Claire de la Fuente, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Claire de la Fuente

Filipino singer, businesswoman

Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1958

Place of Birth: Manila, Luzon, Philippines

Profession: businessperson, singer

Nationality: Philippines

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Clarita Crisostomo Dela Fuente-De Guzman (born December 28, 1958), better known as Claire de la Fuente, is a Filipino singer who achieved celebrity status in the late 1970s with the jukebox hit "Sayang".
She was given the title "Asia's Sweetest Voice" because of her sweet voice.
She was dubbed "the Karen Carpenter of the Philippines" as her voice has a striking resemblance to that of the late singer.
Her first album in 1977 was then the Philippines' biggest ever seller.
She went on to record seven more albums.
Besides "Sayang", she is also known for hits like "Minsan-Minsan" and "Nakaw Na Pag-ibig". She was given the title "Queen of Tagalog Songs" alongside Rico J.
Puno as her counterpart.
She was also named "Jukebox Queen" together with her contemporaries Imelda Papin, Eva Eugenio and the late Didith Reyes, and was also dubbed as "Asia's Sweetest Voice". She is also a successful businesswoman.
She is the president of the Integrated Metropolitan Bus Operators Association (IMBOA), though her bus franchise was cancelled in 2011 for joining a nationwide transport strike.