Celestine Cruz Gonzaga (born January 20, 1984), better known as Toni Gonzaga, is a Filipino singer, television host and actress. She started her career with GMA Network, then later moved to ABS-CBN Network. She hosts the entertainment talk show The Buzz, and also on Pinoy Big Brother.
Toni Gonzaga started in local entertainment at the age of 13. It was on 1997 where she joined a singing competition called "Tanghalan Ng Kampeon" aired on GMA Network hosted by Pilita Corales and Bert "Tawa" Marcelo. The singing competition television show also start the careers of another Filipina singers, Kyla and Faith Cuneta. She did not win the competition.
Her biggest break in the Philippine entertainment industry was her soft drink TV ad with Piolo Pascual in 2001. In the same year, she released her eponymous debut album under Prime Music and "Paano", a cover of Gary Valenciano, was released as it's carrier single. And in 2002 she became one of the main hosts in the long time afternoon variety show Eat Bulaga. She also sings "Doon", the theme song of TAPE, Inc.'s afternoon TV drama, "Ikaw Sa Puso Ko" which stars Star Struck finalist, Nadine Samonte and Oyo Sotto which aired on GMA Network.
In 2005, she transferred to ABS-CBN Network and host Studio 23's Wazzup Wazzup with Drew Arellano and Vhong Navarro. Later she became one of the main hosts of Pinoy Big Brother series since 2005 and the Sunday musical variety program ASAP Rocks.
In 2006 she released her second album and her first to Star Records with "Toni: You Complete Me" and star her first prime time drama series "Crazy For You". And in 2010 she became part of entertainment talk program The Buzz and noontime variety program Happy Yippie Yehey. She is the SM Cinema's Box Office Queen for 2011 along side John Lloyd Cruz as the Box Office King.
On September 30, 2011, she celebrated her 10th year anniversary in Philippine entertainment industry with a concert at the Smart Araneta Center titled "Toni@10" with guests Vice Ganda, John Lloyd Cruz, Sam Milby, her real-life sister Alex Gonzaga, Gary Valenciano, Piolo Pascual, Vhong Navarro and Pokwang.
