Sarah Geronimo (born Sarah Asher Tua Teen Princess. She also became a 2009.
a 2009.It had reached 250 million total
Geronimo on July 25, 1988), is a
Filipina singer and actress. She's dubbed
as the Philippines "Pop Star
Princess".
Biography
Sarah Asher Geronimo was born to
Delfin Geronimo, a retired PLDT
employee, and Divina, who used to run
a beauty parlor in their house at
Sta. Cruz, Manila. Sarah is the third
of four children with siblings Johna
Rizzie, Sunshine Grace, and Ezekiel
Gabriel.
Early years
Geronimo's first performance on stage
was at a mall show when she was two
years of age. Sarah sang "Pasko Na
Naman" with Pinky Marquez and Richard
Reynoso. She became part of a
children's show, Pen-pen de Sarapen,
from 1992 through 1994, Ang TV from
1995 through 1996, and NEXT from 1996
through 1997. She was one of the
performers during the 1995 visit of
Pope John Paul II.
Star For A Night, which was hosted by
Regine Velasquez, was the singing
contest where she joined on March 1,
2003, at the age of 14. Geronimo
emerged as the grand prize winner of
the competition with her rendition of
the songs "To Love You More" and "To
Mother with Love." She won P1 million
and a managerial contract at Viva
Artist Agency.
Television career
In 2004, Geronimo signed a contract
with ABS-CBN, where she had her first
project in acting through starring in
a drama series entitled Sarah, The
mainstay in a musical variety show,
ASAP.[3] In 2005, Geronimo sang the
theme of a Star Cinema movie, Can
This Be Love. She also became part of
the fourth season of the weekly teen-
oriented program, SCQ Reload, Kilig
Ako. In summer of 2005, Sarah
reunited with her fellow champions
for a US Tour of Pinoy Idols: Return
Of The Champions, which was staged in
selected cities in the U.S. for a
two-month period.
In 2006, she lead the cast of one of
ABS-CBN's primetime soap opera,
Bituing Walang Ningning. Here, she
starred as an aspiring singer named,
Dorina Pineda.[7] She also released a
soundtrack of the series.[8] She also
took the lead role in ABS-CBN's
primetime drama Pangarap Na Bituin
opposite Jericho Rosales, along with
Maja Salvador, Rica Peralejo and,
Nikki Gil as "The Jewel Sisters".
Sarah will protray the role of San
Cai in the most popular Taiwanovela
hit in the series of Meteor Garden to
make it Philippine Adaptation.
Film career
Last July 30, 2008, her debut movie
under Star Cinema and Viva Films with
Filipino actor John Lloyd Cruz
entitled A Very Special Love was
released. She also recorded her own
version of the song "A Very Special
Love" for the movie which was then
included in the repackaged edition of
Taking Flight.[9] In February 2009,
Geronimo will also star her follow-up
movie with John Lloyd Cruz, dubbed
You Changed My Life (A Very Special
Love Sequel), after the hit-movie
success of A Very Special Love. They
started taping on November 2008 and
aiming to wrap it on February 25 of
the following year. It will be Star
Cinema's Valentine offering for
theatrical earnings plus making Sarah
and John Lloyd the All-Time Box-
Office King and Queen beating the two
Harry Potter movies and Spiderman 2.
Music career
In September 2003, Geronimo released
her debut album entitled "Popstar: A
Dream Come True". She also staged her
first solo concert at the Music
Museum in the same year. The album
produced singles such as "Forever's
Not Enough", "To Love You More" as
well as "Sa Iyo".In November 2004,
Geronimo released her second album
entitled Sweet Sixteen, with "How
Could You Say You Love Me" as the
first single. Sarah, along with other
reality star search winners Rachelle
Ann Go, and Erik Santos staged the
Night of the Champions concert at the
Araneta Coliseum, which also went on
a tour in US. She also played in the
fantasy movie, Lastikman of VIVA
Films. Sarah performed her first
major solo concert, "The Other Side"
at the Araneta Coliseum. Viva Records
released a live DVD album of the
filmed tour in Araneta Coliseum named
as "The Other Side: Live Album", and
achieved platinum.
