Maria Cielito "Pops" Lukban Fernandez (Tagalog:[pɐpspɛrˈnɐndɛs]; born December 12, 1966) is a Filipina singer, entertainer, entrepreneur, TV host and actress.
Dubbed as The Philippines Concert Queen in which for the last Four decades she has performed Internationally and locally in sold out shows, Arenas, and previously with ensembles before transitioning from music acting on the big screen to hosting successful TV shows such as Penthouse Live!, ASAP, before she became a fashion designer. Her career established her to the movie game as she separated from her marriage from her husband Martin Nievera. With a record breaking ticket sales for her concert called Shindig which also made praise through album sales and international tours in 1999-2002 and 2 Box Office Films through Viva Entertainment.
In 2019, she is one of the 50 panelists around the world to participate in a new American reality talent show The World's Best by CBS. While she is the first Filipina to be featured as a judge in an American reality talent show, she was not the first judge from the Philippines. Bryan Boy, who is a Filipino, was a judge for ANTM USA.
In 2020, Fernandez became the guest judge in The Clash Season 3 while Misalucha did not return for health reasons.[5]
^Red, Isah V. (June 22, 1999). "APO breaking up?". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 23. Retrieved July 14, 2022. But what Pops is singing more frequently is the track called Nasaan ang Puso Mo, the album's carrier single.