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Aicelle Anne Coronel Santos-Zambrano (born February 24, 1985) is a Filipinos singer, songwriter, pianist actress and TV host who first emerged in the Philippine music scene as a contestant in Star in a Million. She has been known as the "First Undefeated Pinoy Pop Superstar", when she achieved eight straight wins in GMA Network's Pinoy Pop Superstar.
While still at her first year of college at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, Santos joined ABS-CBN's Season 1 of Star in a Million (2003), her first take on a nationwide televised singing competition. The competition opened many doors for Aicelle. Although she sometimes struggled, she eventually struck a balance between attending university and focusing on her blossoming singing career.
Santos took advantage of the minor fame that her Star in a Million appearance gave her and showcased her talents on top performers' settings with a new acoustic group Dream Sequence. Dream Sequence proved to be a success on its own right, and brought its three members to many cities around the Philippines. The Metro's prime stages Bagaberde, Chef and Brewer, Phi Bar, Fiesta San Miguel in Dusit, E's Bar in Edsa Shangri-La, and others became the group's main performing stages. The nightly gigs are believed to have been Aicelle's training ground for improving her vocal and stage performance.
On January 4, 2016, Santos interpreted "Sa Iyo Lamang" which was composed by Cris Bautista in A Song of Praise Music Festival year 4, a gospel songwriting competition, in UNTV with Reymond Sajor, Leah Patricio, Rachelle Ann Go, Frencheska Farr, Jonalyn Viray, Rita De Guzman, RJ Buena & Kyla.
In 2018, Santos bid farewell to fans as she will be leaving for United Kingdom to star as Gigi Van Tranh in the hit musical Miss Saigon.
Santos got into the finals favored to win. On PPS's season finale, Aicelle Santos claimed first runner-up and signed a record deal and an exclusive management contract under GMA Artist Center. Her story in Pinoy Pop Superstar is somehow related to Sheryn Regis.
Santos won "Best Performance of Own Country Song" representing the Philippines in Astana Music Festival in Kazakhstan. Santos bested delegates from 13 countries around the world, including Mexico, Peru, Finland, Romania, Latvia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Tajikistan, Lithuania, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malta, and China. Her winning piece was entitled "Bakit Di Subukan", a Vehnee Saturno composition which is a Tagalog-English song ("If We Just Hold On" in English). Following this triumph was Aicelle's recognition for "People's Choice Best New Female Artist" in the 2007 Awit Awards.
In 2007, Santos is visible in the Philippines recording scene with her debut album Make Me Believe, a 14-cut album under GMA Records. "Ikaw Pa Rin" is her hit single in the charts.
In 2008, she joined fellow Pinoy Pop Superstar contestants Jonalyn Viray and Maricris Garcia to form the musical group La Diva.
On February 25, 2015, Santos held her first solo concert, Class A, at the PETA Theatre. On the same year, she released the music video of her latest single Kapangyarihan ng Pag-ibig.
In 2013, she debuted in the theatrical scene by portraying the role of Katy in Katy! the Musical. She also stars in Rak of Aegis where she plays the lead character, Aileen (alternating with Kim Molina). The musical had several runs but Aicelle continues to play the role till present. "Rak of Aegis: Pinoy musical wows viewers with world-class production" at "ASTIG.PH" Aicelle won Best Actress in a Musical in the 2014 Aliw Awards for her performance in Rak of Aegis.
In 2015, Santos had a special participation in the musical entitled Sabel: Love and Passion.
In 2017, she played Perla in the musical adaptation of Manila in the Claws of Light and won the 2017 Aliw Award for Best Actress in a Featured Role.
In 2018, Santos played Elsa in the second revival of , based on the 1982 film starring Nora Aunor. She is set to play the role of Gigi in the UK/Ireland tour of Miss Saigon.
On May 6, 2023, Santos was part of the one-night staging of Larawan as Contra Mundum, a grand tribute concert to kick off National Heritage Month and to mark 50 years of the establishment of the Philippine's Order of National Artists. She played Candida in Act 2.
| CCP Theater |
| PETA Theater |
| Music Museum |
| Kia Theater |
| PowerMac Center Spotlight |
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| Pinoy Pop Superstar: Year 2 |
| As performer |
| Party Pilipinas |
| Sunday All Stars |
| As Aegis Pa More contestant as judge on various segments as co-host for Traffic Diva segment (2016) and Music Hero segment as model on Kalyeserye segment as Cord Sponsor on |
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| As co-host / performer |
| All-Out Sundays |
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As actress
| Katrina P. Sebastian |
| Ligaya Salvador |
| May |
| Lani Delgado |
| Olga Vergara |
| Deedee Castro |
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