Through his music, he was also able to finance a Civil Engineering course for his wife at the Technological Institute of the Philippines. By then, he had changed his surname to Cortez, and he married Corazon, with whom he went on to have seven children. In 1984, he had a massive hit in his home country with "Napakasakit, Kuya Eddie", on the Universal Records label, which also became something of an anthem for overseas Filipino workers. Disco", "Lagi Na Lamang", "Shake It Baby"), Fred Panopio ("Ang Kawawang Cowboy", "Bilmoko", "Pitong Gatang"), Jose Mari Chan ("Can We Just Stop and Talk Awhile", "Refrain"), Juan de la Cruz Band ("Ang Himig Natin"), Junior ("Yakap"), Labuyo ("Tuloy Pa Rin"), Pat Castillo ("Aso't Pusa"), Rainmakers ("Binibini", "OK Sa Akin", "You and Me", "Miss Maganda"), Singsing ("Usapan", "Oh Babe"), Tito Mina ("Ikaw Pa Rin", "Honey", "Got To Let You Know", "Both In Love"), And Wadab ("Pag Tumatagal Lalong Tumitibay", " Iniibig Kita"). Other artists/bands that contributed to Manila Sound include ABC Express ("Magandang Binibini (I Love You)"), Asin ("Itanong Mo Sa Mga Bata"), Azul ("O Pag-ibig"), Blue Jeans ("Paniwalaan Mo"), Bong PeƱera and the Batucada ("Samba Song"), Blakdyak ("Don't Do That Joey", "Good Boy", "Modelong Charing", Noon At Ngayon"), Celeste Legaspi ("Saranggola Ni Pepe", "Mamang Sorbetero", "Tuliro", "Gaano Kita Kamahal"), Cherie Gil ("Boy"), Ella del Rosario ("Mr. Solo at the Coliseum, with Sam Milby, The Company, Nyoy Volante, Danita Paner, and Ai-Ai de las Alas as guests. On October 19, 2007, he staged another major concert at the Araneta Coliseum, entitled Erik Santos. In December 2005, he held his first major solo concert at the Marikina Riverbanks. The album was released with the hit single "Bakit Ba Iniibig Ka", composed by Ogie Alcasid, and sung as a duet with Asia's Songbird & the Philippines' Best-Selling Artist of All Time, Regine Velasquez. After his debut, he released an extended play, quickly followed by his second album, "Loving You Now". In 2004, Santos released his debut album "This is the Moment", and it went platinum after three months of its release. While the rest are revivals, a mixture of his personal choices like "And I Love You So", "There's No Easy Way", "Forevermore" which is the carrier single, "I Want To Give It All", "Only Love", "Tuyo Na'ng Damdamin", "Human", "Every Now and Then", "Summer Breeze", "I Just Can't Let Go", "Hard Habit To Break", a duet with Gary Valenciano, "Narito", a duet with Rachelle Anne Go and a bonus track, "The Impossible Dream", his winning song at WCOPA competitions. Only Human album features 17 tracks with four original Filipino compositions entitled " Iniibig Kita", "Free", "I'm Sailing" and "Whispering Your Name". Other tracks include the love theme for the series, entitled "" Iniibig Kita"" sung by Kitchie Nadal and ""Tanging Ikaw"" performed by Shamrock. The original soundtrack was released by Star Records which include ten tracks including the theme song entitled ""Argos"" which was composed and interpreted by the band, Bamboo. In 2008 ABS-CBN picked Kitchie again to sing the theme song, "Himala" (a Rivermaya original), for their new soap "Humingi Ako Sa Langit" (retitled as "Habang May Buhay"). Kitchie Nadal's interpretation of " Iniibig Kita" has been included in ABS-CBN's first tele-epiko "Rounin".
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Her second single, a revival of the hit song "Bakit Nga Ba Mahal Kita" which was originally sung by Roselle Nava is the theme song the ABS-CBN Precious Hearts Romances series entitled Alyna. The song "Kung Iniibig Ka Niya" is the theme song of the latest ABS-CBN soap opera entitled "Kambal Sa Uma". She released her self-titled debut album "Laarni Lozada",spawning the hit single "Kung Iniibig Ka Niya" which was penned by one of the most prolific hit makers in the Philippines Vehnee Saturno. The lead single was "Kung Iniibig Ka Niya". Laarni Lozada is the eponymous debut album from Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 winner Laarni Lozada, released on November 27, 2008. Universal Records in the Philippines released a compilation album entitled "The Best of Roel Cortez" with a videoke edition. He also has songs like ""Baleleng"" (Tagalog version), "" Iniibig Kita"" and ""Sa Mata Makikita"".