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2013–2015: The Voice of the Philippines and international activities

In 2013, Geronimo will have her own drama anthology entitled Sarah G. Presents.[52][53][54] Geronimo
is also set to be a coach and judge in The Voice of the Philippines.

In March 2013, Geronimo received two Presidential Awards, Ani ng Dangal for Multi-Disciplinary Arts
and National Commission for Culture and the Arts (Philippines) Goodwill Ambassadress for Music.[55]
Geronimo is nominated for three categories at the 2013 World Music Awards (WMA): best entertainer
of the year, best live act, and best female artist.[56] Also her movie which is shown on March 30, 2013,
It Takes a Man and a Woman broke box office records and became the highest grossing Filipino film of
all time.

In June 2013, Viva Records announced that she wouldbe releasing her tenth studio album on July before
her birthday. The album's title was later revealed to be Expressions, which was contain mainly original
songs that she co-produced herself.[57] It was released on July 22.[58] On August 8, Geronimo became
the brand endorser of KakaoTalk together with K-pop boyband Big Bang.[59]

In December 2013, she was elevated into Anak TV Seal Hall of Famer for being a "credible, wholesome
and worth emulating by the youth".[60] Geronimo was also nominated for the Best Southeast Asian Act
category in the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards.

On May 27, 2014, Geronimo are among the acts that won accolades in the 2014 World Music Awards
held in Monaco, winning the Best Selling Philippines Artist award. She became the first Filipino music
artist who received an award in the World Music Awards history.[61]

On August 26, 2014, Spotify Philippines revealed that Geronimo was one of the most streamed artists
within the country alongside band Eraserheads.[62]

Geronimo release her eleventh studio album titled Perfectly Imperfect on October 4, 2014. The album
also included songs which were written by international music producer Adam Hurstfield and Canadian
singer Elise Estrada. The album's lead single, "Kilometro", premiered on September 17, 2014, and was
written by Thyro & Yumi.[63][non-primary source needed][64][non-primary source needed]

Geronimo was voted as the Best Southeast Asia Act at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards and was also
nominated as Best Southeast Asia, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwanese Act.[65][66]
She was included in BuzzFeed's 2014 list of The 20 Filipino Music Artists You Need To Listen Right Now.
[67]

Geronimo has been chosen by Disney to re-interpret the theme song of its Princess franchise. In a teaser
aired on Disney Channel, Geronimo revealed that she did her own version of "The Glow" and that its
music video will premiere on December 6, 2014.[68]

In July 2015, Geronimo with her song "Kilometro" represented the Philippines in the 10th International
Song Contest: The Global Sound hosted by Australian jury, as one of the 70 semi-finalists from different
countries all over the world and later on advanced as one of the top 25 finalists. In the final round,
Geronimo was adjudged as the winner and received the Gold Global Sound award. ISC: The Global
Sound confirmed on their Facebook page that this is the first Asian country to win the contest.[69][non-
primary source needed][70][non-primary source needed]

Geronimo also starred in the blockbuster movie The Breakup Playlist, together with Filipino actor Piolo
Pascual, which was shown in cinemas on July 1. The movie grossed PHP 200 million.[71]

In October 2015, Geronimo was chosen to record Felix Manalo's theme song "Ang Sugo ng Diyos Sa Mga
Huling Araw" and later won Best Movie Theme Song on both PMPC Star Awards for Movies and FAMAS
Awards in 2016.

Xeleb Inc., the first celebrity mobile games company in the Philippines, tapped Geronimo for its newest
gaming app, Sarah G Popsters.[72] The app officially launched on November 24, 2015.

In December 2015, for the second consecutive year, Spotify Philippines hailed Geronimo as one of the
most streamed Filipino artists alongside bands Eraserheads and Up Dharma Down.[73][74]

On December 9, 2015, Geronimo received her 10th Awit Award. At the 28th Awit Awards, Perfectly
Imperfect was awarded "Album of the Year".[75]

On December 18, 2015, Geronimo was voted as the Asian Artist of the Year at the Hello Asia! K-Pop
Awards 2015.[76]

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