Elise Estrada
Encyclopedia
1987–2006: Early life and career beginnings
Elise Estrada was born in Philippines and moved to Canada when she was 4. While growing up in VancouverVancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Estrada had participated in many pageant and singing competitions. At age 17, Estrada won the title of "Miss Vancouver Princess" and later became the first runner-up in the Binibining Pilipinas
Binibining Pilipinas
Binibining Pilipinas is the organization responsible for sponsoring the annual national beauty pageant which selects representatives of the Philippines to Miss Universe and Miss International, among others.-History:...
World of Canada Competition. Estrada has 1 younger sister and 2 brothers.
Career
Estrada was a finalist in a 2006, PhilippinePhilippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, vocal competition, called Pinoy Pop Superstar
Pinoy Pop Superstar
Pinoy Pop Superstar was a Philippine television show featuring a year-long talent search for the best Filipino amateur singers. It was broadcast every Saturday evening on GMA. The format is loosely patterned on the original Tawag ng Tanghalan....
.
In 2007, Estrada won the 2007 Beat Music Awards
CFBT-FM
CFBT-FM is a Canadian contemporary hit radio radio station in the Greater Vancouver region of British Columbia...
, and earned a record and management contract with RockSTAR Music Corporation. Her debut single, Insatiable
Insatiable (Elise Estrada song)
"Insatiable" is a song by the Canadian singer Elise Estrada. It peaked at #44 on Canadian Hot 100, and is in radio station CFBT-FM's regular rotation.-Charts:...
, was released in May 2007 and went to #1 on the Canadian Top 40 Charts.
Between 2008 and 2009, Estrada performed at the Canada Day
Canada Day
Canada Day , formerly Dominion Day , is the national day of Canada, a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867, enactment of the British North America Act , which united three British colonies into a single country, called Canada, within the British Empire...
Festival in Surrey, B.C.
In August 2009, Estrada’s Canadian television series, Love Court
Love Court
Love Court was a MuchMusic Canadian TV series that aired in 2009. The series was hosted by recording artist Elise Estrada and was cancelled after 20 episodes due to poor ratings.-Format:...
debuted on MuchMusic
MuchMusic
MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
which featured her song "First Degree" as its theme. "Love Court" was played many times each week and was later seen on MuchMoreMusic
MuchMoreMusic
MuchMore is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media, based at 299 Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario....
.
On July 9, 2010, Estrada's new single "You're So Hollywood" was released on iTunes Canada.
Estrada has toured with George
George Nozuka
George Koichi Nozuka better known by his stage name George is a Canadian singer. He is signed to HC Entertainment Group record label as their main act.-Career:...
, Girlicious
Girlicious
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, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
DeAndre Cortez Way , better known by his stage name Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, or simply Soulja Boy, is an American rapper, record producer, actor, entrepreneur, and internet personality....
, Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
, Lady GaGa
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
, Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys
The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
, 50 Cent
50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...
and Nelly
Nelly
Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is an Grammy Award winning American rapper and actor. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album...
, Sean Kingston
Sean Kingston
Sean Kingston is a Jamaican-American singer. He pursued a music career and debuted in 2007 with the album Sean Kingston.-Early life:...
, Shawn Desman
Shawn Desman
Shawn Bosco Fernandes better known by his stage name Shawn Desman, is a Canadian pop/R&B singer of Portuguese descent. He is signed to Universal Music Canada.-Career:...
.
Estrada participated in a Sony Films Picture with David Hasselhoff
David Hasselhoff
David Michael Hasselhoff is an American actor, singer, producer and businessman. He is best known for his lead roles as Michael Knight in the popular 1980s US series Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch...
and Lucas Grabeel
Lucas Grabeel
Lucas Stephen Grabeel is an American actor, singer, dancer, songwriter, director and producer. As a performer, he is best known for his role as Ryan Evans in Disney Channel Original Movie's High School Musical and its sequels High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year , and as...
(High School Musical, Milk).
My Date With...Elise Estrada in Thailand aired on MuchMusic
MuchMusic
MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
on Sep 8, 2010.
Estrada's first single of "Here Kitty Kittee", "You're So Hollywood", was released on Jul 9, 2010 and for which the music video was premiered at Muchmusic New Music Videos on Sep 23, 2010.
