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Kiana Valenciano
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| Born |
Kristiana Maria Mikaela Pangilinan Valenciano
December 21, 1992 |
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| Spouse(s) |
Lisandro Tolentino
(m. 2021) |
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| Relatives | Gabriel Valenciano (brother) Francis Pangilinan (uncle) Donny Pangilinan (first cousin) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | R&B |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Tarsier Records |
Kristiana Maria Mikaela "Kiana" Pangilinan Valenciano-Tolentino was born on December 21, 1992. She is a Filipino R&B singer and songwriter. Kiana is the daughter of the famous Filipino singer Gary Valenciano.
She began her music journey as an independent artist in 2017. That year, she released her first songs, "Circles" and "Does She Know." In 2018, she joined the music label Tarsier Records. She then released her first collection of songs, called an EP, titled Grey. One of the songs from Grey, "Caught U", was even nominated for an Awit Award.
In 2019, Kiana released her first full album, See Me. This album featured 10 songs that she wrote herself. She also performed in New York City and Los Angeles, California, sharing her music with more people.
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Kiana's Music Journey
Starting as an Independent Artist
In 2017, Kiana Valenciano started her career by releasing her first song, Circles. Soon after, she released another popular song called Does She Know. In July of the same year, she was featured on a song called "Mean 2 U" by James Reid. This song was part of his album Palm Dreams.
In September 2017, Kiana signed with Tarsier Records. This record label is part of Star Music. In the same month, she released a new song called Misfits. In February 2018, she released her EP, Grey, which had four songs.
Releasing Albums and Collaborations
In March 2019, Kiana released her first full album, See Me. This album included 10 songs and featured collaborations with other artists like Curtismith, Sofia, KINGwAw, and Moophs. Later that year, in September, she worked with an artist named fern on a song called "Sweet". In December, she released another single, "Hide My Love".
In January 2020, Kiana teamed up with Australian music producer Billy Davis for the song No Rush. In April, she released her single Corners. In May, she collaborated with Cambodian-American singer SATICA on a song called Ambrosia.
In July 2020, Kiana became part of 88rising's Paradise Rising group. This group features talented Filipino artists. As part of their EP semiluscent, Kiana released her song Safe Place.
About Kiana's Life
Kiana Valenciano is married to Lisandro "Sandro" Tolentino. They confirmed their marriage in 2023. They have been living together in the United States.
Kiana's Music
Kiana has released several albums, EPs (shorter collections of songs), and singles. She has also appeared on songs by other artists.
Albums and EPs
- See Me (2019)
- Grey (2018)
Music Videos
Kiana has also released music videos for some of her songs:
- "Circles" (2016)
- "Does She Know" (featuring Curtismith) (2017)
- "Misfits" (2018)
- "5:30" (2019)
- "No Rush" (featuring Billy Davis) (2020)
Awards and Nominations
Kiana's music has been recognized with awards and nominations.
- In 2019, she was nominated for "Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist" at the 32nd Awit Awards for her song "Caught U".
- In 2020, she was also nominated for "Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist" at the 33rd Awit Awards for her song "5:30".
