Janella Maxine Desiderio Salvador (Tagalog: [dʒaˈnɛla]; born March 30, 1998) is a Filipino actress and singer. A talent of Star Magic, she made her debut appearance in the TV drama series Be Careful with My Heart (2012–2014) and went on to star in Oh My G! (2015), Born for You (2016), The Killer Bride (2019–2020), and Mars Ravelo's Darna (2022–present). She appeared in the films Haunted Mansion (2015), Bloody Crayons (2017), and So Connected (2018).
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Born | Janella Maxine Desiderio Salvador (1998-03-30) March 30, 1998 (age 24) Cebu, Philippines |
Occupation | Actress, singer, model, songwriter |
Years active | 2012–present |
Agent | Star Magic |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Children | 1 |
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Labels | Star Music |
Salvador has won three PMPC Star Awards, a FAMAS Award, and Princess of Philippine Television.
Salvador was born in Cebu and raised in San Juan in Metro Manila.[2]
Her parents are West End musical actress Jenine Desiderio and Juan Miguel Salvador, Awit Award winning songwriter[3][4] and former lead singer of Rage Band.[5]
She has a half-brother and two stepsiblings.[6]
Like her parents, she has interest in performing arts at a young age.[7]
Between 2008 and 2009, she represented the Philippines in a world trade fair in Seoul, Korea. She appeared on stage in venues such as Meralco Theater, her first lead role being the school musical Paul! Paul![8] After guesting on Eat Bulaga's Sa Pula, Sa Puti, management directors Manny Valera and Star Magic's Johnny Manahan signed her a contract as their talent.[9]
Her official acting debut came in 2012 through the hit daytime drama, Be Careful With My Heart, which aired until 2014.[10][11][12] Salvador's character, middle daughter Nikki Grace Lim, was widely known for her Taglish catchphrases.[13] Winning newcomer awards, she would become one of the youngest faces of Garnier skin care.[14]
Salvador also signed film contracts with Regal Entertainment and Star Cinema, both in 2014.[15][16]
ABS-CBN in 2015 cast Salvador in her first leading role in Oh My G! as an orphan who blames God for the trials in her life.[17] On July 1, Salvador released her debut album, which eventually became certified platinum by PARI.[18][19][20] After featuring in a song for Hong Kong Disneyland, she made her film debut in director Jun Lana's Haunted Mansion. The film was a top grosser at the 41st Metro Manila Film Festival.[21]
In 2016, she had her second major lead TV role through the music based drama Born for You. Salvador portrays an aspiring musician who studies and works in Tokyo.[22] In the soundtrack, she released her first Japanese language songs.[23][24] Salvador was announced to work with Disney a third time following her Disney in Concert, Kia Theatre performance with a Philippine exclusive version of Moana's "How Far I'll Go".[25][26]
2017 came her first solo concert Super Janella,[27] an ensemble role in director Topel Lee's film Bloody Crayons as well as feature in Himig Handog through the Karlo Zabala-penned song "Wow Na Feelings" which won 4th Best Song and TFC's Global Choice Award.[28][29][30] In 2018 Salvador starred in two films. After portraying a singing mermaid in fantasy film My Fairy Tail Love Story,[31][32] she would garner praise in director Jason Paul Laxamana's rom-com So Connected, where she played a love-struck waitress.[33][34]
In 2019, Salvador returned to the small screen after three years through The Killer Bride portraying a mortuary cosmetologist named Emma. The role won her Princess of Philippine Television at the national Box Office Entertainment Awards.[35] By year end, Salvador starred opposite veteran actress Maricel Soriano in film The Heiress, which was based on the Philippine barang folklore.[36] In 2020 she appeared in Tren, the second highest rating episode of Maalaala Mo Kaya for the year. She played Aira, a university student who reconciles with her past lover.[37][38]
On November 19, 2021, she was confirmed as supervillain Valentina / Regina Vanguardia in Mars Ravelo's Darna, to be directed by Chito S. Roño. The series premiered in August 2022.[39][40][41]
She was in a relationship with Filipino-British actor Markus Paterson.[42]
On October 20, 2020, she gave birth to their son Jude in Bath, Somerset, England.[43][44]
Title | Album details | Certifications |
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Janella Salvador [45] |
Track listing
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Title | Year | Album |
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"Mahal Kita Pero" | 2014 | Himig Handog P-Pop Love Songs 2014 |
"Ganyan Talaga" | 2015 | Janella Salvador |
"Kapag Tumibok Ang Puso" | ||
"Mananatili" (with Marlo Mortel) |
2016 | Himig Handog P-Pop Love Songs 2016 |
"Alam Mo Ba" (with Elmo Magalona) |
Elmo | |
"Wow Na Feelings" | 2017 | Himig Handog P-Pop Love Songs 2017 |
"Hey It's Me" | Hey It's Me, Jamie | |
"Atin Cu Pung Sing Sing" | 2018 | Awit at Laro |
"Take It Easy" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
"Nung Tayo Pa" | Himig Handog P-Pop Love Songs 2019 | |
