Elise Estrada
BornJuly 30, 1987 (1987-07-30) (age 36)
Marikina, Philippines
OriginSurrey, British Columbia
GenresR&B, pop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1999–present
LabelsXOXO Entertainment Corp.
Universal Music Canada
VIVA Records
Partner(s)Adam Hurstfield (2009–present)
Websiteelise-estrada.com confessionsofapopstar.com

Elise Estrada (born July 30, 1987)[1] is a Filipino-Canadian pop singer-songwriter. She is known for her hit singles such as "Insatiable", "One Last Time" and "Lipstick" which were released in Canada.

She is signed to Universal Music Canada's XOXO Entertainment.

Early life and career beginnings

Elise Estrada was born in the Philippines and moved to Canada when she was four.[2][3] She has a younger sister, Emmalyn Estrada and two brothers, Ervin and Eric.

While growing up in Surrey, British Columbia, she attended Holy Cross Regional High School and participated in many pageant and singing competitions. At age 17, Estrada won the title of "Miss Vancouver Princess"[2][4] and later became the first runner-up in the Binibining Pilipinas World of Canada Competition.[5]

Career

In 2006, Estrada was a finalist in the Philippine television vocal competition, Pinoy Pop Superstar. In 2007, she won the 2007 Beat Music Awards and earned a record and management contract with RockSTAR Music Corporation. Her debut single, "Insatiable", was released in May 2007 and went to No. 1 on the Canadian Top 40 Charts. In 2008 and 2009 and also in July 2011, Estrada performed at the Canada Day Festival in Surrey, B.C.[6]

In August 2009, Estrada's Canadian television series, Love Court debuted on MuchMusic which featured her song "First Degree" as its theme.[6][7][8] "Love Court" was played many times each week and was later seen on MuchMoreMusic.

Estrada has toured with George, Girlicious, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Backstreet Boys, 50 Cent, Nelly, and Sean Kingston.[9]

Estrada appeared in a Sony Films movie with David Hasselhoff and Lucas Grabeel (High School Musical, Milk).[10]

My Date with...Elise Estrada in Thailand aired on MuchMusic on September 8, 2010.

Here Kitty Kittee, Estrada's second album was scheduled to be released on November 9, 2010, on iTunes Canada according to her Entertainment Tonight Canada interview. The album's first single "You're So Hollywood" was released on July 9, 2010, and the music video was premiered at Muchmusic New Music Videos on September 23, 2010. Her second single, "Lipstick", previewed on her Myspace page. The music video for the song was filmed in London and was finalized and premiered on Estrada's Vevo Channel on December 1, 2010. Estrada starred and sang as a guest on CW Network's Hellcats episode "God Must Have My Fortune Laid Away" on February 15, 2011. She sang a new song called "I Be That".

Estrada began working on her third studio album titled #Round 3 in 2012. On October 2, 2012, the single "Piece of Me", a dance-pop/bubblegum pop track, was released. It was followed by a single on October 23 titled "Wonder Woman", which was dedicated to Amanda Todd who committed suicide from cyber-bullying.[11] On January 7, 2014, she released the album's lead single, "U Don't Need 2 Know". Its music video premiered on VEVO on the same day. #Round 3 was eventually released on July 29, 2014. She also signed a record deal with VIVA Records to release the album in Asia and handle her promotions in the Philippines during her concert tours from August to September.[12]

Personal life

In December 2019, Estrada got engaged to boyfriend of ten years, Adam Hurstfield.[13] Hurstfield has a son from a previous relationship. Estrada announced that she was pregnant with their child in 2020.[14] In March 2021, the couple welcomed a daughter.[15]

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details
Elise Estrada
  • Released: September 16, 2008
  • Label: RockSTAR, Universal Canada
  • Format: CD, digital download
Here Kitty Kittee
  • Released: November 9, 2010
  • Label: RockSTAR, Universal Canada
  • Format: CD, digital download
#ROUND3
  • Released: July 29, 2014
  • Label: XOXO, Universal Canada, Viva
  • Format: CD, digital download

EPs

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details
Elise Estrada
  • Released: April 15, 2004.
  • Label: RockSTAR, Universal Canada
  • Format: CD, digital download

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
CAN
[16]		 CAN
AC
[17]		 CAN CHR
[18]		 CAN HAC
[19]
2007 "Insatiable" 44 — 6 38 Elise Estrada
"Ix Nay" — — 36 —
"Unlove You" 11 — 5 12
2008 "These Three Words" 91 — 17 44
"Crash & Burn" 66 — 24 40
2009 "Poison" 61 — 30 36
"One Last Time" 96 — 34 44
2010 "You're So Hollywood" 98 — 30 — Here Kitty Kittee
"Lipstick" 46 — 28 23
2012 "Piece of Me"[20] — — — — #ROUND3
"Wonder Woman" — 21 — —
2014 "U Don't Need 2 Know"[21] — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that failed to chart or was not released to that format.

