Kisses Delavin

Kirsten "Kisses" Danielle Tan Delavin (born May 1, 1999) is a Filipina actress and singer. She first gained fame in 2016 as a contestant in the reality television series, Pinoy Big Brother where she placed second.

Kisses Delavin
Born	Kirsten Danielle Tan Delavin (1999-05-01) May 1, 1999 San Fernando, Masbate, Philippines
Occupation	Actress singer
Years active	2016–present
Agent	Star Magic (2017–2019) Triple A Management (2019–present) GMA Network (2019–present)
Home town	Masbate City, Philippines

Early life and education

Kirsten Danielle Tan Delavin was born on May 1, 1999, in Masbate to Filipino parents Gilbert and Carrie Delavin.[1] She had a younger sister named Keithleen Gracerie who was born prematurely on her mother's sixth month of pregnancy however she died at age 1.[2] At age 6, Delavin was diagnosed with viral encephalitis and was comatose for less than a day.[3] Her mother describes her as a "miracle baby" as out of the eight pregnancies that she had, only Delavin survived.[4]

At a young age, Delavin showed interest in beauty contests, joining her first one at the age of 3.[5] She entered several beauty contests, winning Miss Teen Masbate in 2013, and Miss Masbate and Miss Kaogma in 2016.[6]

Delavin attended De La Salle University (DLSU) to pursue a bachelor's degree in accountancy but she placed it on hold when she joined Pinoy Big Brother.[7] In 2019, she returned to DLSU but now taking a business course.[8]

Career

Delavin began her acting career with a minor role in the drama series Pangako Sa 'Yo (2015).[9] In 2016, Delavin auditioned for the thirteenth season of the reality television series Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) after she saw an advertisement about it on Facebook.[10] She succeeded in joining and was officially introduced as a teen contestant in PBB on the late-night talk show Tonight with Boy Abunda. When asked by Abunda why she joined, Delavin said she auditioned "to prove that she is ready to become an independent woman".[11] Delavin was later announced as a semi-finalist on the show and had to temporarily exit due to the program's format.[12] On the show's finale, Delavin was announced as a runner-up, with Maymay Entrata winning the competition.[13]

Delavin has appeared on episodes of Gandang Gabi, Vice!, Tonight with Boy Abunda, It's Showtime, ASAP, Magandang Buhay, Umagang Kay Ganda, Rated K, and Matanglawin.

Together with Marco Gallo, she was the Myx Celebrity VJ for the month of July 2017. Collectively known as "KissMarc", they also starred in Young JV's music video for the song "Kulay". They appeared together on several online and print materials, public engagements and as each other's love interest on various ABS-CBN TV shows and movies. Despite the success, the team-up ended following a controversial interview in the online show, Kapamilya Chat.

In October 2017, Delavin signed a contract under Star Music. She was the first official artist under the music sub-label, Star Pop. Tickets to her self-titled grand album launch in November 2017 sold out within 30 minutes. More than 15,000 units of her album were sold the day prior to its launch. She formally received her gold and platinum certifications from PARI on the January 21, 2018 episode of ASAP.[14]

In February 2018, her first solo sold-out concert was held in the KIA Theatre, guested by Sam Milby, Karla Estrada, Marlo Mortel and Tony Labrusca.

In 2018, Delavin was one of the regular hosts of ASAP Chillout.

She appeared on the front cover of MEGA magazine's March 2018 issue. The shoot was held in Prague, Czech Republic.

She was paired with Donny Pangilinan for the movies Walwal and Fantastica. They also starred in the romantic comedy daytime drama, Playhouse.

For two consecutive years (2017-2018), Kisses was among the top 10 most tweeted celebrities in the Philippines.[15][16]

In April 2019, she had her 2nd solo sold-out concert entitled 'A Life Full Of Kisses' held in Music Museum.

In November 2019, Delavin left Star Magic and signed with APT Entertainment and Triple A Management, which manages GMA Network actresses Maine Mendoza and Marian Rivera.[17]

In December 2019, she is now under both the Kapamilya and Kapuso network after becoming a freelance actress. She now appears in mostly Kapuso shows and did her first major acting role in a mermaid-themed episode of Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko as Oceana.

Endorsements

After her stint in Pinoy Big Brother, she became the newest brand ambassador for Palmolive and Colgate. She is also one of the celebrity endorsers for Bench clothing.

In September 2017, she was announced as one of the Vivo celebrity ambassadors during the launching of the Vivo V7+ mobile phone.

Kisses is one of the faces for Vice Cosmetics, owned by Vice Ganda. In October 2017, a grand launch for the brand was held in Araneta Colliseum.

She was one of the celebrity influencers for Coca-Cola, Vans shoes and Lucky me Pasta.

She joined Donny Pangilinan as one of the endorsers for YOYOSO Philippines.

