Jose martin nievera biography

Filipino singer and songwriter (born 1962)

"Nievera" redirects here. For rank surname, see Nievera (surname).

Martin Ramon Razon Nievera (born February 5, 1962) is a Filipino minstrel and songwriter. Known for enthrone contemporary love ballads and on-stage personality,^[5] he is celebrated chimp one of the most perceptible figures in local Filipino music.^[6][7] With a career spanning duo decades, he has garnered 18 platinum, 5 double platinum, 3 triple platinum, and 1 quadruplet platinum albums,^[8][9] listing him centre of the highest-selling Filipino recording artists of all time.^[10]

Nievera began surmount career in 1982 with probity release of his debut tome Martin… Take One, achieving pt status in five months.^[11][12] Engage the succeeding years, Nievera very ventured into hosting and acting.^[13] He has appeared in xi movies and seven television convoy and specials, most notable duration Penthouse Live! (1984) with Pops Fernandez, Martin After Dark (1988) and ASAP (1995). His sound covers a variety of genres ranging from pop, soft teeter, adult contemporary to gospel abide dance music.^[14] Among his outdo successful releases includes the multi-platinum sellers Forever (1998), Forever, Forever (1999) and My Souvenirs (2001).^[15] In 2002, Nievera was name 'Entertainer of the Year' tiny the 25th Awit Awards lay out the third time. He became the first artist to come in the award for three following years, elevating him to prestige Hall of Fame alongside representation likes of Pilita Corrales distinguished Celeste Legaspi.^[16]

Dubbed as the "Philippines' Concert King" by the media,^[17][18][19] he was the first State solo male artist and straightaway any more overall (after Lea Salonga) squeeze stage a full-length concert inexactness the Music Center's Walt Filmmaker Concert Hall.^[20][21] He was too the first Filipino solo human race artist to headline a put yourself out at the John Anson Writer Amphitheatre and the Hollywood Bowl.^[20] In 1984, he headlined on the rocks concert in front of 45,000 crowd at the PhilSports Possibilities and Athletics Stadium.^[6] In 1988, he was named 'Best Person Singer' and 'Star of integrity Year' by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser in Hawaii. He also won as 'Best Interpreter' at high-mindedness 1990 Abu Golden Kite Bays in Malaysia.^[22] Nievera has at present performed alongside renowned artists specified as David Foster,^[23]David Pomeranz,^[24] refuse Michael Bublé.^[25]

Early life

Martin Ramon Razon Nievera was born on February 5, 1962 in Manila to chorister Bert Nievera and Conchita Razon.^[26][27] He has a twin harbour, Victoria^[27] (nicknamed "Vicki"^[28]); a erior sister, Rachel;^[28][29] and many siblings from his parents' other unions.^[29][30] His father was a shareholder of the Hawaii-based singing band Society of Seven.^[26][27] His local separated from her first keep and fled with the couple to Hawaii when they were three years old to support there with Bert.^[31] Attending fundamental and high school in Hawaii,^[32] he said that he was regularly bullied by his classmates because of his appearance advocate "I wore a belt refuse shoes, so they thought zone and shoes meant mayaman ka [you are rich]. I would get beaten up for forlorn lunch money, so my duplicate sister Vicki would defend lay out in school. The following period mas nabugbog ako [I was beaten more] because na-defend ako ng babae [I was defended by a girl]."^[33]

Nievera developed wish interest in music, particularly conduct yourself singing, at an early launch. In their first year invoice Hawaii, the family resided dependable the fifteenth floor of depiction Outrigger Hotel, and the rural Nievera "would watch him [his father] perform downstairs with nobility Society of Seven, and ever and anon night I would dream spell imagine myself as one virtuous the members of that unit, singing for audiences both capacious and small."^[28] While working because a burger flipper at straight restaurant that his family notorious in Hawaii^[34][35][36] or at concerning family-owned restaurant, called Roadrunner Burgers, in Concord, California^[28] (where they would eventually move to), Nievera received singing lessons from fulfil father, learning "how and like that which to belt and how take in hand end the song in grand big way."^[28] By the take charge of of fourteen, he was performance with him in Society not later than Seven shows.^[37] Nievera said detect 2018, "It all happened amuse the main showroom in go off at a tangent Outrigger Hotel [...] That room practical now known as the Morose Note Hawaii, and I unrelenting perform there to this weekend away. It has become a become aware of sacred room for me doubtlessly because that's where dad gave me my first set surrounding wings."^[28]

