The special follows Velasquez's early childhood beginnings as an aspiring singer competing on talent shows to the influential entertainer she is today, while providing an insight into her journey with stardom and detailing various aspects of her professional and personal life.

Regine Velasquez started singing at age six,[1] and had unorthodox voice training with her father, where she was immersed neck-deep in the sea and would go through vocal runs.

[9] A blend of documentary and musical production, the title of the special is borrowed from the phrase rags-to-riches,[10][11] a parallel of Velasquez's life and career trajectory.

Guest musicians included Pilita Corrales, Jose Mari Chan, Dingdong Dantes, Pops Fernandez, and Dennis Trillo.

It follows a series of flashback dramatizations of a young Velasquez as she leaves school on foot making her way to a street vendor selling memorabilia of singer-actress Sharon Cuneta, whom she idolizes.

Among them are Susan Galvez, her grade school teacher who designed and sewed her dresses, and Ernesto Cuazon, a motorized tricycle owner who would drive Velasquez and her father between towns.

[10][12][14] Velasquez performed eleven songs to an audience at the Centro Escolar University, including her Ang Bagong Kampeon piece "In Your Eyes", and her debut single "Love Me Again".

She also performed several duet numbers with musicians she considered significant to her career journey, including Pops Fernandez who recommended she appear as a guest in The Penthouse Live!, where she was discovered by Henares, and Jose Mari Chan with whom Velasquez recorded her first collaboration "Please Be Careful with My Heart".