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Josephine "Yeng" Constantino, born on December 4, 1988, is a Filipina

Filipino people

The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....

singer and host. She won as "Grand Star Dreamer" of Pinoy Dream Academy

Pinoy Dream Academy

Pinoy Dream Academy is the Philippine version of Endemol's Operación Triunfo . The format is similar to Big Brother, where a set number of finalists would live inside the Academy for four months and will be trained by guest teachers to be multimedia performers...

, the Philippine edition of Endemol

Endemol

Endemol is an international television production and distribution company based in the Netherlands, with subsidiaries and joint ventures in 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Poland,...

's reality TV show Star Academy
Star Academy
Star Academy is a highly successful television show format based on the Spanish format "Operación Triunfo" produced by Endemol, that has been broadcast in over 50 countries...

. She is also "Rockoustic Princess" of the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

.

She is currently residing in Montalban.

Early life

Josephine "Yeng" Eusebio Constantino is the youngest of five siblings in the Constantino family. Her parents are Lito and Susan and her siblings are Donna, Jocelyn, Nano and Cookie. She is the 4th degree cousin of Robi Domingo

Robi Domingo

Robert "Robi" Marion Eusebio Domingo , is an actor, a former VJ, and the first runner up of the reality television show Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus....

, 2nd Runner Up of Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus

Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus

Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus was the second edition of Pinoy Big Brother for adolescents 16 to 19 years. It premiered on Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008, and ran for eleven weeks, ending on June 7 of the same year....

Career

Yeng Constantino won the Pinoy Dream Academy becoming the first "Grand Star Dreamer.", followed by Jay-R Siaboc

Jay-R Siaboc

Jay-R Siaboc , is a Filipino TV actor and singer. He started as a student of Pinoy Dream Academy and became a first runner-up next to the grand star dreamer Yeng Constantino....

, as the first runner-up.

After winning as the Pinoy Dream Academy Grand Champion, Star Records launched Yeng's debut album entitled "Salamat", containing 10 songs, in which 7 of it were Yeng's original compositions. Her album reached its "Gold Record" two weeks after its release and then later took its "Platinum Record" after a month, followed by "3x Platinum Record" after several month of its release...

When Star Records saw the great achievement of the preppy-rocker, they produced her second album after the multi-platinum success of her debut album. On February 28, 2008, her second album "Journey" was launched. The carrier single of the said album is "Ikaw Lang Talaga". The album contains 12 tracks, some of which were written by Yeng herself, The album reached Gold after several months.

LAPIT, her third studio Album was released digitally via Star Records Official Website on October 9, 2009 then later released in physical in Music Stores Nationwide, a week after the album was pulled out due to some technical errors in the album track listing and was re-release before its grand album launch on November 1, 2009.

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2010–present	Music Uplate Live Music Uplate Live Music Uplate Live is a Philippine late night musical variety show airing before network sign-off on ABS-CBN. Premiering March 15, 2010, its main presenters include Yeng Constantino and Tutti Caringal...	Herself	ABS-CBN ABS-CBN ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...	Host
2008	Pinoy Dream Academy: Season 2 - Special Primer Pinoy Dream Academy Pinoy Dream Academy is the Philippine version of Endemol's Operación Triunfo . The format is similar to Big Brother, where a set number of finalists would live inside the Academy for four months and will be trained by guest teachers to be multimedia performers...	Herself	ABS-CBN ABS-CBN ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...	Host
2007	Myx Music Awards 2007 Myx Music Awards 2007 The 2nd Myx Music Awards was held on March 15, 2007 at the AFP Theater.-Myx Music Awards 2007 Winners:...	Herself	Studio 23 Studio 23 Studio 23 is a Filipino television network owned by the ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV, which is carried on UHF channel 23...
2007	Your Song: "Salamat" Your Song (TV series) Your Song is a weekly musical anthology series of ABS-CBN in the Philippines, broadcast every Sunday after ASAP. The show premiered on February 12, 2006....	Herself	ABS-CBN ABS-CBN ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...	Singer/cameo
2007	Your Song: "If We Fall In Love" Your Song (TV series) Your Song is a weekly musical anthology series of ABS-CBN in the Philippines, broadcast every Sunday after ASAP. The show premiered on February 12, 2006....	Herself	ABS-CBN ABS-CBN ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...	Singer/cameo
2007	Your Song: "Cool Off" Your Song (TV series) Your Song is a weekly musical anthology series of ABS-CBN in the Philippines, broadcast every Sunday after ASAP. The show premiered on February 12, 2006....	Herself	ABS-CBN ABS-CBN ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...	Singer/cameo
2007	Your Song: "Pangarap Lang" Your Song (TV series) Your Song is a weekly musical anthology series of ABS-CBN in the Philippines, broadcast every Sunday after ASAP. The show premiered on February 12, 2006....	Herself	ABS-CBN ABS-CBN ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...	Singer/cameo
2007	Umagang Kay Ganda Umagang Kay Ganda Umagang Kay Ganda is a morning show airing on ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN Regional Network Group, and simulcasts on ABS-CBN News Channel. Premiered on June 25, 2007, it airs every weekday mornings from 5:00 to 8:15 AM.-Synopsis:...	Herself	ABS-CBN ABS-CBN ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...	Guest
2006–present	ASAP ASAP (variety show) ASAP Rocks is a musical variety show in the Philippines broadcast by ABS-CBN in the Philippines. The show is presented by its main hosts Zsa Zsa Padilla, Gary Valenciano and Martin Nievera. The show first premiered on February 5, 1995, and airs live Sundays...	Herself	ABS-CBN ABS-CBN ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...	Performer/Host
2006	Pinoy Dream Academy Pinoy Dream Academy Pinoy Dream Academy is the Philippine version of Endemol's Operación Triunfo . The format is similar to Big Brother, where a set number of finalists would live inside the Academy for four months and will be trained by guest teachers to be multimedia performers...	Herself	ABS-CBN ABS-CBN ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...	1st Star Dreamer

