Rico Blanco (born in Manila on March 17, 1973) is a Filipino singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. As a solo artist and with his former band, Rivermaya, Blanco has so far recorded, written and produced more local and regional number one hits than any other musician since 1994; and has sold over a million albums in the Philippines and Southeast Asia during the period. In May 2010, Blanco was announced to be on the cast of ABS-CBN's newest TV series Imortal which stars John Lloyd Cruz and Angel Locsin, Blanco also sang the song "Kahit Walang Sabihin" for the said TV series. This was followed by the launch of Rico Blanco's very own company, Balcony Entertainment, in cooperation with Warner Music Philippines.
The same year, Rico Blanco launched his first album "Your Universe" in other Asian countries such as Singapore and Hong Kong. The Asian release featured a new single "Neon Lights", the song quickly gained the no. 1 spot in Hong Kong charts beating other artists such as Justin Bieber, Wonder Girls and Mika.
In March 2011, Sesame Street Philippines went into partnership with Blanco to launch the new education.