Kyla
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!
Basic Info
Name: Kyla
Nickname: Kyla
Birthday: January 1
Showbiz Anniversary: January 1, 2008
Personal
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
Favorites
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.
Q & A
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.
