Emmalyn Estrada

Emmalyn Estrada

Emmalyn Estrada in 2009
Background information
Born (1992-04-05) April 5, 1992
Origin Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
  • dancer
Years active 2009–present
Labels
Associated acts

Emmalyn Estrada (born April 5, 1992) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, actress and dancer of Filipino descent. Her first single, "Get Down" entered Billboard's Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of August 29, 2009 at number 88[1] and peaked at number 59 for the week of October 31, 2009.[2]

Music career

In May 2009, Estrada competed in the 2009 Beat Music Awards hosted by Vancouver's The Beat 94.5.[3] Estrada won the competition[4] Her single, "Get Down" debuted on July 2, 2009 on the Kid Carson Show, again on The Beat 94.5. The single was nominated in the Dance/Urban/Rhythmic category of the 13th annual Canadian Radio Music Awards, which recognizes new songs that secured the most airplay on Canadian radio stations as recorded by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems.[5]

In May 2009, Emmalyn released her first single "Get Down" with RockSTAR Music Corp after winning The 2009 Beat Music Awards. Emmalyn is not signed to RockSTAR Music Corp after winning The 2009 Beat Music Awards.

In November 29, 2010, Emmalyn's first music video for her first single "Don't Make Me Let You Go" premiered on her YouTube account. This is her first music video with her new record label TUG (The Ultimate Group) Music Entertainment.

In March 2013, Emmalyn had a recurring role in the popular A&E television series Bates Motel.

She was a member of the girl group G.R.L. along with Natasha Slayton, Lauren Bennett, Paula van Oppen and previously Simone Battle, from 2013 until 2015.

Personal life

Emmalyn is the youngest in her family and attended Holy Cross Regional High School in Surrey, British Columbia. In October 2009, Emmalyn decided to move to Los Angeles, California. In June 2011, Emmalyn moved back to her hometown of Surrey, British Columbia. She is the younger sister of Elise Estrada.

Singles

Awards and nominations

Canadian Radio Music Awards

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2010 Get Down Best New Artist or Group-Rhythmic/Urban/R&B/DanceNominated[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100 : Aug 29, 2009 - (Biggest Jump) | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. 2009-08-29. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
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  4. ↑ Archived December 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100128054943/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2010/01/13/radio-music-awards-nominees.html. Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "Media | CMF • 2014 | May 6 - 10, 2014 | Toronto, ON". Canadianmusicfest.com. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
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