The music industry of the Philippines has lost its star. April Boy Regino, who was one of the founders of the Boys Band, April Boys, died at the age of 51 on 29 November 2020. He is a singer and recording artist acclaimed for popularizing songs such as Paano Ang Puso Ko, Umiiyak Ang Puso, and Di Ko Kayang Tanggapin.

Other music credits include Sana’y Laging Magkapiling, Esperanza, Salamat Sa Lyo, Kahapong Nagdaan, Tukkan, Madelyn Nag-iisang Ginto, among several others. Below is all about him!!

10 Information About the Philippine singer April Boy Regino

1. The real name of the Filipino singer and recording artist April Boy Regino is Dennis Regino M. Magdaraog and is also known as ‘Ang Idol Ng Bayan’ and ‘Jukebox King.’
2. April Boy Regino, who died at the age of 51, was born in Marikina, Philippines, on 9 April 1969. His brothers reported the news with a Facebook post after his passing.
3. The cause of his death remains uncertain. His death came six years after he quit the show business career due to prostate cancer. He was first diagnosed with the condition back in 2009. Later it brought him to the left eye blindness after he had been diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy.
4. April Kid Regino was one of the four founders of the April Boys band with his two younger siblings, Vingo and Jimmy.
5. He had a wife called Madel Regino, with whom he had a son, JC. Details of their marital status remain wrapped. Their son, JC, followed his career and sought a career as a singer and musician.
6. April Boy Regino relocated to the United States and lived as an entertainer in the Filipino-American culture.
7. The late singer even made the cover of APAR (Itoshi no Ellie) and renamed it ‘Honey My Love So Good.’
8. In 2015, he joined a major recording label, GMA Records, making his way back to the music business. Before that, he had represented many record companies, including Vicor, Ivory Music, Star Music, and Viva Records.
9. Billboard Magazine suggested that in April 1996 Kid Regino sold 120,000 copies of The Heart Is Screaming, which also sold triple platinum. It also reported that he was mocked for being ‘tacky’ in his homeland.
10. Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte helped April pay his medical expenses, and later he took part in a party thrown by Duterte. His net worth of data is currently under review; however, Networth Roll states he had $32.4 million in cash before his death.

Facts of April Boy Regino