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Jonalyn "Jona" Roxas Viray (born November 15, 1989^[1] in Marikina City, Philippines^[1]) is a Filipino singer and occasional actress^[2] She is the first Pinoy Pop Superstar Grand winner.

She was the lead singer of trio girl-group La Diva, alongside Maricris Garcia and Aicelle Santos with whom she shared success following her career as a solo artist. The trio earned string of hits with their rendition of songs such as "I'm Yours", "Angels Brought Me Here", "Apologize" and "Stand up For Love". They were chosen to sing the Philippine National Anthem at the Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto boxing match in Las Vegas as well as the theme song of Philippine remake of the Mexican telenovela Rosalinda. Following the group's disbandment and her return 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.^[3]

In February 2016, Viray ended her decade-long exclusivity with GMA and transferred to ABS-CBN with changing her screen name to "Jona". On her first project in the Kapamilya Network, Jona sang "I Will Survive", the theme song of primetime drama series, We Will Survive.^[4] She also sang the second version of I'll Never Love This Way Again, the OST soundtrack of 2016 romantic-drama film, A Love Untold and was chosen to sing the 65th Miss Universe theme entitled "Confidently Beautiful".

Throughout her career as member of La Diva and as a solo artist, Jona has won an 6 Awit Award, 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.

Ever since the onset of her career Jona has been quoted as the "Philippines' Soul Princess" by Philippine media and critics.

Early life

Born on November 15, 1989,^[8] Jona is the only girl and the eldest of 4 kids from Pio Duran, Albay.^[5] She started joining singing contests on an early age.^[10] She won first runner-up in "Birit Bulilit" of IBC 13 as a child^[6] and one of the finalists in MTB Teen Pop Star^[6] wherein her winning piece was Mariah Carey’s Never Too Far.^[6] Growing up, Jonalyn, much like any aspiring singer, and actress admired Mariah Carey, Regine Velasquez, Whitney Houston, Kyla, and Beyoncé.^[5]^[7] 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 old when she competed at the singing competition Pinoy Pop Superstar held by the local television station GMA 7 and hosted by Regine Velasquez. Jona emerged as the weekly champion after singing the Whitney Houston hit song "Run to You". She also sang "Reflection", "I Have Nothing" and "Never Too Far" on the weeks that follow, and after four consecutive weeks of being weekly champion, she qualified to the grand finals.

For winning the title of, 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.^[8]

Transfer to ABS-CBN

In February 2016, Viray ended her decade of exclusivity with GMA and transferred to rival network ABS-CBN. Part of her reintroduction was the changing of her screen name to "Jona". Her earliest project in the Kapamilya Network saw her competing in the 2016 edition of Himig Handog, a songwriting and music video competition and also singing "I Will Survive", the theme song of primetime drama series, We Will Survive.^[4]

From then on she has sung several theme songs for ABS-CBN films and drama series, became a mainstay of the longest noontime musical variety show ASAP, released her first album under Star Music which achieved Gold and Platinum certifications , held two major concerts which were only several months apart and find herself again competing and winning second place this time in Himig Handog 2017. On the 31st Awit Award, Jona bagged 6 awards, Most Downloaded Artist, Most Streamed Artist, Most Downloaded Song for “You,” Most Streamed Song for "Pusong Ligaw," People's Voice for Favorite Collaboration for "Till the End of Time" with BoybandPH and Best Selling Album of the Year for self-titled album "Jona." Her collaboration with Regine Velasquez, "Matibay," also won Best Musical Arrangement award for composer Marvin Querido.

ASAP Birit Queens

On May 15, 2016, ASAP launched a group called the ASAP Birit Queens. The group is composed of Viray, Morissette Amon, Angeline Quinto and Klarisse de Guzman. The group held a concert on March 31, 2017 at the Mall of Asia Arena. The group disbanded in late 2017.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Concerts

Filmography

Television

Other TV Appearances

References

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