Kitchie Nadal

Kitchie Nadal
Kitchie Nadal
Born	Anna Katrina Dumilon Nadal; September 16, 1980 (age 43); Manila, Philippines
Spouse	Carlos López (m. 2015)
Children	1
Relatives	Rico Blanco (cousin)
	Musical career
Genres	Pop rock; alternative rock; OPM;
Occupation(s)	Singer; songwriter; guitarist;
Instrument(s)	Guitar; vocals;
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Warner; GMA; Be.Live; 12 Stone/Universal;
Website	http://www.kitchienadal.com

Anna Katrina "Kitchie" Dumilon Nadal (born September 16, 1980) is a Filipina singer-songwriter who was formerly the lead vocalist for the alternative rock band, Mojofly. Her popularity in the female OPM niche grew after she released a self-titled solo album featuring her chart-topping single, "Huwag na Huwag Mong Sasabihin".^[1] Her debut self-titled album Kitchie Nadal debuted at number 4 on the Philippine Albums Chart, and after a year end the album climbed up at number 1 with growing sales the album was certified 7×Platinum by PARI with sales of 214,800 physical CD album copies in the Philippines.

Career

In 2004, Nadal revived a Carpenters song, "Merry Christmas Darling" from the Warner Philippines Christmas album, The Warner Music Philippines All-Stars Christmas Collection.

In 2005, to support the United Nations Millennium Campaign, Nadal and 26 other Filipino artists contributed to the album entitled Tayo Tayo Rin Sa 2015 - Sing the Songs. Find your Voice. Change the World. It's your Choice, released by the United Nations (in the Philippines).^[2]^[3] March 2008 saw Nadal releasing her second album Love Letter with 17 all original tracks. Her latest single Highway, which was used for Caltex, had extensive radio airplay.

Nadal's interpretation of Iniibig Kita has been included in ABS-CBN's first tele-epiko Rounin. In 2008, ABS-CBN picked her again to revive Himala (a Rivermaya original), as the supposed theme song for the soap Humingi Ako Sa Langit (retitled as Habang May Buhay).

She formerly endorsed multinational gas company Caltex. Nadal appeared in a Caltex commercial along with other international musicians.

Personal life

Nadal is an alumna of St. Scholastica's College, Manila. She also completed a double degree major in education and psychology at De La Salle University-Manila.^[4]

She married Spanish journalist Carlos López in 2015 in Tagaytay, and in 2017, she gave birth to a son. The family currently resides in Madrid.^[5]

Discography

2004 - Kitchie Nadal (Warner Music Group)
2007 - Drama Queen TV EP (GMA Music)
2008 - Love Letter (Be.Live Artists)
2013 - Malaya (12 Stone/Universal Records)

Collaboration albums that include Kitchie Nadal

Tunog Acoustic 1 to 4 (Warner Music Philippines, 2003–2006)
Acoustic Night Live 2 (Viva Records, 2004)
Perfectly Acoustic 2 (Octoarts Music Philippines, 2004)
All-Star Christmas Collection (Warner Music Philippines, 2004)
The MDG Album: Tayo Tayo Rin Sa 2015 (UN Philippines, 2005)
Supersize Rock (Warner Music Philippines, 2005)
Ultraelectromagneticjam!: The Music Of The Eraserheads (Sony BMG Music Philippines, 2005)
Kami nAPO muna: A Tribute to APO (Universal Records, 2006)
The Best Of Manila Sound: Hopia Mani Popcorn (Viva Records, 2006)
Mga Awit ng Puso: The Best of GMA Themes Vol. 2 (GMA Music, 2006)
I-Star 15: The Best of Alternative & Rock (Star Music, 2010)

Singles

"Run"
"Fire"
"Bulong"
"Huwag Na Huwag Mong Sasabihin" (covered by Michael V. as a parody song, now covered by SUD)
"Ligaya" (Original by Eraserheads, now covered by Mayonnaise)
"Majika" (Original TV Theme from the GMA 7 Telebabad Program, Majika)
"Merry Christmas Darling" (Original by The Carpenters)
"Pag-Ibig" (Original by APO Hiking Society, now covered by Regine Velasquez-Alcasid as an ad jingle for Nestlé)
"Pers-Labs" (Original by Cinderella, now covered by Charlie Green)
"Same Ground"
"Malaya"
"Simula Ngayon"
"Wandering Stars"

