1. Edgardo Jose "Gary" Santiago Valenciano was born on August 6,1964 and is a Filipino singer and actor.
28 Facts About Gary Valenciano
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Gary Valenciano has performed alongside artists such as Brian McKnight, George Duke, Paul Jackson Jr.
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Outside of music, Gary Valenciano's philanthropy is focused on hope, faith, and positive change; having been appointed as the first UNICEF National Ambassador for 25 years.
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Gary Valenciano was chosen by the Doha Asian Games Olympic Committee as the official interpreter of the anthem titled "Heart of the Games" at the 15th Asian Games in Qatar.
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Gary Valenciano was invited as one of the performers at the 23rd Asian Television Awards in Malaysia.
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Gary Valenciano is currently part of ABS-CBN's contract artists and one of the mainstay hosts of ASAP.
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Edgardo Jose Santiago Gary Valenciano was born in the Santa Mesa district of the City of Manila on August 6,1964.
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Gary Valenciano is the sixth of the seven children of Vicente Calacas Valenciano, a Bicolano from Camalig, Albay, and Grimilda Santiago y Olmo from Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
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Gary Valenciano's parents met in New York City, married, and settled in Manila.
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Gary Valenciano's mother is a Puerto Rican of Italian descent who sang opera in Manila during the 1960s.
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Gary Valenciano attended primary and secondary school in La Salle Green Hills, and was a part of the Kundirana.
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In 1978, at 14 years old, Gary Valenciano made his first television appearance in an advertisement for Fress Gusto, a now-discontinued soft drink sold by San Miguel Corporation.
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Gary Valenciano started as a choir singer, then launched his career in singing and show business on May 13,1983.
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Gary Valenciano first appeared as a solo artist in 1982 in the television programme The Pilita and Jackie Show, and later in Germspesyal and Penthouse Live.
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Gary Valenciano had his first solo concert in April 1984 at the Araneta Coliseum, followed by a number of albums.
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Gary Valenciano won the Awit Award twelve times in the "Best Male Recording" category alone.
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Gary Valenciano has been called "Mr Pure Energy" due to his high energy dance performances in concerts.
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Gary Valenciano has appeared in 14 full-length films as the lead actor for some of the top movie companies like Viva Films, Regal Films, Seiko Films, and Star Cinema, with leading ladies like Vilma Santos, Maricel Soriano, Lorna Tolentino, Kris Aquino, Sharon Cuneta, Gretchen Barretto, Princess Punzalan, and Ms.
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Gary Valenciano was then tapped for Global Mission in Puerto Rico in 1994 where he performed with Michael W Smith and Steve Green.
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Gary Valenciano is a member of the Board of Trustees of Christian Broadcasting Network, producers of The 700 Club.
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Gary Valenciano performed at the 50th anniversary of CBN in Virginia Beach and has guested on The 700 Club USA many times.
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Gary Valenciano returned to acting in 2008 by appearing in the drama anthology Maalaala Mo Kaya, where he portrayed a prisoner who finds religion and becomes a born again Christian.
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In 2009, Gary Valenciano released a collaborative album with Martin Nievera called As 1, with the carrier single of the same title.
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In 2010, Gary Valenciano was in a Holy Week drama special, Gulong, a CBN Asia production shown on GMA.
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Gary Valenciano formed the Shining Light Foundation in 1989, focusing on supporting diabetics and a scholarship program that has produced many multi-awarded scholars and students.
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Gary Valenciano married Maria Anna Elizabeth "Angeli" Pangilinan, the sister of former senator Francis Pangilinan, on August 6,1984.
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Gary Valenciano is currently living with type 1 diabetes, and has been an endorser for several wellness products related to the condition.
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In May 2018, Gary Valenciano started feeling ill after a performance with his son Gabriel for the celebration of his 35th anniversary in showbiz on ABS-CBN's Sunday afternoon show ASAP, and had to undergo open heart surgery due to blockage of his left anterior descending artery caused by his diabetes.