Photo: Pops Fernandez · CC BY 3.0 · credits
Timeline
16 events▣ Album 14◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1960s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: In Love
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1990s
2000s
2010s
Biography
English biography202 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1362184718
Biography
Maria Cielito "Pops" Lukban Fernandez (Tagalog: [paps pɛrˈnandɛs]; born December 12, 1966) is a Filipino singer, television host, actress, and businesswoman.
She has performed internationally and locally and has transitioned from singing to acting and hosting TV shows such as Penthouse Live! and ASAP. Her former husband is Martin Nievera, with whom she had two sons, Robin Nievera, a musician, and Ram Nievera, a cartoonist.
2009–present
In 2009, Fernandez performed in the US leg of her The Divas 4 Divas Tour together with Regine Velasquez, Kuh Ledesma and Zsa Zsa Padilla. She released a new album under MCA Universal entitled Hope, which is a collection of cover versions including a new version of her 1983 song "Little Star".
In 2019, she is one of the 50 panelists around the world to participate in a new American reality talent show The World's Best by CBS. While she is the first Filipino to be featured as a judge in an American reality talent show, she was not the first judge from the Philippines. Bryan Boy, who is a Filipino, was a judge for ANTM USA.
In 2020, Fernandez became the guest judge in The Clash Season 3 while Misalucha did not return for health reasons.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 17 | 85.9th |
| Studio albums | 14 | 94th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 16 | 91.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 29 | 64th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (17 release groups · 14 studio albums)
Albums · 14
1983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 34:15
A1There’s Only You3:35A2I Believe in Love3:22A3Telefone3:30A4A Day at a Time3:01A5Loneliness3:07B1This Is Love3:31B2Little Star3:32B3Is Love a Game2:44B4I Found It in You4:36B5Just Say That You Love Me3:171989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 41:41
1Don't Say Goodbye4:202Sunset4:273High On Love (Theme From "High On Love")4:374We Can Work It Out4:385Mahal Na Rin Kita4:406What Am I To Do3:297Looking Sharp (Theme From "Nievera")4:188Goodbye Now3:419One Heart3:5410Hahamakin Lahat3:371991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 45:38
A1Change3:57A2When I'm With You5:00A3Think From The Heart6:09A4Hold On4:01A5Ligaw Tingin4:52B1Umagang Kay Ganda4:32B2Just Believe4:53B3Think From The Heart (12")5:01B4Ligaw Tingin (12")7:131993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 42:55
1Dahil May Pag-Ibig Pa3:582One Kiss4:553It's Just Not The Same3:564Tunay Na Kaibigan4:265Here We Go Again3:426Suko Na Ang Puso4:417Jealousy Days4:268Christmas With You4:029One Kiss (Extended Version)8:491996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 40:48
1Something About You3:582On My Own3:403I Want You To Be There3:434I Need You (Right Now)4:015Wherever I Go5:066Only You3:527Sana'y Ma-traffic Muli3:248Time Will Come4:429Welcome To My World4:0710A Reason To Believe4:151999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 51:22
1Nasaan Na Ang Puso Mo3:512All The Love You Need4:273Kakabakaba5:024Bakit Lilisan4:065I Wish I Could4:306Can't Be Perfect4:367Shine4:208Ikaw Ang Simula4:059Kaya Ko Pala4:0410Dreams4:0911Iiwanan Mo Ba4:0812I Was Once A Child Like You4:041999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks
1After the Love Has Gone2It’s Sad to Belong (To Someone Else)3One Hello4Come What May5Paano (How)6Don’t Let Me Be the Last to Know7Will You Love Me Tomorrow8Just When I Needed You Most9Fallin’10Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang Dumating (Why Did You Only Come Now)11How Do You Keep the Music Playing?12Don’t Cry Out Loud13Where Is Love?14Goodbye to Love2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 55:29
1Headin' for the Top3:582Alone in the Rain3:503Just Say You Love Me3:044Pag-Ibig Pa4:425Points of View3:486Always and Forever3:387Dito3:188A Day at a Time2:579If You Only Knew3:4710Little Star3:2411There's Only You3:2112Is Love a Game2:3813This Is Love3:0114Always3:2315Dinggin Mo Ang Pag-Ibig3:2816Paglaya Ko3:122002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 50:34
