Kyle Echarri

Kyle Echarri
Birth name Kyle John Paradillo Echarri
Born (2003-06-20) June 20, 2003
Orange County, California, U.S.
Origin Cebu City, Philippines
Genres OPM, Pop
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2015-present
Labels MCA Music Inc.
Associated acts Sarah Geronimo
Website www.instagram.com/kyleecharri32/

Kyle John Echarri (born June 20, 2003) is a Filipino-American singer, recording artist, and actor. He was born in Orange County, California and started singing at the age of two. His family moved to Cebu City, Philippines in June 2014. Echarri rose to prominence and made his first television appearance at the age of eleven when he joined season 2 of The Voice Kids, where he landed Top 6 under Sarah Geronimo's Team [1] Just six seconds after he started singing One Direction's "Night Changes" during the blind auditions, Coaches Bamboo and Sarah already turned for the then 11-year-old Cebuano footballer eventually choosing to be part of Team Sarah.[2] A commemorative album was then released by MCA Music featuring Kyle Echarri's performances tracks "Got To Believe In Magic" and "Hero".[3]

Music career

Echarri released his first full-length studio album, It's Me Kyle, on August 26, 2016, under MCA Music, a Universal Music Group company in the Philippines. His carrier single, "Fall For Me" peaked at Number 4 on Myx's Pinoy MYX Countdown and was on the charts for more than 3 months and 2 weeks (14 weeks).[4] In 2016, Echarri opened the Manila Tour show for the American singer, songwriter, and YouTube viral-hit artist, Greyson Chance.[5] In January 2017, Kyle Echarri was part of the line-up for Fusion 2017, a Philippine Music Festival highlighting Original Pilipino Music, with other Filipino artists - Sarah Geronimo, Bamboo Mañalac, Aegis (band), 6cyclemind, Gabby Alipe, Autotelic, Yeng Constantino, Lyca Gairanod, Zendee, James Reid, and Nadine Lustre.[6] The Philippine Daily Inquirer compared his talents to those of Justin Bieber.[7]

Acting career

Television

After season 2 of The Voice Kids, Kyle was cast in the top-rating ABS-CBN teleserye On the Wings of Love as Brent Wyatt, the half-brother of Nadine Lustre's character Leah Olivar.[8] In May 2016, he became part of ABS-CBN's Filipino reality music competition show, We Love OPM, hosted by Anne Curtis, with his teammates - Bailey May and Juan Karlos Labajo, mentored by the crooner Richard Poon.[9] We Love OPM: The Celebrity Sing-Offs ran for three whole months, from May to July 2016. He was one-third of the boy group Voice Next Door.[8]

Theatre

Kyle Echarri made his first theatrical stint as Master Kundoktor[10] in Ako Ay Si Josephine, a musical show featuring the hits of a Filipino pop-rock singer-songwriter, Yeng Constantino.[11] In December 2016, he was cast in Ballet Philippines' Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko, a new dance musical featuring the songs of VST & Co., at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Main Theater (Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo) in the role of Lito (alternated by Noel Comia).[12] Performers include legendary dancers Edna Vida and Nonoy Froilan, BP mainstays Denise Parungao, Garry Corpuz, Rita Angela Winder and Jean Marc Cordero, and for the vocal parts, ABS-CBN stars Karylle, Michael Pangilinan, Markki Stroem and the alternate cast of Cooky Chua, Sandino Martin, Jef Flores and Noel Comia Jr.[13]

Discography

Year Album Title Label
2015 The Voice Kids Season 2 The Album[3] MCA Music
2016 It's Me Kyle MCA Music

Chart performance

Year Title Peak (Pinoy MYX Countdown) Peak (MYX Hit Chart) Album
2015 Got To Believe In Magic 14 – The Voice Kids (Season 2): The Album
2016 Fall For Me 4 11 It's Me Kyle
2017 Our Moment 5 12 It's Me Kyle

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Network
2015 The Voice Kids (season 2) Contestant (Team Sarah) ABS-CBN
2015 On the Wings of Love (TV series) Brent Wyatt ABS-CBN
2016 We Love OPM Contestant (Voice Next Door) ABS-CBN
2016-present ASAP (variety show) Himself (Performer) ABS-CBN
2016 Maalaala Mo Kaya: Boxing Ring[14] as a bully (extended cast) to young Nonito Donaire ABS-CBN
2017 Maalaala Mo Kaya: Ice Candy as Glo (extended cast) who had love interest to Sandra ABS-CBN

References

  1. ↑ "Kyle Echarri sings 'Night Changes' on The Voice Kids Philippines Season 2". Zeibiz. June 6, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ The Voice Kids Philippines (2015-06-06), The Voice Kids Philippines 2015 Blind Audition: "Night Changes" by Kyle, retrieved 2017-02-09
  3. 1 2 Asilo, Rito P. "Diamonds in the rough glitter in 'The Voice Kids 2' album". entertainment.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  4. ↑ "Pinoy MYX Countdown". myxph.com. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  5. ↑ "IN PHOTOS: Greyson Chance plays a show to remember for PH fans". Rappler. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  6. ↑ "Star-studded 'Fusion' gives fans the time of their lives". Manila Bulletin Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  7. ↑ Almario, Aaron Tom Silvestre and Jose Romeo Luis B. "Kyle Echarri strikes out on his own". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2017-02-09. The Voice Kids alum has a debut record and a charm à la Justin Bieber.
  8. 1 2 "Kyle Echarri: 'I just want to be me'". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  9. ↑ Admin. "FULL LIST: Celebrity contestants, teams of 'We Love OPM'". The Summit Express. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  10. ↑ "Salamat mula kay "Master Konduktor" Kyle... - Ako Si Josephine | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  11. ↑ News, ABS-CBN. "'Ako Si Josephine' musical to feature Yeng's songs". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  12. ↑ Inquirer, Philippine Daily. "‘Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko’ on its last weekend". lifestyle.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  13. ↑ Hawson, Fred. "Review: Ballet PH's 'Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko'". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  14. ↑ Corp., ABS-CBN. ""MMK" presents Nonito Donaire's story this Saturday". entertainment.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
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