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Jennylyn Anne Pineda Mercado-Ho (born May 15, 1987) is a Filipino actress and singer. She is known for playing dramatic roles in film and television. She rose to prominence after winning the reality talent competition StarStruck in 2003. Mercado garnered acclaim at a young age for her acting performances on television and film. She starred in multiple commercially successful films, including English Only, Please (2014), The Prenup (2015), Walang Forever (2015), and Just the 3 of Us (2016). With GMA Records and Viva Records, Mercado has released three albums, which have several popular singles such as "Sa Aking Panaginip", "Moments of Love" in collaboration with Janno Gibbs, "Basta't Nandito Ka", and "Kahit Sandali". In 2017, Mercado top billed the Philippine remake of My Love from the Star.
Mercado's success in Philippine cinema has made her one of the top actresses in the country and established her status as the "Asia's Ultimate Star".
In 2002, Mercado made her debut acting appearance playing a minor role in ABS-CBN's TV series Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay, which was top-billed by Bea Alonzo and John Lloyd Cruz.
Mercado released her first album Living the Dream, which contained original compositions by Vehnee Saturno, and a carrier single titled "Kahit Sandali". In May 2006, Mercado released her second album Letting Go, which included the single "Sa Aking Panaginip" by Vehnee Saturno. Mercado's first major concert was held at the Music Museum in Greenhills on May 15, 2006. In May 2009, she held a sold-out birthday concert titled "I Am Woman" at the Music Museum. In January 2010, under Viva Records, she released her third album, Love Is... Jennylyn Mercado.
Mercado branched out into television hosting, hosting reality series with co-hosts Ogie Alcasid and Dingdong Dantes. She was also in the GMA-7 Sunday talk show, Showbiz Central.
In 2013, Mercado acted in the romance The Bride and the Lover (2013). Her contract with Polyeast Records ended that year. In 2014, she played the role of a woman with a split personality through Rhodora X. According to Mercado, this was the most challenging role she has ever played. In late 2014, she released her fifth album through GMA Records.
At the end of 2014, Mercado starred in English Only, Please, a role that was originally offered to singer-actress Angeline Quinto. In the film, Mercado played the role of Tere Madlansacay, a Filipino tutor. Critics deemed it a "sleeper hit", and it was chosen as one of the eight official movies for the 2014 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). In early 2015, Mercado received the MMFF Best Actress Award for the recently concluded film festival.
Mercado played the lead role of Melanie "Mel" Fernandez-Dela Paz in the GMA Network series My Faithful Husband, which aired on August 10, 2015. Despite its success, the series was not extended due to scheduling conflicts with Mercado, who at the time was acting in two films, The Prenup and WalangForever. The series earned the lead actors multiple acting awards and nominations. After the commercial success of WalangForever, Mercado earned her second consecutive MMFF Best Actress award in 2015.
Through social media, Mercado announced her upcoming project, confirming that she was acting in a new film with actor John Lloyd Cruz. The film, titled Just the 3 of Us, was produced by Star Cinema. It earned 16 million pesos in its opening day, which was the highest opening day gross of any of Mercado's movies and set a record for the highest opening day gross for a Philippine film. It went on to be one of the highest-grossing Philippine films of 2016.
After months of negotiations, Mercado and GMA renewed their contract on July 4, 2016. As part of the contract, Mercado hosted GMA's new comedy-singing show Superstar Duets. She was later chosen to play the role of Steffi for the Philippine remake of the South Korean series My Love from the Star.
In October 2018, Mercado became the first Filipina brand ambassador for international makeup brand Max Factor.
Mercado's contract with GMA Network expired in September 2024. Several media reports stated that Love. Die. Repeat., directed by Irene Villamor, would be her last project with GMA, alongside newly signed Kapuso actor Xian Lim, though she re-signed with GMA on January 20, 2025.
It was announced that Mercado would star in an action television series titled Sanggang Dikit, and in a movie project entitled Anything About Your Wife with Dennis Trillo and Sam Milby. Mercado and her Aguila management also announced that she was working on a comeback album.
