BIO
With a meteoric reign as one of Asia’s sought-after pop icons, Rachel has garnered a resume that boasts of just about every avenue of creative artistry, singer, dancer, stage and movie actor, writer and producer. This beautiful and talented powerhouse has an impressive list of accolades that set her in a lofty league apart from other young artists of her generation.
Born in the Philippines to artistic stock ( father Hajji Alejandro is a highly-lauded singer), Rachel recorded her first album at the age of fifteen. Since then, Rachel has released at least fourteen certified hit albums (Gold and Platinum) which generated awards such as Best Female Recording Artist, Best Duet Recording and Song of the Year at the Awit Awards. She did her country proud when she won The Best Interpretation of a Romanian Song in the Golden Stag International Song Festival in Brasov, Romania as well as Gold Medals for the World Championship Of the Performing Arts in Hollywood, California.
Rachel continues to perform for Filipino communities all over the world. To date, she has wowed crowds on four continents in such countries as Italy, Switzerland, Spain, The Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, the Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong, Guam, Saipan, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, and cities across the United States. And just when we thought we saw it all, Rachel found yet another genre on stage to conquer: the theatre.
In 2001, Rachel bagged the coveted lead as Mimi in Singapore Repertory offering of Jonathan Larson masterpiece, Rent. “ Rachel’s Mimi sounds even better than Broadway”
exclaimed one media reviewer who watched both shows. Revered for her powerful vocal range and stellar acting ability, Rachel has played the lead role in a number of plays including: Five Women Wearing the Same Dress; Fire Water Woman; Promises Promises; Peter Pan the musical, the Sound of Music, Avenue Q where she won Aliw Award’s Best Actress in a Musical, Xanadu and most recently, Aida.
Now based in New York City, Rachel is ready to face a new challenge in her career and hopes to conquer a brand new audience here in the US.
Born in the Philippines to artistic stock ( father Hajji Alejandro is a highly-lauded singer), Rachel recorded her first album at the age of fifteen. Since then, Rachel has released at least fourteen certified hit albums (Gold and Platinum) which generated awards such as Best Female Recording Artist, Best Duet Recording and Song of the Year at the Awit Awards. She did her country proud when she won The Best Interpretation of a Romanian Song in the Golden Stag International Song Festival in Brasov, Romania as well as Gold Medals for the World Championship Of the Performing Arts in Hollywood, California.
Rachel continues to perform for Filipino communities all over the world. To date, she has wowed crowds on four continents in such countries as Italy, Switzerland, Spain, The Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, the Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong, Guam, Saipan, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, and cities across the United States. And just when we thought we saw it all, Rachel found yet another genre on stage to conquer: the theatre.
In 2001, Rachel bagged the coveted lead as Mimi in Singapore Repertory offering of Jonathan Larson masterpiece, Rent. “ Rachel’s Mimi sounds even better than Broadway”
exclaimed one media reviewer who watched both shows. Revered for her powerful vocal range and stellar acting ability, Rachel has played the lead role in a number of plays including: Five Women Wearing the Same Dress; Fire Water Woman; Promises Promises; Peter Pan the musical, the Sound of Music, Avenue Q where she won Aliw Award’s Best Actress in a Musical, Xanadu and most recently, Aida.
Now based in New York City, Rachel is ready to face a new challenge in her career and hopes to conquer a brand new audience here in the US.
