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Ana Karylle Padilla Tatlonghari, or simply Karylle, is a singer, songwriter, television and film actress, writer/columnist, commercial/celebrity endorser, dancer, and television host from the Philippines. She is currently part of ABS-CBN talents.
[edit] BiographyKarylle was born on March 22, 1981 in Manila. Her parents Zsa Zsa Padilla (singer-actress) and Dr. Modesto Tatlonghari (a dentist) separated when she was young. She has two sisters from her mother’s side. Even when she belongs to the Padilla showbiz royalty she finished her school first before taking a full blast in her showbiz career. Kaye (fondly called by her friends) started taking formal ballet lessons at the age of three and continued until she was 15 years old. She had joined every musical activities in school: at the O.B. Montessori Center- Greenhills during grade school (where she graduated valedictorian) and Poveda where she finished high school with a Service Medal for being very active in extra- curricular and more volunteer works. While she was preparing for her debut album, Karylle had started rehearsals for her first stage musical Little Mermaid where she played Princess Sapphire and started taking Management major in Communications Technology at the Ateneo de Manila University. Even though her schedule is busier than before, Karylle still managed to be in the Dean’s list. Karylle is not only an artist. She is also an entrepreneur, part owner of the family KTV and resto bar Centerstage in Tomas Morato and Makati City and the latest addition to her business in Tomas Morato: Mey Lin Restaurant[1]. She also dabbles in writing as contributor for the Philippine Star’s Entertainment section where she shares tidbits from her travels and the events in her life.[2] [edit] Personal lifeShe had a long time relationship with actor Dingdong Dantes but broke up because of rumored third party with actress Marian Rivera. She is currently linked to rumored suitor Christian Bautista who portrayed Tony opposite her in West Side Story. [edit] MusicShe released her first album Time to Shine from Universal Records which got a Gold Record Award. The first single of the album "Can't Live Without You" has a catchy hook while her second single "Callin" is a duet with international pop star Gil Ofarim which he also composed. With her first album she bagged Best Female, Best New Artist in MTV Pilipinas 2002, most Promising New Artist in Aliw Awards 2002, Best Performance by a New Female Artist in Awit Awards 2002 & Best Performance by a duet for "Kung Mawawala Ka" with Ogie Alcasid in Awit Awards, which was also used as a theme song for GMA 7's TV series with the same title starring Sunshine Dizon and Cogie Domingo. Her second album showcased her songwriting skill which was released on 2005 entitled You Make Me Sing. She wrote the songs “Coz, I Love You” and “Hiling”.[3] Also included in the album is the theme song, "Mahiwagang Puso", for the hit fantaserye Encantadia. She won the Best Performance by a duet with Jerome John Hughes for this song in iFM 93.9 Music Awards. After three years, she released Time for Letting Go under her new recording company Polyeast EMI. With this album, it showcased Karylle's gifts as a distinctive powerhouse vocalist with the lead single, "I'll Never get Over You Getting Over Me", originally done by pop group Expose. It is a collection of her most favorite songs that will surely give a definition of finding more meaning of moving on and divide grief into stages. The album also features duet with her mom Zsa Zsa Padilla -- "I Live for Your Love" popularized by Natalie Cole. Three of Karylle’s original compositions, “Minamahal Kita”, "Hulog ng Langit” and the soulful piano-driven (in which she played the piano) “Wala Na Bang Lahat”.[4] Aside from her albums she also did the theme songs for the movies that she starred in. Karylle together with Jerome John Hughes did, "Pagbigyan ang Puso", for Mano Po 3 and a cover of "Sana'y Maghintay ang Walang Hanggan" for the movie Moments of Love. [edit] Discography
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[edit] FilmographyKarylle's first appearance on a movie was for a cameo role in Imus Productions' Metro Manila Filmfest entry in 2002 and Ang Agimat as Maria Makiling. She also did three movies under Regal Entertainment. Mano Po 2: My Home and Mano Po 3: My Love where she played a Chinese. In Mano Po 2 she played Rose daughter of Lu Shui (played by Zsa Zsa Padilla) and as Judith in Mano Po 3, daughter of Vilma Santos. Her Mano Po films gave her a chance to work with the biggest and best actors in show business such as the Star for all Seasons, Vilma Santos, Lorna Tolentino, Susan Roces, Judy Ann Santos, Christopher de Leon and Divine Diva, Zsa Zsa Padilla. Bahay ni Lola 2, a horror film, was her first lead role in a movie. Karylle scored another significant career feat in GMA films' box office hit Moments of Love where she starred together with her cousin Iza Calzado and Dingdong Dantes which was a finalist in the New York Film Festival. She also did indie films such as Ligaw Liham and Litsonero with Paolo Contis. [edit] TelevisionShe was one of the mainstays in noontime Sunday show SOP where she showcased her hosting skills and provided her an area for her singing talent. Karylle's first acting stint was in GMA 7's primetime teledrama Twin Hearts as Iris. Her character would appear only for a week but then the production asked her to come back on the show to play another character Jade who looks exactly like Iris due to the chemistry that they've seen between Dingdong Dantes and Karylle. [6] It was followed by Love to Love Season 4 where she played the role of an Ilonga from Guimaras thus requiring her to speak with an Ilongo accent earning her a best actress nomination from Enpress. Her big break in her acting career came when she did the role of Sanggre Alena in the hit fantasy series Encantadia. Due to its success it was followed by Season 2 which was entitled Etheria and the last season Encantadia: Pag-ibig Hanggang Wakas. She was also one of the hosts, with Raymond Gutierrez and Rhian Ramos, of Pinoy Idol. During the last quarter of 2008, she made the biggest changes regarding her career. She changed her management from Genesis to STAGES, her recording company from Universal Records to Polyeast EMI, her TV station from GMA to ABS-CBN and it came as a surprise to everyone when she became an endorser for Bench Body, with her billboards seen all over the metro for the ad "Single is Sexy!" indicating that she is also changing her image. Her last stint in GMA is her appearance in the Manny Pacquiao-Oscar de la Hoya boxing match in Las Vegas, Nevada, singing the Philippine national anthem, held last December 6, 2008. After the event, she signed a contract with ABS-CBN and became an official Kapamilya, with her first appearance on ASAP'08 on December 14, 2008. After joining the ABS-CBN family her star is shining even more brighter and in Tim Yap's column in Philippine Star she was included in one of the 29 people to watch out for in 2009. She was warmly welcomed as Kapamilya in Gary V's concert and ASAP, where she also became a mainstay.She eventually guested in the Season 2 of top rating show Betty La Fea as Olivia. ABS-CBN has given her a show Nasaan ka Maruja? with Kristine Hermosa. After her successful stint in the Saturday series Nasaan Ka Maruja, Karylle will be taking her acting career another step higher as she plays her most-demanding role in primetime TV as Denise in the so-called “most-ambitious” project of ABS-CBN this year, Dahil May Isang Ikaw. Aside from that she is also one of the hottest cover girls in town. 2010 My Life as Leah [edit] Movies
[edit] TheatreShe made her theater debut with the role of Princess Sapphire in the Trumpets' production of Little Mermaid. She also starred in the Atlantis Production Seussical for the role of the Cat in the Hat. She played the female lead role of Maria, alternating with Joanna Ampil for the Stages production of West Side Story. The show was a big success with Christian Bautista as Tony and Gerard Salonga as musical director, Audie Gemora as executive producer and Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo as director.[8] [edit] Awards and Recognitions
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