Kris Angelica 1998 or 1999 (age 24–25) is a Filipina singer and a television personality. In 2009, when she was 10 years old, she became a contestant in thenoontime show Eat Bulaga's Birit Baby, and was first runner-up.[1]
Personal life
Born Kris Angelica A. Dela Cruz in 1998 or 1999 (age 24–25) in the Province of Laguna.[1]
Career
In 2011, she was discovered by David Foster on the online talent search "Born to Sing", and was invited to perform at the "Hit Man Returns: David Foster & Friends" concert at the Araneta Coliseum.[2] In 2012 she became part of RED Models and Talents Manila, and to performed on MyPhone's Nationwide Tour. In her performance in Tacloban City, her video performance of Gloc 9's Hit "Sirena" became popular on Facebook, reaching almost 2 million views within one day.[3] RED Models and Talents Manila produced her first single and music video entitled "Nasaan Ka Na"[4] in 2013.
On June 23, 2015, her debut single was launched on Spotify under VIVA records entitled "Sabi-Sabi", and was written and composed by Thyro and Yumi, the songwriters behind "Dati" by Sam Concepcion, "Hanap-Hanap" by James Reid , "Para-paraan" by Nadine Lustre, and Sarah Geronimo's "Ikot-Ikot" and "Kilometro."[5]
Two days after its release, "Sabi-Sabi" had more than 5,000 plays. A week later it had become the number one single on Spotify Philippines Viral 50.[6]