Radha Cuadrado

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Radha Cuadrado
Born
Radha Cuadrado

(1976-12-13) December 13, 1976 (age 44)
Manila, Philippines
Other namesRadha
OccupationSinger and Songwriter

Radha Cuadrado (born December 13, 1976), popularly known as RADHA, is a Filipino singer and songwriter best known as an original member of the international hip-hop group (previously known as "Boom") and was also part of the group "14-K". After leaving Kulay, she pursued a solo career and performed in theater and lounge shows.[1] She later starred in the TV series on GMA 7.[2] Most recently, she took part in the first season of The Voice of the Philippines.

Artistry[]

Radha's influences include Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige, Stevie Wonder, Billie Holiday, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Prince, Al Green, and she frequently covers their songs in her shows. She started her singing career at the age of five. Radha has a dramatic coloratura mezzo-soprano vocal range.

Career[]

She had several stints on television and stage but her big break came at the age of fifteen when she joined as lead singer of the internationally acclaimed group Kulay, which won countless awards in the Philippines and went on an international tour all over the UK, Germany, Italy, and Denmark which put them on the dance charts in local UK radio and Billboard. In 1999 Pepsi Philippines launched their ad campaign called "Ask for more" and chose Kulay to be their endorsers.

She was also a member of the group 14-K with Jeffrey Hidalgo, Tony Lambino and the late Tenten Muñoz.[3]

In 2001, Radha embarked on a solo career to pursue her own personal musical style. She has since written songs for other local artists as well as for her own solo album. She also took part at the Himig Handog song contest's JAM: Himig Handog sa Makabagong Kabataan edition as an interpreter for the song entry "You Can Make It Happen" written by Dodjie Simon and Ellis Simon.

In 2013, Radha successfully auditioned for the first series of The Voice of the Philippines, where all four of the coaches recognized her as soon as their chairs turned, but none identified her voice. Coach Sarah Geronimo – with whom Radha had worked before – hesitated while making the decision to turn, enabling fellow coach Lea Salonga to turn first and eventually be selected by Radha. During that audition appearance, she mentioned that she had never before been in a music competition, and she eventually advanced to the live-shows and managed to reach the semi-finals.[4][5]

Filmography[]

Year Film Role
1999 Virtual Sexuality (performer: "Delicious"; as Kulay Band). Band at Bar.[2]
1999
 Gimik: The Reunion (performer: "Burn", "Delicious", "Da Weekend"; as Kulay Band). Band at Bar Anniversary Party.[2]
2011 Ikaw ang Pag ibig background role sister of Male Lead `Joey`
2019 Mysterio de la Noche supporting Lead Diwata Baboy Ramo

TV appearances[]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

For Kulay

Album Year
100,000 Pesos Worth of Karma 1995
Flavour of the Moment 1996
Vibestation 1997
Chapter What? 1999

Compilation album[]

Album Year
Kulay: OPM Timeless Collection Gold Series 4 2000
Acoustica 2000
The Better Than Life Project 2007

Remix album[]

Album Year
Kulay Remixes 1999

References[]

  1. ^ www.tiktikpilipino.com Archived 2010-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Kulay". IMDb.
  3. ^ http://www.philmusicregistry.net/main/artist/view/2272. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "www.myspace.com".
  5. ^ "Ex-Kulay member Radha auditions for The Voice of the Philippines". 24 June 2013. Inside Pinoy Showbiz. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
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