Gary Valenciano
AKA Edgardo Jose Martin Santiago Valenciano
- 1st Filipino artist to become UNICEF's National Ambassador of Goodwill for the Philippines (1998)
- 1st Filipino to win the Best Performance by a Male Recording Artist in the prestigious Awit Awards, the first award-giving body in the Philippines that recognizes the excellence and ingenuity of Filipino music (1989)
- 1st Filipino artist to win the Album of the Year award for his album "Moving Thoughts" (Awit Awards, 1989)
- 1st Filipino composer to win the Song of the Year award for his song "Take Me Out of the Dark" (Awit Awards, 1989)
- 1st Filipino artist to win the Best Produced Record of the Year award for his song "Eto Na Naman" (Awit Awards, 1989)
- 1st Filipino artist to win the Best Ballad Recording award for his song "Take Me Out of the Dark" (Awit Awards, 1989)
- 1st Filipino artist to win the Best Inspirational/Religious Recording award for his song "Take Me Out of the Dark" (Awit Awards, 1989)
- 1st Filipino artist to win the Best Musical Arrangement and the Best Vocal Arrangement awards for his song "Eto Na Naman" (Awit Awards, 1989)
- 1st Filipino artist to have a Seinnheiser mic named after him
QUOTE
"I want to show it (my music) from the eyes of God and from the eyes of man. When those two elements come together, you'll come up with things that you'll never expect and that's life-changing."
ALIAS
"Gary V"
"Mr. Pure Energy"
DATE OF BIRTH
August 6, 1964
BIRTHPLACE
Sta. Mesa, Manila, Philippines
FATHER: Vicente Valenciano
MOTHER: Grimilda Santiago
WIFE: Ma. Anna Elizabeth "Angeli" Evangelista Pangilinan
CHILDREN: Juan Paolo Martin, Jose Angelo Gabriel, and Kristina Maria Mikaela
USEFUL LINKS
Gary Valenciano Bio by the 700 Club
Awit Awardees
Gary V's evolution
Gary V goes to jail
The relevance of Gary V
Gary Valenciano's son has rare heart disease
Gary Valenciano as the Filipino Icon
