Toni Gonzaga

Celestine Cruz Gonzaga-Soriano (born January 20, 1984), better known as Toni Gonzaga, is a Filipina singer, host, actress, producer, vlogger, and entrepreneur.

Personal life

Toni Gonzaga is a resident of Taytay, Rizal and the eldest daughter of former punong barangay, councilor and vice mayor Carlito "Bonoy" and Crisanta "Pinty" (née Cruz) Gonzaga, who also acts as her talent manager. Her sister, Catherine "Cathy" Gonzaga, professionally known as Alex Gonzaga, is also an actress and television host. In Taytay, she was an elected Barangay Kagawad for one term and a Sunday school teacher in Taytay United Methodist Church. She studied mass communication at the Dominican College in San Juan for two years. Later, she transferred to the Asian Institute for Distance Education (AIDE) and shifted her major to AB English, which she wasn't able to finish due to her busy showbiz schedule. She is currently enrolled at the University of the Philippines Open University taking up her bachelor's degree in multimedia studies. Gonzaga is an active member of the United Methodist Church.

On February 1, 2015, Gonzaga announced her engagement to director Paul Soriano, her boyfriend of eight years, on The Buzz and married on June 12, 2015, at 3 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Taytay, Rizal. In February 2016, a source announced that the couple was expecting their first child, due in late 2016 or early 2017. Gonzaga herself confirmed the announcement on ASAP on April 17, 2016. Gonzaga gave birth to their son, Severiano Elliott, on September 30, 2016.

Career

1997–2004: Career beginnings

Gonzaga started in local entertainment at the age of 13. It was in 1997 where she joined a singing competition called "Metropop Star Search", which was then aired on GMA. Two other Filipina singers, Kyla and Faith Cuneta, started their career on the singing competition television show. Gonzaga did win the competition.

Gonzaga's biggest break in the entertainment industry was her Sprite TV ad with Piolo Pascual in 2001. In the same year, she released her eponymous debut album under Prime Music and "Paano", a cover of Gary Valenciano's, was released as its carrier single. In 2002, she became one of the main hosts in the long-time afternoon variety show Eat Bulaga. She also sang "Doon", the theme song of TAPE, Inc.'s afternoon TV drama on GMA, "Ikaw Sa Puso Ko" which starred StarStruck finalist, Nadine Samonte and Oyo Sotto. In 2002, she was cast in the primetime television series Habang Kapiling Ka starring Angelika dela Cruz. In March 2004, she joined Studio 23's Wazzup Wazzup with Archie Alemania and Vhong Navarro.

2005–2008: Breakthrough with ABS-CBN

In January 2005, Gonzaga transferred to ABS-CBN, and became a host of the Pinoy Big Brother series and the Sunday musical variety program ASAP. In the same year, she starred as a lead in her first comedy-horror film, D' Anothers in which Vhong Navarro was her love interest. In 2006, she released her second album and her first under Star Records entitled "Toni: You Complete Me" and starred in her first prime time drama series "Crazy For You" opposite Luis Manzano. Her movie You Are The One with Sam Milby was released the same year upon which she was awarded by the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Foundation, Inc. (GMMSF) the following year for the said film. In 2007, Gonzaga released her third studio album Falling in Love and movie You Got Me!. In 2008, she had her first solo major concert at the Aliw Theater titled "Catch Me, Toni Gonzaga: First Major Concert" which had a repeat the same year. After the success of her first major concert, she released her fourth studio album entitled, "Love Is...". Later, she launched her fourth film, My Big Love, her third with Sam Milby. After the blockbuster team up of Gonzaga and Milby, she once again starred opposite Vhong Navarro in the film My Only Ü.

2009–2011: Subsequent success

In 2009, Gonzaga starred in a Valentine's Day Special episode of Maalaala Mo Kaya, the longest-running drama anthology on Philippine television and in Asia. She was then cast in the Gideon Flame Film Festival's Best Film, A Journey Home. Later in February, a duet album with Sam Milby was released under Star Records. Before the year ended, Gonzaga was once again teamed up with Sam Milby in the comedy film, Ang Tanging Pamilya: A Marry Go Round which included Ai-Ai de las Alas and Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada as the main leads. In 2010, she became part of entertainment talk show program The Buzz. She is the SM Cinema's Box Office Queen for 2010 alongside John Lloyd Cruz as the Box Office King for their movie My Amnesia Girl. Her 5th studio album, All Me, was internationally released in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Korea, and Japan.

