Hajji Alejandro
Angelito Toledo "Hajji" Alejandro (born December 26, 1954) is a Filipino singer and actor Alaminos City, Pangasinan Province, who was a major pop star in the 1970s and 1980s. Just like another OPM legend Basil Valdez, he came from the group Circus Band. He was the first winner of the Metro Manila Popular Music Festival. Dubbed the ""kilabot ng mga kolehiyala"" (college girls' heartthrob), Alejandro is best remembered for such songs as "Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika", "Panakíp Butas" and "Nakapagtataka". Career. Hajji Alejandro began performing in 1976. Political views. Alejandro, similar to his wife, is a supporter  of former President Ferdinand Marcos, even after his deposition in the People Power Revolution. Personal life. In the 1980s, Alejandro operated a small restaurant along Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, California with wife, beauty queen and actress Rio Diaz. They have a son, Delara drummer Ali Alejandro. Rio Diaz died of colorectal cancer in 2004. Alejandro is also the father of singer Rachel Alejandro.