Sarah Geronimo

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Sarah Asher Geronimo (born July 25, 1988) is a Filipina singer, actress and model. She is the grand winner of the Philippine reality show Star for a Night.

Childhood

Sarah Asher Tua Geronimo was born to parents Delfin Geronimo and Divina Tua-Geronimo. The third of four children with siblings namely Johna Rizzie, Sunshine Grace and Ezekiel Gabriel. Sarah grew up in a rented house in Sta. Cruz, Manila on July 25, 1988. She is also the niece of TV host of "Ating Alamin" and owner of TV production company, Gerry Geronimo. To say that Sarah possesses a natural love to perform is an understatement. As a child, she actively participated in school programs and joined many singing contests throughout her childhood. At the age of three, she was casted in the kiddie show "Pen pen de Sarapen." She also took part in "For Kids Only" and "Hiraya Manawari" and later on became part of the first batch of stars in the hit kiddie afternoon program "Ang TV." Yet it was Sarah's talent for singing that would cause her father to focus on developing it by enrolling her at the "Center for Pop Music, Philippines" at six years of age. Her father also encouraged little Sarah to train at home for two hours each day.

Career

2003: Star For A Night and debut album

At fourteen years old, Sarah bested 10 other finalists in the nationwide search for Star For a Night (Philippine Edition) aired over IBC Channel 13 with Asia's Songbird Regine Velasquez as host. Her outstanding performance of Celine Dion's To Love You More won her the Grand Prize, winning 1 Million Philippine Pesos and a 10-year recording contract with Viva Records. Recent singing champions such as 1st Philippine Idol's Maureen "Mau" Marcelo, MTB Teen Popstar's Angeline Quinto, and TFC-Australian Pinoy Star Search's Roxanne Joy Castro are among her contemporaries in the said competition. In September 2003, Geronimo released her debut album entitled "Popstar: A Dream Come True". The album was awarded an astounding sextuple (6x) platinum award, selling more than 180,000 copies. She also staged a highly successful first solo concert at the Music Museum in the same year. The album produced different singles including "Forever's Not Enough" as well as "Sa Iyo". Aside from singing, Geronimo also acted in supporting roles for films Filipinas, Captain Barbell, and Annie B.. After winning in Star for a Night, she appeared in several GMA Network shows until she finally landed a contract for several programs in ABS-CBN that became her home studio until now.

2004: Second album

Geronimo signed an exclusive contract with TV giant ABS-CBN where she had her first major break in acting field through starring in teen drama soap entitled Sarah, The Teen Princess in allusion to her cameo role as a child in Sarah, Ang Munting Prinsesa (The Little Princess) where she played the role of the main character's (Camille Prats) playmate. She also became a mainstay in the Sunday noontime variety show, ASAP. She also obtained a multi-million peso advertising endorsement contracts with Jollibee, Charmee, and Talk 'n' Text for Smart Communications. In November 2004, Geronimo released her second album entitled Sweet Sixteen which achieved gold status in one week. The album has since reached double-platinum status, selling more than 60,000 copies. "How Could You Say You Love Me" was released as the first single having it's music video featuring co-Champions Mark Bautista. "Lumigan Ka Lang", "Hanggang Kailan", "Love Can't Lie" and a cover of "I Want To Know What Love Is". The album also includes Charmee Theme Song and "Bulletin Song" Sarah along with other reality star search winners Rachelle Ann Go, and Erik Santos staged the Night of the Champions concert at the Araneta Coliseum, which also went on a highly successful tour in the US. She also played the leading lady opposite singer Mark Bautista, in the fantasy film Lastikman.

2005: The Other Side Tour

Geronimo sang the theme of ABS-CBN's Star Circle Quest winners Hero Angeles and Sandara Park's launching movie Can This Be Love, which was released as a maxi-single and achieved gold record status in one month's time. She also became a mainstay in the fourth season of the weekly teen-oriented show, SCQ Reload, Kilig Ako, replacing Sandara Park as Hero Angeles' love team partner. In summer of 2005, Sarah reunited with her fellow champions for a United States Tour of Pinoy Idols: Return Of The Champions, which was staged in selected cities in the U.S. for a two-month period. Sarah went on to perform in her first major solo concert, "The Other Side" at the renowned Araneta Coliseum. Viva Records released a live album of the filmed tour in Araneta Coliseum named as "The Other Side: Live Album"

2006: Becoming era

This year marks another milestone in her career as she leaded the cast of one of ABS-CBN's top rating primetime soap opera, Bituing Walang Ningning (Lackluster Star), an adaptation of the 1985 Philippine hit movie classic. Here, she starred as aspiring singer Dorina Pineda, a role originally played by Philippine's Megastar Sharon Cuneta. She released a soundtrack of the series and achieved gold status. Her third solo album entitled "Becoming" was released in August 2006, reaching Gold status in just one week and Platinum a month after its release date. The album yielded three commercial singles: "I Still Believe In Loving You", "Carry My Love" and "Iingatan Ko Ang Pag-ibig Mo". Geronimo continued to spread her wings globally as she staged successful concerts in Taiwan, Canada, Alaska, and Dubai. She also had a successful The Other Side US Tour in San Diego, Hanford, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Honolulu, Maui, Washington DC and Atlantic City. While in the US in November 18, 2006, she was chosen by Philippines' boxing champ Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao to sing the Philippine National Anthem (Lupang Hinirang) preceding his third super featherweight fight encounter against Mexico's Erik "El Terrible" Morales at the UNLV Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

