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Singer Claire Dela Fuente passed away this morning, March 30, due to cardiac arrest.
The singer’s son, Gregorio “Gigo” De Guzman, confirmed her death in a video interview with ABS-CBN entertainment reporter MJ Felipe, who posted the video on his Twitter page.
Mr. De Guzman said his mother (whose legal name was Clarita Crisostomo Dela Fuente-De Guzman) was diagnosed with COVID-19 positive last week. Based on her doctor’s report, Mr. De Guzman said that “She died of cardiac arrest which was believed to be … the cause[ed by] her stress and anxiety. “She added that her mother had suffered from anxiety, hypertension and diabetes.
Born on December 28, 1958, her talent was first publicly noticed when at age 15 she won the first singing contest she joined, singing The Carpenters song “Love Me for What I Am.”
It was with his song “EstimatedAlthough that Ms. Dela Fuente became popular in the late 1970s. Her other popular songs include “Sometimes” and “Stolen love. “She was dubbed a” Queen of the Jukebox “alongside her contemporaries Imelda Papin, Eva Eugenio and the late Didith Reyes.
He released numerous singles and albums, many of which received double platinum awards, including singles “Stolen love” and “Sometimesand the albums Estimated and The best of Claire.
With a voice that from the beginning of her career was often described as similar to that of the late Karen Carpenter of the duo The Carpenters, it was perhaps no surprise that she ended up teaming up with Richard Carpenter in 2008 for their international album. , Something in your eyes.
Carpenter wasn’t the only international singer he worked with. He recorded a duet with Michael Bolton, “The Christmas Song”, in 2010.
Aside from her singing career, she ventured into business and served as vice president, treasurer, and manager of the Philippine Corinthian Liner Corp. (PCLC) bus company. For many years she served as president of the Integrated Association of Metro Bus Operators.
She also dabbled in cosmetics with The Skin Shop and in the restaurant business with Claire de la Fuente Grill & Seafood Restaurant in Pasay City.
Ms. Dela Fuente was married to Moisés “Boy” de Guzmán, who died of cancer in 2006. They have two children, Gregorio and Gracielo. – MAPS
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