Josephine “Yeng” Constantino, born on December 4, 1988, is a Filipina singer and host. Yeng won the title of “Grand Star Dreamer” in Pinoy Dream Academy, the Philippine edition of Endemol’s reality TV show Star Academy. After winning the said title, Star Records launched Yeng’s debut album entitled “Salamat”, containing 10 songs, of which 7 were Yeng’s original compositions. Her album reached “Gold” two weeks after its release and was later certified “Platinum” after a month, followed by a “3x Platinum” certification after several months of release. When Star Records saw the undeniable potential of the preppy-rocker, they instantly produced her follow-up effort. On February 28, 2008, her second album “Journey” was launched. The album contains 12 tracks, some of which were written by Yeng herself. The album reached “Gold” after several months. “Lapit”, her all-Filipino third studio Album was released digitally via Star Records Official Website on October 9, 2009 then later released in physical CD format Nationwide. A week after, the album was pulled out due to some technical errors on the album’s track listing and was consequently re-released on November 1, 2009. |