In August 2011, her movie Wedding Tayo, Wedding Hindi, her first ever team up with Eugene Domingo, premiered in cinemas nationwide in the Philippines. On September 30, 2011, she celebrated her 10th anniversary in Philippine entertainment industry with a concert at the Smart Araneta Center titled "Toni@10" with guests Piolo Pascual, John Lloyd Cruz, Vhong Navarro, Pokwang, Vice Ganda, Sam Milby, her real-life sister Alex Gonzaga, with the special participation of Gary Valenciano. TAG Concept, the production and talent management group owned by the Gonzaga family, co-produced the show with Star Events and Epic Entertainment. Furthermore, for the continuation of the celebration, she released her Greatest Hits album in which her singles from 2006 to 2010 were included.

2012–2014: Critical acclaim

In March 2012, Gonzaga starred in the first ever month-long special of Wansapanataym, which aired four episodes.

The 2011 Female Concert Performer award was given to Gonzaga by the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Foundation. In October 2012, Gonzaga finally launched her comedy film in which she teamed up with Vice Ganda and Luis Manzano entitled, This Guy's in Love With You, Mare!. The movie is one of the highest grossing Filipino films of all time, earning P315 million when it reached its third week of showing in cinemas nationwide. Moreover, she was awarded Best Female TV Host for her show, ASAP 2012, by the PMPC Star Awards before 2012 ended.

On January 7, 2013, Gonzaga entered the Himig Handog P-Pop Love Songs contest with the song entry called "Kahit Na", written by Jumbo "Bojam" De Belen. The contest featured songwriters who worked together with Filipino artists to create new OPM music. The song was simultaneously promoted by Star Records Inc. as it was chosen as one of the 12 Grand Finalists. The music video of the said song was produced by the University of the Philippines. She performed the song during the grand finals on February 24 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. Overall, the song finished in fifth place as the Best P-pop Love Song, thus rewarding the writer of Gonzaga's song Php100,000 in cash.

In February 2013, Gonzaga confirmed that she was the main host of the singing reality show The Voice of the Philippines. As part of the 20th anniversary celebration of Star Cinema, Gonzaga starred with Bea Alonzo, Shaina Magdayao, Angel Locsin and Enchong Dee in Cathy Garcia-Molina's Four Sisters and a Wedding. In June 2013, she hosted Kwentong Kusina, Kwentong Buhay, a cooking show which aired every Sunday morning for 10 episodes. On October 8, 2013, Gonzaga won "Best Female Emcee" at the 26th Aliw Awards. By the end of the year, she is set to host the 5th season of Pinoy Big Brother. Her latest movie (opposite Piolo Pascual), Starting Over Again, was an instant box office hit which premiered in the Philippines on February 12, 2014. She released her sixth studio album called, Celestine while Home Sweetie Home, a sitcom with John Lloyd Cruz, is already airing during Saturday night. Continuing her album promotion, she guested on Myx as a Celebrity MYX VJ for the month of July, and supported by a concert called Celestine Toni Gonzaga set on October 3, 2014, at Mall of Asia Arena. As well as a reality co-host with her real-life sister, Alex Gonzaga, entitled Team Gonzaga which exclusively view in ABS-CBN mobile. "This Love Is Like" and "Awit ni Ginny" have been released in MYX and YouTube.

2015–present: Recent work

Star Cinema had produced a Coco Martin and Gonzaga movie entitled, You're My Boss. In April 2015, Gonzaga renewed her contract with ABS-CBN Corporation. She announced that she will reprise her role as the host of Pinoy Big Brother: 737, which premiered on June 20, 2015.

Earlier of 2016, she was introduced as one of the HIMIGration officers (judges) of the original concept reality show of ABS-CBN, I Love OPM, together with Lani Misalucha and Martin Nievera, and hosted by Anne Curtis.

In 2017, she starred in a dark romance drama with Piolo Pascual entitled Last Night. A movie of her and her sister Alex Gonzaga with Sam Milby, entitled Mary, Marry Me came out on December 25, 2018.

Filmography

Main article: Toni Gonzaga filmography

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album Title	Sales	Details	Certification	Ref.
2002	Toni Gonzaga	N/A	Released Date: July 26, 2002 Recording Label: Prime Music	N/A
2006	Toni: You Complete Me	PHL Sales: 25,000+	Released Date: August 26, 2006 Recording Label: Star Records	PARI: Gold
2007	Falling in Love	PHL sales: 40,000+	Released Date: June 18, 2007 Recording Label: Star Records	PARI: Platinum
2008	Love Is...	PHL sales: 25,000+	Released Date: July 1, 2008 Recording Label: Star Records	PARI: Gold
2009	Love Duets	PHL sales: 12,000+	Artists: Toni Gonzaga & Sam Milby Released Date: February 20, 2009 Recording Label: Star Records	PARI:Gold
2010	All Me	PHL sales: 17,000+	Released Date: July 16, 2010 Recording Label: Star Records & The Orchard	PARI: Gold
2014	Celestine	PHL sales: 18,000+	Released Date: May 20, 2014 Produced By: Jonathan Manalo Recording Label: Star Records	PARI: Gold
2015	My Love Story	PHL sales: 7,000+	Released Date: October 17, 2015 Produced By: Jonathan Manalo Recording Label: Star Records	N/A

