2. Angeline Quinto
• Angeline Quinto (born November 26, 1989) is a
Filipino singer, actress, and television personality.
Known for her vocal range and soulful singing
style, Quinto's music has garnered critical praise
for its lyrical content and themes of love,
heartbreak, and empowerment. It has been
featured in the soundtracks of films and television
series in the Philippines.
3. • Born in Sampaloc, Manila, Quinto first achieved recognition
after winning the television talent show Star Power in 2011. She
signed with Star Music and collaborated with songwriter and
producer Jonathan Manalo to start recording material for her
first effort, a self-titled studio album, which was supported by
the single "Patuloy Ang Pangarap" ("The Dream Continues").
The album was certified double platinum by the Philippine
Association of the Record Industry, and earned Quinto an Aliw
Award for Best New Artist. Her next album, Fall In Love
Again (2012), featured theme songs from films and television
series. With Sana Bukas pa ang Kahapon (2014), Quinto
became the first Filipino artist to record all the songs for a
television show soundtrack. She reinvented her image and style
with succeeding releases, Higher Love (2013)
and @LoveAngelineQuinto (2017), gaining praise for her artistic
growth and maturity.
4. • Quinto made her feature film debut with a starring role in the
romantic comedy Born to Love You (2012). She then played the
lead in the drama series Kahit Konting Pagtingin (2013),
winning a Golden Screen TV Award for Breakthrough
Performance by an Actress. She received further acclaim for
collaborations with filmmaker Joel Lamangan, the ensemble
comedy That Thing Called Tanga Na (2016) and the comedy
drama Foolish Love (2017). Quinto expanded her career into
reality television as a panelist in the music game show I Can
See Your Voice (2017) and as a mentor in the talent competition
show Dream Maker (2022). Her accolades include four Awit
Awards, two Box Office Entertainment Awards, and five Star
Awards for Music.
5. Life and career
• 1989–2009: Early life and Star for a Night
• Angeline Quinto was born on November 26, 1989,[1] to
Pop Quiros and Rosemarie Susan Mabao.[2][3] She was
adopted by her paternal grandaunt, Sylvia "Bob" Quinto,
in Sampaloc, Manila.[4][5] Initially resentful during her
early childhood, Quinto later shared a close bond with
her adoptive mother and credited her as instrumental to
her achievements.[6][4] Quinto began singing at age six.
She listened to songs on the radio and would imitate the
singing styles of female artists. At age nine, she
participated in her first amateur singing competition.
6. • The next few years, Quinto continued to compete in talent
shows on television. At age twelve, she auditioned for the first
season of the reality singing contest Star for a
Night (2003).[1] She advanced as one of the eleven grand
finalists, and performed a cover of Wency Cornejo's "Habang
May Buhay" ("As Long as There is Life") during the season
finals.[8] Quinto later recalled that her participation in the show
was motivated by a desire to meet the program's host, Regine
Velasquez, whom she considers as a musical influence.[9] In
2005, she appeared in Magandang Tanghali Bayan's Teen Pop
Star search and became that season's winner.[1] During this
period, Quinto suffered from depression and thought of self-
harm.[10] She struggled academically in high school and was
negatively influenced by her peers, eventually dropping out of
school. Her family was beset by personal disagreements, which
led her to take a break from singing to focus on her mental
health.
7. 2010–2012: Star Power and acting debut
• After a five-year break from music, Quinto pursued singing and
was part of a talent show in the variety program Diz Iz It! in
2010.[10] A renewed interest led her to audition for the reality
television series Star Power: Sharon's Search for the Next
Female Pop Superstar that same year.[11] During her
appearances on the series, she was a senior in high
school.[12] Quinto won the competition on February 20, 2011, at
the Ynares Center in Antipolo.[13] Looking back on Star Power in
a 2019 interview, Quinto remarked that she considered the
show her last effort towards working on her music career.
Worried that she would remain obscure at the time, she
contemplated pursuing a career in the culinary arts.