Solo albums

{| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Date of release
!align="left"|Title
!align="left"|Recognition
!align="left"|Sales
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|align="center"|January 19, 2007
Star Records

Star Records

Star Records, referring loosely to two companies, Star Recording and Star Songs Music Publishing, is an ABS-CBN Entertainment Group company whose main lines of business include: producing, developing and distributing audio and video content; music publishing; events production and music artists...

Dream Music
|align="center"|Yeng Constantino: Salamat
Salamat (album)
Salamat is the debut album of the Filipina singer-songwriter, Yeng Constantino. It was released on January 6, 2007 through Dream Big Productions and Star Records. It reached its Gold status in February of the same year and reached 3x Platinum .The album has 10 tracks...

|align="center"| 3x Platinum
|align="center"| 90,000+ Copies
|-
|align="center"|February 29, 2008
Star Records

Star Records

Dream Music
|align="center"|Yeng Constantino: Journey
Journey (Yeng Constantino album)
Journey is the second album by a Filipina singer - songwriter Yeng Constantino, released on February 29, 2008 via Star Records. The album contains twelve tracks: six were composed by Constantino, two were a collaboration of Constantino and Morning Glory...

|align="center"| Gold
|align="center"| 15,000+ Copies
|-
|align="center"|October 9, 2009
Star Records

Star Records

Dream Music
|align="center"|Yeng Constantino: Lapit
Lapit
Lapit is the third studio album by Filipina singer-composer Yeng Constantino. The album was released on October 9, 2009 via Star Records through digital distribution from the record label's website and later in music stores in the Philippines...

|align="center"| Gold
|-
|align="center"|August 5, 2011
Star Records

Star Records

Other albums

{| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Date of release
!align="left"|Title
!align="left"|Album Sales Award
|-
|align="center"|2006
Star Records

Star Records

Star Records

Star Records

Star Records

Star Records

|align="center"|Star Magic Christmas Album
Star Magic
Star Magic, Inc., , is ABS-CBN's training and management program for its contract talents. It was designed to assist young talent in the Philippines...

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|align="center"|2007
Star Records

Star Records

|align="center"|Judy Ann Santos: Musika ng Buhay Ko
Judy Ann Santos
Judy Anne Lumagui Santos-Agoncillo , popularly known as Judy Ann Santos or Juday/Judai, is Philippines film and television actress, product endorser, recording artist, and film producer....

|align="center"| ----
|-
|align="center"|2007
Star Records

Star Records

|align="center"|Nagmamahal Kapamilya Album
Nagmamahal, Kapamilya
Nagmamahal Kapamilya was a program by ABS CBN Entertainment that aired on The Filipino Channel . It was canceled after one season.The show was hosted by Bernadette Sembrano...

|align="center"|Sextuple Platinum (120,000)
|-
|align="center"|2008
Star Records

Star Records

|align="center"|My Girl OST Album
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Himala (with Jay-R Siaboc), Jay-R Siaboc
Jay-R Siaboc
Jay-R Siaboc , is a Filipino TV actor and singer. He started as a student of Pinoy Dream Academy and became a first runner-up next to the grand star dreamer Yeng Constantino....

(2007)

Wag Mong Iwan Ang Puso Ko, Ysabella
Ysabella
Ysabella was a Philippine Television romantic soap opera starring Judy Ann Santos with Ryan Agoncillo and Derek Ramsay.-Plot:The story revolves around a young cook named Ysabella Cuenca...

(2007)

Sikat Ang Pinoy (with Emman Abatayo), PBB Celebrity Edition 2
Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition
The first celebrity edition of Pinoy Big Brother, titled Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition is a special edition of the original show...

(2007)

Sabihin Mo Na, My Girl (Philippine TV series)
My Girl (Philippine TV series)
My Girl is an adaptation of the Korean drama series of the same title by ABS-CBN in the Philippines. The original series was aired by the said station in 2006.-Synopsis:...

