Laarni Lozada
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Laarni Lozada is a Filipino pop
, ballad, classical
, and soul
singer. She is the winner of Pinoy Dream Academy (Season 2)
, Philippine franchise of Endemol
's Star Academy
garnering more than 100,000 votes over the votes obtained by her closest contender Bugoy Drillon.
to William and Nita Losala. The family moved to Isulan, Sultan Kudarat
later on. She has six siblings.
Laarni was a consistent honor student from elementary to high school. When she was in Grade 5, she worked at the local public market and at the family farm. When she was 15, she left Isulan for Manila. to pursue her education. An aunt from the US supported her in her studies at the School of Music of the Philippine Women's University. However, she decided to shift course from AB Music to BS Education, Major in English, when she realized that most of the music students in the school were from the upper strata of society. She feared that she lacked the eloquence to be part of that kind of milieu. Her musical talent, however, paved the way for her to become a university scholar while working as a student assistant of the school.
Laarni sang both for passion and for a living. She sang in different social functions, particularly in weddings, joined singing competitions, and accepted guestings. She became a runner-up in the now-defunct "Sing Galing" of ABC5
. She won the Rotary Club
Intercollegiate/University singing contest, besting 25 other contestants from different schools in Manila by rendering the patriotic anthem "Dakilang Lahi". She also won the National Grand Finals of the "Campus Idol" search by her rendition of "What Kind of Fool Am I?
"
Laarni also joined the PWU Church chorale, the Ambassadors of Light, and the Malate Church Chorale. When she became part of the Coro de San Sebastian, she got the opportunity to sing together with said choral group with the Philippine Madrigal Singers
in a Madrigal et al. concert.
At 16 years old, Laarni sang at the Calesa Bar, she had the opportunity to get musical pointers from the bar's musical director, Rudy Francisco.
Her musical influences include Celine Dion
, Whitney Houston
, Mariah Carey
, Charlotte Church
, Regine Velasquez
, Sheryn Regis
, Lea Salonga
, Lani Misalucha
, Charice Pempengco
, Sarah Geronimo
, Gary Valenciano
, Martin Nievera
and Jed Madela
.
After 13 weeks in the academy, Laarni was hailed the Grand Star Dreamer on September 14, 2008 at the Cuneta Astrodome
. At the end of the show's two-night finale, she garnered 651,696 votes (100% of the total votes).
On October 9, 2008, she and Phillip Nolasco, Little Grand Star Dreamer, received the keys to their new houses in Binangonan, Rizal and one million pesos as their prize for winning the competition.
. She has made appearances in many programs, especially in Boy & Kris
where she has guested four times already in a span of three weeks. On the Cory Aquino
special of the said show, fellow scholar, Hansen, confessed that Laarni has a crush on fellow ASAP '09 singer, Jed Madela
who she had a duet with in the Academy. Other guestings include gameshows like The Singing Bee
, Wowowee
and Pilipinas, Game KNB?
; and talk shows like Umagang Kay Ganda
, The Buzz
, Entertainment Live
, and even Sharon
. She has also guested in the Little Grand Dream Night of Pinoy Dream Academy: Little Dreamers
Her first single, Manalig Ka, was written by Ryan Cayabyab
. It is included in the Top 10 scholar's album, namely Scholar's Sing Cayabyab. The album Scholar's Sing Cayabyab has been certified with a gold award.
On September 30, 2008, Laarni signed her very first recording contract with ABS-CBN and Star Records. With all new compositions, she is set to release an album in the near future.
She released her self-titled debut album Laarni Lozada,spawning the hit single Kung Iniibig Ka Niya which was penned by one of the most prolific hit makers in the Philippines Vehnee Saturno. The song Kung Iniibig Ka Niya is the theme song of the latest ABS-CBN soap opera entitled Kambal Sa Uma. Her second single, a revival of the hit song Bakit Nga Ba Mahal Kita which was originally sung by Roselle Nava is the theme song the ABS-CBN Precious Hearts Romances series
entitled Alyna
.
She was also handpicked by Gary Valenciano
to sing a duet of his hit song Narito at his anniversary concert Gary at 25 at the Araneta Coliseum and later on joined Gary Valenciano with Rachelle Ann Go
and Karylle
for his hit song Each Passing Night. The concert is set to be released as a DVD.
Laarni Lozada is currently under Backroom Inc., the talent management and booking office of Mr. Boy Abunda.
