Sitti Katrina Baiddin Navarro-Ramirez,known professionally as Sitti,is a Filipino bossa nova singer. After releasing her first album,CaféBossa,in 2006,other bossa nova acts in the Philippines followed. Navarro was also featured in the segment "A.S.A.P. Sessionistas" of the variety show ASAP.
CaféBossa is the debut album by Filipino bossa nova singer Sitti. It was released on January 25,2006 by Warner Music Philippines. The album spawned four successful singles—"Tattooed on My Mind","Hey Look at the Sun","I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love" and "Para sa Akin". The album was certified double platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry on September 17,2006,denoting over 60,000 units sold in the country.
Marifil Niña Girado-Enriquez,known professionally as Nina,is a Filipina singer,occasional songwriter,record producer,TV and radio personality and occasional actress. She made her recording debut in 2002 after signing a recording contract with Warner Music Philippines. Her first two studio albums produced the chart-topping singles "Jealous","Foolish Heart" and "Make You Mine",and earned her the Favorite New Artist award on both Awit Awards and MTV Pilipinas Music Awards. She established her position in the local music industry in 2005 after releasing her third album Nina Live! which was certified diamond by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI). The album yielded her most successful single,"Love Moves in Mysterious Ways",and her biggest solo concert to date.
Heaven is the debut studio album by Filipina singer Nina,released in the Philippines on August 20,2002 by Warner Music Philippines. The album is heavily influenced by jazzy lounge,pop-R&B and composed of songs that resemble the sound of international records at the time. Under the direction of Warner managing head Ricky R. Ilacad,foreign songwriters and arrangers from the United States and South Korea,including Shelly Peiken and Guy Roche,were hired for the production of the album. Ilacad was very impressed with Nina's submitted demo version of Steve Perry's "Foolish Heart" which they decided to re-record for the album.
Smile is the second studio album by Filipina singer Nina,released in the Philippines on December 12,2003 by Warner Music Philippines. The album was a follow-up to the tremendous success of her debut album. It resembles the same sound from its predecessor,but only bigger and bolder in terms of incorporating urban-style to upbeat rhythmic jams and harmonic sound to powerful sentimental ballads. Ricky Ilacad,head of Warner label,assigned a few international songwriters and arrangers,including Jörgen Elofsson and Rudy Pérez,to collaborate with the label on the production of the album,which is noticeably broader compared to the first project. For the first time,Nina wrote a song,"Can't Say I Love You",which made it to the final cut. The album contains three cover versions of songs by Madonna,Baron Barbers and Cris Villonco.
Nina Live! is a live album and the third album by Filipina singer Nina,released in the Philippines on February 23,2005,by Warner Music Philippines. The original release date for the album was scheduled on February 22,2005,but it was moved a day later due to preparation. Nina has released two successful studio albums that are both influenced by pop-R&B,but behind all the commercial activities,she regularly performs on different bars and gigs. The label wanted to show this side of the singer the best way by releasing a live album. The live album was a commercial success debuting straight to number one on the Philippine Top 10 Albums chart. The album consists of love songs from the 1970s to the 1990s,all of which she has covered live. The live session was recorded on January 30,2005,at PHI Resto &Bar in Metro Manila.
Nina is the third studio album by Filipina singer Nina,released in the Philippines on August 23,2006,by Warner Music Philippines. After the success of her cover album Nina Live!,Nina released an all-original studio album as a follow-up. The album debuted at number 19 on the Philippine Albums Chart then it peaked at number 9,staying on the chart into 2007. Nina stated that the album showcases her true self as an artist. Nina recaptures the sound of her first two albums,but only bigger and broader in terms of genre. It consists mostly of "toned-down" songs that were sung in a "soft,near-whispery volume." The project marked the first time that she worked with Jim Baluyut as the new executive of the label. The production also featured international songwriters Walter Afanasieff,Matthew Gerrard and Harvey Mason,Jr.
Sitti in the Mix:The Dense Modesto Remixes is the first remix album of Philippine bossa nova singer Sitti,and the first by DJ Dense Modesto. It was released in the Philippines in 2007 by Club Myx,in collaboration with Warner Music Philippines. Instead of a bossa nova sound,Sitti collaborated with Myx Philippines DJ Dense Modesto to make her songs into dance tracks.
"Loving You" is a song by Filipino singer Nina from her 2002 debut album Heaven. It was released as the album's fourth and final commercial single in the Philippines in October 2003 by Warner Music Philippines. The song was written by Gerry Paraiso,and produced by Ferdie Marquez. It is a pop-ballad love song,originally recorded by the late Ric Segreto in 1982. The song was released after the commercial success of Nina's slow-tempo acoustic singles,and was slightly altered in the studio as a Radio Edit version for official release.