2007: Taking Flight to Present

Sarah continues to enthrall Filipino audiences locally and abroad. In 2007 alone, Sarah has toured major cities in the US, Australia, Canada, Europe and UAE. She is currently a mainstay of ASAP '07, a once-a-week, noontime musical variety show, and also hosts Little Big Superstar, a reality star search program for aspiring child performers that has recently concluded its third season. Geronimo released a new single "Reach For The Sky" which was included on the soundtrack for "Little Big Superstar" along with co-host Makisig Morales. She also took the female lead role in ABS-CBN's primetime drama Pangarap Na Bituin opposite Jericho Rosales along with Maja Salvador and Nikki Gil as the trio The Jewel Sisters also with Rica Peralejo. Also, she staged a sold-out second major solo concert last July 14, 2007 at the Araneta Coliseum entitled Sarah Geronimo In Motion where she astonished her audience with her ultimate dancing skills and unwavering multi-faceted singing prowess. Sarah also concluded Sarah Geronimo In Motion US tour last August-September 2007 with an astounding reception from Filipino communities in the US. Shortly after staging her highly successful second solo major concert, she released her fourth studio album entitled Taking Flight which has sales of over 15,000 copies, achieving Gold status in a short period of time after its release. Taking Flight's lead single "I'll Be Alright" topped different charts in the Philippines as well as the second single "Ikaw". Unlike the music video for "Ikaw", "I'll Be Alright" has its live video taken form her "In Motion" Tour recorded live in the Araneta Coliseum. Geronimo is set to release a DVD of her "In Motion Tour" in early 2008.

Endorsements

Geronimo signed up several endorsement contracts that includes a campaign for Senator Edgardo Angara's 2007 Senatorial Bid, Hapee Toothgels, Extreme Magic Sing Videoke Microphone and Belo Medical Group.

Discography

Main article: Sarah Geronimo discography

Filmography

• 2002: Star For A Night
• 2003: Search For A Star
• 2003: Magpakailanman
• 2003: Filipinas
• 2003: Captain Barbell
• 2003: Annie B.
• 2003: Sarah: The Teen Princess
• 2004 - present: ASAP
• 2005: Wansapanataym
• 2005: SCQ Reload: OK Ako
• 2005: Search For The Star In A Million
• 2006: Your Song: Forever's Not Enough
• 2006: Little Big Star
• 2006: Bituing Walang Ningning
• 2006: Maalaala Mo Kaya
• 2006: Your Song: Pers Lab
• 2007: Your Song: Carry My Love
• 2007: Little Big Superstar
• 2007: Love Spell: Sweet Sixty
• 2007: Pangarap Na Bituin

Singles Released

¹ Currently Charting Today, Sarah is one of the most sought-after product commercial jingle singer, rendering her services with giants Unilever Philippines and Jollibee Foods Corporation among others. Amongst those jingles are Jollibee's "Bida ang Saya", Surf's "Ang Bango ng Pasko" and "Sa Iyong mga Kamay" and Lady's Choice's "Mayo Have a White Christmas".

Contemporaries

• Erik Santos - Winner, Star In A Million Season 1 (2004)
• Rachelle Ann Go - Grand Champion of Search For A Star (2004)
• Mark Bautista - Runner-up of Star for a Night (2003)

Awards

Sarah won the Most Popular Female Recording Artist for 2005 for the 36th Box Office Awards Night

• Republic Of The Philippines City of Manila-Singer and TV or Movie Actress
• Most Promising Female Singer at 9th Tining Awards of the National Press Club
• People of the Year: People Asia Magazine
• Nickelodeons Kids Choice Award
• PLDT Plaque of Recognition (Consistent Winner of "Tuklas Talino" Musical Contest)
• Star Girl 2003
• Most Promising Female Performer: 20th Annual Year Ender Excellence Awards 2003
• Outstanding Female Role Youth Model in the Field of Entertainer: Gawad KKK 2004
• Outstanding Manilans of the Year Medal: Outstanding Manilans Award 2004
• Outstanding Manilans Plaque for Contribution in the Field of Performing Arts: Outstanding Manilans Award 2004
• Best Performance By a New Female Recording Artist: Awit Awards 2004
• Best Performance By a Female Recording Artist: Aliw Awards 2004
• Best Dance Song "Sa Iyo": Aliw Awards 2004
• Best Variety Program "Little Big Star": 20th KBP Golden Dove Awards
• Female Entertainer of the Year: Gawad America 2005
• Female Recording Artist of the Year: Box-Office Entertainment Awards 2005
• Female Awardee (Pop Star A Dream Come True, Sweet Sixteen, Star For A Night): 1st ASAP Platinum Circle Awards
• Female Recording Artist of the Year: Box-Office Entertainment Awards 2006
• Best TV Show; Best TV Theme Song; Best TV Character (Bitiung Walang Ningning): ASAP Pop Viewer's Choice Awards 2006:
• Best TV Show (Bituing Walang Ningning): Anak TV Seal Awards 2006
• Female Artist Awardee (Becoming, The Other Side: Live): 2nd ASAP Platinum Circle Awards
• Female Artist Awardee (Taking Flight): 1st ASAP 24k Awards
• Compilation Awardee (Hotsilog): 3rd ASAP Platinum Circle Awards
• Anak TV Seal’s 2006 Most Admired Female TV Personality
• ASAP Pop Viewers Choice Award 2007: Female Performer of the Year(Carry My Love)
• Anak TV Seal's 2007 Most Admired Female TV Personality
• 2007 Female Hitmaker of the Year: YES Magazine
• 2007 1st opm song hits award ALBUM OF THE YEAR Becoming
• 2007 AMERICAN-PHILIPPINES FRIENDSHIP DAY AWARDEE FOR ENTERTAINMENT PLAQUE

External links

• The Official Website of Sarah Geronimo
• The Official Sarah Geronimo In Motion Concert Website
• Sarah Geronimo at Asian Girls
• Sarah Geronimo at Wow Filipino Celebrities
• Sarah Geronimo at the Internet Movie Database