Laarni is currently preparing to take part in the Star Magic World Tour, which would bring her the US, Canada and Dubai together with the biggest stars of ABS-CBN's talent arm, Star Magic.
Laarni is the endorser of Belo, Black Beauty Shampoo and Dibuho Clothing Apparel.
Laarni can be seen as a semi-regular artist on ASAP
.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, ballad, classical
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
, and soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
singer. She is the winner of Pinoy Dream Academy (Season 2)
Pinoy Dream Academy (season 2)
Pinoy Dream Academy is a Philippine television program similar to Big Brother. The second season began on June 14, 2008. Nikki Gil and Toni Gonzaga reprised their roles as hosts of the show, but Gonzaga now handled the main hosting plum while Gil appeared both on the Probation Nights and Little...
, Philippine franchise of Endemol
Endemol
Endemol is an international television production and distribution company based in the Netherlands, with subsidiaries and joint ventures in 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Poland,...
's Star Academy
Star Academy
Star Academy is a highly successful television show format based on the Spanish format "Operación Triunfo" produced by Endemol, that has been broadcast in over 50 countries...
garnering more than 100,000 votes over the votes obtained by her closest contender Bugoy Drillon.
Early life
Laarni was born in Pasig CityPasig City
The City of Pasig is one of the city municipalities of Metro Manila in the Philippines and was the former capital of the province of Rizal prior to the formation of this grouping of cities designated as the National Capital Region...
to William and Nita Losala. The family moved to Isulan, Sultan Kudarat
Isulan, Sultan Kudarat
Isulan is a 1st class municipality in the province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. It is the provincial capital of the Province of Sultan Kudarat...
later on. She has six siblings.
Laarni was a consistent honor student from elementary to high school. When she was in Grade 5, she worked at the local public market and at the family farm. When she was 15, she left Isulan for Manila. to pursue her education. An aunt from the US supported her in her studies at the School of Music of the Philippine Women's University. However, she decided to shift course from AB Music to BS Education, Major in English, when she realized that most of the music students in the school were from the upper strata of society. She feared that she lacked the eloquence to be part of that kind of milieu. Her musical talent, however, paved the way for her to become a university scholar while working as a student assistant of the school.
Laarni sang both for passion and for a living. She sang in different social functions, particularly in weddings, joined singing competitions, and accepted guestings. She became a runner-up in the now-defunct "Sing Galing" of ABC5
Associated Broadcasting Company
The Associated Broadcasting Company, Inc is a television network in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. The network was previously known as the , Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal...
. She won the Rotary Club
Rotary International
Rotary International is an organization of service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world. The stated purpose of the organization is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help...
Intercollegiate/University singing contest, besting 25 other contestants from different schools in Manila by rendering the patriotic anthem "Dakilang Lahi". She also won the National Grand Finals of the "Campus Idol" search by her rendition of "What Kind of Fool Am I?
What Kind of Fool Am I?
"What Kind of Fool Am I?" is a popular song written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley and published in 1962. It was introduced by Anthony Newley in the musical Stop The World - I Want To Get Off...
"
Laarni also joined the PWU Church chorale, the Ambassadors of Light, and the Malate Church Chorale. When she became part of the Coro de San Sebastian, she got the opportunity to sing together with said choral group with the Philippine Madrigal Singers
The University of the Philippines Madrigal Singers
The University of the Philippines Madrigal Singers , also known as the Philippine Madrigal Singers or simply Madz, is one of the major cultural groups based in the University of the Philippines, Diliman. Its current conductor and musical director is Mark Anthony Carpio...
in a Madrigal et al. concert.
At 16 years old, Laarni sang at the Calesa Bar, she had the opportunity to get musical pointers from the bar's musical director, Rudy Francisco.
Her musical influences include Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
, Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...
, Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
, Charlotte Church
Charlotte Church
Charlotte Maria Church is a Welsh singer-songwriter, actress and television presenter. She rose to fame in childhood as a classical singer before branching into pop music in 2005. By 2007, she had sold more than 10 million records worldwide including over 5 million in the United States...
, Regine Velasquez
Regine Velasquez
Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez , better known as Asia's Songbird, Regine Velasquez, is a Filipino singer, actress, record producer and TV host...
, Sheryn Regis
Sheryn Regis
Sheryn Mae Poncardas Regis , better known as simply Sheryn Regis, is a Filipina pop singer, composer, host and actress. Sheryn was a consistent top scorer of Star in a Million, where she eventually ended as runner-up to Erik Santos in January 2004...