Christian Bautista is the debut album by Filipino singer Christian Bautista,released in the Philippines on March 26,2004,by Warner Music Philippines. Its singles include "The Way You Look at Me","Hands to Heaven","Colour Everywhere","Kailan Pa Ma'y Ikaw" and "Kelan Kaya". To date,the album has reached 4×Platinum status by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry,selling over 120,000 units in the country. It has also been certified in other Southeast Asian countries,such as Indonesia and Thailand.
Nina Sings the Hits of Diane Warren is the fourth studio album by Filipina singer Nina,released in the Philippines on July 25,2008,by Warner Music Philippines. It is a cover album consisting of Nina's renditions of familiar love songs written by American songwriter Diane Warren. The idea behind the release of the album started after the success of her single "I Don't Want to Be Your Friend" in 2004,which was initially recorded for Warren's love songs compilation.
"I Don't Want to Be Your Friend" is a pop/R&B song written and composed by Diane Warren. It was first recorded by singer Cyndi Lauper for her 1989 album A Night To Remember. The song was meant to be the second commercial single released in the U.S. from that album,but after the second radio single "A Night to Remember" failed to chart highly,the label scrapped the idea. Famed songwriter Desmond Child also recorded a version for his only album Discipline (1991). "I Don't Want to Be Your Friend" was eventually a single by Filipino singer Nina,and also recorded by Dutch female singer Do in her eponymous debut album.
Filipina singer Nina has released seven studio albums,one live album,three compilation albums,one remix album and forty-three singles. In 2002,Nina released her debut album,Heaven,which became one of the best-selling albums of 2003 in the Philippines,certifying double Platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI). The album earned two consecutive number-one singles on the Philippine charts,the first being "Jealous",which peaked at number one for three weeks,and was succeeded by her own rendition of "Foolish Heart". Heaven also made her the only female artist in OPM history to have five Top 5 singles from an album. In December 2003,Nina released her second album,Smile. Lead single,"Make You Mine",peaked at number one in the country,making her the first and only female OPM artist to have three number-one singles in a span of one year. Smile failed to match the commercial success of its predecessor,but it maintained her status as a platinum-selling artist.
Gameface is the debut studio album by Filipino pop/R&B singer Jay R,released in the Philippines in August 2003 by Universal Records. He produced the album together with Ray Brown and Troy Johnson,in partnership with NuLife and his record label. To date,the album has reached Platinum status by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI),denoting over 30,000 units sold in the country.
Jay R is the self-titled second studio album by Filipino singer Jay R,released in December 2005 in the Philippines by Universal Records. To date,the album has sold more than 20,000 units in the country and has been certified gold by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry.
Soul in Love is the fourth studio album and second cover album by Filipino singer Jay R,released in January 2008 by Universal Records. The album showcases his vocal quality and range,singing classical R&B and jazz songs that he grew up listening to,like "After the Love Has Gone","Always and Forever" and "Ain't No Sunshine". It received highly positive reviews from OPM critics,and won numerous awards for his outstanding vocal performance. It has also helped Jay R gain a new audience and fans.
Filipina singer Nina has released five video albums and appeared in forty-five music videos,three films and thirteen television shows. After signing a record deal with Warner Music Philippines,Nina released her first single,"Heaven," in 2002. Its music video was inspired by the cover art of her debut album of the same name where she is dancing in front of the camera while animations appear in the background. In 2003,the music videos for "Jealous" and "Foolish Heart" gained popularity in the Philippines,topping various music video charts in the country. "Jealous" featured actor Cedric Carreon,playing the role of ex-boyfriend in the music video. It won Favorite New Artist in a Video at the 2003 MTV Pilipinas Music Award. The music video for "Loving You" depicts Nina on a journey in a fantasy world to find her dream guy. All music videos from the album Heaven (2002) were directed by Avid Liongoren,except "Foolish Heart." "A Girl Can Dream," the second single from her second studio album Smile (2003) featured singer Christian Bautista as her love interest in a school-themed music video. In 2004,Nina appeared in a cameo appearance for the comedy film Masikip sa Dibdib.
"Someday" is a song by Filipino singer Nina from her 2006 self-titled fourth album. It was released as the album's second commercial single in November 2006 by Warner Music Philippines. The song was written and composed by Nyoy Volante,who was her boyfriend at that time,and it was produced by Warner personnel Neil Gregorio. The song tells a story of a girl who was left by her loved,but still hopes for someone better to come. It was entirely recorded using an acoustic piano by Bobby Velasco.
"I Do" is a song by Filipino singer Nina from her self-titled third studio album,Nina. It was released as the lead single of the album in August 2006 by Warner Music Philippines. The song was written by Joleen Belle,Michael Jay,Carsten Lindberg Hansen and Joachim Svare,and it was produced by Warner personnel Neil Gregorio. It is one of her few original singles. It is also her first upbeat pop-R&B-dance single,since her 2003 number one hit "Make You Mine". The song is described to be Mariah Carey-like,due to Nina's evident use of whistle register and upper-pitch trajectories in the last part of the song.
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