KC Concepcion
Concepcion in November 2010
Born	Maria Kristina Cassandra Cuneta Concepcion (1985-04-07)April 7, 1985 (age 40) Manila, Philippines
Alma mater	American University of Paris
Occupations	Actress, singer, songwriter, celebrity endorser, model, host, dancer
Years active	1999–present
Agent	Star Magic (2010–2011) Viva Artists Agency (2011–2016) Cornerstone Entertainment (2020–present)
Parents	Gabby Concepcion (father) Sharon Cuneta (mother) Kiko Pangilinan (stepfather)
Relatives	Pablo Cuneta (grandfather) Tito Sotto (granduncle) Helen Gamboa (great-aunt) Gian Sotto (uncle) Ciara Sotto (aunt) Gary Valenciano (step-uncle) Gab Valenciano (step-cousin) Frankie Pangilinan (half-sister) Donny Pangilinan (step-cousin)

Maria Kristina Cassandra "KC"Cuneta Concepcion (Tagalog pronunciation:[kuˈnɛtɐkɔnsɛpˈʃon]; born April 7, 1985) is aFilipino actress, singer, dancer, TV host, entrepreneur, socialite, and humanitarian. She has starred in filmsFor The First Time (2008) andWhen I Met U (2009), and television series such asLovers in Paris (2009),Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala (2013) andIkaw Lamang (2014).

She is often dubbed as the "Mega Daughter", in reference to her motherSharon Cuneta'shonorific as the "Megastar". Concepcion is also known for her humanitarian work; she is the first FilipinoGoodwill Ambassador of theUnited Nations'World Food Programme.^[1] She is also the ambassador^[2] ofWorld Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines.

Concepcion is born on April 7, 1985, inManila,Philippines. She is the daughter of singer-actressSharon Cuneta and actorGabby Concepcion. She reconnected with her father after thirteen years since her parents'annulment and his immigration to theUnited States in 1995.^[3]

She graduated grade school atSaint Pedro Poveda College inMandaluyong. In 2003, she graduated from theInternational School Manila, and in 2007, graduated with abachelor's degree in InternationalCorporate Communications with a minor inTheatre Arts from theAmerican University of Paris.^[4]

Concepcion made several guest appearances in her mother's concerts and television shows. In 2003, she became aproduct endorser both on television and in print ads. She started her career with global franchise MTV as anMTV AsiaVJ.

AsWorld Food Programme's Philippine ambassador, she shared the stage withBill Clinton in 2008 to present the former US leader's foundation its commitment to feed more people in impoverish countries.^[5]

In 2009, she starred in thePhilippine remake of her first primetime drama series,Lovers in Paris. In 2010, she returned to do a film withStar Cinema with her first movie with her father,Gabby Concepcion, for Father's Day,I'll Be There, directed byMaryo J. de los Reyes. In her 2010 studio album titledKC, she sang "Girl Most Likely To" bySkye Sweetnam from the soundtrack ofMattel's 2006 filmThe Barbie Diaries. In the same year, she joinedStar Magic but after a year, she left and joinedViva Artist Agency, a talent management of Viva Entertainment.

On the April 11, 2010 episode ofThe Buzz, it was announced that Concepción had been chosen to be the replacement co-host afterRuffa Gutierrez's departure.^[6] She was also featured on the cover ofCosmopolitan Mexico. In 2011, she made another film with Star Cinema, a romantic, drama filmForever and a Day. Along withAgnez Mo andJaclyn Victor, she sang in the2011 SEA Games opening ceremony in Indonesia.^[7]

In 2012, she hosted the first and only season ofThe X Factor Philippines. She was also featured in USA'sComplex Magazine as one ofThe 25 Sexiest International Actresses.^[8]

In 2013, she starred in her first lead antagonist role inHuwag Ka Lang Mawawala. In 2014, she starred a lead role as Natalia in the second season of theperiod drama seriesIkaw Lamang. In 2015, she starred in an episode ofABS-CBN Christmas anthology seriesGive Love on Christmas. She was named one ofGQ India'sHottest Actresses Around the World^[9]. In 2016, she returned as the host inBinibining Pilipinas 2016 with actorXian Lim. She previously hosted the 2011 edition ofBinibining Pilipinas five years ago with actorDerek Ramsay. She took a step back from showbiz for a while to focus as being theUN Ambassador ofWorld Food Programme for Hunger and made an online shop website KC's Closet and reached₱1,000,000 and being donated in Public School inMaguindanao.

In 2019, Concepcion was the first Filipina celebrity to represent global brandShiseido as an ambassador and endorser.^[10]

In February 2020, she signed an exclusive management contract with Cornerstone Entertainment.^[11]

In 2008, Concepción released her first studio album on July 15, 2008, entitled "a.k.a Cassandra", on the Sony BMG Philippines label, which ranked number 1 based on the total album sales in all Odyssey Record Bar branches nationwide. In fact, 1,102 copies of the album were sold in all Odyssey branches alone. KC Concepción made Philippine music history with her lead single "Imposible" during that year. KC has the most number of music downloads in the Philippines in the same year, which marked 1 million downloads online. KC Concepción thought that she would just perform her newest single, "Doo Be Doo", on the noontime TV show Wowowee on ABS-CBN Channel 2 on November 15, 2008. However, she was surprised when she was given a Platinum Record Award for her album "a.k.a. Cassandra".

In 2010, Concepcion released her Second Studio Album entitledKC,KC ranked number 3 based onOPM charts, in Astrovision Stores the album KC reached number 1.KC was launched on ASAP XV.KC was released on March 24, 2010, under the Sony Music label. she also set KC Mall Tour to promoteKC album.

• 2003,The Little Mermaid^[12]
• 2005,Beauty and the Beast^[12]
• 2008,Katy, the Musical Concert^[13]

Concepcion had previously datedRivermaya frontmanRico Blanco from 2003 to 2005. She also briefly dated directorLino Cayetano in 2007.^[14]

Her first highly publicized relationship was with actorPiolo Pascual. The two worked together in the 2009 television seriesLovers In Paris. They ended their relationship in 2011.^[15]

She also dated actorPaulo Avelino, who confirmed their romance in a 2015 interview, having previously revealed that he had been courting her in 2013. They briefly worked in an episode ofABS-CBN's Christmas anthology seriesGive Love on Christmas.^[16] She also dated Filipino-American footballerAly Borromeo from 2017 to 2018. The two reunited in October 2024 at one of Borromeo's football games.^[17]

Concepcion's last reported relationship is with Swiss businessman Steve Michael Wuethrich.^[18]

In May 2024, her mother, veteran actressSharon Cuneta, publicly admitted that she and Concepcion were estranged, though Concepcion later posted a vlog where she paid tribute to Cuneta on Mother's Day, despite their reported estrangement.^[19][20]

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