, Lea Salonga
Lea Salonga
Lea Salonga-Chien is a mezzo-soprano singer and actress from the Philippines well known for originating the lead role of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon, for which she won the Olivier, Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics and Theatre World awards.She was the first Asian to play the roles of Éponine and...
, Lani Misalucha
Lani Misalucha
Lani Misalucha is a singer from the Philippines currently performing in the United States where she also resides. She holds shows at the Flamingo Las Vegas with the Hawaiian variety troupe Society of Seven - SOS...
, Charice Pempengco
Charice Pempengco
Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco , popularly known by the mononym Charice, is a Filipino recording artist and actress who rose to popularity through YouTube. Dubbed by Oprah Winfrey as the Most Talented Girl in the World, she released her first international studio album Charice in 2010...
, Sarah Geronimo
Sarah Gerónimo
Sarah Asher Tua Geronimo is a Filipino recording artist, actress and dancer. Geronimo started her career appearing in children's variety shows such as Pen-pen de Sarapen, Ang TV and NEXT...
, Gary Valenciano
Gary Valenciano
Edgardo Jose Martin Santiago Valenciano , better known as Gary Valenciano or Gary V., is a Filipino musician. He is also dubbed as Mr. Pure Energy. He has released 26 albums, and won the Awit Awards for "Best Male Performer" 11 times. In 1998, he became UNICEF Philippines first national Ambassador...
, Martin Nievera
Martin Nievera
Martin Ramon Razon Nievera is a singer, songwriter, and actor. He is one of the main hosts of musical variety show ASAP on ABS-CBN-Early life:...
and Jed Madela
Jed Madela
John Edward Tajanlangit , better known by his stage name, Jed Madela, is a Filipino recording artist and TV host. His hit songs as a solo artist include How Can I Fall, The Past, The Search is Over, and Love Always Finds a Way....
.
Education
She graduated from Philippine Women's University in Taft Manila with a degree of Bachelor of Arts, Major in Secondary Education.Pinoy Dream Academy
Upon learning about new season of Pinoy Dream Academy, Laarni decided to audition. An inspirational song, "Lead Me Lord, " earned for her the 15th slot after a long process of elimination.After 13 weeks in the academy, Laarni was hailed the Grand Star Dreamer on September 14, 2008 at the Cuneta Astrodome
Cuneta Astrodome
Cuneta Astrodome is an indoor sporting arena located in Pasay, Philippines. It is better known as the home of the Philippine Basketball Association from 1993, when it left the PhilSports Arena, then known as the ULTRA, until 1998...
. At the end of the show's two-night finale, she garnered 651,696 votes (100% of the total votes).
On October 9, 2008, she and Phillip Nolasco, Little Grand Star Dreamer, received the keys to their new houses in Binangonan, Rizal and one million pesos as their prize for winning the competition.
In-Academy Performances
- Official Performances
- In Your Eyes - George BensonGeorge BensonGeorge Benson is a ten Grammy Award winning American musician, whose production career began at the age of twenty-one as a jazz guitarist....
Original Singer - As If We Never Said Goodbye - Barbra StreisandBarbra StreisandBarbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
- FighterFighter (song)"Fighter" is a song recorded by American recording artist Christina Aguilera. The song was written by Aguilera and Scott Storch, and produced by Storch for Aguilera's fourth studio album, Stripped. The song was released on June 3, 2003 as the third single. The song peaked at number twenty on the...
- Christina AguileraChristina AguileraChristina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994... - Kung Ako Na Lang Sana — Bituin Escalante, with Iñaki
- Natural Woman(You Make Me Feel like) a Natural Woman" A Natural Woman" is a 1967 single released by American soul singer Aretha Franklin on the Atlantic label. The record was a big hit for Franklin, reaching number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and became a standard song for her...
- Aretha FranklinAretha FranklinAretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All... - Let's GrooveLet's Groove"Let's Groove" is a 1981 song from the album Raise! by the R&B act Earth, Wind & Fire. The song peaked at #3 in the U.S. and in the UK. It also spent eight weeks at number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart in late-1981/early-1982 and was the second R&B song of 1982 on the year end charts...
- Earth, Wind & FireEarth, Wind & FireEarth, Wind & Fire is an American soul and R&B band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969 by Verdine and Maurice White. Also known as EWF, the band has won six Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards. They have been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of...
