Lilet

Lilet
Lilet
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Born	Maria Luz "Lilet" Navarro Jodloman-Esteban; January 17, 1974 (age 50); Manila, Philippines
Alma mater	St. Joseph's College of Quezon City
Occupation(s)	Singer, actress, composer, host, commercial model
Years active	1986–present
Agent	Cornerstone Entertainment Inc. (2015–present)
Known for	Marissa "Isay" Mariano in My Special Tatay
Label(s)	GOI Records, Viva Records, Alpha Music, Ivory Records

Maria Luz "Lilet" Navarro Jodloman-Esteban (born January 17, 1974) is a Filipina of Spanish-Hungarian-Jewish descent. Known as The Muse Of OPM (Original Pilipino Music), she is a singer, TV-host, actress, and model.

Career

As the first Filipina endorser of Coca-Cola, Lilet first appeared in an international commercial, singing Tomorrow's People, which was shot in Liverpool, England.

Her first musical album was entitled Lonely Girl, produced by GOI Records. Lilet's second album, This Song Dedicated To You, was produced by Viva Records. Her third and fourth album, Kahit Minsan Lang and Lilet in Bloom, both under Alpha Records, included revivals of the classic OPM songs "Tulak Ng Bibig, Kabig Ng Dibdib" and "Kaibigan Lang Pala".

Lilet joined That's Entertainment, appeared in movies such as Aso't Pusa, Estudyante Blues, Dear Diary and Pik Pak Boom. After a break to pursue studies in Japan, she released a comeback album with Ivory Music in 2003, under the name Marielle.

She joined A Song Of Praise (ASOP)^[1] as a composer and her song, "You Are Lord Of All", won Song of the Month in July 2014, the first one to garner a 99% score in the history of ASOP. She went on to compete in the grand finals on September 23, 2014 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, where the song was performed by Ava Olivia Santos of Freestyle. She was invited as guest performer at the ASOP 2015 grand finals.

On August 4, 2014, Lilet guested on ABS-CBN's The Singing Bee. This started her career in TV series, the first of which was Forevermore, followed by Langit Lupa, and A Love to Last. She has a supporting role in My Special Tatay, aired on GMA Network. This marked her television comeback in her mother studio where she first started and became a popular singer in the 80s to early 90s.

Lilet had a jam session, "A Throwback Night", with ROCKOLAROCKOLA on October 21, 2017, singing hit songs of the 80s.

She was one of the surprise guests in Coke Studio's Homecoming last September 1, 2018 at the World Trade Center, singing a mash-up of their commercial jingle together with Nikki Gil and Abra.

Lilet is currently under Cornerstone Talent Management Center, and one of the endorsers of Marie France Philippines.

She always says in her posts: #WORKISBLESSING.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Movies

Year	Title	Role	Studio
2015	Haunted Mansion	Ella's Mother	Regal Entertainment
1989	Dear Diary	Pauline Carpio (segment: Dear Killer)	Viva Films
	Estudyante Blues	Marilen
	Aso't Pusa	Lilian
1988	Pik Pak Boom	Marie / Doll

Television

Year	Title	Role	Studio
2020	Magpakailanman: Kasal sa Funeral	Neneng	GMA Network
2019	Sarap, 'Di Ba?	Guest/Performer
	Eat Bulaga!	Guest
	Beautiful Justice	Marilen Bernardo
	Dear Uge	Herself
	Stories for the Soul: Bad Sam	Claring
	Magpakailanman: Bata Bata Kriminal o Biktima	Mylene
	Letters and Music : Young Once Upon A Time	Season 3: Host/Performer	Net 25
2018	Mars	Herself	GMA News TV
	Maynila: Set Up	Emerald	GMA Network
	Wowowin	Guest Star
	My Special Tatay	Marissa "Isay" Mariano
	I Can See Your Voice	Guest star (winner)	ABS-CBN
	Wansapanataym: Gelli in a Bottle	Choleng Alcantara
	Ipaglaban Mo: Haciendero	Mrs. Calderon
2017	A Love to Last	Amina Gonzales
	Ipaglaban Mo: Hulidap	Nanay Linda
	Langit Lupa	Teresa Principe
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Bituin	Lovely
2016	Wansapanataym: Holly and Mau	Nathalie Arellano
2016	Family Feud	Herself/Player
2015	Wansapanataym: Selfie Pa More, Sasha No More	Victoria Santillan
	Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal	Herself/Player
	It's Showtime	Herself
	Sunday PinaSaya	Herself	GMA Network
	Biyaheng Retro	Herself	Jeepney TV
	Forevermore	Bettina Rosales	ABS-CBN
2014	Good Morning Kuya	Herself	UNTV
	ASAP	Herself/Guest Performer	ABS-CBN
	Umagang Kay Ganda	Guest
	The Singing Bee	Player
	Sarap Diva	Guest	GMA Network
	Sunday All Stars	Herself/Guest Performer	GMA Network
	Mars	Guest	GMA News TV
2012	Wil Time Bigtime	Herself	TV5
2003	SOP	Herself/Performer	GMA Network
1986	That's Entertainment	Herself/Performer	GMA Network

Discography

Studio albums

Lonely Girl (1986)
This Song Dedicated To You (1987)
Lilet – Sana Kahit Minsan Lang (1990) / ( Gold Record Award )
Lilet in Bloom (1992)
Marielle – Sa Paglisan Mo (2003)

References

^ "ASOP.tv".

External links

[1] "ASOP.tv".

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