1The Way I Feel Inside1:502Hindi Pa Pala Ikaw4:093Kahapon Nagdaan Ang Bukas4:414Kaya Pala3:565Ano Ba Ang Tama?3:466Nagkamali Ba Ang Puso?4:027Ikaw Na Nga Kaya?4:078Keep Your Feet On The Ground4:199Pa'no Ba Yon?3:4310Bakit Ba Lumayo?4:4411Tinatanong Pa Ba Yon?4:2412Bago Ang Lahat4:3613The Way I Feel Inside (Acoustic)2:172004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 38:42
1Fallen4:072Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered3:293If I Had Only Known4:084Crying Over You2:275Hahanapin Mo Ba Ako3:486Light My Fire3:387You Don't Know Me/Too Shy To Say4:578You Take My Breath Away3:169Misty4:4110Higit Sa Lahat... Mahal Mo Ako4:112006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 40:46
1By Heart4:132Kung malalaman mo4:043Mahal kita dahil mahal kita4:334Wag Kang Mangako3:415You Said Goodbye4:106Ano’ng sabi ng puso3:287Still in Love4:238Friends4:409Wrong for Me to Say I Love You3:4010What I Did for Love3:542006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 52:41
1Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know4:402Kaya Pala3:543Paano4:234Just When I Needed You Most4:355Kahit May Mahal Ka Ng Iba5:186One Hello3:357Gusto KO Nang Lumigaya4:378I Say a Little Prayer4:119Nagkamali Ba Ang Puso4:0310Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang4:4711When You Say Nothing at All4:2912You4:092009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 53:57
1One Of These Days3:042Love Is The Answer4:243It's You5:014Awit Ng Pag-Ibig3:235Imagine4:446If We Hold On Together4:297Old Friend4:048My Love3:429That's What Love Is For4:2310You'll Be In My Heart4:2411Little Star4:1512Goodbye Girl3:4213One Family Under God4:222010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:16:45
1Ligaw Tingin (12)7:162Don’t Say Goodbye4:163Mahal Na Rin Kita4:344We Can Work It Out4:355High on Love4:326Just Believe4:567Change3:598One Heart3:529Thinking From the Heart5:0310Ligaw Tingin4:5411When I’m With You5:0212Hold On4:0413Sunset4:2414Hahamakin Lahat3:4115What Am I to Do3:2616Goodbye Now3:4017Umagang Kay Ganda4:31
Album · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Best Of Pops FernandezSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 36:45A1Always And Forever3:39 A2Alone In The Rain3:52 A3Headin' For The Top3:58 A4There's Only You3:22 A5Dito3:20 B1Points Of View3:48 B2Always3:23 B3Just Say You Love Me3:10 B4Little Star3:27 B5Pagibig Pa4:46 | Compilation | 1986 | |
| 2001 | Shindig LiveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks1Back Medley 2Hey 3Fallin' 4When You Say Nothing At All 5Cruisin' 6Ooh La La / Don't Say You Love Me 7Minamahal, Sinasamba 8Aray (Hurt) 9Dance And Shout 10Party Time / Let's Get Loud 11You 12Oras Oras 13Hahanapin Kitang Palagi 14Gusto Ko Nang Lumigaya | Live | 2001 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | No More WordsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 26:371Nandito Ako4:33 2Someday3:06 3Pagdating Ng Panahon4:41 4Smile4:31 5Hands To Heaven4:33 6Forevermore5:13 | 2012 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Pops Fernandez head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 17 | 85.9th |
| Studio albums | 14 | 94th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 16 | 91.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 29 | 64th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pops_Fernandez_-_2021.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/53ef6f73-59e2-4c57-a624-8362b20cb3c3discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/53ef6f73-59e2-4c57-a624-8362b20cb3c3core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3543396seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pops_Fernandezbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pops_Fernandez
Why this artist is in the database
- List of singer-songwriters
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Image: Pops Fernandez · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q3543396 · MusicBrainz: 53ef6f73-59e2-4c57-a624-8362b20cb3c3
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