He had his first solo concert in April 1984 at the Araneta Coliseum, followed a number of albums, three of which were released internationally, including the Christian-inspired album Out of the Dark.
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Valenciano returned to acting in 2008 by appearing in the drama anthology Maalaala Mo Kaya, where he portrayed a prisoner who finds religion and becomes born again.
His supporters include Christian showbiz personalities Piolo Pascual, Donita Rose, Gary Valenciano and Kuh Ledesma.
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They bested out more popular nominees for the same category such as Gary Valenciano (who was nominated thrice in the same category) and Christian Bautista.
Singer-actor Gary Valenciano had a special appearance in this series where he played the famous singer Ricky Lopez.
Songs from OPM luminaries like Basil Valdez, Sharon Cuneta, Martin Nievera, Gary Valenciano, Regine Velasquez, Jaya, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Ogie Alcasid and even bands like Rivermaya, True Faith, I-Axe, South Border are given the "Jay R touch" and will surely appeal to his fans and OPM music lovers alike.
The Quezon Convention Center hosted a number of concerts and fine performances such as Megastar-Sharon Cuneta, Mr. Pure Energy-Gary Valenciano, Concert Queen-Pops Fernandez, Concert King-Martin Nievera, Song Bird-Regine Velasquez, Pop Princess-Kyla, Pop Trio-Apo Hiking Society, PBB Stars- Sam Milby and Kim Chiu, Wolfgang, and Quezon's Pride-Aiza Seguerra.