She won the "Best Performer" award at the 3rd Asia Song Festival in 1998 for the song "Handle with Care".[1] The same year, she released her sophomore album Tunay na Mahal under Viva Records.[2] It was preceded by its carrier single of the same title and was certified Gold by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI).[3] In 2000, Misalucha released her third studio album All Heart, which spawned her signature song "Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin". It was a commercial success, reaching No. 4 on Odyssey's best OPM sellers[4] and was certified Gold by PARI for exceeding 20,000 units in the country. Following the success of her first headlining concert at the Araneta Coliseum in 2001, she released her first live album under Viva Records titled Lani Misalucha: The Crossover Live Tour. It received four out fives stars from AllMusic critic David Gonzales, calling it an "excellent album".[5] She released her fourth studio album Loving You in 2003. It was promoted along with its carrier single "Tila" and reached No. 4 among the top 25 albums of the week in Tower Records and Music One.[6]
After her return from a successful concert series in Las Vegas,[7] she released her first album under Universal Records and fifth studio album, Lani Misalucha (2006). It went No. 1 on Astroplus Megamall and Podium[8] and was certified Platinum by PARI. In 2008, she released her sixth studio album Reminisce along with its first single "Love Of My Life".[9] The album has been certified Gold by PARI and earned three nominations at the first PMPC Star Awards for Music including Female Recording Artist, Female Pop Artist of the Year and Revival Album of the Year.[10] She released another studio album in 2008, her first holiday album The Gift of Christmas.[11] Her eighth studio album, The Nightingale Returns, was released in January 2014 under Star Music. It was her first studio album in six years and was promoted along with its lead single "Muli" and featured artists such as Arnel Pineda, Yeng Constantino, Angeline Quinto and KZ Tandingan. The album was certified Gold by PARI and won "Revival Album of the Year" at the 6th PMPC Star Awards for Music.[12][13]