8. • After winning Star Power, Quinto was signed to a record
deal with Star Music.[13] She began working on her eponymous debut
album with songwriter and producer Jonathan Manalo, to whom she
felt deeply indebted.[15] Manalo wrote two of the album's
songs,[16] including the debut single "Patuloy. Ang Pangarap" ("The
Dream Continues"), which Quinto performed during the season finale
of Star Power. He took inspiration from the singer's life story and
described the song as a "quest [for her] ultimate
dreams".[15] Angeline Quinto was released on March 16,
2011.[17] The album received a double platinum certification from
the Philippine Association of the Record Industry.[15] Quinto won
multiple accolades for the album; she received the Aliw Award for
Best New Artist in 2011,[18] and won New Female Recording Artist of
the Year and Song of the Year for "Patuloy Ang Pangarap" ("The
Dream Continues") at the 2011 Star Awards for Music.[15] That same
year, she released a repackaged edition of the album, titled Angeline
Quinto: Patuloy Ang Pangarap
9. • Quinto's second studio album, Fall in Love Again, was released
on March 25, 2012.[20] She worked with Manalo for its lead
single "Bakit Ba Minamahal Kita".[15][20] It included a cover
of Celine Dion's "If You Asked Me To", a duet with Erik
Santos for the soundtrack of the romantic comedy
film Unofficially Yours (2012). Other singles from the album
were also released as soundtracks for television shows: "Saan
Darating ang Umaga" ("Where Morning Will Come") for the
drama series Budoy, "Hanggang" ("Until) for the romantic
drama series Walang Hanggan, "Nag-iisang Bituin" ("Only
Star") for the teen drama series Princess and I, and "Kung Ako'y
Iiwan Mo" ("If You Leave Me") for the ensemble series of the
same name.[20][21] At the 26th Awit Awards, Quinto won Best
Song Written for Movie/TV/Stage Play for "Nag-iisang Bituin"
("Only Star"), and Best Inspirational Recording for her
collaboration with Velasquez on "Lipad ng Pangarap" ("Dreams
Take Flight").
10. • Quinto was initially reluctant to venture into acting and cited that
she lacked experience. She underwent workshops from Star
Cinema executive Malou Santos and trained with actors,
including Pen Medina.[23] She made her feature film debut with
a lead role in Jerome Pobocan's romantic comedy-drama Born
to Love You (2012), co-starring Coco Martin. The film tells the
story of two strangers, whose lives are transformed despite their
contrasting personalities.[24] Nestor Torre Jr. of the Philippine
Daily Inquirer found her to be "expressive", but felt that her
performance "fell short of the standards".[25] Media critic Mark
Ching from the Philippine Entertainment Portal wrote that the
film was well-written and well-acted, and noted that Quinto's
"personal charm and naivete" aided in her genuine
portrayal.[24] In her television debut, an episode of the anthology
series Maalaala Mo Kaya, she was cast as
an indigenous woman and the love interest of Jason Abalos's
character.
11. 2013–2016: Kahit Konting
Pagtingin and Higher Love
• In 2013, Quinto starred in the romantic comedy series Kahit
Konting Pagtingin.[27] She played Aurora Natividad, a waitress
who pretends to be the fiancée of her patron, played by Ahron
Villena, and ends up endeared by his brothers, portrayed
by Paulo Avelino and Sam Milby.[28] The series aired from
January 21 to April 12, 2013.[29][30] She won a Golden Screen
TV Award for Breakthrough Performance by an Actress for the
part.[31] She followed this with supporting roles in Cathy Garcia-
Molina's ensemble comedy Four Sisters and a
Wedding and Joyce Bernal's romantic comedy Bakit Hindi Ka
Crush ng Crush Mo?[32][33] At the 2013 Himig Handog P-Pop
Love Songs, Quinto was one of the finalists in the songwriting
competition, performing the Agatha Morallos-penned love ballad
"One Day"
12. • Quinto reunited with longtime collaborator Jonathan Manalo for her
third studio album, Higher Love, released on January 15,
2014.[35] She reinvented her image and style, which she asserted
was an improvement "creatively and visually".[36][37] She wrote the
album's lead single "Sana2x" ("Hopefully") and described Higher
Love as a narrative of "love's many stages".[37] The Philippine Daily
Inquirer critic Joseph Atilano deemed the album a "proper third
outing", concentrating praise on Quinto's maturity.[38] Five months
later, Quinto recorded all the songs for the soundtrack of the revenge
drama series Sana Bukas Pa ang Kahapon, which was released on
June 30, 2014.[39] She returned as a song interpreter at the 2014
Himig Handog P-Pop Love Songs.[40] Her final role of the year was
opposite Angelica Panganiban and Assunta de Rossi in the satirical
comedy Beauty in a Bottle.[41] Reviewers for The Philippine
Star termed the film "deceptively funny" and praised Quinto's
comedic delivery.[42][41] In June 2015, she appeared as a guest
performer on the family drama Nathaniel.[43] She then co-headlined a
concert with Erik Santos at the Araneta Coliseum on August 15,
2015.
