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Dionela

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Dionela
Birth nameTim Dionela
Born1999
Guiguinto, Bulacan, Philippines
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
LabelsUMG Philippines (Republic, EMI)

Tim Dionela (born 1999), known mononymously as Dionela (/dˈɔːnɛlə/),[1] is a Filipino singer-songwriter and musician. His 2024 single "Sining", featuring Jay R, spent seven weeks as number one on Billboard Philippines Hot 100.

Early years

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Dionela was born in Guiguinto, Bulacan. He began singing at the age of three.[2]

Career

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Dionela joined the UMG Philippines roster under its Republic Records local imprint in 2022. He released his first singles "153" and "Musika" (Music).[3]

In 2024, he and other Republic artists were transferred to the EMI imprint within UMG.[citation needed]

On June 7, 2024, he released his new single "Sining" (Art) featuring R&B artist Jay R, which became popular due to its accompanied music video (which also marked his directorial debut) which was released a month later.[4] The song landed on the Billboard Philippines Hot 100 and became number one since August 3, 2024. It also gained over 56 million streams on Spotify.[5] Later that year, he released another single, "Marilag" (Beautiful).[6]

In December, "Sining" was recognized as the Top 5 music video of 2024 on YouTube in the Philippines.[7] It was also recognized by Spotify as its Top 3 Song in the Philippines for 2024,[8] and by Google as its most searched song in the Philippines for the year.[9]

Influences

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Dionela's musical influences include Ginuwine, Ne-Yo, Destiny's Child, Bruno Mars, The Weeknd and H.E.R..[2]

Discography

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Singles

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List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and associated albums
Title Year Peak chart positions Album Ref.
PHL
[10]
"Tears" 2019 Non-album singles [11]
"Akala" [12]
"Agaw" [13]
"Horror" 2020 [14]
"Gone" [15]
"Stay The Night" (featuring EJ Flor) [16]
"Oo Na, Kayo Na (Agaw)" [17]
"Sugal" 2021 [18]
"Bahaghari" 2022 [19]
"Langit" [20]
"Musika" 28 [21]
"153" [22]
"Oksihina" 2023 9 [23]
"Hoodie" (featuring Alisson Shore) 2024 28 [24]
"Sining" (featuring Jay R) 1 [25]
"Marilag" 2 [26]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart.

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award Year[a] Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Awit Awards 2024 Best Pop Recording "Oksihina" Won [27]
Myx Music Awards 2024 Breakout Solo Artist of the Year Dionela Nominated [28]
Collaboration of the Year "Sining" Nominated
R&B Video of the Year "Sining" Nominated
Song of the Year "Sining" Nominated
PMPC Star Awards for Music 2024 New Male Recording Artist of the Year "Oksihina" Won [29][30]
P-pop Music Awards 2024 Artist of the Year Dionela Nominated [31][32]
Breakthrough Artist of the Year Nominated
Favorite Streamed Artist Awardee
Song of the Year "Sining" Nominated
Collaboration of the Year Nominated
Wish Music Awards 2024 Wishclusive Collaboration of the Year "Hoodie" Pending [33]
Wish R&B Song of the Year "Sining" Pending
Wish Breakthrough Artist of the Year Dionela Pending


Notes

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  1. ^ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

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  1. ^ Dionela performs "Musika" LIVE on Wish 107.5 Bus (video) (in Filipino and English). Wish 107.5. April 29, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2024 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ a b "Dionela celebrates love at the end of the rainbow". UMUSIC.ph. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "Meet Dionela, The Hidden Gem of OPM". Village Pipol. September 18, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  4. ^ Gil, Baby (July 28, 2024). "Dionela: A new name on the hit list". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  5. ^ Mercado, Josh (August 16, 2024). "Meet Dionela, the new king of Spotify Philippines". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  6. ^ Go, Mayks (December 5, 2024). "Dionela's "Marilag" Breaks Into Top 10 Of Billboard Philippines' Top Philippine Songs Chart". Billboard Philippines. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  7. ^ Gonzales, Gelo (December 5, 2024). "YouTube's trending videos of 2024: Content creator Esnyr, BINI on top". Rappler. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "Spotify Wrapped 2024: Hev Abi, BINI lead Philippine charts". GMA News. December 5, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "'Heat wave' rules Google PH's trending searches in 2024; BINI, Carlos Yulo are top personalities". GMA News. December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  10. ^ Peak chart positions on Billboard Philippines' Hot 100:
  11. ^ "Tears - Single - Album by Dionela". Apple Music. July 5, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  12. ^ "Akala - Single - Album by Dionela". Apple Music. August 30, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  13. ^ "Agaw - Single - Album by Dionela". Apple Music. October 25, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  14. ^ "Horror - Single - Album by Dionela". Apple Music. January 31, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  15. ^ "Gone - Single - Album by Dionela". Apple Music. April 24, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  16. ^ "Stay The Night (Featuring EJ Flor) - Single - Album by Dionela". Apple Music. September 11, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  17. ^ "Oo Na, Kayo Na (Agaw) - Single - