KYLA

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Melanie Hernandez Calumpad, (born January 5, 1981) better known by her stage name Kyla is a Filipino people|Filipino R&B singer, actress, model (person)|Model, dubbed as the "R&B Princess of the Philippines".{{Fact|date=April 2008 She is the only female artist from the Philippines who has won in the MTV Video Music Awards for 2001 MTV's Southeast Asian Viewers Choice Award along with Filipino bands Eraserheads and Parokya ni Edgar. She has collaborated with international artists such as Fra Lippo Lippi, Ronan Keating, British boy-band Blue (boy band)|Blue, Malaysian R&B singer Ferhad, Malaysian hip-hop duo Too Phat, and Keith Martin (musician)|Keith Martin. Many compare her voice to Aaliyah and Tamia.{{Fact|date=April 2008 She is Classified as Dramatic Coloratura Soprano known for her raspy and husky voice.{{Fact|date=April 2008 As of 2008, she is a performer in the television variety show SOP Rules.

Early life
Kyla was born and raised in Tondo, Manila. Her first experience of singing contests was through ''Tanghalan ng Kampeon'' although her first victory in the DZRH ''Hamon sa Kampeon'' in 1991. In 1993, she was champion for seven weeks in ''Tanghalan ng Kampeon'' and became the Grand Champion on November of that year with the song "I Am Changing".

She then joined the Wednesday group of ''That's Entertainment (TV series)|That's Entertainment'... read all