13. • Royals was a co-headlining concert with Velasquez, Santos,
and Martin Nievera at the Mall of Asia Arena on February 13,
2016.[45] For the production, Quinto was named Female Concert
Performer of the Year at the 48th Box Office Entertainment
Awards.[46] She appeared in two film releases in 2016. Quinto was
the female lead in Joel Lamangan's That Thing Called Tanga Na, an
ensemble comedy centering on friendship among a group of gay
men.[47] Mari-An Santos of the Philippine Entertainment Portal took
note of Quinto's versatility, and likened her ability and range to that
of Maricel Soriano.[48] Rappler's Oggs Cruz felt the film was "dull,
plain, and painfully redundant", but praised the cast's
performances.[49] Set in Pangasinan, the Jose Abdel Langit-directed
independent thriller Malinak Ya Labi starred Quinto and Allen
Dizon.[50] A native of the province, she was drawn to the idea of
doing an indie film, and agreed to the project for its use of dialogues
in the local dialect.[51] The film was screened at the 2016 Cinema
One Originals Film Festival.
14. 2017–present: I Can See Your Voice and
10Q
• Quinto released her fourth studio album, @LoveAngelineQuinto, on January 26,
2017.[53] Besides Jonathan Manalo, she worked with new producers and
songwriters, including Yeng Constantino and Marlon Barnuevo. She received
writing credits for one of the tracks "Para Bang, Para Lang" ("It's Like, It's
Just").[54] The Philippine Daily Inquirer opined that the album emphasized
Quinto's "subtlety" and grown-up perspectives.[54] Quinto worked with Joel
Lamangan for the second time on the romantic comedy-drama Foolish
Love (2017), in which she played a woman desperate to find companionship.
Portraying a single and independent persona, she has said that certain aspects
of her character's life mirrored her own.[55] Isah Red of the Manila Standard wrote,
"[Quinto] has evolved into a daring performer who met the demands of her
character without reservations."[56] Pablo Tariman of The Philippine Star labelled
the film "light and breezy", and lauded Quinto's inherently spontaneous
performance.[57] She then served as one of the main panelists on the first
season of the music game show I Can See Your Voice, based on the original
South Korean show.[58] In November 2017, Quinto had a guest role in the action
drama series Ang Probinsyano.[59] The following year, she collaborated
with Kyla, KZ Tandingan, and Yeng Constantino for a concert with American vocal
harmony group Boyz II Men at the Araneta Coliseum.[60] Quinto then returned as
a panelist on the second season of I Can See Your Voice in August 2019.
15. • After a two-year absence on screen, Quinto appeared in three
productions in 2021. She took on a supporting role in the drama
series Huwag Kang Mangamba co-starring Eula Valdez, Sylvia
Sanchez, and Nonie Buencamino. As well as acting, she recorded
the main theme song of the show.[62] She also became a judge on
the amateur singing contest Tawag ng Tanghalan, which aired as a
segment in the variety show It's Showtime.[63] From October 29,
2021, to February 19, 2022, Quinto produced and headlined a ten-
date livestreaming concert series, titled 10Q, which was filmed at
the Metropolitan Theater in Manila. A celebration of her ten-year
career milestone, the shows were broadcast via the web-based
platforms KTX.ph, iWantTFC and TFC IPTV.[64][65] Alwin Ignacio,
writing for the Manila Standard, appreciated Quinto's artistic growth
and commended the "emotional commitment and truthfulness" of her
performances.[66] In November 2022, she served as a mentor in the
reality talent show Dream Maker.[67] Quinto starred alongside Alex
Gonzaga in the comedy film Single Bells, which premiered at
the Metro Manila Summer Film Festival in April 2023.[68] She will next
star in What's Wrong with Secretary Kim, a comedy series remake of
the eponymous original Korean show.
