1. Rey Valera wrote and produced songs that were recorded by various singers, most notably Sharon Cuneta.
30 Facts About Rey Valera
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Rey Valera was a former head judge of the singing contest segment "Tawag ng Tanghalan" in a variety noontime show It's Showtime.
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Rey Valera is a cousin of former Abra Governor Vicente Valera.
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Recently, Vicor Music Corporation compiled Rey Valera's recorded songs in their library in a 4-disc album entitled, Walang Kapalit, as part of Vicor's 40th anniversary.
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Rey Valera was finally inducted to the Philippines Eastwood City Walk of Fame in 2009.
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Rey Valera won the MYX Magna Award 2015 in the recent 2015 MYX Music Awards.
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Sharon stated in a recent interview by Deborah Kan in Star News Asia, that she has been always thankful for and grateful to Rey Valera, for writing her first hit song.
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When Sharon Cuneta and her then husband Gabby Concepcion separated, Rey Valera composed the song, "Kahit Wala Ka Na".
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When Sharon and Rey Valera met at Cinema Audio, she asked why he was not writing songs for her anymore.
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Rey Valera replied that he did write one for her and submitted the song to VIVA for it to be an inspiration or a battleground for Sharon.
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Sharon's biggest blockbuster movies were lifted from popular songs of Rey, thus Sharon singing Valera has been an always-winning chemistry.
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Rey Valera made numerous newspaper statements announcing that there is an imposter posing as him.
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Rey Valera wrote and released a song entitled, "My Fans Are in Trouble" to warn his fans through the medium of music, with the lyrics depicting his helplessness to stop this impostor.
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Ultimately in 1984, Rey Valera decided to quit show business at the peak of his career to protect his fans and to make up for the time he lost with his family during his fame.
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When Rey Valera made a comeback in 1988, he wore his hair long so that his impostor, would have a harder time posing as him if the impostor ever resurfaced.
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Rey Valera's costume was even patterned after Rey Valera's late 1970s attire.
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The idea proved to be a hit, and a second Rey Valera song was used on the same show and segment, by Michael V himself.
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Rey Valera's songs are favorite titles and theme songs of soap operas like Ula, Batang Gubat, Sa Sandaling Kailangan Mo Ako, Pangako Sa 'Yo of ABS-CBN.
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Recently, Rey Valera's song's have been revived as theme songs for soap operas such as ABS-CBN's Maging Sino Ka Man, Walang Kapalit, Tayong Dalawa, Agua Bendita, Juan Dela Cruz and GMA's Maging Sino Ka Man.
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Valera was film scoring movies during his singing career, but after the trouble his impostor has caused, Rey focused on his musical directing career.
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Rey Valera particularly liked scoring music for action films, giving fight scenes and chase sequences fast paced, rock-themed music, which reflects his roots as a rock band member.
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Rey Valera's songs made marks as theme songs and movie titles.
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Rey Valera accepted making music for movies and considered it an opportunity, as these projects usually pitted his songwriting skills to follow fresh and often unusual themes and topics, often deviating from pop love songs which he was usually typecast into.
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In 2002, Rey reunited with his contemporaries Rico J Puno and Hajji Alejandro in a series of concerts called "Greatest Hits", highlighting the music of their own time.
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In July 2005, Rey Valera released the music album "Panghabangbuhay", with his children's band called "Saling Ket".
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Whenever possible, Rey Valera has been performing with them in almost all of his performances and still continues to do so.
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On 9 November 2006, Rey Valera was inducted to Bulacan's own "Walk of Fame", in the "Hardin ng Mga Bayani at Sining", Malolos City, Bulacan.
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Rey Valera was among the few Bulakenos who was given the title of "Alagad ng Sining at Kultura ng Bulacan", loosely translated as "Disciple of the Arts and Culture of Bulacan", or simply put, Great Artist of Bulacan.
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On 17 August 2007, Sharon Magdayao won the First Asean IKon Champion with her interpretation of Rey Valera's hit song, "Pangako".
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Rey Valera was awarded the Gold Record Award for the album entitled, "Walang Kapalit".