, with Apple & Miguel - Too Much HeavenToo Much Heaven"Too Much Heaven" is a song by the Bee Gees, which was the band's contribution to the "Music for UNICEF" fund. They performed it at the Music for UNICEF Concert on 9 January 1979. The song later found its way to the group's thirteenth original album, Spirits Having Flown...
- The Bee Gees, with Apple & Miguel - ‘Di Ko Kayang Tanggapin — April Boy Regino
- Bohemian RhapsodyBohemian Rhapsody"Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was written by Freddie Mercury for the band's 1975 album A Night at the Opera...
- QueenQueen (band)Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor... - On The Wings of Love / Back at OneBack at OneBack at One is an album by Brian McKnight released September 21, 1999, by Motown. Certified triple platinum in the US, the album is his best-selling album with McKnight at the height of his career.- Track listing :...
- jeffrey OsborneJeffrey OsborneJeffrey Linton Osborne is an American funk and R&B musician, songwriter, lyricist, and former lead singer of the band, L.T.D.-Early life and career:...
Original Singer / Brian McKnightBrian McKnightBrian McKnight is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and R&B/Pop musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays nine instruments: piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussions, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet....
, counterpoint with Bugoy - The Prayer - Andrea BocelliAndrea BocelliAndrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....
& Celine DionCeline DionCéline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
, with Jed MadelaJed MadelaJohn Edward Tajanlangit , better known by his stage name, Jed Madela, is a Filipino recording artist and TV host. His hit songs as a solo artist include How Can I Fall, The Past, The Search is Over, and Love Always Finds a Way.... - I Am BlessedI Am Blessed"I Am Blessed" is a single by Eternal. It was the second single released from Power of a Woman. The single was released just after the girl group just had scored their third #1 hit in Japan with "Who Are You". The single did very well and peaked at #7, spent 12 weeks in the UK Singles Chart and was...
- EternalEternal (band)Eternal were an English R&B girl group formed in 1992. The group featured two sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett, alongside Kelle Bryan and Louise Nurding... - Waray Waray - Ertha Kitt, Mabuhay SingersMabuhay SingersThe Mabuhay Singers is a group of singers from the Philippines that was formed in 1958 and some the members became soloist like Cely Bautista, Raye Lucero, Naning Alba and many others....
- Manalig Ka - Laarni Losala
- Boogie WonderlandBoogie Wonderland"Boogie Wonderland" is a 1979 hit single by Earth, Wind & Fire featuring The Emotions. Boogie Wonderland was written by Allee Willis and Jon Lind, and included on the album I Am...
- Earth, Wind & FireEarth, Wind & FireEarth, Wind & Fire is an American soul and R&B band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969 by Verdine and Maurice White. Also known as EWF, the band has won six Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards. They have been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of...
- In Your Eyes - George Benson
- Face-Off Performances
- And I Am Telling You I'm Not GoingAnd I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" is a torch song from the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, with lyrics by Tom Eyen and music by Henry Krieger...
- Jennifer HollidayJennifer HollidayJennifer-Yvette Holliday is an African-American singer and Tony Award-winning actress. She started her career on Broadway in musicals such as Dreamgirls, and later became a successful recording artist...
, with Poy
- And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going
- ASAP Performances
- Hiram - Zsazsa Padilla, with Zsazsa Padilla
- Starting Over AgainStarting Over Again"Starting Over Again" was a 1980 U.S. pop and country hit single for Dolly Parton. Telling the story of a middle aged couple separating after 30 years of marriage, the song was written by Donna Summer and her husband Bruce Sudano...
- Natalie ColeNatalie ColeNatalie Maria Cole , is an American singer, songwriter and performer. The daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, Cole rode to musical success in the mid-1970s as an R&B artist with the hits "This Will Be ", "Inseparable" and "Our Love"...
, with Sheryn RegisSheryn RegisSheryn Mae Poncardas Regis , better known as simply Sheryn Regis, is a Filipina pop singer, composer, host and actress. Sheryn was a consistent top scorer of Star in a Million, where she eventually ended as runner-up to Erik Santos in January 2004...
