez's career". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
- ^ Al Kendrick, Noguera (June 2, 2016). "Regine Velasquez's live performance of 'Sana Maulit Muli' in 1994 Japan music festival". GMA Network News. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ Lo, Ricky (October 11, 2000). "Robin and Regine: A story of two winners". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ "Regine in Songbird Sings the Classics". The Philippine Star. October 5, 2000. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ Baldono, Krista (April 16, 2019). "Regine Velasquez-Alcasid's magnificent career milestones as Asia's Songbird". ABS-CBN Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ Montemar-Oriondo (May 19, 2002). "Regine with a difference". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^ "Istorya by Regine Velasquez at 25th Asian Television Awards". Asian Television Awards. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Regine Velasquez, The Juans collaborate for a heartfelt rendition of 'Istorya'". ABS-CBN Entertainment. January 31, 2021. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.