1. Lani Misalucha's music has received recognition from a number of award-giving bodies such as Awit Awards, Aliw Awards, Box Office Entertainment Awards and PMPC Star Awards for Music.
36 Facts About Lani Misalucha
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Lani Misalucha began singing as a church choir member and eventually became a back-up vocalist of various bands.
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Lani Misalucha received further recognition after moving to Las Vegas in 2004 and embarked on a string of headlining concert residencies, becoming the first Asian artist to headline in a main showroom in the city.
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Lani Misalucha sang the song "Ang Iibigin ay Ikaw" which was a finalist at the Metro Manila Popular Music Festival and later received the Awit Award for Record of the Year.
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Lani Misalucha recorded an album "More than I Should" with carrier single of the same title written by Odette Quesada in 1990.
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The album included Lani Misalucha's cover of Fifth Dimension's "Somebody Warm Like Me".
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Lani Misalucha's piece entitled "Handle with Care" won silver in the Best Original Song category.
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In 1998, Lani Misalucha moved to Viva Records and her album, with carrier single "Tunay na Mahal", made the charts and turned gold, later receiving the Awit Award for Best Ballad Recording, Awit Award for Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist, and Katha Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
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Lani Misalucha's cover of the 1966 song, "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" topped the Philippine charts in the same year.
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In 1999, Lani Misalucha received Artist of the Year Award, Aliw Award for Best Lounge Act, Awit Award for Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist, and Awit Award Nomination for Best Stage Actress.
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In 2000, Lani Misalucha released the album All Heart, a collection of love songs with the carrier single "One More Time".
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Lani Misalucha became a semi-regular host in the Sunday noontime show SOP in 2001.
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In 2002, Lani Misalucha continued to hold concerts in Cebu City, Bacolod, Baguio, Clark, and Davao City, as well as at OnStage Greenbelt, Makati.
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Lani Misalucha then held a US concert tour, performing in Reno, San Diego, Washington, Las Vegas, New York, Chicago, Atlantic City, Pasadena, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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Lani Misalucha released her fourth studio album entitled, Loving You in June 2003 with the singles "Tila" and "Malaya Ka Na".
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In November of the same year, she began a TV show entitled Celebrity Turns with actor-comedian Michael V In 2004, Misalucha subordinated budding career to family interest when her family relocated to the United States.
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Lani Misalucha became the first Asian to headline in a Main Showroom of the Las Vegas Strip, performing with Hawaii's premiere showband Society of Seven at the Jubilee Theatre of Bally's Hotel and Casino.
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At the height of her international success, Lani Misalucha went back to the recording studio in October 2006, doing covers of well-loved classics for a self-titled album, her fifth release.
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Just as the album turned Gold and Platinum in 2007, Lani Misalucha came home to regale her Filipino audience with songs and stories in a one-night engagement at the Araneta Coliseum on March 17,2007.
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The concert, aptly titled, Missing You, was packed by almost 18,000 fans and followers, a testament not only to Lani Misalucha's rousing world-class talent, but to her dedication to the people who have come to love her music.
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Vegas critics were quick to recognize Lani Misalucha, applauding and citing her as Las Vegas' New Diva.
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Lani Misalucha has said that from childhood she has been influenced by Barbra Streisand and cites idols as varied as Whitney Houston and Shirley Bassey.
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Lani Misalucha is often described as a vocal virtuoso by critics and is celebrated as one of the best Filipino singers of all time, noted for her vocal range, vocal dexterity, showmanship and musical versatility.
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Lani Misalucha's music has been recorded and performed by a variety of artists such as Jake Zyrus, Julie Ann San Jose, Angeline Quinto, Klarisse de Guzman, Jed Madela, and Sarah Geronimo.
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Lani Misalucha has won seven Awit Awards, seven Aliw Awards, four PMPC Star Awards for Music and two Box Office Entertainment Awards.
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Lani Misalucha tied with Regine Velasquez as 2015's "Female Concert Performer of the Year" for her concert La Nightingale in two award-giving bodies: PMPC Star Awards for Music and Box Office Entertainment Awards.
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Lani Misalucha is an inductee at the Eastwood City Walk of Fame.
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Lani Misalucha has performed for the former President of Singapore S R Nathan, the King of Malaysia and Sultan of Brunei.
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Lani Misalucha was chosen as one of the performers at the 2017 ASEAN Gala and the 2019 South East Asian Games.
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Lani Misalucha has been credited for her work and performances with international artists such as Andrea Bocelli, Brian McKnight, Josh Groban, Stephen Bishop, Sergio Mendes, Kenny Loggins and Jim Brickman.
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Lani Misalucha has been involved with several charitable organizations and has appeared in numerous benefit concerts throughout her career.
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Lani Misalucha's father Benjamin de Guzman Bayot was an operatic tenor, while her mother Esperanza Salvador Dimalanta was a coloratura soprano.
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Lani Misalucha was tutored in classical vocals by her parents.
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Lani Misalucha acquired her basic education from Rafael Palma Elementary School and PCU Union High School.
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Lani Misalucha is a member of a group for the benefit of Hurricane Katrina victims in New Orleans.
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Lani Misalucha is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.