Kyla (Filipino singer)

Kyla (Filipino singer).
Kyla (born January 5, 1981) is a Filipino singer-songwriter. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including eleven Awit Awards and three MTV Pilipinas Music Awards. She gained recognition in 2000 with her debut album Way to Your Heart and its single "Hanggang Ngayon", which won the International Viewer's Choice Award for Southeast Asia at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards. She has collaborated with musicians such as American singer-songwriter Brian McKnight and English boy band Blue. Outside of music, she has starred in the drama series Dear Friend (2009) and Villa Quintana (2013–2014), and has expanded her career into reality television as a presenter of the talent competition show Popstar Kids (2005–2007) and as a judge in the variety show singing contest Tawag ng Tanghalan (since 2016). Kyla's music is primarily influenced by R&B and soul, and she has been credited with helping to redefine the genres in the Philippines. (This article is part of a featured topic: Overview of Kyla.)