Filipino singer and actress
Rachelle Ann Go has received many awards and nominations for her work in music and on stage. Her career began after winning the television talent show
Search for a Star in 2004. She signed with
Viva Records and worked with producer Eugene Villaluz on her self-titled debut studio album released that same year. Go was named Most Promising Female Recording Artist at the
Box Office Entertainment Awards , and earned an
Awit Award nomination for Best Performance by a New Female Recording Artist for the cover single "
Don't Cry Out Loud ". The music video for the single "Love of My Life" received the
MTV Pilipinas Music Award for Favorite Female Video . At the
2006 Myx Music Awards , she won Favorite Female Artist and Best Mellow Video for the single "From The Start". She released her second studio album
I Care (2006), supported by the single "If You Walk Away", which was nominated for Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist at the Awit Awards.
Obsession (2007), Go's third studio album, yielded the single "Alam Ng Ating Mga Puso", for which she won the Myx Music Award for Favorite Mellow Video . She also recorded a cover of "Paano" for Gary Valenciano 's compilation album, earning the Awit Award for Best R&B Recording. She released Falling in Love (2009), which contained remakes of music from the 1970s and 1980s . For the production, she won the Star Award for Revival Album of the Year, and garnered nominations for Female Recording Artist of the Year and Female Pop Artist of the Year at the 2009 ceremony. Another single from the album, "This Time I'll Be Sweeter ", earned her a Best Mellow Video nomination at the 2010 Myx Music Awards . The same year, she made a guest appearance in the musical television series Diva , and joined the ensemble of performers in the variety show Party Pilipinas . She then became a mentor in the reality talent show Protégé: The Battle for the Big Break (2011).
In 2011, Go made her theatre debut in the local production of The Little Mermaid , starring as the titular character . She won the BroadwayWorld Philippines Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the role. Three years later, she had her international breakthrough playing a hardened bargirl in the 2014 West End revival of Miss Saigon . For the show, she received the BroadwayWorld UK Award for Best Featured Actress in a New Production of a Musical and the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Supporting Actress. She followed this by playing Fantine , a prostitute dying of tuberculosis , in Les Misérables in 2015, winning Best Female Performance in a Long-Running West End Show at the BroadwayWorld UK Awards. In 2017, she reprised her role in Miss Saigon , which marked her Broadway debut, before being cast in the original West End production of Hamilton , where she portrayed Eliza Schuyler . For her performance in the latter, Go won a BroadwayWorld UK Award for Best Actress in a New Production of a Musical. She has since reprised her roles in various productions and tours of Les Misérables (2019–2022) and Hamilton (2023–2024).
Filmography
Television
Film
Theater
Awards and nominations
Notes
^ Go reprised the role of Fantine at the Sondheim Theatre in London's West End in 2019, and joined the Les Misérables UK and Ireland tour in 2022.
^ Go reprised the role of Eliza Schuyler for Hamilton ' s international tour, beginning in September 2023 in Manila and in January 2024 in Abu Dhabi.
^ Go is set to reprise the role of Fantine in the Arena Spectacular World Tour in Australia in the spring of 2025.
^ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
References
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^ "Rachelle Ann Go and Erik Santos topbill The Little Mermaid " . The Philippine Star . May 23, 2011. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024 .
^ Quieta, Racquel (February 17, 2020). "Watch: Rachelle Ann Go on her international breakthrough role: "Kahit takot ako, ginawa ko pa rin." " [Watch: Rachelle Ann Go on her international breakthrough role: "Even if I was terrified, I had to do it"] (in Tagalog). GMA Network News . Archived from the original on February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024 .
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^ "Lea Salonga interviews Les Misérables new 'Fantine' Rachelle Ann Go" . BroadwayWorld . May 19, 2015. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024 .
^ Martin, Laura (January 16, 2019). "Les Miserables : Lily Collins shares pictures of Fantine's descent from health to death in the make-up chair" . i . Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024 .
