List of awards and nominations received by Kyla

An image of singe Kyla wearing a red suit while singing to a hand held microphone
Kyla performing at the Dubai World Trade Centre in 2018

Filipino singer Kyla has received numerous awards and nominations for her contributions to music. She rose to prominence after appearing as a finalist on the television talent show Metropop Star Search in 1997.[1] She signed a record deal with EMI Philippines and worked with producer Chito Ilacad and songwriter Arnie Mendaros on her debut studio album Way to Your Heart, which was released in 2000.[2][3] Kyla has received Best New Artist accolades at the Awit Awards, Aliw Awards, and MTV Pilipinas Music Awards. The music video for the single "Hanggang Ngayon" won the MTV Video Music Award International Viewer's Choice for Southeast Asia and the MTV Pilipinas for Video of the Year. In 2002, she released her self-titled second album, supported by the single "I Feel For You",[4] which earned her nominations for Favorite Female Video and Favorite Song at the MTV Pilipinas Music Awards.

I Will Be There (2003), Kyla's third studio album, yielded the single "I Will Find You",[5] for which she won the Awit Award for Best R&B Recording. She also recorded "Sana Maulit Muli" with Gary Valenciano, earning the Awit Award for Best Performance by a Duet. Her fourth studio album, Not Your Ordinary Girl, was released in 2004.[6] The title track and two other singles were nominated for Best R&B Recording at the 2005 Awit Awards. The same year, she headlined the Not Just Your Ordinary Girl concert at the Araneta Coliseum to support the album.[7] For the production, she garnered nominations for Best Female Performance in a Concert and Most Promising Female Entertainer at the Aliw Awards. In 2005, Kyla and Jerome John Hughes released a song for the soundtrack of the romantic drama film Let the Love Begin, and she teamed with Jay R on the main theme of the comedy drama Say That You Love Me.[8][9] Both songs received nominations for Best Performance by a Duet at the 2006 Awit Awards.

Kyla released a cover of the 1989 ballad "Love Will Lead You Back" from her tribute album Heartfelt (2007).[10] The song won Favorite Remake at the 2008 Myx Music Awards, and its music video was nominated for Favorite Mellow Video. The single, "Mahal Kita (Di Mo Pansin)", from her eighth studio album Private Affair received two nominations at the 2010 Awit Awards, winning Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist. Kyla also collaborated with rock band Kamikazee on "Huling Sayaw",[11] which won Best Rock Video at the 2013 Myx Music Awards. At the 2014 Philippine Popular Music Festival, she performed "Salbabida" and won the competition's top honor.[12] The song received three nominations at the 2015 Awit Awards, where it was awarded Best Rock/Alternative Recording. Kyla's extended play, Journey (2014), won R&B Album of the Year, and her ninth studio album, The Queen of R&B (2018), earned five nominations at the Star Awards for Music 2015 and 2018 ceremonies, respectively.

  1. ^ Abunda, Boy (February 13, 2006). "Kyla: straight from the heart". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on June 10, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  2. ^ Esguerra, Tinnie (May 12, 2002). "Kyla: unruffled by success". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  3. ^ Red, Isah (March 24, 2002). "Another eponymous album". The Manila Standard. p. 20. Archived from the original on June 10, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Ogie, Janno, Radha write for Kyla's CD". Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 5, 2003. p. C7. Archived from the original on June 17, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Red, Isah (May 22, 2003). "Kyla's new album launched". Manila Standard. p. 20. Archived from the original on June 17, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Gil, Baby (May 28, 2004). "Kyla not your ordinary girl". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on June 17, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  7. ^ "Not ordinary". Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 12, 2004. p. A22. Archived from the original on June 17, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Jerome and Kyla". Philippine Daily Inquirer. February 2, 2005. p. A2. Archived from the original on June 17, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "Kyla spreads her wings abroad". The Manila Times. April 22, 2005. p. C2. Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2023 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ Godinez, Bong (October 22, 2007). "Kyla's Heartfelt homage to classic gems in pop music". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archived from the original on June 17, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  11. ^ "A Kamikazee look at love and lust". Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 14, 2012. Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  12. ^ "PhilPop 2014 prize goes to inspirational song by Jungee Marcelo and sung by Kyla". GMA Network News. July 27, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2023.