67 Facts About Nina Girado

Nina Girado made her recording debut in 2002 after signing a recording contract with Warner Music Philippines.

Nina Girado regained success in 2009 after touring with the Sessionistas, along with the release of her last studio album under Warner, Renditions of the Soul.

Nina Girado signed a recording deal with Universal Records in 2010, and represented her country in the Pattaya International Music Festival a year later.

Nina Girado was one of Spotify's most-streamed female OPM artists in 2018 and 2020.

Nina Girado was cited as the artist who popularized the acoustic phenomenon in the Philippines, and was awarded Best Female Acoustic Artist by the National Consumers Quality Awards in 2005.

Nina Girado holds the record as the first female OPM artist to receive a diamond certification by the PARI.

Marifil Nina Girado was born on November 1,1980, in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Nina Girado is the third child of Filbert Girado Sr.

Nina Girado was raised in Quezon City together with her three siblings Dewanne, who is member of the band Lipstick, King, who is a singer, and Patrick, who is a musical director.

When Nina was about to turn five years old, she started singing to a Lea Salonga single she heard on the radio and her father noticed.

Nina Girado studied Accountancy at Miriam College since she was good in numbers.

Nina Girado's father insisted that she would take up Law as a latter course.

Nina Girado eventually gave up on trying to stop her, and just told her to maintain good grades.

Nina Girado did well in her studies and became a consistent dean's lister.

Two months after her father died of a heart attack in the US, Nina Girado signed her first recording contract with Warner.

In December 2003, Nina Girado released her second studio album, Smile, accompanied by its lead single, "Make You Mine".

In early 2004, Nina Girado became part of the recording for the song "Biyahe Tayo" which was used for the WOW Philippines.

In 2005, Nina Girado temporarily broke away from the urban-influenced sound to record covers of classic love songs.

The album allowed Nina Girado to become the first female artist in the Philippines to receive a Diamond certification.

On June 2,2006, Nina Girado launched her first solo residency at the Music Museum entitled Very Manilow, a Barry Manilow tribute concert series.

Nina Girado decided to name the album after herself considering that she already established her name as an artist, and was willing to share more to her listeners.

On September 28,2007, she re-released her eponymous album, this time, entitled Nina Girado - Featuring the Hits of Barry Manilow.

In 2008, Nina Girado released her fourth studio album, a cover album entitled Nina Girado Sings the Hits of Diane Warren, which consists of classic love ballads written by award-winning songwriter Diane Warren.

In January 2009, ASAP, a musical variety show on ABS-CBN where Nina Girado has been a regular performer since 2003, paired her with other artists who are in-demand performers in various bars and restaurants.

On May 8,2009, Nina Girado was invited as special guest on STAR World's variety talk show, Asia Uncut, making her the second and last Filipino to appear in the show, next to Lea Salonga.

Nina Girado decided to finally take legal action after the couple broke the compromise agreement between the two parties.

In September 2009, Nina Girado released her fifth studio album, Renditions of the Soul, another cover album which came from her special weekly acoustic radio show of the same title which aired on Wave 89.1 during Friday and Sunday evenings.

However, the single had no promotion, since Nina Girado has left the label during its release.

Nina Girado immediately stated in an interview that she deserves the award, and that there was no conflict between her and Geronimo.

Nina Girado wore a green Filipiniana dress for the event.

Nina Girado's cover of "Love Will Lead You Back" was used as the album's only single.

Late in 2010, Nina Girado revealed that she was recording a studio album which was set for release in mid-January 2011.

On May 8,2012, Nina Girado signed a five-year recording deal with Viva Records, following the expiration of her contract with Universal.

On January 25,2013, Nina Girado staged her comeback concert at the Music Museum entitled Nina Girado Reborn, accompanied by the release of her first album under Viva Records entitled All Good.

On June 19,2017, Nina Girado made an appearance on Wish 107.5's Wish Bus roadshow where she performed Charlie Puth's "Attention" and her hit single "Jealous".

Nina Girado had her acting debut for the indie film DAD: Durugin ang Droga, which is an advocacy film promoting awareness on drug addiction.

Nina Girado's live cover of Crash Landing on You soundtrack, "Flower," gained popularity on social media.

One year after her 2020 Facebook Live concert, Nina Girado staged a three-hour long concert on April 5,2021, which gathered 1.3 million total viewers.

In January 2024, Nina Girado stated in an interview that her upcoming album is still in the works and that she prefers to release it through an independent record label.

Nina Girado has cited Mariah Carey as main influence in her singing career, notably in her debut album Heaven.

Nina Girado is known to have a similar vocal range, musical style and prominent use of the whistle register.

Nina Girado has performed Carey's songs both in her arena concerts and small venue live shows.

Early in her career, Nina Girado admitted that she never attempted to watch concerts before she became a recording artist until Carey's Charmbracelet Tour in Manila.

Apart from singing, Nina Girado plays musical instruments such as piano and acoustic guitar.

Nina Girado believes playing the piano is the key to becoming a songwriter and composer.

Nina Girado wrote the songs "Can't Say I Love You" for Smile and "You Should Know" for Stay Alive.

Nina Girado is a lyric coloratura soprano, possessing approximately four-octave vocal range and the whistle register.

Nina Girado renders her songs with emotion and soul, thus made her the Soul Siren.

Apart from her chart-topping original songs, Nina Girado became known for doing cover versions.

In 2011, Nina Girado was featured in a short documentary aired by South Korean network tvN Asia where she was filmed re-attending the Center for Pop Music of the Philippines for vocal training sessions.

Nina Girado has incorporated dancing in her live concerts and stage performances, notably in Nina Just Wanna Have Fun, Nina.

Nina Girado has been labelled "pop diva" and "whistling diva" by writers and critics for her wide vocal range, signature use of the whistle register, and status as one of the top-selling female singers in the Philippines.

Nina Girado has attended fashion events and has done ramp-modeling.

Nina Girado has been acknowledged for popularizing the acoustic phenomenon in the Philippines.

Nina Girado paid tribute to Nina in one of her recorded live performances.

Nina Girado has won ten Awit Awards, two Aliw Awards, two Myx Music Awards, one MTV Pilipinas Music Award and one PMPC Star Award for Music among numerous others.

Nina Girado has spent a total of 37 weeks at the number-one position in Philippine charts from 2003 to 2006.

Nina Girado's hit single "Love Moves in Mysterious Ways" held the record for longest running number-one OPM song, spending twelve consecutive weeks atop the Philippine charts in 2005.

Nina Girado recorded it along with OPM pioneers including Lea Salonga, Rico Blanco, Sharon Cuneta, the APO Hiking Society and Francis Magalona.

On February 7,2020, Nina Girado held a concert in Bacolod City which benefited the disadvantaged dependents of Kalipay Negrense Foundation, Inc On May 17, she joined the online concert ceremony of Philippine International AIDS Candlelight Memorial.

In June 2006, Nina Girado became the spokesperson for Goldilocks Bakeshop and released her single "Araw Mo", a birthday song used for the promotion of Goldilocks' 40th anniversary.

Nina Girado's songs were used for Colgate and Nescafe advertisements.

In 2007, Nina Girado strutted onstage during "The Lion King" segment of Furry Tales fashion show.

Nina Girado began dating fellow acoustic singer Jimmy Bondoc in 2002.

Reportedly, Nina Girado's family was not in favor of their relationship.

Nina Girado labored for 13 hours and decided to give birth without anaesthesia to feel the sacrifices of being a mother.

Nina Girado said that she was able to encash some of the checks.