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AFTER her busy schedule sa LA, nasa bansa ngayon ang Fil-am artist na si Tiana Kocher.
Ang internationally acclaimed indie pop at RnB artist ay anak ng businesswoman na si Katrina Ponce Enrile at apo ng dating Senador Juan Ponce Enrile.
Pagbabalik-tanaw ni Tiana, bago pa man siya nakilala sa international music scene, tulad ng ibang artists, aksidente raw na nadiskubre siya habang kumakanta sa beach.
“I’ve been singing since I was a kid but about 6 or 7 years ago, I came home. I went to the North with my mom on the beach. There was this guy in the beach with guitar and so my mom was like “Go sing with him.You’ll never know. Just go sing with him. And she said, do you mind if put the record on”.
“We started jamming and my mom filmed and uploaded it on Facebook and it went viral. A few producers from LA came across it on Facebook and asked if I can go to LA and that is how it all started,” pa-throwback niya.
Hindi naman niya ikinaila na gusto rin niyang subukang maka-penetrate sa local music industry.
Aware naman siya na pagpasok niya sa entertainment industry ay hindi maiiwasang maikumpara siya sa kanyang Lola Armida Siguion Reyna at mga pinsan tulad nina Cris Villonco at Rafa Siguion Reyna na masasabing singers din in their own rights.
“I mean, I feel it’s like given but absolutely I love and respect what they do and that’s some thing that I also look up to. A lot of them have classical and musical training. I do, too. But in terms of my training, it’s very RnB and pop. It’s a very different genre but I can also learn a lot from them,” paliwanag niya.
Hirit pa niya, suportado raw ng pamilya niya at ng kanyang mga pinsan ang kanyang musical career.
“My family is very supportive when it comes to my career. You know when we get to see each other, we make it a point to catch up on what’s we’re up to,” deklara niya.
Ayon pa kay Tiana, among the GenZ artists gusto raw niyang maka-collab si Kiana Valenciano dahil pareho sila ng interes pagdating sa pop and RnB.
Hopefully daw ay ma-try din niya ang klase ng mga awiting kundiman ng kanyang Lolang si Tita Midz.
Ang talented singer-songwriter na si Tiana ay nakapagtala na sa kasalukuyan ng 6 million views sa iba’t ibang social media platforms.
Ang debut single niyang “Just My Type” ay nag-land sa top 40 indie chart samantalang ang follow up na “Paint The Town” at “Swing Batter” ay ginamit sa Ciroc commercial para sa Hollywood movie na “What Men Want.”
Ang kanya namang record na “U Tried” ay iprinudyus ng 4-time Grammy nominated record producer na si RoccStar.
Naka-collab na rin niya ang Grammy-award winning recording artists tulad nina TLC, Faith Evans, Sage the Gemini, Aj Mclean ng Backstreet Boys, Citizen Queen, Bobby V, ASAP Rocky at Latin artist J.Alvarez. at iba pang multi-award winning songwriters sa mainstream pop and RnB.
Nagkaroon na rin siya ng pagkakataong makatrabaho ang several major brands tulad ng McDonalds sa kanilang pinakabagong Golden Arch cafe series, Ethika, Jaded Ldn, Pretty Little Thing, Nasty Gal, Pixi Beauty, Dossier at sa Lebron James’ company na Springhill.
Graduate rin siya ng prestigious entertainment school na Full Sail University na may bachelor’s degree in Music Business.
Bukod sa pagiging trained actress. may bronze and silver Shakespeare awards din siya sa Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Noong Abril 2020, nakipag-partner din siya sa TikTok para sa kanyang “Don’t Trip challenge” na nakalikom ng pondo para sa Philippine at American Red Cross.