Career
Laarni's Grand Star Dreamer title has earned her a place in the stable of talents of ABS-CBNABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
. She has made appearances in many programs, especially in Boy & Kris
Boy & Kris
Boy & Kris was a Philippine morning talk and lifestyle show of ABS-CBN. The show is hosted by Boy Abunda and Kris Aquino aired on weekday mornings...
where she has guested four times already in a span of three weeks. On the Cory Aquino
Corazon Aquino
Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines...
special of the said show, fellow scholar, Hansen, confessed that Laarni has a crush on fellow ASAP '09 singer, Jed Madela
Jed Madela
John Edward Tajanlangit , better known by his stage name, Jed Madela, is a Filipino recording artist and TV host. His hit songs as a solo artist include How Can I Fall, The Past, The Search is Over, and Love Always Finds a Way....
who she had a duet with in the Academy. Other guestings include gameshows like The Singing Bee
The Singing Bee (Philippine game show)
The Philippine version of The Singing Bee premiered on April 21, 2008 on ABS-CBN. A combinination of karaoke singing and a spelling bee-style competition, this show features contestants trying to remember the lyrics to popular songs....
, Wowowee
Wowowee
Wowowee was a Philippine noon-time variety show broadcast by ABS-CBN. The show premiered on February 5, 2005, and aired live on weekdays and Saturdays. The show was also broadcast worldwide through ABS-CBN's The Filipino Channel...
and Pilipinas, Game KNB?
Pilipinas, Game KNB?
Pilipinas, Game KNB? was a long-running Philippine game show aired on ABS-CBN. Hosted by Edu Manzano, past versions of the show were hosted by Kris Aquino and aired on primetime. It is also aired on The Filipino Channel...
; and talk shows like Umagang Kay Ganda
Umagang Kay Ganda
Umagang Kay Ganda is a morning show airing on ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN Regional Network Group, and simulcasts on ABS-CBN News Channel. Premiered on June 25, 2007, it airs every weekday mornings from 5:00 to 8:15 AM.-Synopsis:...
, The Buzz
The Buzz (talk show)
The Buzz is a weekly entertainment news and talk show in the Philippines. Premiering in 1999, it is the longest-running weekly entertainment news and talk show on ABS-CBN. It features local celebrity gossip and news.-Casting:...
, Entertainment Live
Entertainment Live
Entertainment Live is a Philippine showbiz oriented talk show broadcast by ABS-CBN airing every Saturday afternoon after Happy Yipee Yehey. The show premiered August 4, 2007 and was first hosted by the Pinoy Big Brother hosts, Toni Gonzaga, Mariel Rodriguez, and Bianca Gonzales. In 2008, Luis...
, and even Sharon
Sharon (Talk show)
Sharon is Philippine TV's Sunday night musical talk show that airs on ABS-CBN. It stars multi-media Megastar Sharon Cuneta.The musical gab fest served as Cuneta's TV comeback in 1998 after a year of hiatus from show business...
. She has also guested in the Little Grand Dream Night of Pinoy Dream Academy: Little Dreamers
Pinoy Dream Academy: Little Dreamers
The second season of Pinoy Dream Academy formally began on June 14, 2008. Nikki Gil and Toni Gonzaga reprise their roles as hosts of the show, but Gonzaga now handles the main hosting plum while Gil appears both on the Probation Nights and Little Dreamers Gala/Expulsion Night...
Her first single, Manalig Ka, was written by Ryan Cayabyab
Ryan Cayabyab
Ryan Cayabyab is a Filipino musician and was the Executive and Artistic Director of the defunct San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts...
. It is included in the Top 10 scholar's album, namely Scholar's Sing Cayabyab. The album Scholar's Sing Cayabyab has been certified with a gold award.
On September 30, 2008, Laarni signed her very first recording contract with ABS-CBN and Star Records. With all new compositions, she is set to release an album in the near future.
She released her self-titled debut album Laarni Lozada,spawning the hit single Kung Iniibig Ka Niya which was penned by one of the most prolific hit makers in the Philippines Vehnee Saturno. The song Kung Iniibig Ka Niya is the theme song of the latest ABS-CBN soap opera entitled Kambal Sa Uma. Her second single, a revival of the hit song Bakit Nga Ba Mahal Kita which was originally sung by Roselle Nava is the theme song the ABS-CBN Precious Hearts Romances series
Precious Hearts Romances Presents
Precious Hearts Romances Presents is an ABS-CBN program mainly focusing on adaptations of the best-selling pocketbooks distributed by company holder, Precious Hearts Romances.-Bud Brothers:-Ang Lalaking Nagmahal Sa Akin:-Somewhere In My Heart:...
entitled Alyna
Alyna (TV series)
Alyna is a Philippine romantic-drama TV series aired by ABS-CBN. It is the 13th installment of the Precious Hearts Romances series. The series is based on the pocket book Dominic by Martha Cecilia. It is directed by FM Reyes. On an interview with Shaina Magdayao on The Buzz on December 19, 2010,...
