1. Jolina Magdangal has received a selection of accolades, including two FAMAS Awards, seven Box Office Entertainment Awards, an MTV Pilipinas Music Award and a commendation from the Asian Television Award.
53 Facts About Jolina Magdangal
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At age 11, Magdangal began her career as a member of the singing group 14-K headed by Ryan Cayabyab.
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Jolina Magdangal was then launched in the youth oriented Ang TV and appeared in a number of teen romance productions.
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Jolina Magdangal has starred in several blockbusters, mostly in romantic comedies, including FLAMES: The Movie, Labs Kita.
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Jolina Magdangal has began presenting several television shows in mid-2000s and is currently one of the main host of one of the longest-running morning shows in the Philippines, Magandang Buhay.
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Jolina Magdangal is one of the best-selling Filipino artists of all time.
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Jolina Magdangal has been involved in charitable works and causes, including Filipino children and youth.
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Maria Jolina Perez Magdangal was born on November 6,1978 in Quezon City to Jun Magdangal and Paulette Perez.
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Jolina Magdangal's father worked in the marketing and public relations departments of San Miguel Corporation for two decades before resigning in 1993 to manage Magdangal's career.
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Jolina Magdangal's mother worked at the credit section of the Land Bank of the Philippines before handling the finance department of Magdangal's enterprises.
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Jolina Magdangal has two siblings, elder sister Melanie and younger brother Jonathan.
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In November 2011, Jolina Magdangal married Rivermaya's drummer Mark Escueta on a double-wedding ceremony, first on November 19 in a church wedding and the second is on November 21 in a garden wedding.
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In 1989, Jolina Magdangal had her early beginning at the age of eleven as an entertainer through the singing group 14-K under the supervision and training of Master Composer, Ryan Cayabyab.
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In 1992, Jolina Magdangal had her breakthrough when she was discovered by talent manager and film and television director Johnny Manahan while performing with 14K in the weekly late night musical show Ryan Ryan Musikahan.
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Jolina Magdangal was then invited by Manahan to guest in the ABS-CBN sitcom Mana, which turned out to be her screen test.
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Jolina Magdangal's casting in Ang TV led to more television opportunities.
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In 1994, Jolina Magdangal was chosen by Walt Disney Records to be its first Filipino recording artist to sing the theme songs of Disney classics Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame for Philippine promotion.
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In 1995, Jolina Magdangal appeared in a small role in the film Hataw Na, with Gary Valenciano and Dayanara Torres.
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Jolina Magdangal appears the major role as Karen Alonzo-Montejo in Esperanza, alongside co-stars Judy Ann Santos, Wowie de Guzman, Marvin Agustin, Angelika dela Cruz and Jericho Rosales.
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On working with the Philippine's Diamond Star Maricel Soriano, Jolina Magdangal revealed that to be cast alongside her idol is a dream come true for her especially that Soriano is a major influence in her acting career especially in the dramedy genre.
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In 1998, Jolina Magdangal was cast in Star Cinema's 1998 Metro Manila Film Festival official entry Puso ng Pasko.
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The film was the Festival's third best picture and Jolina Magdangal's performance earned her a Best Supporting Actress nomination.
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The album Jolina Magdangal, which contains original and cover cuts, along with previously recorded songs from movie soundtracks, received a quadruple platinum certification at the end of the year, and was declared by PARI as the biggest selling album of 1999.
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In 2000, Jolina Magdangal released her third studio album On Memory Lane, which consists entirely of remakes of originals coming from periods considered as the golden age of popular music.
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Jolina Magdangal played Rosallie, a maker and distributor of processed food who falls in love with a guy whose face is blown up in a toothpaste brand billboard.
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In mid 2002, after a series of television guest appearances in GMA Network's programs, Jolina Magdangal had her first GMA Network series in Book 2 of Kahit Kailan.
