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Melanie Hernandez Calumpad (born 1981), known by her stage name Kyla, is a Filipino singer-songwriter and television personality. A recipient of numerous accolades, she is known for her vocal range and melismatic singing style, and has been credited with helping to redefine R&B and soul music in the Philippines. She achieved commercial and critical success with her debut studio album Way to Your Heart (2000), supported by the single "Hanggang Ngayon", which won the International Viewer's Choice Award for Southeast Asia at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards. She has since released nine studio albums and one extended play. Outside of music, Kyla has starred in the drama series Dear Friend (2009) and Villa Quintana (2013), and has expanded her career into reality television as a presenter of the talent competition show Popstar Kids (20052007) and as a judge in the variety show singing contest Tawag ng Tanghalan (2016).