Kyla Profile

Thursday, August 21, 2008 |


This Princess of R&B has been crooning her way to hearts since she won in Tanghalan ng Kampeon at 12 years old! Catch her charm and gift of song on Sundays in SOP!

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Name: Kyla

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TV theme songs recorded:

1)Wish Ko Lang which airs every Saturday over GMA 7;
2)Love to Love with JayR, which airs every Sunday over GMA 7;
3)Now and Forever, which airs everyday over GMA 7;
4)Kahit Kailan with Southborder, aired over GMA 7;
5)Kuwento Natin ‘to, QTV theme song, 2005;

Movie theme songs recorded:

1)Let the Love Begin with Jerome John Hughes, released in 2004;
2)Say That You Love Me with JayR, released in 2005;
3)For the Rest of My Life, theme song for the movie “Angels”, shown in theatres from June 20, 2007.


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DISCOGRAPHY

Way to Your Heart (Octoarts EMI Philippines 2002)
Kyla (EMI Philippines 2002)
I Will be There (EMI Philippines 2003)
Kyla...Not Your Ordinary Girl (EMI/Polyeast Records 2004)
Beautiful Days (EMI/Polyeast Records 2006)

Name: Melanie Hernandez Calupad
Nickname: Kyla
Birthday: January 5, 1981
Birth Place: Manila

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Celebrity Trivia:

* She won the grand prize in Tanghalan ng Kampeon at 12 years old!
* Her first album “WAY TO YOUR HEART”, which gave us the hits “Bring It On” and “Hanggang Ngayon”, is considered one of the first authentic R&B albums to emerge from the local music scene.
* February 2002 proved another important date for KYLA as she released her second self-titled album with “I Feel for You” as the carrier track. In just a short span of time, the single has reached the no. 1 slot in various countdowns in almost all of the top FM stations.
* The year 2002 was a busy year for KYLA as she joined Regine Velasquez, Lani Misalucha, Jaya, Ogie Alcasid & Janno Gibbs every Sunday in GMA-7’s top-rating noontime show SOP (Sobrang Okay Pare).
* On January 24, 2002, Kyla was chosen to be a part of the MTV Asia awards held in Singapore, She had the privilege of sharing the stage with UK’s top boy group BLUE.
* KYLA was also chosen to do a duet with no less than RONAN KEATING at the Araneta Coliseum on February 13, 2003.
* KYLA opened the year 2004 with her birthday presentation in Gma-7’s SOP where she is a regular co-host with a surprise duet with no less than Keith Martin via the song “Because Of You” which Kyla interpreted in the Perfectly Acoustic I album released by EMI/Polyeast Records in December 2003.
* October 9, 2004 is another red letter day for Kyla as she and Luke Mejares opened for the Alicia Keys World Tour Concert at the Araneta Coliseum.
* On May 26, 2005, Kyla was one of the front acts for “Ashanti” concert at the Araneta Coliseum.

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