Her third studio album entitled
"Becoming" was released in August
2006, and reached Platinum. The album
yielded three singles: "I Still
Believe In Loving You", "Carry My
Love" and "Iingatan Ko Ang Pag-ibig
Mo".[17] Geronimo continued to perform
globally as she staged concerts in
Taiwan, Canada, Alaska, and Dubai.
She also held "The Other Side US
Tour" in San Diego, Hanford, Los
Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago,
Honolulu, Maui, Washington DC and
Atlantic City.[18] While in the United
States in November 18, 2006, she was
chosen by Manny Pacquiao to sing the
Philippine national anthem Lupang
Hinirang prior to his fight against Label Night of
Mexico's Erik Morales at the Thomas VIVA
the Platinum
and Mack Center in Las Vegas. Records
Champions

She staged her second major solo Popstar: A

VIVA
concert on July 14, 2007 at the 2004 Dream Come 7x Platinum
Records 2004 Annie B. VIVA
Araneta Coliseum entitled Sarah True Gold
Soundtrack Records
Geronimo In Motion.[20] Sarah also
concluded Sarah Geronimo In Motion US
tour last August-September 2007.[21] Sweet VIVA
Shortly after staging her second solo 2005 3x Platinum Lastikman VIVA
Sixteen Records Gold
major concert, she released her Soundtrack Records
fourth studio album entitled Taking
Flight that achieved Platinum. Taking
Flight's includes singles like "I'll VIVA
2006 Becoming Platinum Star
Be Alright" and "Ikaw".[22] Records Can this
Records
be Love Gold
& VIVA
In early 2008, Sarah once again Soundtrack
Records
reunited with Erik Santos, Rachelle Taking VIVA
Ann Go and Christian Bautista in a 2007 2x Platinum
Flight Records
Valentine's concert at the Araneta
Coliseum, entitled "OL4LUV".[23] Search for Star
Geronimo released the In Motion DVD, the Star Records
Platinum
filmed at the Araneta Coliseum, on VIVA in a & VIVA
2008 Just Me 2x Platinum
February 27, 2008. It was eventually Records 2005 Million Records
certified platinum.[24] Before Geronimo
release her fifth studio album, she
released "I'll Be Here" as the fourth [edit] Compilation and Soundtrack The Other
and final single of Taking Flight. VIVA
Albums Side: Live Platinum
She collaborated with Backstreet Boys Records
Album
member Howie Dorough, in the song
"I'll Be There" produced by Christian Record
Year Title Certifications
de Walden and it will be included in Label
her upcoming album Just Me.[25] In Ang Bango VIVA
Platinum
November 2008, she staged her third ng Pasko Records
major solo concert in Araneta Star For A VIVA
Coliseum entitled, The Next One.[26]. 2003 3x Platinum
Night Records
Her fifth studio album Just Me has Star
been certified double platinum. The Bituing
Records
album was recompiled adding You Walang Platinum
& VIVA
Changed My Life .Also, the Ningning
Records
compilation album,OPM reached a 2006
platinum status.