Awards, nominations and achievements

Highlights

  • Ten Top 10 Cancon singles & two No. 1 Cancon singles to date![22]
  • 2009 Juno Award nomination for Best R&B/Soul Recording of the Year[23]
  • Two 2009 Much Music Video Award nominations for Best Pop Video of the Year & Cinematographer of the Year[24]
  • Presenter at the 2009 Juno Awards on CTV[25]
  • Performance at the 2009 Juno Awards Gala[25]
  • Starring in the hit MuchMusic Television series "Love Court"[7]

Wins and nominations

  • Winner – BDS 20,000 Spins Award for "UnLove You" – November 2008[22]
  • Winner – "The Best New Artist or Group Award" at 'The 2008 Canadian Radio Music Awards' (nominated for 2 awards)[26]
  • Winner – "The Factor Emerging Artist Initiative"[7]
  • Winner – "The Chum emerging artist initiative" from one of Canada's largest radio conglomerates![26]
  • Winner – The Beat 94.5 Radio Contest as the "2007 Artist of the Year" at ‘The Beat Music Awards’![26]
  • Winner – The Canadian Finals for the American Idol like television series, "Pinoy Pop Superstar"… went on to the Philippine's to co-star in the television series for 3 months and gained Millions of Asian fans in Canada and Worldwide[27]
  • Nominated for "Best R&B/Soul Recording of the Year" at The 2009 Juno Awards (Canada's Grammy's)[26]
  • Nomination for two Much Music Video Awards 2009[24]

Musical highlights

  • Debut single "Insatiable" became the No. 1 Canadian single on both the BDS and MediaBase TOP 40 Charts for 4 weeks straight[26]
  • Hit the No. 1 Canadian Greatest Gainer @ Top 40 numerous times to date[26]
  • 3rd single, "UnLove You" hit No. 1 on The Top 40 Charts (making it her 2nd No. 1 single to date)[26]

Tour highlights

Sponsors

  • Marketing & promotion sponsorship with Parasuco Clothing[33]
  • Marketing & promotion sponsorship with National clothing chain ‘Urban Planet’[34]
  • National promotion with Clarins Cosmetics & Access Magazine to launch their new Roxy Fragrance[35]

Juno Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2009Elise EstradaR&B/Soul Recording of the YearNominated

Canadian Radio Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2008Elise EstradaBest New Artist or Group – Pop/RockNominated
Elise EstradaBest New Artist or Group – Rhythmic/Urban/R&B/DanceWon

References

  1. ↑ Kidzworld.com Elise Estrada Biography. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Maria Valiente (February 15, 2011). "Canadian Pop Star Elise Estrada Brings the Music to Hellcats Tonight!". Wetpaint. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Elise Estrada on Myspace Music – Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Videos". MySpace, Inc. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  4. ↑ Christina Jung (January 26, 2011). "Elise Estrada: Exclusive Schema Interview". Schema Magazine. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Elise Estrada". Filipino Canadian. April 29, 2011. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Elise Estrada – Bio, Albums, Songs and Lyrics – OPM Filipino Music". Filipinomusica.com. July 30, 1987. Archived from the original on April 28, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  7. 1 2 3 "Shows | Cast". MuchMusic.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2009. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  8. ↑ "MuchMusic.com | Shows | Love Court | Blog". September 3, 2009. Archived from the original on September 3, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  9. ↑ Querubin, Irene. "Elise Estrada can be the Next Rihanna". livingtodaymagazine.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Elise Estrada Cast in a Feature Film > MTV Iggy Blog > MTV Iggy – Global Pop Culture, Latest Trends and New Music". Blog.mtviggy.com. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Elise Estrada". Xoxoent.com. Archived from the original on April 28, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Filipino singer making a name in Canada". ABS-CBN News. August 22, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Elise Estrada 🇨🇦🇵🇭 on Instagram: "Merry Christmas my loves! . Almost a decade later and it's official. We've never needed a ring to prove our love. The way I see it, we've…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  14. ↑ Zillich, Tom (September 29, 2020). "Reincarnation, baby! Surrey singer and husband celebrate 'miracle' pregnancy". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  15. ↑ Estrada, Elise (March 28, 2021). "Just when I thought I couldn't love you any more..." Instagram.
  16. ↑ "Elise Estrada Chart History – Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Elise Estrada Chart History – Canada AC". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Elise Estrada Chart History – Canada CHR/Top 40". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Elise Estrada Chart History – Canada Hot AC". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Thanksgiving Releases". Music Canada. September 8, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  21. ↑ "You DO Need to Know That Elise Estrada Has Released a New Single". Music Canada. January 13, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  22. 1 2 "Elise Estrada". PlanetEye Traveler. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  23. 1 2 "Juno Awards 2010". CTV.ca. Archived from the original on May 2, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  24. 1 2 "Nominees | MuchMusic Video Awards". April 7, 2010. Archived from the original on April 7, 2010. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  25. 1 2 "etalk tunes up for Vancouver's big night – CTV News". Ctv.ca. March 28, 2009. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  26. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "The Songs of". Umusicpub.com. March 7, 2008. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  27. ↑ "Elise Estrada | Filcan pop princess at Schema : more than ethnic". Schemamag.ca. February 24, 2008. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  28. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). junoawards.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  29. ↑ Courier, Vancouver (October 16, 2008). "Sexy pop singer's star on the rise". Canada.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  30. ↑ Journal, Edmonton (July 14, 2008). "Concert review: 50 Cent". Canada.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2008. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  31. ↑ "Elise Estrada and Sean Kingston pics. | C95 – Saskatoon's No. 1 Hit Music Station". C95. September 30, 2009. Archived from the original on December 29, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
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  33. ↑ "2009 July | Urban Mixer Blog". Urbanmixer.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
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