Sarah Geronimo

The following year, Geronimo starred in ABS-CBN's prime time soap opera, Bituing Walang Ningning, a remake of the 1985 film of the same name.

Sarah Asher Tua Geronimo (born July 25, 1988) is a Filipino singer and actress.

Known for her musical versatility and performances, she is a recipient of numerous accolades, including a Billboard Women in Music Award, an Mnet Asian Music Award, an MTV Europe Music Award, a Classic Rock Roll of Honour Award, and a World Music Award.

Geronimo first gained recognition after winning the television talent show Star for a Night.

Sarah Asher Tua Geronimo, was born on July 25, 1988, Sources for Geronimo's birth date:

In 2002, Geronimo competed in the reality television singing contest Star for a Night, based on the British talent show of the same name.

She signed a recording contract with Viva Records and released her debut album Popstar: A Dream Come True in 2003; her next releases include Sweet Sixteen (2004) and Becoming (2006).

She won the competition on March 1, 2003, performing a cover of Celine Dion's "To Love You More".

After her win, she was signed to a record deal with Viva Records.

Geronimo released her debut studio album Popstar: A Dream Come True in 2003, which included the tracks "Sa Iyo", written by Jun Murillo, "Forever's Not Enough", written by Vehnee Saturno, and "Narito" and "If Only", both written by Ogie Alcasid, as well as a cover of Dion's "To Love You More".

The album has sold over 300,000 units in the Philippines, and was certified 5x platinum.

That same year, she made her film debut in the film Filipinas, where she also recorded the song "Paano Kita Mapasasalamatan?"

for the film's soundtrack.

She also starred in the film Captain Barbell, based on the superhero of the same name, in a supporting role.

She also starred in the television series Sarah the Teen Princess (2004), Bituing Walang Ningning (2006), and Pangarap na Bituin (2007).

In 2004, Geronimo released her second album Sweet Sixteen, which was certified 2x platinum.

The album included a cover of Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is" and the lead single, "How Could You Say You Love Me".

She also performed the Philippine National Anthem during the second inauguration of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on June 30, 2004.

Geronimo expanded her career into reality television talent shows as a presenter of the talent competition show Little Big Star (2005–2007) and as a coach on The Voice of the Philippines (2013–2015) and its spin-offs The Voice Kids (2014–2015, 2019) and The Voice Teens (2017, 2020).

That July, she, Erik Santos, and Rachelle Ann Go co-headlined the concert titled Night of the Champions at the Araneta Coliseum, which won the Best Major Concert Collaboration at the 2005 Aliw Awards.

Her next film appearance was in the film Annie B. That same year, she signed a network deal with ABS-CBN, where she starred in her first television role on Sarah the Teen Princess, and began presenting the musical variety show ASAP.

Geronimo's final film appearance that year was in the film Lastikman: Unang Banat, based on Mars Ravelo's comics superhero Lastikman, co-starring alongside Mark Bautista.

In 2005, Geronimo joined the cast of the teen-oriented television program SCQ Reload: Kilig Ako and presented the singing competition show Little Big Star until 2007.

Later that year, she staged her first major solo concert at Araneta Coliseum entitled The Other Side.

In July 2006, Geronimo released her third studio album, Becoming, produced by Carlo Nasi and Christian De Walden.

Nestor Torre of the Philippine Daily Inquirer described the album as "her transition from teen icon to young adult".

It included the single "I Still Believe in Loving You", which was written by Jimmy Borja.

At the Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales boxing match on November 18, 2006, Geronimo sang the Philippine National Anthem.

She also starred in an episode of ABS-CBN's weekly drama anthology series Maalaala Mo Kaya, which marked the first of her collaborations with actor John Lloyd Cruz.

In 2007, Geronimo staged her second major solo concert entitled "In Motion" at the Araneta Coliseum.

She also staged concerts in the United States.

That same year, she released her fourth studio album Taking Flight, which contained the tracks "I'll Be Alright", "Ikaw", and "I'll Be Here".

She also starred alongside Maja Salvador and Rica Peralejo in ABS-CBN's weekly drama series Pangarap na Bituin, playing a singer who was orphaned during her childhood after her parents died following to the eruption of Mayon Volcano.

Geronimo played leading roles in the film A Very Special Love (2008) and its sequels You Changed My Life (2009) and It Takes a Man and a Woman (2013), and received the Box Office Entertainment Awards for Box Office Queen for the films.

In February 2008, Geronimo collaborated with Erik Santos, Rachelle Ann Go, and Christian Bautista in a joint concert titled OL4LUV.

That same year, she starred in a lead role in Cathy Garcia-Molina's A Very Special Love, opposite John Lloyd Cruz.

She recorded covers on Music and Me (2009) and One Heart (2011).

Geronimo produced her tenth studio album Expressions, which contained the lead single "Ikot-Ikot".

Her performance as an elderly woman who regained her youth in the film Miss Granny (2018) garnered her a Star Award for Best Actress.

Her twelfth studio album, The Great Unknown, was supported by the lead single "Tala", which sparked a trend between 2019 and 2020.