(2008)

Singles
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Peak (Radio Stations)
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| rowspan="3"|2006 || Hawak Kamay || align="center"|1
|-
| Pangarap Lang || align="center"|8
|-
| If We Fall In Love (with RJ Jimenez) || align="center"|1
|-
| rowspan="6"|2007 || Salamat || align="center"|1
|-
| Cool Off || align="center"|1
|-
| Time In || align="center"|1
|-
| Wag Mong Iwan Ang Puso Ko || align="center"|12
|-
| Habambuhay || align="center"|1
|-
| Pasko sa Pinas || align="center"|8
|-
| rowspan="4"|2008 || Ikaw Lang Talaga || align="center"|1
|-
| Di na Ganun || align="center"|1
|-
| Sabihin Mo Na (My Girl Pinoy Ver. Theme) || align="center"|1
|-
| Himig ng Pag-ibig (Dyosa Theme) || align="center"|1
|-
| rowspan="2"|2009 || Lapit || align="center"|1
|-
| Galing ng Pinoy || align="center"|1
|-
| rowspan="4"|2010 || Sana || align="center"|8
|-
| Wag Kang Magtatanong || align="center"|1
|-
| Jeepney Love Story || align="center"| 1
|-
| Wag Na || align="center"| 1
|-
| rowspan="4"|2011 || Siguro || align="center"|1
|}

Awards and recognition

2011

MYX Music Awards 2011: "Favorite Music Video" - "Jeepney Love Story"
MYX Music Awards 2011: "Favorite Song" - "Jeepney Love Story"
MYX Music Awards 2011: "Favorite Female Artist"
MYX Music Awards 2011: "Favorite Collaboration" - "Kung Wala Na Nga – 6cyclemind Feat. Kean Cipriano & Yeng Constantino"
MYX Music Awards 2011: "Favorite Myx Celebrity VJ"

2010

Tambayan 101.9 OPM Awards 2010: "Female Artist of the Year"
Awit Awards 2010: "Texters' Choice Song of the Year" - "Lapit"
PMPC Star Awards for Music 2010: "Album of the Year" - "Lapit"

2009

Philippine Digital Music Awards 2009: "Best Female Artist"
1st Waki OPM Awards 2009 - "Album of the Year"
Star Magic 3rd Annual Ball 2009 - "Most Fashion Forward"
ASAP 24K Gold Award - "Journey" Album

2008

Pop Music Video ("Himig ng Pag-Ibig"): ASAP Pop Viewer's Choice Awards 2008
Awit Awards 2008: "Best Album of the year" - "Salamat"
Awit Awards 2008: "Best inspirational/religious song" - "Salamat"
Awit Awards 2008: "Best-selling album of the year" - "Salamat"
Awit Awards 2008: "People's Choice Favorite Song of the Year" - "Salamat"
Awit Awards 2008: "People's Choice FAvorite Music Video" - "Time-In"

2007

Best Theme Song (Kasal Kasali Kasalo's "Hawak Kamay
Hawak Kamay
"Hawak Kamay" is a song composed and sung by Yeng Constantino, the winner of ABS-CBN TV program Pinoy Dream Academy. It is about a cousin whom she has developed a deep friendship with...

"): 32nd Metro Manila Film Festival
Most Promising Female Recording/Concert Artist: 2006 Box Office Entertainment Awards.
Best New Female Singer: Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Awards
Female Artist Awardee: ASAP '07 24K Awards
Pop Movie Theme Song (Kasal Kasali Kasalo's "Hawak Kamay"): ASAP Pop Viewer's Choice Awards 2007
Pop Music Video ("Time In"): ASAP Pop Viewer's Choice Awards 2007
Compilation Awardee ("Nagmamahal Kapamilya Album"): 3rd ASAP Platinum Circle Awards
Female Awardee ("Salamat"): 3rd ASAP Platinum Circle Awards
Best New Artist: 2007 Aliw Awards
Favorite New Artist: 1st OPM Songhits 2007 Awards
Top 40 Brand Award: 1st OPM Songhits 2007 Awards
Best Theme Song (Kasal Kasali Kasalo's "Hawak Kamay
Hawak Kamay
"Hawak Kamay" is a song composed and sung by Yeng Constantino, the winner of ABS-CBN TV program Pinoy Dream Academy. It is about a cousin whom she has developed a deep friendship with...

"): 55th FAMAS
FAMAS
The FAMAS is a bullpup-styled assault rifle designed and manufactured in France by MAS located in Saint-Étienne, which is now a member of the French government-owned Nexter group...

Awards 2007
Breakthrough Artist: 1st OPM Songhits Awards 2007
Hitmaker Of The Year: Yeng Constantino (7 hit songs for the year 2007): 1st Megamixx Radio Music Awards (Guam)
Most Popular Song by a Duo ("If we fall in love" with RJ Jimenez
RJ Jimenez
Ryan Jay Jimenez , better known as RJ Jimenez, is a Filipino singer and guitarist and former scholar of Pinoy Dream Academy.-Early life:...

): 2nd IFM Pinoy Music Awards
Extremely Requested Videoke Song ("Hawak Kamay"): 2nd IFM Pinoy Music Awards

External links

Yeng's Video and News
Yeng Constantino's profile at ABS-CBN.com Beta
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
Yeng Constantino's Lucena City Album Tour
Yeng Constantino's Live Chat event - Journey, An Album Launch

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Early life

Career

Television

Solo albums

Other albums

Singles

Awards and recognition

See also

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