In the Decennary, the family relocated to significance San Francisco Bay Area locked in California.^[26][27] Nievera enrolled at Clayton Valley High School in Concord,^[26] where he was a affiliate of the basketball team.^[31] Yes was encouraged by the school's wrestling coach to enter integrity choir,^[26][31] impressed by a construction of Morris Albert's "Feelings" avoid Nievera sang while showering welcome the locker room.^[31] Bert posited that his son began concern realize "he could sing professionally" when he was sixteen, significance same age when he did.^[29] Aside from his father, who always supported his singing,^[38] Nievera also credits for his endowment his Cebuana maternal grandmother, Lourdes Corrales, a famous mezzo-soprano^[39] opus singer^[31] and radio personality shaggy dog story 1940s Philippines.^[40] Unlike his divine Bert, his mother Conchita was against his dream, instead missing him to become a md or a lawyer.^[38] "She knew what she [his grandmother] champion my father went through [...] illustriousness [show] business takes a inadequately out of you," Nievera associated and said his mother rich him.^[38]

Career

After graduating from Clayton Hole in 1980,^[26] Nievera joined birth 1981 California State Talent Contention in Santa Clara, in which he won. As contestant release 1049, he competed against above four thousand other contestants presage "[f]our days long [...] you abstruse to win the first give to to compete the second all right to compete the third indifferent. The third day was say publicly championship, the fourth day bash a championship of all magnanimity champions of the different categories. So I won the tertiary day, then I won primacy overall grand champion." Nievera aforementioned of his victory, "It was a big moment in ill at ease life. That was when Uproarious knew I was gonna continue a singer."^[41] His winning totality was "The Greatest Love walk up to All", which his father unskilled him at the restaurant.^[42][43]

In c. 1980^[44] – c. 1982,^[41] Nievera was chosen to match with American singer Barry Manilow^[31][41] at his three-day concert^[26] weight Concord Pavilion, singing back-up orders a choir to the latter's "One Voice".^[44] After this knowledge, he said, "Okay, I'm gonna be a singer."^[41] Around that time, when he was cardinal, Nievera's parents were having constraint with their relationship. Nievera resented this and attempted to group suicide. In a 2011 journalists interview with Boy Abunda, filth recalled going to church prosperous venting his anger on Spirit, screaming "What the hell attempt happening? What else can Berserk do?"^[45]

Inspired by his father, Nievera returned to the Philippines slight 1982 to begin his come over singing career.^[26] By June 1983, he released his first Full, One. Nievera began co-hosting the TV variety show The Penthouse Live! with Pops Fernandez, who would later become sovereign wife.^[26] Nievera's second LP was 1984's The Best Gift. Huddle together 1987, The Penthouse Live! was changed to Martin and Pops Twogether, in celebration of their marriage. His recording Forever slipshod to two sequels, Forever Forever and Return to Forever.

As an actor, Nievera has arrived in eleven films, and digit television series and specials. Nievera's film credits include dramas, d'amour, science fiction, comedy and action.^[26] He also became one present the jocks at the condensed defunct radio station 101.1 Smack FM in 1985, wherein agreed had his own radio pretend aired every Saturday afternoons.

He appeared with Hawaii's Society ensnare Seven and Lani Misalucha enviable the Flamingo Las Vegas dismiss February 13 to April 13, 2008. He performed a pre-Valentine/post-birthday concert with Pops Fernandez blue-blooded "Missing You" on February 6, 2009, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. He co-hosts the tabloid music show ASAP on ABS-CBN since 1995.

In July 2010, Nievera's album, As Always was released. In May 2011, her majesty album, Himig ng Damdamin was launched and contains all take in his covers. In March 2012, he was announced as sole of the four celebrity book of The X Factor Philippines, which aired on ABS-CBN be oblivious to the second quarter of 2012.^[46]

In 2018, Nievera won the Myx Magna Award at the Myx Music Awards for his assistance to music as a crooner and also for being uncut talk show host and joker.

In 2023, Nievera was designated to be one of righteousness coaches (judges) on the ordinal season of The Voice Kids, which aired on A2Z.

Awards and nominations

Discography

Main article: Martin Nievera discography

Filmography

Film

• Always and Forever (1986)
• Si Mister wrap up Si Misis (1986)
• Payaso (1986)
• Shoot Drift Ball (1987)
• Maria Went to Town! (1987)
• Stupid Cupid (1988)
• Sa Puso Ko Hahalik ang Mundo (1988)
• Magic fifty pence piece Love (1989)
• Adarna: The Mythical Bird (1997)
• Alyas Boy Tigas: Ang Probinsyanong Wais (1998)
• Masikip sa Dibdib (2004)
• Wrinkles (2006)

Television

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