Filmography

Movies

Year	Title	Role	Type of role	Producer
2020	D'Ninang	Mikhai	Main Cast	Regal Films
2018	Fantastica	Ariella	Supporting cast	Star Cinema and Viva Films
	Walwal	Ruby	Supporting cast	Regal Films
2017	Loving in Tandem	Jayzel	Supporting cast	Star Cinema

Television

Year	Title	Role	Type of role	Network
2020	Dear Uge: Viral Maging Judgemental	Amy	Episode Guest	GMA Network
	All-Out Sundays	Herself	Guest
	Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko	Oceana	Main role/Protagonist
2019	Eat Bulaga	Herself	Bawal Judgemental contestant
	Ipaglaban Mo: Desperada	Miya	Episode Guest	ABS-CBN
2018	Playhouse	Shiela Ubaldo	Main cast
	ASAP Chillout	Herself	Main Host
2017	Ipaglaban Mo: Groufie	Dianne	Episode Guest
	Wansapanataym: Amazing Ving	Chelsea Del Carmen	Supporting cast / Antagonist
	Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7	Herself	Housemate
2015	Pangako Sa 'Yo	Bar girl	Cameo appearance

Digital

Year	Title	Role	Producer
2019	ZEKElingMagingSHIELA: The Zeke and Sheila's Almost Love Story	Lead Role as Shiela Ubaldo	iWant
2018	One Music Popssss S05E05	Special Guest	One Music PH
	One Music LUH	Host
	ASAP Chillout Squad	Host	ABS-CBN Online Channel
2017	One Music Popssss S03E09	Special Guest	One Music PH
	Squad Goals	Host	ABS-CBN Mobile
	Follow the Lucky 3 Teens		i Want TV

Discography

Year	Album	Hits	Certification	Record label
2018	Kisses	"Pretty Boy"	Platinum	Star Pop
2017	Kisses	"Di Ko Lang Masabi"	Platinum (pre-order)	Star Pop

Concert

Year	Title
2019	A Life Full Of Kisses
2018	Confidently Kisses

Awards and nominations

Year	Award-giving body/competition	Award/category	Result
2019	50th Guillermo Mendoza Box Office Awards	Most Promising Female Star for Movies	Won
2018	Starmometer	100 Most Beautiful Women in the Philippines 2018	Won : Rank #1
	5th starcinema.com.ph Awards	Ultimate Movie Trailer	Won for "Walwal" with Donny Pangilinan
		Ultimate Movie Line	Won for "Nobody can tell you what can make you happy except yourself", said by the character Ruby in "Walwal"
	ABS-CBN Ball	Fan Fave	Won
	Myx Music Awards 2018	Myx Celebrity VJ of the Year	Nominated (with Marco Gallo)
		Favorite Guest Appearance In A Music Video Kulay by Young JV	Nominated (with Marco Gallo)
2017	Star Magic Ball	Fan Fave	Won
		Cornetto Tip-To-Top Best Dressed Couple with Marco Gallo	Won
	31st PMPC Star Awards for TV	Best New Female TV Personality Wansapanataym	Nominated
	Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7	2nd Lucky Big Placer	Won
2016	ASAP POP Teens Choice Awards[18]	ASAP Pop Teen Sweetheart	Won
	Miss Masbate Province		Won
	Miss Kaogma		Won
2015	Miss Teen Earth		Finalist
2013	Miss Teen Masbate		Won

References

1. Lo, Ricky (July 4, 2017). "A grand 'coming out' for Miracle Baby of Masbate". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
2. Lo, Ricky (January 10, 2019). "Kisses expects suitor(s) to possess dad's qualities". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
3. Catolico, Gianna Francesca (April 18, 2017). "PBB's Kisses Delavin talks about illness that almost killed her". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
4. Afinidad-Bernardo, Deni Rose M. (August 31, 2017). "'Multimedia Princess' Kisses Delavin reaches 1 M Instagram followers". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
5. "Kisses Delavin open to joining national pageants". ABS-CBNnews.com. June 20, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
6. "18 Reasons to Love Kisses Delavin". LionhearTV. May 1, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
7. Cuazon, Christhel (May 23, 2019). "Kisses Delavin attends her first day in college". DZRH Network News. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
8. Lo, Ricky (May 8, 2020). "Kisses gets a car as birthday gift". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
9. Cepeda, Cody (June 8, 2018). "Kisses Delavin recalls first year in show biz: 'I've seen supporters turn into haters'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
10. Vasquez, Dinna Chan (April 9, 2017). "Maymay & Kisses: Different and alike at the same time". BusinessMirror. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
11. "Meet the teen beauty queen joining 'PBB'". ABS-CBNnews.com. November 29, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
12. "WATCH: Emotional top 3 teens exit 'Pinoy Big Brother' house". ABS-CBNnews.com. November 20, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
13. "Maymay Entrata hailed as 'Pinoy Big Brother Lucky Season 7' Big Winner". The Philippine Star. March 6, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
14. "Kisses Delavin officially launches debut album".
15. "Most Tweeted Filipino Celebrity 2017".
16. "Kisses Delavin among most Tweeted Celebrities of 2018".
17. "Kisses Delavin leaves Star Magic; will she transfer to GMA-7?". Philippine Entertainment Portal. November 8, 2019.
18. "ASAP names Pop Teen Choice 2016 winners". ABS-CBN News.