Soundtracks

Rounin TV Soundtrack (Star Music, 2007)

Collaborations

Additional vocals for Ilog for Rivermaya's album Isang Ugat, Isang Dugo, 2006
Greatest Day - duet with a old version by Charlene Deslate and Harlene Delgado and a new version by Anja Aguilar and Marika Sasaki, a single written for Sunsilk (Unilever Philippines), 2007
Makulay Na Buhay - Kitchie wrote the theme song for the GMA TV show I Luv NY, sung by Jolina Magdangal.
In A Big Way - a duet with European pop/rock band INSIGHT. There are two versions of this song in the album LOVE LETTER, the Kitchie Nadal version and the Insight version.
Walk On Water - Akshai Sarin is a co-writer and producer
Tadhana - Kitchie shares writing credits with Jack Rufo
Idoy, Uday - Kitchie and Bullet Dumas perform Dumas' arrangement of the traditional Waray song.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award Giving Body	Category	Nominated Work	Results
2005	Aliw Awards	Most Promising Entertainer of the Year (Female)	—	Won
	Aliw Awards	Best Performance in a Concert (Female)	—	Won
	Awit Awards	Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist	"Huwag Na Huwag Mong Sasabihin"	Won
	Awit Awards	Best Ballad	"Huwag Na Huwag Mong Sasabihin"	Won
	MTV Pilipinas Music Awards	MTV Ayos! Award for Chart Attack Song of the Year	"Huwag Na Huwag Mong Sasabihin"	Won
	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award	Pinoy Wannabe	—	Won
	NU Rock Awards	Best Female Award	—	Nominated
		Artist of the Year	—	Nominated
		Music Video of the Year	"Same Ground"	Nominated
2006	MTV Asia Awards	Favorite Artist (Philippines)	—	Nominated
	MTV Pilipinas Music Awards	Favorite Female Artist in a Video	"Fire"	Won^[6]
	MYX Music Awards	Favorite Female Artist	—	Nominated^[7]
2007	20th Awit Awards	Best Song Written for Movie/TV/Stage Play	"Majika"	Won
2008	Awit Awards	Best World/Alternative/Bossa Music Recording	"Buwan"	Nominated
2009	Philippine Radio Music Awards	Best Independent Artist	—	Won

References

^ Kitchie Nadal,^{[dead link]} "Online Registry of Filipino Musical Artists and Their Works", Retrieved May 6, 2006
^ "UN Philippines: Millennium Campaign". Archived from the original on May 28, 2006. Retrieved May 6, 2006.
^ "United Nations in the Philippines: THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS ALBUM". Archived from the original on February 13, 2008.
^ "Kitchie Nadal". About Kitchie. Archived from the original on December 31, 2007. Retrieved January 11, 2008.
^ "Kitchie Nadal leads quiet life with her family in Spain". The Filipino Times. March 11, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^ All in the Family: The MTV Pilipinas Video Music Awards 2006 Winners,^{[dead link]} "TitikPilipino.com", Retrieved January 29, 2008
^ Baby A. Gil (May 1, 2006). "List of 1st MYX Music Awards nominees". PhilStar. Retrieved September 12, 2020.

External links

[1] Kitchie Nadal,^{[dead link]} "Online Registry of Filipino Musical Artists and Their Works", Retrieved May 6, 2006

[2] "UN Philippines: Millennium Campaign". Archived from the original on May 28, 2006. Retrieved May 6, 2006.

[3] "United Nations in the Philippines: THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS ALBUM". Archived from the original on February 13, 2008.

[officialbio-4] "Kitchie Nadal". About Kitchie. Archived from the original on December 31, 2007. Retrieved January 11, 2008.

[5] "Kitchie Nadal leads quiet life with her family in Spain". The Filipino Times. March 11, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2022.

[6] All in the Family: The MTV Pilipinas Video Music Awards 2006 Winners,^{[dead link]} "TitikPilipino.com", Retrieved January 29, 2008

[MyxMusicAwards2006-7] Baby A. Gil (May 1, 2006). "List of 1st MYX Music Awards nominees". PhilStar. Retrieved September 12, 2020.

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