In 2021, she married her longtime boyfriend Dennis Trillo. Their daughter, Dylan Jayde, was born on April 25, 2022.
In 2024, Trillo and Mercado relaunched and re-branded their lounge, beauty salon and Nail salon, with the new name DYLN Style Lounge at Barangay U.P. Campus, Quezon City.
Mercado is a practitioner of Tabimina Balintawak, a close-range variant of Balintawak Arnis created Grandmaster Bobby Tabimina, who in turn developed its principles after studying the Balintawak system developed by Grandmaster Venancio Bacon in the 1950s.
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| 2003–2004 | StarStruck l | Herself / Finalist / Winner | |
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| 2013 | Anak Ko Yan! | Herself / Host | |
| 2015 | StarStruck VI | Herself / Judge | |
| 2015–2016 | Sarap With Family | Herself / Host | |
| 2016 | Superstar Duets | ||
| 2017 | Everyday Sarap with CDO | ||
| 2019 | StarStruck VII | ||
| 2020; 2024 | All-Out Sundays | Herself / Guest Performer | |
| 2024–2025 | It's Showtime | Herself / Guest Performer |
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| 2004 | "Kahit Sandali" | Living The Dream |
| 2005 | "Sa Aking Panaginip" | Letting Go |
| "It's Christmas All Over The World" | Kapuso sa Pasko | |
| 2006 | "Moments of Love" (with Janno Gibbs) | Moments of Love OST |
| 2008 | "Kaya Mo Bang Ibalik" | Kahit Sandali |
| 2010 | "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" | Love is... |
| 2012 | "Hindi Ka Na Mag-iisa" | Forever By Your Side |
| 2014 | "Basta't Nandito Ka" | Never Alone |
| 2016 | "Hagdan" | Ultimate |
| 2005 | Gawad Tanglaw Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Blue Moon | |
| 2006 | 32nd Metro Manila Film Festival | People's Choice for Best Actress | ||
| ENPRESS Golden Screen Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role-Musical or Comedy | Lovestruck | ||
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama | Blue Moon | |||
| Gawad Urian Awards | Best Supporting Actress (Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktres) | |||
| PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Movie/Film Actress of the Year | |||
| FAP Luna Awards | Best Supporting Actress | |||
| 2009 | PEP Forum Awards | Best Drama Actress | Ikaw Sana | |
| 2011 | Femalenetwork.com | Best Television Host | ||
| FAP Luna Awards | Best Actress | Rosario | ||
| 13th Gawad PASADO Awards | Best Actress | |||
| 59th FAMAS Awards | Best Actress | |||
| 2012 | PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Talent Search Program Host together with Ogie Alcasid and Dingdong Dantes | ||
| 2013 | 27th PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Reality Competition Program Host together with Dingdong Dantes, Carla Abellana and Maxene Magalona | ||
| Best Magazine Show Host together with Regine Velasquez, Raymond Gutierrez and Roderick Paulate | ||||
| ENPRESS Golden Screen Television Awards | Outstanding Female Showbiz Talk Program Host | Showbiz Central | ||
| Outstanding Original Reality Competition Program Host | ||||
| 2014 | 28th PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Talent Show Program Host | Anak Ko Yan! | |
| 40th Metro Manila Film Festival | Best Actress | English Only, Please | ||
| 2015 | 31st PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Movie Actress of the Year | ||
| 2nd PEP List Awards | Editor's Choice: Teleserye Actress | Rhodora X | ||
| 6th ENPRESS Golden Screen Television Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Drama Program | |||
| 29th PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Educational Program Host | Sarap With Family | ||
| 63rd FAMAS Awards | Best Actress | English Only, Please | ||
| 41st Metro Manila Film Festival | Female Celebrity of the Night | |||
| Best Actress | Walang Forever | |||
| 2016 | 2016 GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards | Film Actress of the Year | ||