Estrada's second single of "Here Kitty Kittee", "Lipstick
Lipstick (Elise Estrada song)
"Lipstick" is a song by the Canadian singer Elise Estrada. It peaked at #46 on Canadian Hot 100 and is in radio station CFBT-FM's regular rotation.-Charts:...
", previewed on her MySpace page and for which the music video was recorded in London, England according to her Facebook fan page, was finalized and premiered on Elise Estrada Vevo Channel on Dec 1, 2010.
"Here Kitty Kittee", Elise's second album was scheduled to be released on Nov 9, 2010 according to her Entertainment Tonight Canada interview.
Estrada will be starring and singing as a guest on CW Networks Hellcats
Hellcats
Hellcats is an American cheerleading comedy-drama television series that originally aired on The CW in the United States from September 8, 2010 to May 17, 2011...
Episode "God Must Have My Fortune Laid Away" on Feb 15 2011 according to her Facebook fan page. She will be singing a new song called "I Be That" according to her manager Adam H. Twitter page.
Discography
- Elise EstradaElise Estrada (album)The rights to the song "Torture" were surrendered, allowing Filipino-American duo Rin on the Rox to re-record the song....
(2008) - Here Kitty Kittee (2010)
Singles
| Year | Single | CAN Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
Album |
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| 2007 | "Insatiable Insatiable (Elise Estrada song) "Insatiable" is a song by the Canadian singer Elise Estrada. It peaked at #44 on Canadian Hot 100, and is in radio station CFBT-FM's regular rotation.-Charts:... " |
44 | Elise Estrada |
| "Ix Nay" | — | ||
| "Unlove You Unlove You (Elise Estrada song) "Unlove You" is the second single by Canadian singer Elise Estrada from her self-titled debut album.-Charts:"Unlove You" first debuted at #94 on the Canadian Hot 100 on the issue of December 22 based on airplay alone, and since then it slowly rose up to the top fifty, but kept dropping a couple... " |
11 | ||
| 2008 | "These Three Words" | 91 | |
| "Crash & Burn" | 66 | ||
| 2009 | "Poison" | 61 | |
| "One Last Time" | 96 | ||
| 2010 | "You're So Hollywood" | 98 | Here Kitty Kittee |
| "Lipstick Lipstick (Elise Estrada song) "Lipstick" is a song by the Canadian singer Elise Estrada. It peaked at #46 on Canadian Hot 100 and is in radio station CFBT-FM's regular rotation.-Charts:... " |
46 | ||
Highlights
- • Seven TOP 10 Cancon singles & TWO #1 Cancon singles to date!!!
- • 2009 Juno Award nomination for Best R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
- • Two 2009 Much Music Video Award nominations for Best Pop Video of the Year & Cinematographer of the Year
- • Presenter at the 2009 Juno Awards on CTV
- • Performance at the 2009 Juno Awards Gala
- • Starring in the hit MuchMusic Television series “Love Court”
- • To date, ELISE ESTRADA singles have reached an audience of over 500 MILLION in Canada (According to MediaBase)
Wins & Nominations
- • Winner – BDS 20,000 Spins Award for “UnLove You” - November, 2008
- • Winner - “The Best New Artist or Group Award” at ‘THE 2008 CANADIAN RADIO MUSIC AWARDS’ (nominated for 2 awards)
- • Winner - “The Factor Emerging Artist Initiative”
- • Winner - “THE CHUM EMERGING ARTIST INITIATIVE” from one of Canada’s largest radio conglomerates!
- • Winner - THE BEAT 94.5 Radio Contest as the “2007 Artist Of The Year” at ‘The Beat Music Awards’!
- • Winner - The Canadian Finals for the American Idol like television series, “Pinoy Pop Superstar”… went on to the Philippine’s to co-star in the television series for 3 months and gained Millions of Asian fans in Canada and Worldwide
- • Nominated for “Best R&B/Soul Recording Of The Year” at The 2009 JUNO AWARDS (Canada’s Grammy’s)
- • Nomination for two Much Music Video Awards 2009
Musical Highlights
- • Debut single “Insatiable” became the #1 Canadian single on the both the BDS and MediaBase TOP 40 Charts for 4 weeks straight
- • Hit the #1 Canadian Greatest Gainer @ Top 40 numerous times to date
- • 3rd single, “UnLove You” hit the #1 Canadian single on The Top 40 Charts (making it her 2nd #1 single to date!)
