Early career and Star in a Million Regis first appeared in the "Sing-Eat" segment of
Eat Bulaga! in 2002 where she became a grand finalist. In 2003, Regis secured a place as grand finalist in
ABS-CBN's television reality singing competition
Star in a Million after advancing from the elimination rounds with Teresa Garcia. Dubbed as the "Power Belter" because of her effortless high notes, Regis was a judge favorite and was the only finalist to never place in the bottom two during the entire season. She placed consistently in the top performances every week, eventually reaching the Grand Champion Night on January 3, 2004, with Marinel Santos and Erik Santos. Regis won the Texter's Choice Award but placed only as a runner-up after singing
Wendy Moten's Come in Out of the Rain. Disheartened by not winning the 1-million peso and house and lot prizes, Regis returned to Cebu thinking she would have to start over again, but was instead offered a recording contract with
Star Records and released a recording of Come in Out of the Rain, which became an instant hit and Regis'
signature song.
2003–2004: Come in Out of the Rain, rise to prominence After losing to
Erik Santos, the management of
ABS-CBN and
Star Music offer her a recording contract. Even before its album's release, "
Come In Out of the Rain" became a radio hit in the
Philippines. It stayed for 12 consecutive weeks as number one on
Myx OPM Countdown and ranked no. 4 in
2004 MYX HIT CHART YEAR-END TOP 20 SONGS. Regis also released other singles like
Maybe (cover version of
Peabo Bryson and
Regina Belle) and
Kailan Kaya, written by Raul Mitra and Cacai Velasquez which served as theme song of
ABS-CBN's primetime fantaserye
Marina. Regis was chosen by songwriter
Vehnee Saturno to represent the
Philippines in
Voice of Asia in
Kazakhstan where she sang "Isang Lahi", "Sana'y 'Di Pangarap", "Now More Than Ever" and Saturno's original song "Follow your Dream". She became the third Filipino to win the 2 Prize Silver Trophy after
Jed Madela and Arnee Hidalgo. Upon returning, Regis was given a title, Crystal Voice of Asia by the local media, a common tradition among Filipino singers. She hosted in noontime show
Masayang Tanghali Bayan/
MTB Ang Saya Saya and mainstay of
ASAP which created a hit segment
ASAP Champions together with
Sarah Geronimo,
Erik Santos,
Mark Bautista. In May 2004, Regis officially launched her debut album under
Star Records entitled
Come In Out of the Rain, produced by
Jonathan Manalo. The album included her previous pieces Follow Your Dream and Among Gabayan. The album received Platinum Record Award by
PARI having sold over 40,000 copies. She had her first concert, "Higher Note," at the Music Museum, followed by several concerts in the
Philippines and abroad.
2005: What I Do Best, continuing success She hosted in daily show M.R.S. (Most Requested Show) with
Amy Perez,
Roderick Paulate and
Toni Gonzaga.Regis was awarded by the 21st Year-Ender Excellence Awards as Top Entertainer International Achievement Awardee and Best Female Performer in Asia Pacific and highly nominated in the 18th
Awit Awards. She was also nominated in four other categories for her debut album, Best Inspirational Song ("Follow Your Dream"), Best Regional Recording ("Among Gabayan"), Best Song Written for Movie/TV/Stage Play ("Kailan Kaya") and Best Concert Performer in an Intimate Venue Female. In July 2005, Sheryn launched her second album, "
What I Do Best". She also sang Sabihin Mo Sa Akin, the theme from
Kampanerang Kuba. After the success of her carrier single, she launched her second single by late 2005, Hindi Ko Kayang Iwan Ka. It was chosen as the 'love theme song' of
ABS-CBN's television series,
Gulong ng Palad. Aside from this, her love song, Sa Piling Mo was aired as a wedding song on the same show. By April 2006, she released the last single from her second album, Dahil Nagmamahal and was chosen as a theme song of
Bernadette Sembrano's
Nagmamahal, Kapamilya. Two songs from this album received recognition. The carrier single, What I do Best, won as Best Song Performed by a Female Artist given by iFM Pinoy Music Awards. Hindi Ko Kayang Iwan Ka, which is actually the most popular song from this album received a prestigious award. It was named by S Magazine as song of the year. At that time, she was dubbed the
Crystal Voice of Asia, a title contested by the camp of another Filipino singer
Mari Nallos, who held the title much earlier when she was under contract with
Star Records. What I do Best received Gold Record Award by
PARI sold over 25,000 copies.
The Modern Jukebox Collection In October 2006, Sheryn began recording for her third album under
Star Records. The album was set to release on November 20, 2006. Her first single off the album was a cover of a
Leah Navarro original, Ang Pag-Ibig Kong Ito. Sheryn's remake of
Joey Albert's I Remember the Boy was chosen as Jasmine's Theme Song for
ABS-CBN's teleserye featuring
Kim Chiu and
Gerald Anderson,
Sana Maulit Muli. She also sang the theme song of the primetime teleserye,
Maria Flordeluna topbilled by
Eliza Pineda. She also revived the popular
Kuh Ledesma hit Dito Ba from the Hit Afternoon Drama
Prinsesa ng Banyera which served as the theme song. She later launched her second official single from the album, a song penned by Ricky Sanchez, ''Ang Lahat Para Sa 'Yo
(later used as a theme song for El Cuerpo), while her self-composition, Pusong Lito'', enjoyed frequent airplay in provincial radio stations and was able to reach the Number 1 spot in the MOR Top Hits of
MOR Cebu 97.1 Lupig Sila. It was chosen as the theme song of
ABS-CBN TV-3 Cebu's Visayan drama series
Summer Sunshine, aired during summer season. Early 2008, Sheryn released her third and final single from the album,
Sayang na Sayang, a cover of the
Manilyn Reynes original. By end of February, the music video for the single was shot with her Love Spell costar and Be Bench finalist, John James Uy, as the leading man.
Starting Over Again During the release of her third single from her jukebox album, Sheryn started hinting the public of an upcoming fourth album with a tentative June release. It was also during the planning stages of her fourth album that Sheryn became part of
Star Magic, the talent management arm of her mother station,
ABS-CBN. The album, aptly titled
Starting Over Again, released its first single bearing the same title, which is based on the
Natalie Cole version (the song was originally sung by
Dionne Warwick with different lyrics), during the final week of May. The album contains seven revivals and three originals. Sheryn, along with her husband, penned an English original, My Heart Beats for You. Anabelle Regalado, managing director of Star Records, also contributed a
Tagalog original, Sana Nandito Ka.
Vehnee Saturno, who is also one of the composers on the album with his song Patunayan Mo, was also its producer. This is the first time that one of Sheryn's albums was produced by somebody other than producer
Jonathan Manalo. The carrier of her fourth album was chosen as an official theme song of
Korean drama,
Three Dads with One Mommy.
2020s In 2020, Sheryn took on a new challenge by collaborating with the rock band
Hey Moonshine. They recorded and released a single entitled "Ilang Beses" under
Viva Records. This was the first time Sheryn recorded a song in this genre. == Artistry ==