| Gawad Pasado | Pinakapasadong Aktres | |||
| 39th Gawad Urian Awards | Best Actress | |||
| PEP List Editor's Choice Year 3 | Teleserye Actress of the Year | My Faithful Husband | ||
| 30th PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Drama Actress | |||
| Best Educational Program Host | Sarap With Family | |||
| 2017 | The 7th EdukCircle Awards | Best Female TV Host | Superstar Duets | |
| The 7th EdukCircle Awards | Most Influential Film Actress of the Year | Just the 3 of Us | ||
| 31st PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Game Show Host | Superstar Duets | ||
| 31st PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Educational Program Host | Everyday Sarap with CDO | ||
| 41st Metro Manila Film Festival | Best Actress | All of You | ||
| 2020 | 2nd VP Choice Awards | TV Actress of the Year |
| 2004 | Candy Mag Awards | Breakthrough Artist | |
| SOP Music Awards | Breakthrough Artist | ||
| 2005 | iFM Pinoy Music Awards | Most Popular Adaptation of a Foreign Song | |
| Awit Awards | Best Performance by a Duet for the song | ||
| 2006 | ASAP POP Viewers Choice Awards | Female Pop Artist of the Year | |
| 2010 | 2nd PMPC Star Awards for Music | Female Pop Artist of the Year – Love Is... | |
| 2013 | 5th PMPC Star Awards for Music | Female Pop Artist of the Year – Forever by Your Side | |
| ASAP 18 24K Gold Award – Forever by Your Side | Gold Awardee | ||
| 2015 | 7th PMPC Star Awards for Music | Female Pop Artist of the Year – Never Alone | |
| 7th PMPC Star Awards for Music | Pop Album of the Year – Never Alone | ||
| 7th PMPC Star Awards for Music | Album of the Year – Never Alone | ||
| 2017 | 30th Awit Awards | Best Inspirational Recording – "Hagdan" | |
| 30th Awit Awards | Best Cover Art – Ultimate | ||
| 30th Awit Awards | Best Music Video of the Year – "Hagdan" | ||
| 30th Awit Awards | Best Christmas Recording – "Hagdan" | ||
| 30th Awit Awards | Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist – "Hagdan" |
| 2005 | Box Office Entertainment Awards | Most Popular Loveteam with Mark Herras | |
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| 2007 | Kapuso Box-Office People's Choice Awards | Kapuso Box Office Princess | |
| Kapuso Movie Box Office Queen | |||
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| Kapuso Box Office Sexiest Female | |||
| 2015 | Box-Office Entertainment Awards | Breakthrough Box Office Indie Film (with Derek Ramsay) |
| 2004 | Yes Magazine Reader's Choice Awards | Most Popular Female Young Star | |
| PMPC Star Awards for Television | Female Star of the Night | ||
| Star Struck Season 1 | Ultimate Female Survivor | ||
| 2005 | FAMAS Awards | German Moreno Youth Achievement Award | |
| 2008 | Yes Magazine Reader's Choice Awards | Young Female Superstar | |
| 2012 | Metro Manila Film Festival | Best Dressed Female Celebrity Award | |
| 2015 | PEP List Choice Awards | Teleserye Actress of the Year | |
| FHM Sexiest Women in the Philippines | Philippines Finest – Rank No. 1 | ||
| 2016 | EDUKCIRCLE | Drama Actress of the Year | |
| PUSH Awards | Female Celebrity for 2016 | ||
| PEP List Editor's Choice Year 3 | Female TV Star of The Year | ||
| 2004 | Yes Magazine Reader's Choice Awards | |
| 2006 | Franz Entertainment's Top 50 Sexiest Women in the Philippines | |
| Inside Showbiz Magazine Reader's Choice | ||
| MOD's Magazine 32 Most Beautiful Filipinas | ||
| 2007 | Starmometer 100 Most Beautiful Pinays | |
| 2008 | Yes Magazine Reader's Choice Awards | |
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| 2009 | Yes Magazine 100 Most Beautiful Stars | |
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| 2011 | Yahoo! OMG Awards | |
| 2012 | PEP Top List | |
| Yes Mag 100 Most Beautiful Stars | ||
| 2013 | Inside Pinoy Showbiz | |
| 2014 | Yahoo! OMG Awards |
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