Joey Albert

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Joey Albert
Born Maria Josefina Albert
Philippines
Education Communication Arts, Assumption College (Philippines)
Occupation Filipino pop and jazz composer and vocalist, pre-school teacher
Years active 1982–present
Spouse(s) Vicente Pacis; 2 children
Website
joeyalbert.com

Joey Albert is a Filipino pop and jazz singer, musician, lyricist, and songwriter. An alumna of St. Theresa's College and Assumption San Lorenzo, she began her professional singing career in 1982, right after winning the Dream Girl Filipina contest in The Party, a television program hosted by Ariel Ureta over Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation-Channel 2 (now ABS-CBN Channel 2). Soon after, Albert became a member of the The New Minstrels-3rd Generation, a popular Philippine show band during the 1970s and the 1980s. Apart from Albert, The New Minstrels also produced many other outstanding musical artists.

Biography

As a solo performer, Albert signed up initially with OctoArts International (now PolyEast Records) in 1984. Her first single, Gerry Paraiso's "Over and Over" (recorded January 1984), enjoyed tremendous airplay in local and national radio stations. OctoArts International released Louie Ocampo and Allan Ayque's "Tell Me", for which she received a Gold Record Award from the Philippine Association of the Recording Industry. [citation needed]

Subsequently, Albert received the Best Female Vocalist trophy during the 1985 Cecil Awards, the Philippine Music Industry Awards in the 1980s. "Tell Me" established Albert as a major Filipino musical artist. Apart from "Over and Over" and "Tell Me", Albert's first album (Joey Albert) produced another hit, Robert More's "A Million Miles Away". "Say You're Mine", on the other hand, predated the acoustic trend in the Philippines. Albert completed five more albums for OctoArts International: Touch of Love (1984), Expressions (1985), Joey (1986), Maligayang Pasko (1987) and Mixed Emotions (1988). These albums produced many hits, including Louie Ocampo–Freddie Santos collaborations like "Memories" (recorded January 1984), "Points of View" (duet with Pops Fernandez, recorded January 1984) and "Yakapin mo ako" (recorded November 1985). [citation needed]

Other hits included Jose Mari Chan's "I remember the boy" (recorded November 1985), Louie Ocampo and Jim Millbower's "Without you" (recorded November 1986), Louie Ocampo and Joey Albert's "Ikaw lang ang mamahalin" (recorded November 1986), Ray-Ann Fuentes's "Porma ng porma" (recorded September 1988), Tony Perez and Allan Ayque's "Back in my arms" (recorded September 1988), Louie Ocampo, Joey Albert and Janice de Belen's "It's over now" (recorded November 1985), Louie Ocampo and Joey Albert's "You threw it all away" (recorded November 1986) and Sunny Ilacad and Joey Albert's "Na sabihin mo" (recorded November 1985). Albert moved to Dyna products Inc. in 1990. Her first album for the company, entitled Joey Albert, included commercial and artistic hits "Only a mem'ry" and "Roses in the rain", "How can I make you see", "Paano Sasabihin", "Sa akong pagbabalik", and "Iisa pa lamang". At the 1990 Awit Awards telecast, she received twin nominations as Best Female Vocalist of the Year for "Only a mem'ry" and "Iisa pa lamang". She won for "Only a mem'ry". [citation needed]

Health/relocation to Canada

Her career was interrupted by serious illnesses. After surviving cervical cancer in 1995, Albert was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2003. She underwent successful surgery in July 2003 and completed chemotherapy in March 2004. Since she migrated to Canada[1] in 1994, Albert has been living in Vancouver, British Columbia, with her husband Vicente Pacis III and their two children. She hosts the Joey Albert Show on Filipino—Canadian television. [citation needed]

Awards

  • Dream Girl Filipina (1982)
  • Tinig Awards for Best Female Vocalist (1983)
  • Guillermo Mendoza Awards for Best Female Vocalist (1984)
  • Cecil Awards for Best Female Vocalist (1985)
  • Gold Record Award for Tell Me (1986)
  • Gold and Platinum Awards for Iisa pa lamang (1991)
  • Awit Award for Best Female Vocalist for Only a Mem'ry (1991)
  • FAMAS Best Movie Theme Song for Iisa Pa Lamang (1992)
  • Awit Award for Best Christmas Recording for Be like the children on Christmas (1994)
  • Awit Award for Best Ballad (as co-composer with Louie Ocampo and Janice de Belen, vocals by Kyla, 2008)

