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Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez is a Filipino singer, actress and record producer. She came to prominence after winning the 1984 Ang Bagong Kampeon and the 1989 Asia Pacific Singing Contest. Velasquez signed with OctoArts International under the name Chona in 1986 and released the single "Love Me Again", which was commercially unsuccessful. After adopting the stage name Regine Velasquez, she signed a recording contract with VIVA Records in 1987 and released her eponymous debut album containing the singles "Kung Maibabalik Ko Lang" and "Urong Sulong".
After being signed to Polygram Records, Velasquez gained recognition in Southeast and East Asia with her albums Listen Without Prejudice and My Love Emotion, the first of which became her best-selling record and produced "In Love With You", her most successful single in the 1990s. She followed this with 1996's Retro, a cover album incorporating rhythm and blues, jazz and disco. After parting ways with Polygram Records, she signed a joint deal with Los Angeles-based producer Mark Feist and VIVA Records, and released Drawn. Velasquez was then given full creative control as executive producer to R2K.