InTeRvIeW & QuOtEs

An interview of Regine's favorites and firsts in "Today

with Kris Aquino Show": June 1, 1999.
First boyfriend: Si Ariel Rivera
First kiss: Si Ariel din eh.
Age when she had her first boyfriend: Hmm, 24 years old
First crush: Hmm, si JC Bonin of Bagets
Define love: I'm not that idealistic anymore unlike before. Now, I dunno how
to describe it, you can't define it. It's far too great to put into words.
Favorite food: chicken
Favorite color: yellow
Favorite hobby: eat
Favorite sport: none
Favorite sport to watch: Basketball and soccer
Favorite perfume: Shiseido
Motto: none
Favorite get-up when sleeping: duster
Favorite actor: Aga Mulach, John Malkovich, Meryl Streep, Maricel Soriano, Meg
Ryan
Favorite movie: Pretty Woman, Jerry Maguire
Favorite singer: Barbara Streisand, Kuh Ledesma
Country you want to go: Africa, I've never been there.
Dream duet: Bryan McKnight
Favorite TV Show: Friends, Ally McBeal
Ideal age to settledown: Right now, 29 but there's none yet so I'm still
taking my time probably mga 30-34 years old.

QuOtEs
By Leah Salterio-Gatdula
PDI, December 6, 1995
Jacky recalls the first meeting with Regine before they
recorded "In Love With You" in Hong Kong last year.

"She was eating (pizza), something which I never did when

I try to record a song. That was very amazing to me. That
was the first time I ever did a duet with any artist. She
has a very talented mind and gifted voice.
Their first meeting was also unforgettable for Regine.
"I didn't know him, so I was very nervous," she recounts.
"The first time I saw him, he was in jeans and jacket. He
extended his hand and I couldn't believe I was actually
meeting an international singing superstar. He was very
humble. He was even the one who was shy."
"For a guy his status, I wasn't expecting him to be
really nice to me. Jacky is a superstar not only in Hong
Kong but in Asia. I was very happy that I was given a
chance to do a duet with him. I had a good time recording
with him and shooting the MTV."
The duet may have been lapped up by Asian music fans, but
a real-life story is far-fetched as Jacky is already
committed.
"If I had met Regine earlier, probably, " the Chinese
superstars says. She's very nice and she's even prettier
now than the first time I met her. I'm not saying that
because I'm here I will say the same thing when I'm in my
country."
Agenda Magazine featuring Regine as cover, 1997.
Jun De Leon. Photographer Jun De Leon has two words to
describe Regine Velasquez, a "photographic delight."
"She's not only a great singer, but also an extremely
disciplined artist," Jun explains. "There's a passion for
everything she does, and she knows the word perfections
because she strives for it in every detail of a
pictorial." He considers her very easy to work with not
because she "tries to be pleasant," but because "the
artist in her genuinely understands what we're trying to
do. She absorbs things quickly.

Sunday Times Magazine

February 7, 1988
Kuh on producing a concert for Regine Velasquez (Regine
at 17 concert):
"I have always wanted to do this for other singers. This
will not be my last. I believe in Regine's talent. I just
want to do something good for one so deserving like her.
I also started from the bottom and people have supported
me. I want to share the blessings I have with her."
Regine cried when she learned Kuh's intent to produce a
show for her. "Idol ko talaga siya, I want to be like
her. Lahat ng minus one niya mayroon ako. I never
imagined Kuh would do this to me. Ang sarap ng feeling
kapag napapansin ka ng idol mo." Regine declares.

Woman's Home Companion

April 11, 1990
Regine on her victory in Asia-Pacific Song Festival in
1989:
"I wasn't able to hold back tears. I was so happy for my
countrymen and all the people who believed in me. I
thought of President Cory, si mama, papa, Ivy, Nanette,
Ronnie. Actually, while I was compelled to sing my song
again for the last time, I didn't know if I missed a
note. My mind was in a maze and I saw mental pictures of
all the people who must be proud of me at that moment."

Regine at 20
Out There On Her Own
By Lani T. Montreal
Sun. Inquirer Magazine, July 8, 1990
WHAT DO HER COLLEAGUES SAY ABOUT HER?

"The ultimate singer. I said it once, I'll say it again.

