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Birth name
  
Jonalyn Roxas Viray

Name
  
Jonalyn Viray

Music group
  
La Diva (Since 2008)

Instruments
  
Vocals

Albums
  
On My Own, Jonalyn Viray

Occupation(s)
  
Singer, Actress

Record label
  
GMA Records

Genres
  
Pop ballad, R&B, soul.

Role
  
Singer


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Also known as
  
The Philippines' Fearless Diva and Soul Princess

Born
  
November 15, 1989 (age 34) (
1989-11-15
)

Origin
  
Pioduran, Albay, Philippines

TV shows
  
Pinoy Pop Superstar, All Star K!, My Guardian Abby

People also search for
  
Aicelle Santos, Maricris Garcia, Reuben Laurente

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Jonalyn "Jona" Roxas Viray (born November 15, 1989 in Marikina City, Philippines) is a Filipino singer and an occasional actress She is the first Pinoy Pop Superstar Grand winner. She is the former lead singer of trio girl-group La Diva, alongside with Maricris Garcia and Aicelle Santos who she shared success with following her career as a solo artist. The trio earned string of hits with their rendition of songs such I'm Yours, Angels Brought Me Here, Apologize, Stand up For Love and performed to sing the Philippine National Anthem at the Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto boxing match in Las Vegas as well as singing the theme song of Philippine remake of the Mexican telenovela Rosalinda following their disbandment and her return as a solo artist. Again as a solo artist she released her single 'Help Me Get Over' which was awarded the 'Song of the Year' at the 6th PMPC Star Awards for Music.
In February 2016, Viray has ended her decade of exclusivity with GMA and has transferred to ABS-CBN with changing her screen name to "Jona". On her first project in the Kapamilya Network, Jona sung "I Will Survive", the theme song of primetime drama series, We Will Survive. Throughout her career as Lead vocalist for La Diva and as a solo artist, Jona has won an Awit Awards, Aliw Awards, PMPC Star Awards For Music and World Championship of Performing Arts. She is known for her belting technique, melismatic singing style and her ability to sing operatic arias and is quoted as "Soul Princess" by the Philippine media and critics. She also sang the second version of I'll Never Love This Way Again, the OST soundtrack of 2016 romantic-drama film, Barcelona: A Love Untold and was chosen to sing the 65th Miss Universe theme entitled "Confidently Beautiful".

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Early life

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Born on November 15, 1989, Jona is the eldest of 4 kids (the only girl with 3 boys) from Pio Duran, Albay. She started joining singing contests on an early age. She has won first runner-up in "Birit Bulilit" of IBC 13 as a child and one of the finalists in MTB Teen Pop Star wherein her winning piece was Mariah Carey’s Never Too Far. Growing up, Jonalyn, much like any aspiring singer, and actress admired Mariah Carey, Regine Velasquez, Whitney Houston, Kyla, and Beyoncé. Viray cites Kyla and Sarah Geronimo as her inspiration saying they "inspired [her] to get up there and do what they did."

Pinoy Pop Superstar

Viray was 15 years of age back then when she competed at the singing competition Pinoy Pop Superstar held by the local television station GMA 7. She emerged as the weekly champion after singing a Whitney Houston hit song Run to You. She also sang Reflection, I Have Nothing and Never Too Far on the consecutive weeks, and after four consecutive weeks of being weekly champion, she then qualified to the grand finals.

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In the grand finals, the eight grand contenders wore identical attire: the men in black suits with red shirts; and the women in red gowns. They sang their own respective songs as the UP Concert Chorus, dressed in black, and carrying lighted white balloons, provided the background. MC Monterola and Jonalyn Viray had a back-to-back performance, MC singing "Through the Fire" and Jonalyn "It Might Be You". Kristel Astor sang "If You Dont Know Me By Now", Philbert de Torres did "Once There was a Love", Sheila Ferreri gave an impressive rendition of Eva Eugenios' "Tukso", Charmaine Piamonte sang "I Believe", Brenan Espartinez sang "Home" and Michael Garcia sang "If You're Not the One".

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From the eight were chosen the Top Four: Jonalyn Viray, Michael Garcia, Charmaine Piamonte and Brenan Espartinez. Michael was as cool, smooth and confident in singing "She's Out of My Life" and Charmaine was equally at ease and cool in singing "I Will Love Again". Jonalyn was in her best elements as she sang "Run to You" by Whitney Houston. Brenan was also confident and remarkable as he sang his song "Careless Whisper".

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From the Top Four, Michael and Charmaine were eliminated to give way to the Top Two, Jonalyn and Brenan who then delivered their own versions of the Pinoy Pop Superstar theme song "The Miracle." Jonalyn then beat Espartinez and was declared the first ever grand champion of Pinoy Pop Superstar.

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For winning the title of "Pinoy Pop Superstar", Jonalyn won 1 million pesos in cash and became the owner of a Futura Classic house and lot developed by Filinvest and a brand-new Toyota Innova. She also won an exclusive one-year contract with GMA Records, the recording arm of GMA Network, and received 100,000 pesos worth of Belo Medical services, plus gift certificates worth 50,000 pesos from Gandang Ricky Reyes.

