Ylona Garcia
This 19 year old Filipino-Australian actress, singer, songwriter Ylona Garcia rose to prominence after entering as a housemate on the first part of the second special season of ABS-CBN’s reality show Pinoy Big Brother (2015), where she finished runner-up. She signed with 88rising in 2021.
Since then, this Awit Award winning song made Ylona the teen superstar that she is. In 2017, she was also hailed as MYX Music Award’s Best New Artist. In the same year, she won several awards which include Awit Awards and MOR Music Awards. From recording more award-winning compositions to staging her own solo concert at the age of 14, Ylona Garcia has also appeared in several television shows such as ASAP, Sana Dalawa Ang Puso, and On the Wings of Love. Ylona has also graced several magazine covers and is representing various notable brands. Currently, Ylona is working on new tunes wherein she will be showcasing a different side of her and her musical journey.
On 24 February, American-Asian international record label 88rising released a mysterious photo of Ylona Garcia on Twitter with its caption “sooner than you think”. The label on 27 February officially announced the addition of Garcia as their new artist and will be handled by “Paradise Rising”, a label under 88rising and Globe Telecom that focuses on Filipino artists.
Ylona Garcia on 1 March announced that she is gearing up for her next comeback announcing the single’s title “All That” alongside the release of the song’s video teaser on her official social media platforms. On 3 March, Paradise Rising released the official music video of Garcia’s single “All That”. The song garnered attention and reached more than one million views on YouTube in four days.
In an announcement made by 88rising on August 26, Garcia was confirmed to be making her next comeback with a brand new single “Don’t Go Changing” for the Head in the Clouds album.On November 7, Garcia flamed up the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California with her 20-minute spotlight in the Head in the Clouds Music Festival 2021 stage.
In January 2022, Garcia released her new single “Entertain Me”, released in partnership with the tactical shooter game VALORANT.The song was used in the game’s trailer for its new Agent, Neon. On the 25th, Ylona disclosed that she has since relocated to Los Angeles, California, in the US and will stay in the country for good to further pursue her career in music.
On August 2022, Ylona becomes the first Filipino to be featured on the pages of American fashion magazine V for its Fall 2022 edition. On Instagram, V referred to Ylona as “the new global voice leading R&B Pop.
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