Star
Solo Studio Albums Hotsilog 2x Platinum
Records

Year Title Record Certifications

 Star Valentine Official
Little Big Records movie Entry of
Gold
Superstar & VIVA offering VIVA
Records next year Lastikma Films to
2 Lara VIVA
February n: Unang the 2004
2007 004 Manuel Films
14, 2010 Banat Metro
Star of Star Manila
Pangarap Records Cinema. Film
Platinum Festival
Na Bituin & VIVA
Records
The
Highest- Official
VIVA Grossing Entry of
2008 OPM Platinum Star
Records Filipino VIVA
You Cinema
2 Laida Movie of Films to
Changed and 2 Filipina VIVA
009 Magtalas All Time. Kathleen 2003
My Life VIVA 003 s Films
Sequel to Metro
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A Very Manila
Special Film
Love Festival
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Title Notes
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Sequel to Geronimo
the Big and John
Success Star Lloyd
of A Very A Very Cinema Cruz
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Special Special and crowned
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Love, and Love VIVA Box
to the Films Office
Top Queen and
Highest King by
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Network

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Guest 2
Network 2010 Garden ABS-CBN Shan Cai Next Record
Philippine TV 009
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series)
Sarah: The
ABS-CBN Sarah
Teen Princess
[edit] Concert and Film DVDs • Geronimo is the Filipino first
artist to receive a platinum
ASAP Mania ABS-CBN Herself award for a DVD copy of the
concert The Other Side in
Y Record Certification 2005.[28] She duplicated this
Title feat with the DVD copy of the
ear Label s
SCQ Reload: concert Sarah Geronimo: In
ABS-CBN Sarah
Kilig Ako! Motion.[29]
2005
[edit] Awards and Recognition
ASAP '05 ABS-CBN Herself The VIVA
2
Other Record 1x Platinum
005 • PLDT Plaque of Recognition
Side s
(Consistent Winner of "Tuklas
2006 ASAP '06 ABS-CBN Herself Talino" Musical Contest)
• Star for a Night Grand Champion
• Star Girl 2003
VIVA
Bituing Walang Dorina 2 In • Republic Of The Philippines
ABS-CBN Record 1x Platinum
Ningning Pineda 008 Motion City of Manila-Singer and TV or
s
Movie Actress
• Most Promising Female Singer at
9th Tining Awards of the
2007 ASAP '07 ABS-CBN Herself National Press Club
4th Highest- • Most Promising Female
Grossing Performer: 20th Annual Year
VIVA
Pangarap Na Emerald A Very Filipino Ender Excellence Awards 2003
ABS-CBN 2 Films
Bituin Gomez Specia Movie of All • Most Promising Female Singer:
008 Star
l Love Time and the "Guillermo Mendoza Memorial
Cinema
Box Office Awards {34th Box Office
Movie of 2008 Awards}"
2008 ASAP '08 ABS-CBN Herself
• Most Promising Female
Entertainer "Aliw Awards"
• Benavides awardee (given to
outstanding University of Sto
Thomas alumni)
• Septiple (7x) Platinum record
for the album "Popstar; A Dream
Come True"
• Outstanding Female Role Youth
Model in the Field of
Entertainer: Gawad KKK 2004
• Outstanding Manilans of the
Year Medal: Outstanding
Manilans Award 2004
• Outstanding Manilans Plaque for
Contribution in the Field of
Performing Arts: Outstanding
Manilans Award 2004
• Best Performance By a New
Female Recording Artist: Awit
Awards 2004
• Best Dance Video, Sa Iyo: "17th
Awit Awards"
• Best Performance By a New
Female Recording Artist: Awit
Awards 2004
• Song of the Year, Forever's Not
Enough: " Awit Awards 2004"
• Best Performance By a Female
Recording Artist: Aliw Awards
2004
• Best Dance Song "Sa Iyo": Aliw
Awards 2004
• Favorite New Artist: "MTV
Pilipinas 2004"
• Favorite Female Artist: "MTV
Pilipinas 2004"
• Favorite Song, Forever's not
Enough: "MTV Pilipinas 2004"
• Nickelodeons Kids Choice Award
• People of the Year: People Asia
Magazine
• Female Entertainer of the Year:
Gawad America 2005
• Female Recording Artist of the
Year: Box-Office Entertainment
