Another Pinay singer carves international career

Another Pinay singer carves international career

By NEIL RAMOS

March 21, 2011, 5:06pm

Ethel Rose Amistad on PNT. Screen grab courtesy of YouTube.

Manila, Philippines- Young Filipina singer Ethel Rose Amistad is making waves in Canada after winning in “PNT Idol,” a Filipino-Canadian-Metro Vancouver area singing competition.

A report on PEP announced that Amistad has already penetrated the Canadian music market via her just-released debut album dubbed, “Ethel Rose Amistad, A life Story.”

The album, produced by former “Canadian Idol” contestant, Ramil Omosura, is also slated for release in the USA and the Philippines.

According to the report, the songs in the album, including "In Your Blue Eyes," "Super Human," "Perfect Melody," "Shelter in the Rain," "Back to the Love of the Same Kind," and "Loveline," are written by a team of songwriters from the UK, USA, and Asia.

"I feel very blessed to record an album with my manager/producer Ramil Omosura through Ecclesiastes Entertainment and I'm thankful for the opportunity,” said Amistad in a phone interview with PEP, March 18. "It's a dream come true for me to have my own album. Until now hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala na unti-unti nang natutupad 'yung dream ko na maging isang sikat na recording artist," she added.

"I'm happy because my album will be released not only in Canada but also in [the] USA and hopefully, worldwide including the Philippines, so that my kababayans will enjoy my music."

Amistad is eager to visit the Philippines and sing with her idols. “One of my dreams is to perform with my kakabayans Sarah and Charice in front of my kababayans,” she said.

Amistad is currently conducting tours of malls and schools around Canada to promote her album. She is the first and only recording artist of Ecclesiastes Entertainment.