Pops Fernandez looking radiant at 43!
Updated: 12/22/2009
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Last December 11, the Concert Queen gathered her closest friends at A Taste of L.A. on Roces Avenue, Quezon City, to celebrate her birthday.

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Pops Fernandez usually holds a birthday concert every December, but this time she opted to celebrate her 43rd birthday with an intimate dinner.
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The birthday cake had mini-cupcakes.
The backdrop bore the logo of Calayan Surgicentre, which recently got the birthday girl as one of its endorsers.
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The celebrator's eldest, Robin, provided the entertainment. His repertoire included a Black Eyed Peas' favorite, "I Gotta A Feeling."
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Of course, Ram—Pops's son with Martin Nievera—was also present.
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Early birds were her high school classmates at International School (from right): Kitkat Zobel, Marianne Po, and Laurie Jimenez-Westfall.
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The Concert Queen poses with newspaper columnist Maurice Arcache (left) and Anton San Diego (right), who was another batchmate of Pops at International School.
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Showbiz visitors began pouring in after 10:00 p.m. Here, Pops was seen chatting with Fanny Serrano (left) and "Star Patrol's" Mario Dumaual.
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The Concert Queen's close friends, BB Gandanghari (left) and former actress Ana Abierra (right).
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Yayo Aguila also came to greet Pipay (Pops's nickname).
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The star of the night with Yayo and Jeffrey Hidalgo (middle), a ward of Arnold Vegafria who used to be the manager of Pops.
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Actor Albert Martinez, the husband of Pops's close friend Liezl, showed up.
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Singer-actress Ciara Sotto (right) arrived with her sister, Quezon City councilor Lala Sotto (left); Ciara's fiancé Joe Oconer (second row, left), and brother-in-law Vincent de Leon, Lala's husband.
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That night, she hopped from one table to another, and talked about the latest happenings in her life, including some issues hounding her. But with nary a tinge of sadness in her tone.
Pops was in top form.
Photography: Emerson Sy
