0 0 3 ' s ▁best ▁s elling ▁album ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁It ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁debut ▁album ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁s elling ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁units ▁which ▁was ▁cert ified ▁ 7 x ▁Pl atin um ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . As ▁of ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁album ▁has ▁sold ▁ 2 9 6 , 8 0 0 ▁units ▁cert ifying ▁ 9 x ▁Pl atin um ▁by ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Association ▁of ▁the ▁Record ▁Indust ry . ▁ ▁Background ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁financial ▁problems ▁of ▁Ger on imo ' s ▁family ▁inspired ▁her ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁Star ▁for ▁a ▁Night ▁competition , ▁hosted ▁by ▁Reg ine ▁Vel as quez . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁four teen ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁competition , ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁PHP ▁ 1 ▁million ▁c ash ▁prize ▁and ▁a ▁manager ial ▁contract ▁to ▁Vic ente ▁Del ▁Ros ario , ▁owner ▁of ▁V iva ▁Entertainment . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁given ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁" Pop star ▁Princess ". ▁Her ▁mother ▁said , ▁" Her ▁c ash ▁prize ▁in ▁Star ▁For ▁a ▁Night ▁was ▁a ▁big ▁help . ▁This ▁school ▁year , ▁we ▁don ' t ▁need ▁to ▁borrow ▁money ▁from ▁other ▁people ▁for ▁my ▁children ' s ▁tu ition ▁fe es ". ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Pop star : ▁A ▁Dream ▁Come ▁True ▁has ▁performed ▁well ▁commer cially ▁and ▁crit ically . ▁On