Nino Alejandro

Christopher Caesar Alejandro (born July 22, 1976) is a Filipino-American singer/songwriter/musician from Manila, Philippines.

Early life

Alejandro is the son of Alex and Maria Alejandro. He is also the nephew of Philippine music icon Hajji Alejandro and cousins with Hajji's kids, singer/actress Rachel, chef Barni^[1] and musician and artist Ali Alejandro. Nino Has 3 siblings, Sabrina, Niki, and Eddie, who is the lead singer of up and coming punk-rock band, Aspen Way.

Career

Alejandro has released 3 solo albums (All I Can Give You - 1995/ Nocturnal - 2000/ Nino - 2004), featured in two movie soundtracks (Nagbibinata - 1998/ Pasko Sa Amin - 1998), and recorded an indie single, "Sigaw" with his band NATF (Nino Alejandro & The Force). He has been in the Philippine entertainment industry since 1995, and appeared in television commercials for products like Jollibee and Honda Motorcycles, acted in a popular telenovela (Munting Paraiso 1998), appeared in a feature film (Mamasan 2002), and performed in different cities around the world.

His first album "All I Can Give You" and its carrier single "I'll Be Your Friend" earned him an Awit Award (Filipino equivalent of a Grammy) for "Best Performance By A New Male Recording Artist". His second CD "Nocturnal" spawned "Why", his first top ten hit(#2), and his most recent solo effort, simply titled "NINO", introduced him to the rest of the world via MTV and MYX, with his music videos for the singles "I Still Love You" and "Alaala", both directed by top photographer Xander Angeles.

Nino also recently received acclaim in his theater debut as the happy-go-lucky Ethan Girard, one of the leads of the hit musical, The Full Monty, presented by Viva Atlantis Theatricals.

He now spends his time as a father and as a member of his band. In 2014, he was recently invited to the blind auditions for The Voice of the Philippines where he was a four-chair turner.^[2] He chose Lea Salonga as his coach.^[3]

Personal life

He is married to magazine editor and columnist Michelle Katigbak. They have a daughter, Maria Isabella.

Discography

Studio Album

• All I Can Give You (1995; Alpha Records)
• Nocturnal (2000; Viva/Neo Records)
• Nino (2005; Dyna Music Philippines)
• Now (2006; Independent)
• All I Want For Christmas (2009; Independent)

Soundtrack

• Nagbibinata (1998; Star Records)
• Pasko sa Amin (1998)

Compilation

• Metropop Song Festival 2001 (2001; GMA Records)

Singles

• Sige Na Hon
• Kahit Na Bumagyo
• I'll Be Your Friend
• Why?
• I Still Love You
• Alaala

Appearances

• The Voice of the Philippines - Season 2 (as Nino Alejandro)

References