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April Boy Regino
12+ albums
OPMFilipinopinoytagalogApril Boys
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Dennis Magloyuan Regino (April 9, 1961 – November 29, 2020), known professionally as April Boy Regino (Tagalog: [rɛˈhino]), was a Filipino singer, songwriter, and actor who popularized ballads such as "Paano ang Puso Ko", "Umiiyak ang Puso" and "Di Ko Kayang Tanggapin" in the 1990s and novelty songs such as "Ye Ye Vonnel". He always wore a baseball cap in public as a trademark. Regino returned to the Philippines in 1993, and together with his brothers Vingo and Jimmy, formed the musical group April Boys. Their debut song, "Sana'y Laging Magkapiling", became widely popular. However, in 1995, Regino left the group to pursue a solo career. In a 2015 interview with Jessica Soho, he explained that the brothers competed among themselves which led to sulking, but they later reconciled. His first solo album, Umiiyak ang Puso, was released in 1995 under Ivory Music and sold 120,000 units (triple platinum). The song of the same name won Best Country-Ballad Recording in that year's Awit Awards. He migrated to the United States and was based there as an entertainer to the Filipino-American community. More recently, he was a contract recording artist with Viva Records. He also did a Tagalog and English cover version of the song いとしのエリー("Itoshi no Ellie"), renaming it "Honey My Love So Sweet". In 2015 after a year off, Regino returned to music with his brand new album and a new music company, GMA Music. In 2009, Regino was diagnosed with prostate cancer while living in the United Sta