"Blanko" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Pumapag-Ibig" | 2016 | The Achy Breaky Hearts OST |
"Born for You" (with Elmo Magalona) |
Born for You OST | |
"How Far I'll Go - (Philippines version)" |
Moana OST | |
"Be My Fairytale" | 2018 | My Fairy Tail Love Story OST |
Year | Title | Role | Production Company | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | Haunted Mansion | Ella Santos | Regal Entertainment | Main role | [46] |
2016 | Mano Po 7: Chinoy | Caroline Wong | [47] | ||
2017 | Bloody Crayons | Eunice Nicolas | Star Cinema | [48] | |
2018 | My Fairy Tail Love Story | Chantel Quejada | Regal Entertainment | [49] | |
So Connected | Trisha Biscocho | [50] | |||
2019 | The Heiress | Guia | [51] | ||
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2012–2014 | Be Careful with My Heart | Nikki Grace Lim | ABS-CBN | Main role | [52] |
2014 | Goin' Bulilit | Herself | Guest role | [53] | |
Maalaala Mo Kaya: Card | Felynit Gallego | [54] | |||
Maalaala Mo Kaya: Selfie | Michelle Ann Rose Bonzo | [55] | |||
Home Sweetie Home | Teen Darla Sanchez | Cameo | [56] | ||
2015 | Oh My G! | Sophie Cepeda | Main role | [57] | |
Wansapanataym: Fat Patty | Patricia Dionisio | [58] | |||
Maalaala Mo Kaya: Pink Dress | Amabelle Marquez | Guest role | [59] | ||
Wansapanataym: Christmas Witch | Irene | Main role | [60] | ||
2016 | Ang Probinsyano | Denise Paulino | Guest role | [61] | |
Born for You | Samantha Reyes | Main role | [62] | ||
Wansapanataym: Holly & Mau | Holly Arellano | [63] | |||
2017–2018 | Wansapanataym: Jasmin's Flower Powers | Rose Miraflores | [64] | ||
2018 | Maalaala Mo Kaya: Mangga | Daisy | Guest role | [65] | |
Maalaala Mo Kaya: Cards | Rosela | [66] | |||
2019 | Maalaala Mo Kaya: White Ribbon | Moira Dela Torre | [67] | ||
2019–2020 | The Killer Bride | Emma Bonaobra / Vida Dela Cuesta | Main role | [68] | |
2020 | Maalaala Mo Kaya: Tren | Aira Dimapilis | Guest role | [69] | |
2022–present | Mars Ravelo's Darna | Valentina/Atty. Regina Vanguardia | Kapamilya Channel | Main role | [70] |
Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes | Ref. |
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2019 | Touch Screen | Amanda Muñoz | iWant | Main role | [71] |
2020 | U-turn | Drew | Netflix | Guest role | [72] |
2021 | Click, Like, Share:Barter | Janice | iWantTFC | Main role | [73] |
Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
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2015 | "Chinito Problems" | Enchong Dee | [74] |
2017 | "Unli" | BoybandPH | [75] |
Year | Title | Location | Ref. |
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2008 | Jollitown Christmas | — | |
2009 | Paul! Paul! | Meralco Theater | [76] |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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Alta Media Icon Awards | 2015 | Best Female Recording Artist | Janella Salvador | Won | [77] |
ASAP Pop Viewers' Choice Awards | 2013 | Pop Breakthrough Star | Be Careful with My Heart | Won | [78] |
2014 | Pop Female Cutie | Nominated | [79] | ||
Pop Teen Popsies | Janella Salvador (with Marlo Mortel) Be Careful with My Heart |
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Candy Readers' Choice Awards | 2013 | Female Rising Star | Be Careful with My Heart | Won | [80] |
FAMAS Award | 2013 | German Moreno Youth Achievement Award | Janella Salvador | Won | [81] |
Gawad PASADO Awards | 2015 | PinakaPASADOng Dangal ng Kabataan | Won | [82] | |
GEMS Hiyas ng Sining | 2020 | Best TV Series Actress | The Killer Bride | Nominated | |
GMMSF Box Office Entertainment Awards | 2014 | Most Promising Female Star | Be Careful with My Heart | Won | [83] |
Most Promising Loveteam for Television | Janella Salvador (with Jerome Ponce) Be Careful with My Heart |
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2020 | Princess of Philippine Television | The Killer Bride | Won | [84] | |
Golden Screen TV Awards | 2014 | Outstanding Breakthrough Performance by an Actress | Be Careful with My Heart | Nominated | [85] |
Himig Handog P-Pop Love Songs | 3rd Best Song | "Mahal Kita Pero" | Won | [86] | |
Best Music Video | Won | ||||
2017 | 4th Best Song | "Wow Na Feelings" | Won | [87] | |
TFC's Global Choice Award | Won | ||||
2019 | 4th Best Song | "Nung Tayo Pa" | Won | [88] | |
MOR Pinoy Music Awards | 2015 | Best New Artist | Janella Salvador | Nominated | |
Myx Music Awards | 2015 | Best Appearance in a Music Video | "Chinito Problems" | Nominated | [89] |
2019 | Remake of the Year | "Be My Fairytale" | Nominated | [90] | |
Media Soundtrack of the Year | Nominated | ||||
MYX Celebrity VJ of the Year | Janella Salvador (with Elmo Magalona) |
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PMPC Star Awards for Music | 2016 | Best New Female Recording Artist of the Year | Janella Salvador | Won | [91] |
PMPC Star Awards for Movies | 2016 | New Movie Actress of the Year | Haunted Mansion | Won | [92] |
PMPC Star Awards for Television | 2013 | Best New Female TV Personality | Be Careful with My Heart | Won | [93] |
Yahoo! Celebrity Awards | 2014 | Female Emerging Star | Be Careful with My Heart | Nominated |
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