Awards 2005
• Best Female Young Artist " Asia
Pacific Excellence Awards 2005"
• Female Awardee (Pop Star A
Dream Come True, Sweet Sixteen,
Star For A Night): 1st ASAP
Platinum Circle Awards
• Triple Platinum record for the
album "Sweet Sixteen"
• Female Recording Artist of the
Year: Box-Office Entertainment
Awards 2006
• Platinum record for the album
"Becoming"
• Best TV Show (Bituing Walang
Ningning): ASAP Pop Viewer's
Choice Awards 2006
• Best TV Theme Song (Bituing
Walang Ningning: ASAP Pop
Viewer's Choice Awards 2006
• Best TV Character (Bituing
Walang Ningning: ASAP Pop
Viewer's Choice Awards 2006
• Best TV Show (Bituing Walang
Ningning): Anak TV Seal Awards
2006
• Platinum record for the album
"The Other Side; Live"
• Kids Choice Award Ang Pinaka
Idol Na Female Singer: Ang
Pinaka QTV11 2006
• Most Admired Female TV
Personality: Anak TV Seal
Awards 2006
• Female Artist Awardee
(Becoming, The Other Side:
Live): 2nd ASAP Platinum Circle
Awards
• Best Variety Program "Little
Big Star": 20th KBP Golden Dove
Awards
• Female Artist Awardee (Taking
Flight): 1st ASAP 24k Awards
• Female Performer of the
Year(Carry My Love): ASAP Pop
Viewers Choice Award 2007
• Most Admired Female TV
Personality: Anak TV Seal's
2007
• Female Hitmaker of the Year:
YES Magazine 2007
• ALBUM OF THE YEAR (Becoming):
1st OPM Song Hits Award 2007
• American-Philippines Friendship
Day Awardee for Entertainment
Plaque 2007
• Asian Magazine People of the
Year 2007
• Compilation Awardee (Hotsilog):
3rd ASAP Platinum Circle Awards
• Female Concert Performer of the
Year: Box-Office Entertainment
Awards 2008
• Favorite Artist of the Year:
Myx Music Awards 2008
• Favorite Female Artist: Myx
Music Award 2008
• Favorite Song of the Year
(Ikaw): Myx Music Awards 2008
• Favorite Celebrity Vj: Myx
Music Awards 2008
• Brightest Female PopStar S
Magazines People's Choice Award
• 45th sexiest (FHM Philippines
100 sexiest)
• Platinum record for the album
"Taking Flight"
• Platinum award for her DVD
"Sarah Geronimo; The Other
Side"
• Platinum award for her DVD
"Sarah Geronimo in Motion"
• Most Promising Female Singer at
"9th Tining Awards of the
National Press Club"
• Pop Viewers Choice Award 2008 -
Pop Album/Taking Flight
• PVCA 2008 - Pop Song/A Very
Special Love
• PVCA 2008 - Pop Female Artist
• PVCA 2008 - Pop Themesong/A
Very Special Love
• PVCA 2008 - Pop Movie/A Very
Special Love
• PVCA 2008 - Pop Female
Performer in a Video
• PVCA 2008 - Pop TV
Themesong/Pangarap na Bituin
• Awit Awards 2008 - "IKAW" - • Female Concert Performer of the
SONG OF THE YEAR Year (The Next One): 40th Box
• Most Admired Female TV Office Entertainment Awards
Personality: Anak TV Seal's • Female Recording Artist of the
2008 Year (Taking Flight): 40th Box
• Platinum Circle 2008 Awards - Office Entertainment Awards
SGIM Concert DVD (Certified • Female Vocalist of the Year:
Platinum) 1st WAKI OPM Music Awards
• Platinum Circle 2008 Awards -
TOS Concert DVD (Certified
Platinum)
• Platinum Circle 2008 Awards -
Taking Flight Album (Double
Platinum)
• Platinum Circle 2008 Awards -
JUST Me Album (Certified
Platinum)
• 2008 YES Reader's Choice Awards
for the Next Female Big Star
• Awarded as SM Cinemas Box
Office Queen for the Movie "A
Very Special Love"
• 5th USTv Student's Choice
Awards "Most Popular Music
Video for A Very Special Love"
• 5th USTv Student's Choice
Awards "Most Popular Music
Video Performer for A Very
Special Love"
• Favorite Artist of the Year:
Myx Music Awards 2009
• Favorite Female Artist: Myx
Music Award 2009
• Favorite Media Soundtrack
(AVSL): Myx Music Awards 2009
• Favorite Remake (AVSL): Myx
Music Awards 2009
• Favorite Mellow Video (AVSL):
Myx Music Awards 2009
• Favorite Celebrity Vj: Myx
Music Awards 2009
• Box Office Queen (AVSL): 40th
Box Office Entertainment Awards
(by the Guillermo Mendoza
Memorial Scholarship
Foundation)