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December 2003, Jolina Magdangal represented the Philippines in the ASEAN-Japan Pop Festival, organized by Japan Foundation, held at Yokohama, Japan.
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In 2004, Magdangal was chosen by the newly set up GMA Records to be its banner artist through its initial album offering, Forever Jolina.
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In 2006, Jolina Magdangal reunited with Marvin Agustin in the series I Luv NY, co-starring Starstruck winners Jennylyn Mercado and Mark Herras.
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In 2008, Jolina Magdangal was selected to judge in the music competition Pinoy Idol, an international TV franchise distributed by Fremantle Media, alongside singer-composer Ogie Alcasid and retired talent manager Wyngard Tracy.
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In 2009, Jolina Magdangal reunited with Marvin Agustin to appear in the romantic comedy series Adik Sa'Yo.
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In film, Jolina Magdangal took a hiatus throughout the 2010s, during which she made no films other than the limited-release independent film Agawan Base.
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Jolina Magdangal portrayed one of the antagonists, her first in such a role, in Mundo Mo'y Akin.
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In 2015, Jolina Magdangal appeared in the first season of Your Face Sounds Familiar as a performer-impersonator.
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Late 2015, after a seven year hiatus in the recording industry, Jolina Magdangal released her eighth studio album Back to Love through digital downloading and streaming, containing seven original songs.
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Jolina Magdangal's next hosting stint is in the morning show Magandang Buhay, with Karla Estrada, Melai Cantiveros and Jodi Sta.
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Also in 2023, Jolina Magdangal joined the game show 'Sang Daang Pienalo aired weekend nights at Pie Channel.
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In 2024, Jolina Magdangal joined the cast of the action-drama series and Dreamscape Entertainment produced Lavender Fields as Lily Atienza with Jodi Sta.
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In February 2025, Jolina Magdangal starred in the romantic-comedy film Ex Ex Lovers reuniting with Marvin Agustin in the big screen after almost two decades.
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Jolina Magdangal has staged concerts and tours in the islands of the Philippines and in major cities around the world, either solo or with other artists.
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At the height of her career, Magdangal was one of the high-profile endorsers in the Philippines along with Sharon Cuneta, Aga Muhlach, Michael V and Regine Velasquez.
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Jolina Magdangal was elevated among the country's handful of credible product endorsers in print, television and radio platforms, which led to Preview Modelling Agency naming her an image model for inspiring would-be models to elevate product endorsing to a higher level.
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Jolina Magdangal was previously chosen to be the image model of a line of cosmetics for teens by a direct selling company; an institution of higher education; a government-owned universal bank and a government-controlled corporation providing funds for health programs and charities of national character; and phone cards of a telecommunications company.
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Mid 2000s, Jolina Magdangal was selected to be the image model of an entire direct selling company appearing in the covers of its catalogs.
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In 1999, Magdangal had her weekly column "Sincerely Yours, Jolina" in the Super Teen Magazine.
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In 2008, Jolina Magdangal had her weekly column in Inquirer Bandera "Fashionista".
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In 2010, Jolina Magdangal launched her own magazine Jolie, a style and entertainment magazine published by OctoberEighty Publications.
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In 1999 and 2002, Jolina Magdangal was the Ambassadress of Goodwill of The Children's Hour, representing the youth and the entertainment industry.
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In 2006, Jolina Magdangal had her long locks trimmed by 14 inches, a first in 17 years, to start and organize a project that will gather hair for donation to an appropriate organization that makes wigs for cancer patients.
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Jolina Magdangal is regarded in the Philippines as a popular culture icon for bringing popular culture into a wider audience since the 1990s.
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Jolina Magdangal has secured her status as a pop culture icon whose impeccable blend of camp aesthetics and playful visual quirks remained relevant to this day.
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Jolina Magdangal's style is often defined as "walking Christmas tree", with entertainment writer Bianca Geli of pep.
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Jolina Magdangal's influences were used as subject in different studies including undergraduate thesis and books.