# Jamie Rivera

Mary Jane Cruz-Mendoza (Tagalog pronunciation:; born August 29, 1966), known professionally as Jamie Rivera (Tagalog:), is a pop singer from the Philippines and also known as the Inspirational Diva.
Since her post-EDSA Revolution debut album Hey It's Me, Rivera has had five gold and two platinum-selling albums issued by PARI. Rivera has sung to Pope John Paul II, and played the role of Kim in the Miss Saigon musical at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in the West End of London, England. Most recently, she is known for singing the theme song of the Papal Visit 2015 We Are All God's Children. She also met Pope Francis during his Apostolic visit to the Philippines on January 15–19, 2015.

## Family and education

Rivera is a Roman Catholic. She is married to JB Mendoza and has a daughter named Reine Mendoza, who was born on December 12, 1996.
She graduated from University of Santo Tomas with a degree in Economics.

## Discography
### Studio albums

* Hey It's Me (debut album) (PolyEast Records, 1987)
* All Out for Love (PolyEast Records, 1988)
* We Can Show the World (PolyEast Records, 1990)
* Pangako (PolyEast Records, 1993)
* Second Thoughts (PolyEast Records, 1994)
* Once More (Star Music, 1996) Gold award
* Feels So Right (Star Music, 1999) Gold award
* Heal Our Land (Star Music, 2001) Gold award
* Seasons (Star Music, 2001)
* The Purpose Driven Life (Star Music, 2004) Gold & Platinum awards
* Inspirations (Star Music, 2012) Gold award
* My Christmas Gift (Star Music, 2013) Gold award
* We Are All God's Children (Star Music, 2015) Gold & Platinum awards

### Compilation albums

* Greatest Hits (PolyEast Records, 1991)
* OPM Timeless Collection (PolyEast Records, 1997)
* Sa Araw ng Pasko (Star Music, 1998) Platinum award
* The Story of Jamie Rivera: Ultimate OPM Collection (PolyEast Records, 2001)
* Jamie Rivera... At Her Best (Star Music, 2005)
* Best of Jamie Rivera (Star Music, 2013)
* Hey It's Me, Jamie!: 30th Anniversary Tribute Album (Star Music, 2017)

### Singles
## Filmography
### Film

* Paniwalaan Mo (1993)
* The Breakup Playlist (2015)