Compilation albums

Release Date	Album Title	Sales	Recording Label	Certification	Ref.
September 30, 2011	Greatest Hits	PHL sales: 10,000+	Star Records	N/A

Participated albums

Year	Song Title	Album	Details	Certification	Ref.
2006	"Annie Batungbakal"	Hotsilog	Released Date: October 8, 2006 Recording Label: ASAP Music	PARI: Platinum
2007	"Super Pinoy"	Nagmamahal, Kapamilya: Songs for Global Pinoys	Released Date: July 25, 2007 Recording Label: Star Records	PARI: 6X Platinum
	"Count On Me"	Healing Of Pain and Enlightenment	Released Date: December 2007 Recording Label: Star Records	PARI: Gold
2009	"Can't Hurry Love"	OPM Number 1's	Released Date: April 2009 Recording Label: Star Records	N/A
	"Power of the Dream" "Bagong Umaga"	I Move, I Give, I Love	Released Date: June 24, 2009 Recording Label: Star Records	PARI: Gold
2010	"Crazy For You"	60 Taon ng Musika at Soap Opera	Released Date: June 2010 Recording Label: Star Records	N/A
	"Ganyan ang Pasko" "Ngayong Pasko Magniningning ang Pilipino"	Ngayong Pasko Magniningning ang Pilipino	Artists: with Gary Valenciano Released Date: November 2010 Recording Label: Star Records	N/A
2011	"All Me (Remix)"	OPM Number 1's Vol. 2	Released Date: January 2011 Recording Label: Star Records	N/A
	"Catch Me I'm Falling"	I Love You	Released Date: February 2011 Recording Label: Star Records	N/A
	"God Bless the Broken Road"	Kris Aquino: My Heart's Journey	Released Date: March 5, 2011 Recording Label: Universal Records	PARI: Platinum
	"Mahal Kita Kasi" "Catch Me I'm Falling", "You Are The One"	Bida Best Hits Da Best	Artists: with Sam Milby Released Date: June 2011 Recording Label: Star Records	N/A
	"Mahalin Ka Ng Totoo"	Happy Yipee Yehey! Nananana!	Released Date: November 12, 2011 Recording Label: Star Records	PARI: Gold
	"Ganyan ang Pasko" "Ngayong Pasko Magniningning ang Pilipino"	Da Best ang Pasko ng Pilipino	Artists: with Gary Valenciano Released Date: November 18, 2011 Recording Label: Star Records	N/A
2013	"Kahit Na"	Himig Handog P-Pop Love Songs (2013)	Released Date: January 17, 2013 Recording Label: Star Records	N/A

Concerts

Year	Title	Details	Notes	Ref.
2008	Catch Me, Toni Gonzaga: First Major Concert	Date: February 9, 2008 Venue: Aliw Theater	First Major Concert
	Catch Me, Toni Gonzaga: The Repeat Concert	Date: May 2, 2008 Venue: Aliw Theater
2009	Toni Gonzaga Level-Up Philippine Tour	Date: August 21, 2009 Venue: Limketkai Atrium, Cagayan de Oro
		Date: September 18, 2009 Venue: La Salle Coliseum, Bacolod City
		Date: October 16, 2009 Venue: Holy Cross Gym, Davao City
		Date: October 30, 2009 Venue: Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City
2010	Love is... Toni Gonzaga	Date: February 26 & 27, 2010 Venue: Music Museum
2011	Toni @ 10: The Anniversary Concert	Date: September 30, 2011 Venue: Smart Araneta Coliseum
2014	Toni Gonzaga: Celestine	Date: October 3, 2014 Venue: Mall Of Asia Arena
		Date January 16, 2015 Venue: WaterFront Cebu City Hotel
2015	"OMG (Oh My Gonzaga)"	Date: March 5, 2015 Venue: IPI Arena Al Jazira Club, Abu Dhabi, UAE
	Toni & Alex Gonzaga: Live Down Under Tour	Date: April 10, 2015 Venue: Blacktown Workers Club, Sydney, Australia
		Date April 11, 2015 Venue: Mounties Club, Mt. Prichard, Sydney, Australia

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Toni Gonzaga

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