Celeste Legaspi is a Filipino singer and actress. Her singles and albums reached gold or platinum status during the 1970s and 1980s. She is the daughter of National Artist for Visual Arts Cesar Legaspi

Cesar Legaspi

Cesar Legaspi on April 2, 1917 in Tondo, Manila is a Filipino National Artist awardee in painting. He was also an art director prior to going full-time in his visual art practice in the 1960s. His early works, alongside those of peer, Hernando Ocampo are described as depictions of anguish and...

. She spearheaded the Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit (OPM), a group which aimed to promote and propagate Original Pilipino music.

Theater arts

Her theater career began when she starred in two college productions. She sang the part of the first woman in the play “Tales of the Manuvu” (1977), where she shared the stage with Hajji Alejandro

Hajji Alejandro

Angelito Toledo "Hajji" Alejandro is a Filipino singer and actor, who was a major pop star in the 1970s and 1980s. He is the father of singer Rachel Alejandro, and Delara drummer Ali Alejandro...

. Her other stage works include an appearance in the hit musical “Katy!” (1988) for the Cultural Center of the Philippines' Tanghalang Pilipino, and the portrayals of Babae in “North Diversion Road” (1988), Caridad in the zarzuela “Paglipas ng Dilim” (1991), and Candida in “Larawan” (1992).

Film

Legaspi appeared in films such as Mamang Sorbetero (1982), Tatlong Ina, Isang Anak (1987) and Sa Kabila ng Lahat (1991).

Recording career

Legaspi is a successful recording artist, having produced albums and singles that reached gold and platinum status during the '70s and '80s. Her album Ako si Celeste under Blackgold Records was awarded gold, and produced hit singles “Saranggola ni Pepe”, “Tuliro”, and “Gaano Kita Kamahal”. The Celeste album spawned the famous “Mamang Sorbetero”. Her albums Bagong Plaka, Lumang Kanta Vols. 1 and 2 albums under Wea Records both reached the double platinum mark.

She won several awards including Outstanding Performance award from the Song Festival in Tokyo, Japan, where she sang "Puso Mong Nagmamahal" (1976), Tinig Awards for live entertainment (1977, 1979, and 1990), and the Aliw Award for Entertainer of the Year (1978).

Personal life

Legaspi earned a degree in Mass Communication from Maryknoll College now called Miriam College

Miriam College

Miriam College is a non-stock, non-profit Filipino Catholic educational institution for girls and young women in Quezon City, Philippines. It offers academic programs from pre-elementary to post-graduate and adult education levels that develop the learning and caring competencies of students and...

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Singles

• Basta't Mahal Kita
• Bingwit ng Pag-ibig
• Binibiro Lamang Kita
• Dahil Sa Iyo
• Fiesta
• Gaano Ko Ikaw Kamahal?
• Galawgaw
• Halina't Magsaya
• Ikaw Kasi
• Kalesa
• Mamang Sorbetero
• Minsan Ang Minahal Ay Ako
• Nasaan Ang Palakpakan
• No Money, No Honey
• Only Selfless Love
• Pagdating Mo
• Sabado
• Sapagka't Mahal Kayo
• Saranggola ni Pepe
• Sarung Banggi
• Tuliro
• Waray-Waray