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Network |
| 1989 | Eat Bulaga! | Herself/Guest Performer | ABS-CBN |
| 1993–1996 | Maalaala Mo Kaya | Various roles | ABS-CBN |
| 1995–present | ASAP Natin 'To | Herself/Guest Performer | ABS-CBN |
| 2002 | Isang Pamilya Isang Puso Ngayong Pasko: The ABS-CBN 2002 Christmas Special | Herself/Performer | ABS-CBN |
| 2004 | Hataw Na, Pasko Na!: The Star Records Christmas Special | Herself/Performer | ABS-CBN |
| 2007 | Celebrity Duets: Philippine Edition Season 1 | Herself/Guest Performer | GMA Network |
| 2010 | Diz Iz It! | Herself/Guest Judge | GMA Network |
| 2012 | It's Showtime | Herself/Guest Judge | ABS-CBN |
| 2013 | Walang Tulugan with the Master Showman | Herself/Guest | GMA Network |
| 2013 | Sarap Diva | Herself/Guest | GMA Network |
| 2013 | Goin' Bulilit | Herself/Guest | ABS-CBN |
| 2013 | Bandila | Herself/Guest | ABS-CBN |
| 2013 | The Jon Santos Show | Herself/Guest | Viva TV |
| 2013 | The Singing Bee | Herself/Guest Contestant | ABS-CBN |
| 2013 | It's Showtime | Herself/Guest Mentor | ABS-CBN |
| 2013 | ASOP Music Festival | Herself/Guest Judge | UNTV |
| 2013 | Kanta Pilipinas | Herself/Guest Judge | TV5 |
| 2014 | Aquino & Abunda Tonight | Herself/Guest | ABS-CBN |
| 2014 | Kapamilya Magkapiling Tayo Ngayong Pasko: The 2014 ABS-CBN Christmas Special | Herself/Performer | ABS-CBN |
| 2014 | Shoptalk | Herself/Guest | ANC |
| 2014 | Good Morning Club | Herself/Guest | TV5 |
| 2014 | MOMents | Herself/Guest | Net 25 |
| 2014 | The Ryzza Mae Show | Herself/Guest Judge | GMA Network |
| 2014 | ASOP Music Festival | Herself/Guest Judge | UNTV |
| 2015 | Happy Truck ng Bayan | Herself/Guest Performer | TV5 |
| 2015 | It's Showtime | Herself/Guest Performer | ABS-CBN |
| 2015 | It's Showtime | Herself/Guest Celebrity | ABS-CBN |
| 2015 | Eat Bulaga! | Herself/Guest Judge | GMA Network |
| 2015 | Mars | Herself/Guest | GMA News TV |
| 2015 | Happy Wife, Happy Life | Herself/Guest | TV5 |
| 2015 | Rising Stars Philippines | Herself/Guest Judge | TV5 |
| 2015 | ASOP Music Festival | Herself/Guest Judge | UNTV |
| 2015 | Star Myx | Herself/Guest | Myx |
| 2015 | Myx Daily Top 10 | Herself/Guest | Myx |
| 2015 | 3-in-1 | Herself/Guest | ABS-CBN |
| 2015 | The Jon Santos Show | Herself/Guest | Viva TV |
| 2015 | Kris TV | Herself/Guest | ABS-CBN |
| 2015 | Umagang Kay Ganda | Herself/Guest Performer | ABS-CBN |
| 2015 | Aquino & Abunda Tonight | Herself/Guest | ABS-CBN |
| 2015 | The Ryzza Mae Show | Herself/Guest | GMA Network |
| 2015 | Mornings @ ANC | Herself/Guest | ANC |
| 2015 | This is My Story, This is My Song | Herself/Guest | Light TV |
| 2016 | Myx Daily Top 10 | Herself/Guest | Myx |
| 2016 | Myx Moods | Herself/Guest | Myx |
| 2016 | Family Feud | Herself/Contestant | ABS-CBN |
| 2016 | Rated K | Herself/Guest | ABS-CBN |
| 2016 | Real Talk | Herself/Guest | CNN Philippines |
| 2016 | Siete Palabras | Herself/Guest Performer | GMA Network |
| 2016 | Eat Bulaga! | Herself/Guest Judge | GMA Network |
| 2016 | Eat Bulaga! | Herself/Guest Contestant | GMA Network |
| 2016 | Umagang Kay Ganda | Herself/Guest Performer | ABS-CBN |
| 2017 | I Can See Your Voice (season 1) | Herself/Guest | ABS-CBN |
| 2017 | Soundtrip! | Herself/Guest | E! |
| 2017 | The Lolas' Beautiful Show | Herself/Guest | GMA Network |
| 2017 | Tonight with Boy Abunda | Herself/Guest | ABS-CBN |
| 2017 | Magandang Buhay | Herself/Guest | ABS-CBN |
| 2017 | Umagang Kay Ganda | Herself/Guest Performer | ABS-CBN |
| 2017 | Myx Daily Top 10 | Herself/Guest | Myx |
| 2017 | Eat Bulaga! | Herself/Guest Judge | GMA Network |
| 2018 | It's Showtime | Herself/Guest Judge | ABS-CBN |
| 2018 | Tonight with Arnold Clavio | Herself/Guest | GMA News TV |
| 2019 | It's Showtime | Herself/Guest Judge | ABS-CBN |
| 2019 | It's Showtime | Herself/Guest Performer | ABS-CBN |
| 2019 | Umagang Kay Ganda | Herself/Guest Performer | ABS-CBN |
| 2021 | ASAP Natin 'To | Herself/Guest Performer | ABS-CBN |
| 2025 | It's Showtime | Herself/Guest Performer | Kapamilya Channel / A2Z / ALLTV / GMA Network |

### Other

* Liwanag ng Mundo : Simbahan at Pamilya (2003, Direct-to-Video)

## Controversies
### "My Life In Your Hands"

In August 2003, Jamie was accused for incorrect lyrics involving one of her songs, "My Life In Your Hands" from her 2001 album, Seasons. The song was composed by Kathy Troccoli and Bill Montvilo, and originally performed by Troccoli in 1994 and later by Kirk Franklin in 1997. In Jamie's version of that song, the lyrics was eventually changed, including the words "People" replacing "Keeping" and "Love" replaces "Hope" in the chorus, and the word "Stone" replacing "Lord" in the coda. Careers-BMG Music Publishing and Floating Note Music, publishers of that song, did not grant the permission for inclusion of the song in the album released by her label, Star Music. In addition, they eventually misspelled the composers' names in the album's liner notes. Narciso Chan, the sales and marketing director of BMG Pilipinas (now Sony Music Philippines) says that the incorrect lyrics, the misspelling of the song's composers and uncrediting of the publishers of the song "My Life In Your Hands" is 'blatantly illegal' under the United States copyright laws. Nixon Sy, Star Music's assistant marketing director, did not receive the letter from Mr. Chan and the company had declined to comment. Star Music's VP for operations Annabelle Regaldo, managing director Enrico Santos and marketing director Heinrich Ngo said that her album Seasons will be reissued with correct lyrics of the song "My Life In Your Hands" in October 2003, with the correction of the song composers' names and inclusion of the publisher's credits in the album's liner notes, as well as three additional tracks for the 2003 re-release of the album.