La Diva

La Diva is a Filipino trio pop girl group, first established from the now-defunct musical variety-show SOP. The group is composed of two winners and a runner-up of Pinoy Pop Superstar, namely Jona, Aicelle Santos and Maricris Garcia. La Diva has sold more than 10,000 albums in the Philippines which has earned them several achievements, including an Awit Award, two PMPC Star Awards for Music and an Aliw Award, becoming the fourth best-selling female group in the Philippines behind the Sexbomb Girls, Aegis and Mocha Girls.

It was May 2008 when the GMA ARTIST CENTER formed the musical trio. Member Jonalyn Viray cited that a meeting for the creation of La Diva was held in January that year, with the stipulation that each member of the group would still keep their own identity, and their solo career. While the three ladies of La Diva are uncertain of how the group was formed, the combining factor is that each of them came from the GMA's reality talent search Pinoy Pop Superstar. Jona and Maricris Garcia were the Grand Champions of the first and third seasons respectively, and Aicelle Santos was the runner-up of the second season.

She left La Diva in December 2013, because of some contract issues, but she was able to sing with the La Diva until 2015.

Other TV Appearances

  • Unang Hirit
  • SiS
  • Extra Challenge
  • Eat Bulaga!
  • Sweet Life
  • Full Time Moms
  • Showbiz Central
  • S-Files
  • Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho
  • Celebrity Duets: Philippine Edition
  • Protégé: The Battle For The Big Artista Break
  • Net 25
  • Just Duet
  • Showtime
  • Rated K
  • Umagang Kay Ganda
  • Tonight with Boy Abunda
  • Kris TV
  • Filmography