She's the best singer in the country, maybe even the
world." - Martin Nievera.
"I know talent when I see one and again my instinct
proves me right with Regine. She' got talent and
sincerity in her craft. I wish her all the best in her
upcoming concert at FAT." - Kuh Ledesma.
"When I had my Birthday Blow-Out concert at the ULTRA in
1987, I guested her because I believe that among the new
breed of singers she has what it takes to make it big. I
was right. After giving birth, I did 'Bakbakan' with her
and the series "String Fever." The nicest thing about
Regine is her attitude towards her singing career. Walang
maraming arte dahil alam niyang kaya niya kahit ano but
you could see the humility that is very evident." - Joey
Albert.
"Regine is one very good singer. She has a powerful
voice. Tamang-tama lang yung timing ng pagmamature niya
sa kanyang career. For her age, it is quite unusual na
ma-reach niya yung peak ng kanyang singing career
compared to her contemporaries. And we are very sure that
she is going to maintain her status as Class A singer." Apo Hiking Soceity
"As a person,
about her. As
powerful with
over." - Jose

Regine has a captivating child-like quality

a singer, she's at once delicate and
a voice that lingers long after the song is
Mari Chan

Mr. & Ms.

Sept. 25, 1990
by Jay C. Cunanan and Marion L. Belanio

David Celdran, a TV host, Sociology instructor, describes

Regine Velasquez:

"She's naturally funny, kalog. It comes out in unguarded

moments. She's witty, she's cute. She's very animated,
like I'm watching a cartoon. I feel so aliw. She's a
star, she acts like a star but with no star complex.
She's down to earth."
David Celdran had to find a way to meet her, as a friend
and not a girlfriend. Yet not anyway. The students tease
him endlessly, sing Regine's song whenever they pass by
him at the hallway.
"The Easy Call messages are just simple calls like 'hi,
what's up?' I can't send smoke signals, no. I don't like
to write letters because it means something else. I think
we've finally developed a good friendship even though we
hardly had a chance to talk. I want to see the serious
side of her, like how she talks to herself before she
goes to sleep. I want to know what questions she asks. A
lot of people know her but they only see the animated
side of her." he says.
Regine on her audition to Ms. Saigon:
"I'm really not interested. I was to audition the first
time around but chickened out. I have no background
stageI might just make a fool of myself."
[Woman's Home Companion
March 20, 1991
"During the auditions, they all made us feel good,
fantastic, which I'm sure they told everbody who
auditioned. They didn't tell us definitely if we made it
or what role we were being considered for." Regine
reveals.
Three weeks after she returned to New York, Regine says
her manager, Ronnie Henares, received word from Ms.
Saigon producers asking if she was willing to take voice
lessons.
"That's when I began thinking. If I took voice lessons it
means that I'm interested, I'm bent on being on the show.

But they didn't make any firm offer of any part. When I
went to New York, I hadn't really decided if I wanted to
be in Ms. Saigon. I didn't want to do the voice lesson
when I was still undecided. I might still change my mind.
But when I decided not to do Ms. Saigon, we sent a formal
letter saying sorry. Even if I'm taken for the part of
Kim. I don't see myself on stage. In the first place, I'd
just have a hart time because I don't have theater
background. Second, personal, like my family. I have to
leave my family here. Third, what about my career here?
Kasi ngayon palang napi-feel ang pinaghirapan ko. Sayang
naman kung iiwanan ko, and I'm scared about people's
expectations after they saw Lea Salonga. I don't want
that kind of responsibility."]
Regine on her ideal man:
"Simple, the most simple person in the whole world and
one whose life is not so complicated." She wants someone
who can devote time to her.
Three young men being linked to her:
1) Regine found out that Kenneth Peralta had a crush on
her when she appeared in, "Tonight w/ Dick and Carmi"
where she sang with him. Kenneth was celebrating his bday then, "I was flattered pero I thought they're teasing
me, pero totoo yata."
2) Herbert Bautista - Regine on Herbert Bautista: "We're
just friends and we've been starred in a movie, "Pik Pak
Boom."
3) As for David Celdran, he's a crush she had kept for a
long time that when it came out it was already "dyahe."
She considers him a friend since way back, however, they
always meet by accident, "hindi pinag-uusapan."

Women's Journal
Oct. 5, 1991

Martin Nievera on Regine V.:

"She really has it. Imagine in just 6 years in the
business, she's gone so far. Other singers can wait for
years and not get anywhere and the amazing thing about
Regine is that she had no contacts, no name to start
with, unlike me."

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