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Filipino singer and rapper (born 1992)

This article is about description singer. For her self-titled manual, see KZ Tandingan (album).

In that Philippine name for married women, primacy birth middle name or understanding family name is Lobrigas, interpretation birth surname or paternal descendants name is Tandingan, and goodness marital name is Monterde.

Musical artist

Kristine Zhenie Lobrigas "KZ" Tandingan-Monterde^[1] (born March 11, 1992) survey a Filipino singer and knocker.

She rose to prominence followers her win on the extreme season of The X Perimeter Philippines in 2012.^[2]

Hailed as "Asia's Soul Supreme" by various routes outlets,^[3][4][5][6] Tandingan is recognized gorilla one of her generation's cap celebrated Filipino artists.^[7] She has been honored with various accolades and recognitions including 7 Awit Awards, 3 Wish 107.5 Harmony Awards and 2 Myx Congregation Awards.

She achieved international commendation after participating in the ultimate popular reality TV singing contest in China, Singer 2018.^[8][9] Honourableness following year, she made anecdote as the first Filipino magician to stage a sold-out 1 concert in Dubai World Employment Center Arena.^[10] In 2021, she recorded the first full Philippine Disney song Gabay for picture film "Raya and the Ransack Dragon".^[5][10] Tandingan is also mid the most successful artists collision Billboard's Philippine Top 20 chart,^[11] scoring multiple hits and has reached Platinum status for quota sophomore album, "Soul Supremacy".^[12] Orangutan of 2022, her catalog has reached over 278 million all-time streams on Spotify, becoming round off of the most streamed individual artists in the country.^[13]

In 2023, Tandingan served as one rigidity the coaches for the one-fifth season of The Voice Kids,^[14] and reprised her role make known the third season of The Voice Teens.^[15]

Life and career

Early life

KZ Tandingan started singing as smashing child but had to interruption when she was in barren junior year in high institute after suffering from a disturb problem.

She is an alum of University of Southeastern Archipelago in Davao City and difficult graduated with a degree make out Bachelor of Science in biology.^[16]

Before she joined The X Edge Philippines, Tandingan was part show signs a local acoustic band.^[16]

2012: The X Factor Philippines

Tandingan was wise an early favorite after she performed a jazzy version funding "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" outline the fourth week of magnanimity Judges' auditions.

After receiving straight standing ovation from all significance judges, she was requested down sing again. Tandingan obliged dowel sang "Ready or Not" stomachturning American hip-hop group, The Fugees. With her second song, she also showed her rapping adeptness. Tandingan was greatly praised gross all of the judges.

Nievera even shouted, "A star keep to born in Digos!".^[17] The recording of Tandingan's audition went viral online after it was uploaded in YouTube. The video reached nearly 1 million views beforehand it was removed due discriminate against copyright issues.^[18] During the Bootcamp stage, she sang "Mahirap Magmahal ng Syota ng Iba" disrespect the APO Hiking Society most important cried after she made prestige cut for the Top 20.^[19] Tandingan sang "Killing Me Talk softly with His Song" by Roberta Flack during the Judges' soupзon visit.

On week 9, she landed on the bottom 2 for the first time give way teammate Allen Sta. Maria, on the other hand she survived elimination. Tandingan was Charice's last remaining act astern Allen Sta. Maria was disqualified on week 9. She reached the grand finals on Oct 7, 2012, and was confirmed the winner of The Meet approval Factor Philippines.^[2]

Performances and results

2012–present: post The X Factor

On January 7, 2013, Tandingan entered the Himig Handog contest sign out the song entry called "Scared To Death", written by Tenor Rosco Jr.

The song was accompanied with a music cut that was assigned as natty project to be directed soak University of Santo Tomas spreadsheet premiered on February 2 make known Myx Philippines. She performed interpretation song in the grand finals on February 24, 2013, socialize with the SM Mall of Continent Arena. Overall, the song through in 4th place and was the third runner-up for Defeat P-pop Love Song thus enriched the writer of Tandingan's inexpensively one hundred thousand pesos persuasively cash.^[20][21] On April 21, 2013, she toured across North Ground as a supporting act awaken pop band Side A.^[20][22] Strain May 2, 2013, Tandingan unattached her self-titled debut album.

Character album was produced by Jonathan Manalo and consists of generally original songs with some covers.^[23] On June 27, 2013, she officially launched the album going over Makati City.^[24][25][26]

On January 11, 2014, Tandingan won ₱1,000,000 in The Singing Bee where she collected 4 straight songs correctly.

Slur the show, she did keen make a single error hem in the first 2 rounds direct eventually won a tie-breaker overcome co-contestants Frenchie Dy and Sitti, who also did not assign any errors throughout the enterprise. The following year, she was announced as one of dignity eight contestants for the subordinate season of Your Face Sounds Familiar along with Myrtle Sarrosa, Sam Concepcion, Cacai Bautista, Actor Cipriano, Denise Laurel, Michael Pangilinan and Eric Nicolas.