^ Tuazon, Nikko (September 30, 2016). "Rachelle Ann Go joins cast of Miss Saigon on Broadway" . Philippine Entertainment Portal . Archived from the original on February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024 .
^ "Hamilton : first cast members revealed for West End production" . The Guardian . January 27, 2017. Archived from the original on January 28, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2024 .
^ Anarcon, James Patrick (January 4, 2017). "Sarah Geronimo, Rachelle Ann Go, Yeng Constantino reunite with fellow ASAP champions" . Philippine Entertainment Portal . Archived from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024 .
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^ ABS-CBN (2005). Search for the Star in a Million (Television show). Season Two – Cast and Credits.
^ ABS-CBN (2006). Your Song (Television show). Episode: If You Walk Away – Cast and Credits.
^ Dangin, Rachelle Marie G. (March 20, 2009). "Can do to Rachelle Ann Go" . The Philippine Star . Archived from the original on March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024 .
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^ GMA Network (2010). Diva (Television show). Cast and Credits.
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^ Anarcon, James Patrick (July 28, 2020). "13 reality show winners who switched networks" . Philippine Entertainment Portal . Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2023 .
^ GMA Network (2012). Biritera (Television show). Cast and Credits.
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^ Smith, Chuck (August 13, 2013). "Jaya on Sunday All Stars : 'You have to give it a chance' " . The Philippine Star . Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2024 .
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^ "Of All the Things (2012)" . The A.V. Club . Archived from the original on March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024 .
^ "The Heat Is Back On: The Remaking of Miss Saigon (2014)" . Rotten Tomatoes . Archived from the original on March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024 .
^ "Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary (2016)" . Rotten Tomatoes . Archived from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2024 .
^ Estoista-Koo, Kaye (July 1, 2013). "Review: Rachelle Ann Go and Dan Domenech add Pinoy elements to Tarzan " . Philippine Entertainment Portal . Archived from the original on February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024 .
^ Diones, Allan (November 20, 2014). "Review: Rachelle Ann Go in London production of Miss Saigon " . Philippine Entertainment Portal . Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024 .
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^ Tuazon, Nikko (September 30, 2016). "Rachelle Ann Go joins cast of Miss Saigon on Broadway" . Philippine Entertainment Portal . Archived from the original on February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024 .
^ "Rachelle Ann Go is returning as Fantine in Les Miserables West End run" . Rappler . September 16, 2019. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2024 .
^ Plaza, Marane A. (April 25, 2022). "Rachelle Ann Go reprises Les Miserables role for UK, Ireland tour" . The Philippine Star . Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2024 .
^ Tomada, Nathalie (July 20, 2023). "Rachelle Ann Go thrilled to be coming home for Manila run of Hamilton " . The Philippine Star . Archived from the original on February 25, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2024 .
^ Diaz, One Carlo (January 29, 2024). "Filipina actress Rachelle Ann Go on her 'dream' Hamilton role and performing in Abu Dhabi" . The National . Abu Dhabi . Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2024 .
^ Les Miserables The Arena Spectacular sets Australia dates, Matt Lucas to join the cast
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^ "Awit Awards - 2006 finalists" . Awit Awards . Archived from the original on October 4, 2006. Retrieved June 25, 2023 .
^ "Awit Awards Winners Archive" . Awit Awards . Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017 .
^ "Awit Awards - 2012 finalists" . Awit Awards . Archived from the original on December 2, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2024 .
^ "Awit Awards - 2013 finalists" . Awit Awards . Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2024 .
^ "Rachelle Ann Go: Live at SM City Cebu" . The Philippine Star . March 12, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved February 17, 2024 .
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^ "Full List: Winners, PMPC Star Awards for Music 2015" . Rappler . Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017 .
^ Tuazon, Nikko (June 27, 2016). "Rachelle Ann Go wins Best Performance of a Song at West End Frame Awards" . Philippine Entertainment Portal . Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024 .
^ Almo, Nerisa (February 17, 2015). "Rachelle Ann Go wins Best Supporting Actress in WhatsOnStage Awards" . Philippine Entertainment Portal . Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024 .
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