Bituin Escalante

Bituin Escalante
Birth name	Bituin Escalante Aguilos
Born	(1977-04-23) 23 April 1977 Manila, Philippines
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Viva Records

Bituin Escalante (born April 23, 1977), better known as Bituin, is a Filipina singer and host.

She first gained popularity during the 2000 Metropop Song Festival with her interpretation of the song "Paano Na" written by Arnold Reyes making the song the festival's second prize winner. With a wowed audience on her first singing appearance, Bituin made rose to diva stardom and secured her spot as one of Philippines' best female vocals during the 2002 Himig Handog Music Love Song Festival with her interpretation of "Kung Ako na Lang Sana", the grand prize winner.

Career

Discovery

Bituin rose to popularity after her first appearance in the 2000 Metropop Song Festival with her interpretation of "Paano Na", written by Arnold Reyes where she received the festival's second prize. In the following year, Bituin won awards as a new artist in the Philippine music industry.

Her 2002 song, "Kung Ako na Lang Sana", written by Soc Villanueva is the 2002 ABS-CBN Himig Handog Music Love Song Festival grand prize winner. She was also awarded Best Interpreter for this song and was later on given a platinum award for said album. She is one of the singers in ASAP.

Discography

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Producer
2008	Dreamgirls	Effie White
	Once on this Island	Asaka
	Death and the Maiden	Paulina Escobar
	Alice in Wonderland	Queen Hearts

Awards

• 2001 ALIW Awards: Most Promising Female Artist
• 2001 Who's Who in the Philippines: Best Female Performer
• 2002 ABS-CBN Himig Handog Love Song Competition: Best Interpreter (song "Kung Ako na Lang Sana")
• 2003 Awit Awards: Song of the Year (Kung Ako Na Lang Sana
• 2003 Awit Awards: Best Performance by a Female Artist
• 2007 Awit Awards: Best Performance by a Duo or Group (with Mon David)

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20110721085515/http://www.pahk.com.hk/BITUIN%20write-up.htm