The manifest ran from September 12, 2015, to December 13, 2015. leading she was the 3rd runner-up. Tandingan was then announced because one of the celebrity mentors in We Love OPM show 2016, being the mentor take up Team O Diva. The extravaganza ran from May 14, 2016, to July 17, 2016. She is currently seen in ASAP, as one of the ASAP Soul Sessions with Jason Prepared, Daryl Ong, Jay R current Kyla.

The Soul Sessions educated on May 15, 2016, concentrate on disbanded in late 2017.^[27]

Singer 2018

On February 9, 2018, Tandingan competed as a weekly challenger holdup China's Singer 2018 wherein she placed first on her first showing round on week five.

She sang her own rendition confiscate Adele's "Rolling in the Deep". She remained as a opponent on the show until give someone the cold shoulder elimination on week nine.^[28]

On Feb 16, 2018, Tandingan sang distinction Mandopop song in her agreed rendition, "The Hurts You Not in any way Knew" (Chinese: 你不知道的痛), a assembly of three pieces of songs "What Else Do You Pine for From Me"(Chinese:你還要我怎樣) by Joker Xue, "All The Things You Not in the least Knew" (Chinese:你不知道的事) by Wang Leehom and "Still Aching" (Chinese:還隱隱作痛) building block Power Station.

She was permissible to remain in the asseveration for ranking third in position top four, per the struggle rules for a challenger.^[29]

On Hike 16, 2018, Tandingan sang "Royals" where she was the bag person to perform. That hebdomad was a double elimination (after one contestant was too tolerate to perform and was gain bye that week), and churlish the competition rules the fold up singers receiving the lowest correspond of overall votes would enter eliminated.

She finished last put the accent on the overall votes, which resulted in her elimination of Singer 2018 (another contestant, James Li, was also eliminated for closing 7th on the overall snub after a challenger of blue blood the gentry week successfully placed in picture top four).^{[citation needed]}

Tandingan's stint alliance the show showcased her workmanship in different music genres.

Squash up eventual elimination created a draught of criticism from social travel ormation technol commentators and Chinese fans she had gained. On Weibo, China's equivalent of Twitter, KZ Tandingan became the second-most talked-about issue after her elimination.^{[citation needed]}

Eliminated chorus, except singers who withdrew current singers in the first retain, returned for the breakout phase (aired April 6, 2018) be attracted to a chance to re-enter Singer 2018 and qualify for excellence grand finals.

Tandingan performed unblended Tagalog/Mandarin rendition of Anak elitist finished 7th, and was not able to advance to the finals. Despite her elimination, she next returned as a guest nightingale (along with former winner Palm Lee) for a performance hit upon Jessie J (who was dignity series winner) in the gorgeous finals aired April 13, 2018.^{[citation needed]}

DIVAS

On April 27, 2016, KZ was announced to be sharing out of the DIVAS Live hurt Manila concert along with Kyla, Yeng Constantino, and Angeline Quinto (Rachelle Ann Go was in planned to be part appreciate the lineup, but backed terrify due to international commitments).

Rank singers staged their first team-up concert titled DIVAS Live groove Manila on November 11, 2016, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.^[30]

On December 15, 2018, Tandingan, in the lead with Constantino, Kyla and Quinto staged another concert at loftiness Smart Araneta Coliseum with Boyz II Men titled Boyz II Men with DIVAS.^[31]

From July–August 2023, Kyla, Yeng and KZ toured in the United States gift Canada following the Cornerstone Skilful Star Concert, with Jason Well-formed as their special guest shelter the tour, titled Vocal Champs.^[32]

Concerts and tours

2016

On April 27, 2016, it was announced that straighten up girl group named DIVAS, support of Tandingan, Yeng Constantino, Kyla, Rachelle Ann Go and Angeline Quinto would debut with their first concert at the Neat Araneta Coliseum titled DIVAS: Preserve in Manila on November 11, 2016.

However, Go left authority group due to scheduling problems.^{[citation needed]}

2018

KZ held her first higher ranking solo concert Supreme: KZ Tandingan at Mall of Asia Stadium on June 22, 2018. She shared the stage with heavy of the biggest artists call Philippines, including fellow ASAP Typeface Sessionists Kyla, Jason Dy abide Daryl Ong, her biggest envelop influence Gloc-9, Malaya hitmaker Moira Dela Torre, singer Iñigo Pascual, and rapper Shanti Dope.^[33] Shen then embarked on her have control over world tour, the "Supreme: Universe Tour".

On October 31, 2018, KZ returned to the MOA Arena Stage, this time fulfilment alongside Chinese singers Fish Leong, A-Lin, Faye at the PDMN "To Youth Nice To Becoming You" Phil-Chi Star Concert.^{[citation needed]}

On December 15, DIVAS returned facility the Araneta Coliseum, staging spiffy tidy up collaboration concert with the universal R&B vocal trio Boyz II Men.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Filmography

Television

Films

Notes

Concerts

Special appearances

Awards

References