Pilita Corrales
| Pilita Corrales | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Pilar Garrido Corales |
| Born |
August 22, 1939 Sampaloc, Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Origin | Sampaloc, Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Genres | Pop, soul, Manila Sound, OPM |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actress, comedian, television presenter |
| Years active | 1958–present |
| Labels |
Vicor Music Corp. Aquaries Records |
Pilar Garrido Corrales (born August 22, 1939) is a Spanish Filipino pop singer, songwriter, actress, comedian and television presenter. She is dubbed as "Asia's Queen of Songs" in her home country and is widely known for her rendition of "Kapantay Ay Langit" which eventually became her signature song.
She became a judge on the first season of The X Factor Philippines which began airing on June 23, 2012.
Pilar "Pilita" Garrido Corrales was born at 1:00 PM on August 22, 1939 at 350 Isabel St., Sampaloc, Manila to Filipino-born José Corrales and Spanish-born María Garrido. After finishing her studies at Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion in Cebu, she went to finishing school in Spain. In 1958, Corrales began her recording career after arriving in Australia for a brief period. She left her legacy by becoming the first woman to make the Australian pop charts with a local recording called 'Come Closer to Me'. She became a star of the Victoria Television circuit and her first hit, Come Closer to Me, became part of a collection on which she’s billed as one of the Grand Dames of Victorian Radio and Television.
Corrales holds the distinction of being the first female artist to top the Australian pop music charts long before Helen Reddy, Olivia Newton-John and Kylie Minogue. She also recorded at least 3 LPs in the late 1950s early 1960s: Pilita with Arthur Young :Pilita tells The Story of Love, I'll Take Romance and This is Pilita under Astor Records. Being one of the pioneers of Australia's early television years, a street was named after her in Victoria. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) featured Corrales and several pioneering female artists in Australia in the 2nd episode of the highly acclaimed TV special, Love is in the Air. Corrales returned to Manila in 1963 to pursue a career in the Philippine music industry. Her Philippine career began when she hosted a radio program La Taverna over DZPI where she sang Spanish songs and played the guitar. She performed regularly in stage shows at the Manila Grand Opera House. Subsequently, her reputation grew and during her international stints, she has performed with internationally acclaimed artists like Sammy Davis Jr. the Beatles and on the 4th July, 1966, Bob Hope, Pat Boone, Frank Sinatra and Julie Andrews. She also appeared in movies, most of them musicals. Her film debut was a lead role in the 1968 film Miss Wawaw and was followed by 11 films for the next two years. Corrales later recorded songs in Spanish in the early 1960s as well as songs in English, Tagalog and Cebuano during the 1970s under Vicor Music Corporation. Her multiawarded TV program at ABS-CBN, An Evening with Pilita (1965–1972), is widely considered as one of the benchmarks in Philippine broadcasting history.
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