    Music Department
    2018
    Ngayon at kailanman (TV Series) (opening titles theme - 92 episodes)
    - Dulo ng Kailanman (2019) - (opening titles theme)
    - Simula ng kailanman (2018) - (opening titles theme)
    2014
    Ang dalawang Mrs. Real (TV Series) (singer - 80 episodes)
    2015
    Kailan ba tama ang mali? (TV Series) (singer - 63 episodes)
    - Villain (2015) - (singer)
    2014
    Innamorata (TV Series) (performer - 90 episodes)
    2014
    Kambal sirena (TV Series) (performer - 78 episodes)
    2014
    Asintado (performer: theme song)
    2012
    Cielo de Angelina (TV Series) (theme music composer - 55 episodes)
    - Conquer (2012) - (theme music composer)
    Composer
    2018
    Ngayon at kailanman (TV Series) (93 episodes)
    - Dulo ng Kailanman (2019)
    - Ngayong ang Bagong Buhay (2018) - (thematic music)
    - Simula ng kailanman (2018) - (thematic music)
    Actress
    -
    One More Song (pre-production)
    2023
    ABS-CBN Christmas Special ID 2023: Pasko ang pinakamagandang kwento (Music Video short)(as Jona)
    2016
    Jona: I'll Never Love This Way Again (Music Video) as
    Singer
    2016
    Jona: Maghihintay ako (Music Video short) as
    Singer (as Jona)
    2014
    Cattleya: An OFW Story
    2006
    I Luv NY (TV Series)
    2006
    Puso 3
    2005
    My Guardian Abby (TV Series)
    Soundtrack
    2023
    ABS-CBN Christmas Special ID 2023: Pasko ang pinakamagandang kwento (Music Video short) ("Pasko ang pinakamagandang kwento")
    2022
    The Broken Marriage Vow (TV Series) (performer: "Tinatapos Ko Na" - as Jona)
    2020
    Paano ang Pasko? (TV Series) (performer - 32 episodes)
    - Tadhana (2021) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Suspect (2021) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Accident (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Heartbreak (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Exposed (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Manman (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Marathon (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Neglected (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Areglo (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Welcome Andi (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Hanap (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Engagement (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Warning (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Baby (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Secret (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Bayad utang (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Search (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Lost and Found (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Prenup (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Scandal (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Red Box (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Advent (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Sisterly Love (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Threat (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Background Check (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Bintang (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Necklace (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Proposal (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Past Is Past (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Kwintas (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    - Pilot (2020) - (performer: "Pasko na sinta ko" - as Jona Viray)
    2020
    Bawal lumabas: The Series (TV Mini Series) (performer - 6 episodes)
    - All for One (2020) - (performer: "Ikaw ang liwanag at ligaya" - as Jona)
    - The Reunion (2020) - (performer: "Ikaw ang liwanag at ligaya" - as Jona)
    - Stand by Me (2020) - (performer: "Ikaw ang liwanag at ligaya" - as Jona)
    - Frenemies (2020) - (performer: "Ikaw ang liwanag at ligaya" - as Jona)
    - Lessons in Love (2020) - (performer: "Ikaw ang liwanag at ligaya" - as Jona)
    - Unwelcome Home (2020) - (performer: "Ikaw ang liwanag at ligaya" - as Jona)
    2019
    Hinahanap-hanap kita (TV Mini Series) (performer - 8 episodes)
    - The Fairy Tale (2019) - (performer: "Hinahanap-hanap kita" - as Jona)
    - Lost & Found (2019) - (performer: "Hinahanap-hanap kita" - as Jona)
    - Sneak Peek (2019) - (performer: "Hinahanap-hanap kita" - as Jona)
    - Troubles (2019) - (performer: "Hinahanap-hanap kita" - as Jona)
    - The Secret Love Affairs (2019) - (performer: "Hinahanap-hanap kita" - as Jona)
    - The Missing Necklace (2019) - (performer: "Hinahanap-hanap kita" - as Jona)
    - The Premiere (2019) - (performer: "Hinahanap-hanap kita" - as Jona)
    - The Reunion (2019) - (performer: "Hinahanap-hanap kita" - as Jona)
    2019
    MOMOL Nights (performer: "Tinatapos ko na" - as Jona)
    2017
    My Ex and Whys (performer: "You" - as Jona)
    2016
    Ang babae sa septic tank 2: #ForeverIsNotEnough (performer: "Forever's Not Enough" - as Jona)
    2016
    Barcelona: A Love Untold (performer: "I'll Never Love This Way Again")
    2016
    We Will Survive (TV Series) (performer - 3 episodes)
    - Albay Bye (2016) - (performer: "I Will Survive" - as Jona)
    - The Trials (2016) - (performer: "I Will Survive" - as Jona)
    - From the Start (2016) - (performer: "I Will Survive" - as Jona)
    2014
    Asintado ("Asintado")
    2013
    My Lady Boss (performer: "Halik")
    2009
    Rosalinda (TV Series) (performer: "Ay Amor, Rosalinda")
    2009
    Ang babaeng hinugot sa aking tadyang (TV Series) (performer: "Ikaw Ang Pag-Ibig")
    2008
    Gaano kadalas ang minsan (TV Series) (performer: "Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan")
    2008
    Maging akin ka lamang (TV Series) (performer: "Maging Akin Ka Lamang")
    2007
    Kung mahawi man ang ulap (TV Series) (performer: "Mahawi Man Ang Ulap")
    2006
    Bakekang (TV Series) (performer: "Ang Mundo Ko'y Ikaw")
    2005
    Mulawin: The Movie (performer: "Ikaw Nga")
    2005
    Darna (TV Series) (performer: "Di na mag-iisa")
    Self
    2018
    I Can See Your Voice: Philippines (TV Series) as
    Self - SING-vestigator / Self - Guest
    - Mitoy Yonting and Klarisse de Guzman (2021) - Self - SING-vestigator (as Jona Viray)
    - Nyoy Volante and Bituin Escalante (2021) - Self - SING-vestigator (as Jona Viray)
    - Agot Isidro (2021) - Self - SING-vestigator (as Jona Viray)
    - Jay R (2021) - Self - SING-vestigator (as Jona Viray)
    - Jamie Rivera (2021) - Self - SING-vestigator (as Jona Viray)
    - Maymay Entrata (2020) - Self - SING-vestigator (as Jona Viray)
    - Smokey Mountain (2020) - Self - SING-vestigator (as Jona Viray)
    - Iñigo Pascual (2020) - Self - SING-vestigator (as Jona Viray)
    - Jovit Baldivino and Marcelito Pomoy (2020) - Self - SING-vestigator (as Jona Viray)
    - Elha Nympha and Jeremy Glinoga (2020) - Self - SING-vestigator (as Jona Viray)
    - Martin Nievera (2020) - Self - SING-vestigator (as Jona Viray)
    - Zsa Zsa Padilla (2020) - Self - SING-vestigator (as Jona Viray)
    - KZ Tandingan (2020) - Self - SING-vestigator (as Jona Viray)
    - Randy Santiago (2020) - Self - SING-vestigator (as Jona Viray)
    - Jona Viray (2020) - Self - Guest (as Jona Viray)
    2019
    Pinoy Big Brother (TV Series) as
    Self - Houseguest
    - PBB 8Second Pinoy Big Battle (2019) - Self - Houseguest
    2017
    R3.0 (TV Special) as
    Self
    2017
    Just love ngayong christmas (TV Short) as
    Self
    2017
    ASAP (TV Series) as
    Self
    - ASAP Road to Toronto (2017) - Self
    2015
    The Ryzza Mae Show (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Jonalyn Viray (2015) - Self - Guest
    2013
    Sunday All Stars (TV Series) as
    Self - Performer / Self
    - #OneLastSAS (2015) - Self - Performer
    - 1960s, 1970s, 1980s (2013) - Self
    2010
    Party Pilipinas (TV Series) as
    Self - Performer
    2006
    Ang sarap ng paskong kapuso: The GMA Christmas Special (TV Special) as
    Self
    2005
    Pinoy Pop Superstar (TV Series) as
    Self (season 1)
    2005
    Bahay mo ba 'to (TV Series) as
    Self
    - First Anniversary (2005) - Self
    2005
    All Star K! (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Hired K!ller Miss Pilita! (2005) - Self
    - Back to School (2005) - Self

    References

    Jona Viray Wikipedia