Janella Salvador

Like her parents, she has interest in performing arts at a young age.[7]

Between 2008 and 2009, she represented the Philippines in a world trade fair in Seoul, Korea. She appeared on stage in venues such as Meralco Theater, her first lead role being the school musical Paul! Paul![8] After guesting on Eat Bulaga's Sa Pula, Sa Puti, management directors Manny Valera and Star Magic's Johnny Manahan signed her a contract as their talent.[9]

Her official acting debut came in 2012 through the hit daytime drama, Be Careful With My Heart, which aired until 2014.[10][11][12] Salvador's character, middle daughter Nikki Grace Lim, was widely known for her Coño catchphrases.[13] Winning newcomer awards, she would became one of the youngest faces of Garnier skin care.[14]

Salvador also signed film contracts with Regal Entertainment and Star Cinema, both in 2014.[15][16]

Salvador in 2015 for Haunted Mansion

ABS-CBN in 2015 cast Salvador in her first leading role in Oh My G! as an orphan who blames God for the trials in her life.[17] On July 1, Salvador released her debut album. It peaked at number one for several weeks,[18][19] and became certified platinum by PARI.[20] After featuring in a song for Hong Kong Disneyland, she made her film debut in director Jun Lana's Haunted Mansion. The film was a top grosser at the 41st Metro Manila Film Festival.[21]

In 2016, she had her second major lead TV role through the music based drama Born for You. Salvador portrays an aspiring musician who studies and works in Tokyo.[22] In the soundtrack, she released her first Japanese-language songs.[23][24]

2017 came her first solo concert, Super Janella,[25] an ensemble role in director Topel Lee's film Bloody Crayons, as well as feature in Himig Handog through the Karlo Zabala-penned song "Wow Na Feelings" which won 4th Best Song and TFC's Global Choice Award.[26][27][28]

In 2018, Salvador starred in two films. After portraying a singing mermaid in fantasy film, My Fairy Tail Love Story,[29][30] she would garner praise in director Jason Paul Laxamana's rom-com So Connected, where she played a lovestruck waitress.[31][32] In 2019, Salvador returned to the small screen after three years through The Killer Bride. Her role as a possessed girl named Emma who moves to Las Espadas years after a freak killing, won her Princess of Philippine Television at the national Box Office Entertainment Awards.[33]

At the end of 2019, Salvador starred opposite veteran actress Maricel Soriano in film The Heiress, based on the Philippine barang folklore.[34] In 2020, she appeared in Tren, the second highest rating episode of Maalaala Mo Kaya for the year. She played Aira, a university student who reconciles with her past lover.[35][36]