Nikki Gil
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Gil at the Star Magic Concert held in Ontario, CA, June 2009
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Monica Pauline Gil |
| Born |
August 23, 1987 Manila, Philippines |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress, host, model, VJ |
| Instruments | vocals, piano |
| Years active | 1993-2000; 2005–2015 |
| Labels | EMI, Walt Disney, PolyEast, Universal Records |
| Website |
Official Forum Official Website |
Monica Pauline "Nikki" Gil-Albert (born August 23, 1987 in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino singer, actress, host, model and a former myx VJ.
She is known for being part of the afternoon remake of Carlo J. Caparas' Pieta in 2008-2009 as Guia V. Angeles, and also in 2009, she portrayed Princess Punzalan's role in the afternoon drama which ran in 2009 and 2010 as Julie Bernardo in Nagsimula sa Puso. She is also well known for her lead portrayal as Jennifer "Jenny" La Peña in the 2012 remake of the 1990 radio serial of Salvador Royales's Mundo Man ay Magunaw, originally played by Jennifer Sevilla in the film version and was produced by SEIKO Films.
Monica Pauline Gil (aka Nikki Gil) was born in Manila to Dino and Julie Gil. She is of Filipino, Spanish and German descent. Born to a father who plays the piano and a mom who sang in a church choir, Nikki showed early signs of musical talent. At the age of four years, Nikki was already singing and doing voiceovers for commercials. She graduated from Shekinah Christian Training Center in March 2005 as valedictorian. In 2009, she graduated from Ateneo de Manila University, majoring in English literature.. She has a sister, Dani Gil, who also sings and plays the piano. Gil is married to BJ Albert (nephew of singer-actress Joey Albert) last November 21, 2015.
Gil released her first self-titled album, Nikki Gil, in 2005 under EMI Philippines with “Sakayan ng Jeep” as the carrier single. In 2006, it was repackaged and rereleased with and additional song, “Glowing Inside”. In July 2006, EMI Philippines and Walt Disney Records hired Nikki along with other Asian artists (Vince Chong of Malaysia and Alicia Pan of Singapore) to sing and to star in the music video of "High School Musical", a Disney Channel production. Nikki also sang “Breaking Free” and “Gotta Go My Own Way” in the production's album.
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