Tour Highlights
- • Headlined Juno Fanfare 2009 with Warner Music recording artist Divine BrownDivine BrownDivine Brown , previously known as Divine Earth Essence, is a Canadian rhythm and blues and soul singer and theatre performer....
- • Direct tour support slot for Backstreet BoysBackstreet BoysThe Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
- • Summer Tour ’08 with 50 CENT50 CentCurtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...
, G Unit, & Soulja BoySoulja BoyDeAndre Cortez Way , better known by his stage name Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, or simply Soulja Boy, is an American rapper, record producer, actor, entrepreneur, and internet personality.... - • Direct tour support for Sean KingstonSean KingstonSean Kingston is a Jamaican-American singer. He pursued a music career and debuted in 2007 with the album Sean Kingston.-Early life:...
- • Co-Headlined Summer ’08 tour dates with Nelly, and guest performances by Jesse McCartneyJesse McCartneyJesse McCartney is an American singer-songwriter, actor and voice actor. McCartney achieved fame in the late 1990s on the daytime drama All My Children as JR Chandler. He later joined boy band Dream Street, and eventually branched out into a solo musical career...
, Lady GagaLady GaGaStefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
, CascadaCascadaCascada is a German Eurodance act most famous for their hit singles "Everytime We Touch", "What Hurts the Most", and "Evacuate the Dancefloor"...
, GirliciousGirliciousGirlicious is an American girl group originally formed by Robin Antin, creator of the Pussycat Dolls, from the CW reality TV show Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious. The group was originally signed to Geffen Records and composed of members Natalie Mejia, Chrystina Sayers, Nichole Corvoda and...
, C&C Music Factory, and Snap! - • Opened for hit recording artists Summer ’07 tours including RihannaRihannaRobyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
and Enrique IglesiasEnrique IglesiasEnrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
Media-Print Highlights
- • Photo spread in Flare Magazine (June 2009)
- • Front cover of Living Today Magazine (June 2009)
- • Front cover of Fokal Magazine (January 2009)
- • Front cover of Filipino Life Magazine (September 2008)
- • Front cover of Filipino News Today (October 2008)
- • Front cover of Access Magazine (September 2008)
Media-Television Highlights
- • Interviews & segments continuously on Entertainment Tonight Canada
- • Interviews & segments continuously on eTalk Daily
- • Interviews on MuchMusic’s Much On Demand
- • Interview & segments on E! Entertainment Television
- • Co-Starring in new Reality TV Show called “The Hitmakers” with Peace Arch Television
- • Several interviews on MuchMusic, MuchMoreMusic, MuchVibe, MTV, Canada AM
- • eTalk Daily named ‘Elise Estrada’ CD as the #4 album to own in 2008
- • Live two song performance on Much Music’s Much On Demand
- • My Date With...Elise Estrada in Thailand
Sponsors
- • Marketing & promotion sponsorship with Parasuco Clothing
- • Landed a marketing & promotion sponsorship with National clothing chain ‘URBAN PLANET’
- • Landed a National promotion with CLARINS Cosmetics & ACCESS MAGAZINE to launch their new ROXY FRAGRANCE
Juno Awards
|-| 2009 || Elise Estrada
Elise Estrada (album)
The rights to the song "Torture" were surrendered, allowing Filipino-American duo Rin on the Rox to re-record the song....
|| R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
The Juno Award for "R&B/Soul Recording of the Year" has been awarded since 1985, as recognition each year for the best rhythm and blues/soul album in Canada.-Best R&B/Soul Recording :*1985 - Liberty Silver, Lost Somewhere Inside Your Love...
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Canadian Radio Music Awards
|-| rowspan=2|2008 || Elise Estrada || Best New Artist or Group – Pop/Rock ||
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| Elise Estrada || Best New Artist or Group – Rhythmic/Urban/R&B/Dance ||
External links
- http://www.youtube.com/TheOfficialEliseE
- http://www.facebook.com/EliseEstradaMusic
- http://www.twitter.com/eliseestrada
- http://www.myspace.com/eliseestrada