Discography

  • Joey Albert (OctoArts International, 1984)
  • Touch of Love (OctoArts International, 1984)
  • Expressions (OctoArts International, 1985)
  • Joey (OctoArts International, 1986)
  • Maligayang Pasko (OctoArts International, 1987)
  • Mixed Emotions (OctoArts International, 1988)
  • Joey Albert (Dyna Products 1990)
  • Brief Encounter (Dyna Products 1992)
  • Greatest Hits (OctoArts International, 1992)
  • The Best of Joey Albert (OctoArts International, 1992)
  • A Christmas with Joey Albert (Dyna Products 1993)
  • Joey Albert - Sa'Yo Lamang (Dyna Products 1995)
  • Joey Albert - Joey Albert (OctoArts International, 1996)
  • OPM Timeless Collection Gold Series 2: Joey Albert (OctoArts EMI1997)
  • Joey Albert - Greatest Hits (Dyna Products1998)
  • Joey Albert - Inspirations (Orbit Music, 1998)
  • Ikaw Lang Ang Mamahalin (OctoArts EMI1999)
  • Joey Albert - Lookin' Back (Orbit Music, 2000)
  • The Story Of Joey Albert, The Ultimate OPM Videoke Collection (EMI Philippines, 2001)
  • The Story Of Joey Albert, The Ultimate OPM Collection (EMI Philippines, 2001)
  • Carmen Valdez - Sandalwood (featuring Joey Albert, Praise, Inc., 2004)
  • Tell Me (Theme from the movie "A Love Story", Star Cinema, 2007)
  • Joey Albert 2009 Album (Viva Records Corp., 2009)

Films

  • Naku ha (starring Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, Joey de Leon and Joey Albert, produced by CineVentures Inc., and directed by Junn Cabreira. 1984).
  • Ready!...Aim!...Fire! (starring Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, Joey de Leon, Panchito, Ike Lozada, German Moreno and Joey Albert, produced by CineVentures Inc., directed by Mike Relon Makiling, 1987)
  • May Pulis...May Pulis sa Ilalim ng tulay (starring Dolphy, Panchito, Joey Albert, Alice Dixson, Nova Villa and Joey Marquez, produced by Lily Yu-Monteverde for Regal Films (now Regal Entertainment), and directed by Mike Relon Makiling, 1989)

Foreign act guestings in Manila

Major concerts and shows in the Philippines

  • Watch me (Meralco Theater, February 1984)
  • Home for Christmas (Manila Peninsula Hotel, now The Peninsula Manila Hotel, December 1984)
  • Lifesize (ULTRA Stadium, now PhilSports Arena, March 1985)
  • Home for Christmas (Rizal Theater, now Shangrila Hotel Makati, December 1985)
  • Maiba naman (ULTRA Stadium, now PhilSports Arena, July 1986)
  • You must remember this (eight-night concert series, Manila Garden Hotel, now Dusit Hotel Nikko, October 1986)
  • Heartstrings (Mandarin Oriental Manila, February 1987)
  • Friday the 13th (Folk Arts Theater, now Tanghalang Francisco Balagtas, March 1987)
  • Summerstruck (Rizal Theater, now Shangrila Hotel Makati, April and May 1987)
  • Here's to love (Manila Hotel, February 1988)
  • Blowout (ULTRA Stadium, now PhilSports Arena, March 1988)
  • Song and Strings (Manila Garden Hotel, now Dusit Hotel Manila, October 1988)
  • Paskong Kumukutitap (Manila Hotel, December 1988)
  • Sweet Comic Valentine (February 1989)
  • Back-backan (Rizal Theater, now Shangrila Hotel Makati, October 1989)
  • String fever (ten-night series, Music Museum, November and December 1989)
  • Maala-ala mo kaya? (Manila Hilton, now Manila Pavilion Hotel, February 1990)
  • Joe and Joey (Music Museum, December 1990)
  • One night in Baghdad (Manila Peninsula Hotel, now The Peninsula Manila Hotel, February 1991)
  • Kanta at Kalinga (Araneta Coliseum, now SMART Araneta Coliseum, March 1991)
  • Pianos in the Park (Greenbelt Park, now Greenbelt 5 Mall, Ayala Center, February 1992)
  • Three's Company (Greenhills Theater, now The Promenade Greenhills Theater, February 1993)
  • Colors of Love (Hotel Intercontinental Manila, February 1994)
  • Colors of Love (Cebu Plaza Hotel, now Marco Polo Hotel Cebu, February 1995)
  • Joey Albert All Hits (Shangri-la Hotel Manila)
  • Sa iyo lamang, Ngayon at kailanman (Shangri-la Hotel Makati, February 1996)
  • Mandarin Nights (Mandarin Oriental Hotel, July 1997)
  • Joey at Captain's Bar (Mandarin Oriental Hotel, July 1998)
  • Homecoming (Mandarin Oriental Hotel, November 1999)
  • Home Again (Mandarin Oriental Hotel, August 2000)
  • Joey Albert Once Again (Music Museum, August 2001)
  • The Return Of The New Minstrels & Circus Band (PICC Plenary Hall, September 2013)

References

  1. ↑ Robbie Pangilinan, "Meeting up with Pinoys in the Great White North", Manila Standard Today, 4 March 2011

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