.
She was also handpicked by Gary Valenciano
Gary Valenciano
Edgardo Jose Martin Santiago Valenciano , better known as Gary Valenciano or Gary V., is a Filipino musician. He is also dubbed as Mr. Pure Energy. He has released 26 albums, and won the Awit Awards for "Best Male Performer" 11 times. In 1998, he became UNICEF Philippines first national Ambassador...
to sing a duet of his hit song Narito at his anniversary concert Gary at 25 at the Araneta Coliseum and later on joined Gary Valenciano with Rachelle Ann Go
Rachelle Ann Go
-External links:*...
and Karylle
Karylle
Ana Karylle Padilla Tatlonghari , better known as simply Karylle, has established herself as one of the most talented showbiz personalities in the Philippines. She is a respected singer, actress, TV host, athlete, and a writer/blogger....
for his hit song Each Passing Night. The concert is set to be released as a DVD.
Laarni Lozada is currently under Backroom Inc., the talent management and booking office of Mr. Boy Abunda.
Laarni is currently preparing to take part in the Star Magic World Tour, which would bring her the US, Canada and Dubai together with the biggest stars of ABS-CBN's talent arm, Star Magic.
Laarni is the endorser of Belo, Black Beauty Shampoo and Dibuho Clothing Apparel.
Laarni can be seen as a semi-regular artist on ASAP
ASAP (variety show)
ASAP Rocks is a musical variety show in the Philippines broadcast by ABS-CBN in the Philippines. The show is presented by its main hosts Zsa Zsa Padilla, Gary Valenciano and Martin Nievera. The show first premiered on February 5, 1995, and airs live Sundays...
.
Voice
Laarni's voice is classified as a dramatic soprano verging on coloratura. She can effortlessly shift from classical/opera music to power ballads. Laarni is also known for her versatility when it comes to her mastery of different genres. Laarni can sing operatic arias, jazz, standards, bossa nova, rock songs, pop/dance songs, R&B songs, kundiman and power ballads.Television
| Year | Title | Role |
| - | Sing Galing | as herself |
| 2008 | Pinoy Dream Academy: Season 2 Pinoy Dream Academy (season 2) Pinoy Dream Academy is a Philippine television program similar to Big Brother. The second season began on June 14, 2008. Nikki Gil and Toni Gonzaga reprised their roles as hosts of the show, but Gonzaga now handled the main hosting plum while Gil appeared both on the Probation Nights and Little... |
as herself |
| 2008 | ASAP '08 | as herself |
| 2009 | ASAP '09 | as herself |
| 2009 | Showtime | as herself |
| 2010 | ASAP XV | as herself |
Studio albums
| Date of release | Title | Album Sales Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Star Records Star Records Star Records, referring loosely to two companies, Star Recording and Star Songs Music Publishing, is an ABS-CBN Entertainment Group company whose main lines of business include: producing, developing and distributing audio and video content; music publishing; events production and music artists... |
Laarni Lozada Laarni Lozada (album) Laarni Lozada is the eponymous debut album from Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 winner Laarni Lozada, released on November 27, 2008. The lead single was "Kung Iniibig Ka Niya".-Track listing:# "Kung Iniibig Ka Niya"# "You're Someone I Belong To"... |
TBA |
Other albums
| Date of release | Title | Album Sales Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Star Records Star Records Star Records, referring loosely to two companies, Star Recording and Star Songs Music Publishing, is an ABS-CBN Entertainment Group company whose main lines of business include: producing, developing and distributing audio and video content; music publishing; events production and music artists... Dream Music |
Scholars Sing Cayabyab Scholars Sing Cayabyab Scholars Sing Cayabyab is a compilation album of Ryan Cayabyab-composed songs performed by the Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 Top 10 scholars and the PDA Season 1 Grand Star Dreamer Yeng Constantino... |
Gold |
Singles
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2008 | "Manalig Ka" |
| 2008 | "Kung Iniibig Ka Niya" |
| 2009 | "Bakit Nga Ba Mahal Kita" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Asian Excellence Awards | "Asian Excellence Awards Most Promising Female Performer" | |
| 2009 | Consumer's Choice Awards | "Outstanding Opm Female Artist" | |
| 2009 | 22nd Awit Awards People's Choice New Female Recording Artist | "People's Choice New Female Recording Artist" |