KC Concepcion (born Maria Kristina Cassandra Cuneta Concepcion on April 7, 1985) is a Filipina actress and singer from the Philippines who is currently a National Ambassador Against Hunger of the United Nations’ World Food Programme.
Concepcion is the daughter of Philippine singer-actress Sharon Cuneta, and adopted daughter of former senator Francis Pangilinan. Her biological father was 80’s heartthrob Gabby Concepcion. She reconnected with her father after thirteen years since her parents’ annulment and his immigration to the United States in 1995.
She graduated grade school in Poveda. In 2003, she graduated from the International School Manila, and in 2007, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in International Corporate Communications with a minor in Theatre Arts from the American University of Paris.
Concepcion made several guest appearances in her mother’s concerts and television shows. In 2003, she became a product endorser both on television and in print ads. She also became an MTV Asia VJ.
In the April 11, 2010 episode of The Buzz, it was announced that Concepcion had been chosen to be the replacement co-host after Ruffa Gutierrez’s departure.
In her 2010 studio album titled KC, she sung “Girl Most Likely To” by Skye Sweetnam from the soundtrack of Mattel’s 2006 film The Barbie Diaries.
In 2010, Concepcion joined Star Magic, but after a year, she left Star Magic and joined Viva Artists Agency, a talent management of Viva Entertainment, where her mother Sharon Cuneta came from.
In 2008, she give a first and debut movie in first Star Cinema movie directed by demand Bb. Joyce E. Bernal of her biggest showbiz career with Kapuso Leading Man Richard Gutierrez.
After that she given again a movie under GMA Films and Regal Entertainment reunion with Richard Gutierrez
In 2009, she starred opposite Piolo Pascual and Zanjoe Marudo, in the Philippine remake of her first primetime drama series Lovers in Paris as a kapamilya.
In 2013, she starred in her first lead antagonist role in Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala, a short-lived drama series made acclaimed for Judy Ann Santos and Sam Milby. She busy to do action drama movie Boy Golden: Shoot to Kill, the Arturo Porcuna Story opposite ER Ejercito that one of the entry for the 39th Metro Manila Film Festival this marks is 1st Metro Manila Film Festival entry season.
In 2014, she starred a lead role as Natalia in the second season of the period drama series Ikaw Lamang, starring Coco Martin and Kim Chiu.
In 2008, KC Concepcion 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 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 Concepcion 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 Concepcion 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 KC released her Second Studio Album entitled KC, KC ranked number 3 based on OPM 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 promote KC album.
