Josephine "Yeng" Eusebio Constantino–Asuncion is the youngest
of five siblings in the Constantino family. She is a second cousin of
television host and Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus second runner-up Robi
Domingo. Her family was raised as a born-again Christian.
By June 2013, Constantino began a relationship with Victor
"Yan" Asuncion, a fellow musician and worship director at Victory
Christian Fellowship. In March 2014, after nine months of dating, Constantino
announced her engagement to Asuncion through an Instagram post. On February 14,
2015, the couple married at a resort in Tagaytay, Cavite. Since September 2015,
both Constantino and Asuncion went on vegan diets.
Career
2006–07: Pinoy Dream Academy, career beginnings and Hawak Kamay
On August 27, 2006, Yeng Constantino auditioned for the inaugural
season of the singing competition Pinoy Dream Academy. In December, Constantino
won the competition after garnering 697,648 votes (37.32%), becoming the first
"Grand Star Dreamer", followed by Jay-R Siaboc as the first
runner-up.
After winning, Star Records launched Constantino's debut album entitled
Salamat (album), containing 10 songs, seven of which were original compositions
by Constantino. Her album reached Gold Record status two weeks after its
release and then later went Platinum after a month, followed by a "3x
Platinum Record" certification several months later.
2008: Commercial success and Journey
After the success of her multi-platinum debut album, Star Records
produced Constantino's second album. On February 28, 2008, her second album,
Journey was launched. The carrier single is "Ikaw Lang Talaga". The
album contains 12 tracks, some of which were written by Yeng herself. The album
reached Gold status after several months.
2009–12: Lapit and Yeng Versions Live
Lapit, her third studio album, was released digitally via Star Records'
official website on October 9, 2009, then later released in physical format in
music stores in the Philippines; a week later, the album was pulled due to some
technical errors in the album track listing and was re-released before its
grand album launch on November 1, 2009. Lapit went on to receive Platinum
status.
In March 2010, Constantino began her first regular television hosting
stint as co-host of Music Uplate Live, a late-night musical variety show, along
with Tutti Caringal, Gee Canlas, and Martin Concio. The show aired on ABS-CBN
until September 2011.
On October 5, 2011, Star Records released her first live album,
entitled Yeng Versions Live, on which she sings 80's and 90's OPM hits. It was
commercially successful and achieved Platinum status shortly after its release.
2013: Transformation and Metamorphosis
She released her fourth studio album entitled Metamorphosis on January
28, 2013. Its first single, "B.A.B.A.Y", was released to radio
stations on January 9. The music video for the second single,
"Chinito", premiered on May 24 on Myx Channel. It features Filipino
actor Enchong Dee as Constatino's love interest. The third single,
"Sandata", was released on July 3, 2013.
In November 2013, Yeng released her international single “Better Than
Yesterday,” a pop song featuring prominent drums and rap courtesy of
Singaporean rapper, actor and radio personality, Sheikh Haikel. The track was
produced by Shorya Sharma.
The album reached Gold in December 2014.
2014–15: All About Love and The Voice Kids
She released her fifth album, All About Love, which was her attempt to
tackle new genres beyond her pop-rock image. It was released on iTunes on
October 30, 2014, and on CD on November 27, 2014. The music video for the first
single, "Ikaw", premiered on August 30 on Myx Channel, which also
served as a prenuptial with her then-fiancé Yan Asuncion. On December 13, 2015,
the album was awarded with Gold and Platinum awards on ASAP for reaching 15,000
sold copies.
In May 2015, Constantino announced that she would co-host the second
season of The Voice Kids, alongside Luis Manzano and her cousin Robi Domingo,
replacing Alex Gonzaga. The season aired on ABS-CBN from June 6 to August 30,
2015.
2016: Tenth year celebrations
In May 2015, Constantino announced plans to release a musical in 2016
that would feature her discography from the past years to celebrate her tenth
year in the music industry.
Studio Albums
2007: Salamat
2008: Journey
2009: Lapit
2013: Metamorphosis
2014: All About Love
Live albums
2011: Yeng Versions Live
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