LOCAL MUSIC
SCENE
Tagged as Asia's
Soul Supreme, KZ Tandingan burst into the music scene after winning the
grand prize at the first season of The X Factor Philippines in 2012. With
her talent and grounded character, KZ easily moved out of the shadow of that
breakout win she was blessed with eight years back. She has evolved to be an
artist who dares to be different, edgy and authentic both with her sound and
look.
By now she has two critically
acclaimed albums and her own share of radio hits, highlighted by three songs
that like her came out of tough competitions as victors. Himig Handog 2013
finalist “Scared To Death”, her heartfelt version of Sugarfree's "Wag Ka
Nang Umiyak" and “Mahal Ko O Mahal Ako” - the song she effectively
rendered at ABS-CBN’s 2014 Himig Handog songwriting contest, bagged the top prize
and turned out to be one of last year's biggest hits.
2014 was totally a
blast for KZ, as she also bagged the MYX Music Awards' Best New Artist trophy
and was one of the big winners in 26th Awit Awards having received three major
awards - Best Ballad Recording, Best Jazz Recording and Best Vocal Arrangement.
In 2015, KZ became
part of the hit reality television franchise Your Face Sounds Familiar (Season
2) as one of the celebrity performers. She also played the mentor to Liezel
Garcia, Emmanuelle Vera & Klarisse de Guzman in We Love OPM: The Celebrity
Sing-offs the following year. KZ belongs to ASAP Soul Sessions, an
RnB segment together with Kyla, Jay-R, Daryl Ong and Jason Dy launched in
2017. KZ is also a part of the Filipino girl group DIVAS, together with
Kyla, Angeline Quinto and Yeng Constantino, who staged their first major
concert titled DIVAS Live in Manila. In 2018, the group shared the stage with
international group Boyz II Men.
In 2019, KZ
ventured into her first acting job. She made her debut in the film "Art of
Ligaw" alongside Epi Quizon. Hitting two birds with one stone, she also
sang the official soundtrack of their film.
This year, she
bagged the 'Wish Artist of the Year' in the recently concluded 5th Wish 107.5
Music Awards, including the 'Wishclusive Ballad Performance of the Year'.
Considered
accomplished and highly popular in her own right, KZ is recognized as National
Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) ambassadress for Music for two
consecutive years.
INTERNATIONAL
MUSIC SCENE
KZ's unique and
creative music artistry reached the international audience, when she competed
in China's Singer 2018, where she remained as a weekly contender for nine
straight weeks. She performed her own rendition of Adele's "Rolling in the
Deep" where she placed first on her debut round. She wowed the show's
viewers when she sang a Mandarin pop medley "The Hurts You Never
Knew". Despite her elimination, she returned as the guest singer to share
the stage with Jessie J.
From one milestone
to another, KZ had the chance to perform live in BBC Radio London, where she
proudly performed her single "Nag-iisa na Naman", which is the first
Filipino song to be performed in the radio network. After the success of her
first major concert in Mall of Asia Arena in 2018, came her 'Supreme'
world tour in the U.S.