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he had to abandon the lighter side of his career He was now one

Summary: he had to abandon the lighter side of his career He was now one of The Hunks ASAP Mania s popular singing and dancing beefcake quntet And he continued to satisfy the legions of Piolo Juday loveteam fans with TV series like Sa Puso Ko IIngatan Ka and movies like the very popular Till There Was You By now Piolo had achieved his objective of becoming a respected serious actor But that didn t mean When Piolo was approached about recording a solo album he was hesitant at first because although he had performed all over the world with The Hunks he was not really a singer But he went ahead with the project and his self titled debut album turned out to be a big success going platinum four months after its release and spawning three hit singles Kailangan Kita Till There Was You and Ikaw ang Buhay Ko His second album produced by the talented Ogie Alcasid was titled My Gift which was also the title of Piolo s concert at the Araneta in April 2004 He was honored to have his idol Basil Valdez as a special guest along with the vocal harmony group The Akafellas and Ai Ai delas Alas The jam packed event also featured appearances by many of his ASAP Mania co stars including Martin Nievera Zsa Zsa Padilla Kuh Ledesma and the other four Hunks The concert was televised a few weeks later on ABS CBN Reporter Nestor U Torre commented in the Philippine Daily Inquirer It was a pleasure to finally hear a movie star sing well after suffering through the musical performances of TV movie celebrities who can t sing to save their lives but cut records anyway because their ga ga fans buy their albums despite their abysmal lack of singing talent Piolo s most critically acclaimed movie so far is Dekada 70 He portrayed Jules Bartolome a student activist who joined the New People s Army after martial law was declared Christopher de Leon and Vilma Santos played his parents Piolo won the Grand Slam for his excellent performance sweeping all four Best Supporting Actor trophies from the major award giving bodies Metro Manila Film Festival FAMAS Star Awards and the prestigious Urian Award

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