There's no stopping Asia's Limitless Star Julie Anne San Jose from reaching new heights in terms of her career.
Even though the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected the local entertainment industry from 2020 to the middle part of 2022, Sparkle diva Julie Anne has found a way to push through the chaos and shine even more.
The home-grown Kapuso talent is celebrating another huge milestone after her online musical trilogy titled Limitless received the silver award in the Entertainment Special: Variety Special category in the 2022 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards.
She also shined during the first GMA Thanksgiving Gala held last July 2022 wearing an impeccable gown from Mark Bumgarner.
Look back to the glittering career of Julie Anne San Jose amid the pandemic in this gallery.
Multi-awarded GMA Artist Center talent Julie Anne San Jose was chosen alongside Catriona Gray and KZ Tandingan as the newest NCCA ambassadors. Julie was announced as the NCCA ambassador for music.
The Asia's Pop Diva reigned supreme at the 5th Wish Music Awards, where she bagged two major recognitions, Wishers' Choice and the Silver Elite Award.
Julie Anne also scored two big wins at the MPS Online Awards 2020--Favorite Mellow Song for her single "Regrets" and Favorite Female OPM Artist.
The Kapuso talented singer bagged two major awards, Entertainer of the Year and Best R&B Artist, at the 33rd Awit Awards.
Julie Anne San Jose returned as one of the main hosts of the all-original musical competition 'The Clash.'
Although 'My Guitar Princess' ended its run in 2018, the episodes and its original songs remained popular online. In fact, 'My Guitar Princess' YouTube channel reached a milestone after having over 100,000 subscribers this year, which made it eligible for the Silver Play Button. Julie Anne portrayed the title role of Celina on 'My Guitar Princess.'
This 2020, Julie's record label Universal Records announced that she has accumulated more than 120 million streams on Spotify. In addition, her cover of a Parokya Ni Edgar classic "Your Song" already has more than 30 million streams in the same music streaming site.
The multi-talented singer celebrated her 26th birthday with an online mini-concert called 'Jam with Julie.'
Celebrities and netizens lauded Julie Anne San Jose's masterful rendition of “Rocket to the Moon," the official soundtrack of the hit Netflix animated movie 'Over The Moon.'
In the second half of the year 2020, Julie Anne San Jose released her single "Bahaghari" featuring rapper Gloc-9.
Aside from her Aliw Awards, Julie also bagged RnB Song of the Year and Contemporary RnB Performance of the Year at the 6th Wish Music Awards.
To add to her list of achievements, the Asia's Pop Diva also received a breakthrough as she headlines her very first primetime show at the Kapuso network with 'Heartful Café.'
Julie Anne released a new upbeat song in May titled “Free.” It was her first single for 2021.
Julie Anne co-wrote the song with Eduardo Gonzalez and Denise Pimping, in collaboration with a team of genius producers from the Philippines and the US--Herdy Casseus, Andrew Gonzales, Carlisle Tabanera, and Ito Rapadas.
She also released a music video of the “Free” where she plays with neon lights while showing her dance moves and rapper's swag.
Spotify Philippines chose Julie Anne to be on the cover of its EQUAL Playlist.
The cover shows the All-Out Sundays singer, gazing expressively into the camera.
Julie Anne's latest song “Free” and her rendition of "You Are My Everything" are also included in the list of songs in the playlist.
EQUAL was designed by Spotify as a platform to highlight female artists to foster gender equality in the music scene.
Through this, the popular streaming platform hopes to provide more opportunities for women creators to be heard and appreciated by a wider audience.
On July 11, Julie Anne uploaded an intriguing post on Instagram showing a silhouette image of her with a sunset (or sunrise) as a backdrop.
The image says Julie Anne San Jose Limitless and with the date 09.17.2021 mentioned at the bottom part.
“One step at a time. #LimitlessTrilogy coming soon,” Julie Anne intriguingly wrote in the caption.
She then posted a teaser video on July 18 but continued to play coy by not divulging more details on what appears to be a new project.
Julie Anne became the latest Asian celebrity to grace the glitzy Times Square billboard in New York City, USA.
The billboard featuring Julie Anne is for Spotify's EQUAL playlist.
“TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK BABYYYY!!! Just.. SURREAL. Big thank you @spotify! This is a dream come true!” an excited Julie Anne wrote on Instagram.
Julie Anne San Jose recently flew to Mindanao to do a shoot for a project.
“I went there po sa Mindanao for a shoot and to travel, explore ng konti. It was a great experience, I really had fun,” Julie Ann told 24 Oras Nelson Canlas in a virtual interview.
The cat is out of the bag! It was revealed that Julie Anne is set to star in a musical trilogy billed Limitless.
“I've never done this before and it's something intimate and personal,” Julie Anne said about the project.
“I'm proud to say that this is a one of a kind project. @gmasynergy, my team and I tried to keep it a secret for quite a while, and now I want to share a piece of my heart in this journey with you.”
A teaser video of Limitless shows Julie Anne walking and surrounded by nature. The video was taken at the La Palmera Mountain Ridge in Sultan Kudarat.
“Unti-unti, napapakilala na namin ang proyektong ito. Isang paglalakbay sa pagkakakilanlan. And with every step, I learn more about myself. Walk with me,” Julie Anne wrote on Instagram.
Julie Anne San Jose's take on the heartbreaking ballad “Kung Wala Ka” landed on the Top 3 of iTunes Philippines Chart immediately after its release on August 20, 2021.
Months after it ended, the series Heartful Café top-billed by Julie Anne San Jose and David Licauco reemerged, this time on the popular streaming platform Netflix.
“First time ko rin na magkaroon ng ganung klaseng role kasi usually 'yong mga roles na napupunta sa akin mga drama, palagi akong kumakanta,” Julie Anne told GMANetwork.com.
“It's also something na makaka-relate din 'yong mga tao because it's not just a regular rom-com, may mga stories din siya about life, about love, about coffee, about everything else tapos parang roller-coaster ride talaga siya and I bet that it's something that everyone would enjoy watching.”
Hearftful Café made its debut on Netflix Philippines on October 14, 2021.
Returning for another round of duty for The Clash Season 4 was Julie Anne San Jose.
The pandemic and accompanying restrictions failed to slow down Julie Anne San Jose.
In fact, she even managed to do the musical narrative, Still, alongside Gab Pangilinan, Christian Bautista, and Bituin Escalante.
Available on Viu, Still tells the story of a group of artists stranded in a music camp during the pandemic.
Isolated and stuck in the company of each other, friendship blooms along with the journey to self-discovery, all happening with music serving as the backdrop every step of the way.
“I'm truly blessed and grateful; it makes me proud I took this opportunity and auditioned for a (Laura) role,” wrote Julie Anne on Instagram.
“No lie, it's far different from how I am in real life LOL, but I guess that's the beauty of portraying roles: you get to dress up as another person and try on other people's shoes.”
After the success of “Breathe,” Julie Anne San Jose continues in her journey via Limitless: A Musical Trilogy.
For the second part, Asia's Limitless Star visits the Visayas for the second part of the musical titled, “Heal.”
Everyone can't stop talking about Julie Anne San Jose's immaculate black gown during the GMA Thanksgiving Gala night made by renowned fashion designer Mark Mark Bumgarner.
Julie Anne flexes the award they got from the 2022 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards for the online musical trilogy titled 'Limitless.'
Aside from her sparkling career, Julie Anne is also winning in the love aspect. Dancer-actor Rayver Cruz has been vocal with the public about his feelings for the award-winning Sparkle singer.
In an episode of Fast Talk with Boy Abunda in March 2023, Rayver even admitted, “Siya 'yung nag-iisang babae sa buhay ko ngayon, Tito Boy.”
Stay in love, JulieVer!
Julie Anne San Jose has further expanded her popularity by playing Maria Clara in the hit historical portal fantasy series Maria Clara at Ibarra, which also stars Dennis Trillo, David Licauco, and Barbie Forteza.
Julie Anne starred in her first film with Rayver Cruz in 'The Cheating Game' in 2023.
Julie Anne also achieved a prestigious Anak TV Seal Award in 2023 for Limitless: A Musical Trilogy.
She also shared the stage with Erik Santos in a concert called 'Love Bound' in February 2024.
Julie Anne San Jose renewed her contract with GMA Network and Sparkle GMA Artist Center in March 2024.