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AboutAlden Richards was born Richard Reyes Faulkerson, Jr. on January 2, 1992 in Santa Rosa City, Laguna, Philippines. He is the second child of Richard Peralta Faulkerson, Sr. of Ermita, Manila and Rosario Reyes, a native of Pampanga. He has two siblings, an older brother and a younger sister. Richards is of American descent through his paternal grandfather, whom he has never met personally.

Growing up, Richards wanted to be a pilot but his mother urged him to pursue acting instead. After his mother died, to support his family financially and to fulfill his mother's wish for him to be an actor, Richards decided to join various male beauty pageants in Laguna and worked as a part-time commercial model. He also tried to be in the reality television. He also appeared on a television commercial for a multivitamins product. He studied high school at Paco Catholic School in Paco, Manila and Colegio de Santa Rosa de Lima High School where he graduated. He finished a business administration degree at De La Salle Canlubang in Biñan City, Laguna.

When he became an actor, he used the stage name Alden Richards.

Richards debuted as a singer in April 2013. He launched his first single, "Haplos". The self-titled debut album, Alden Richards, under Universal Records, was released on May 26, 2013.

Richards signed a recording contract with GMA Records. Richards' second album, Wish I May, was launched on October 17, 2015 in SM City North EDSA Cinema 11.[68] The album contains two original songs and the rest are renditions. The first single, "Wish I May," is an original composition by Agat Obar-Morallo. The music video of "Wish I May" premiered on October 18, 2015. The single landed on the top spot of iTunes song charts.

In September 2015, Richards' self-titled debut album earned a gold record award recognition from PARI and ranked number 10 on Billboard's World Albums Charts (Billboard). In October 2015, Universal Records released a special edition of the debut album which included AlDub theme song "God Gave Me You" by Bryan White. In the same month, the album Wish I May received a platinum record award from PARI for selling more than 15,000 copies. In November 2015, his debut album Alden Richards has been certified platinum. As for the album Wish I May, it went on to earn a number of recognition from PARI as it received double platinum in December 2015, triple platinum award on January 21, 2016, quadruple platinum award on February 28, 2016, five times platinum record in March 2016, seven times platinum in July 2016 and eight times platinum in September 2016.

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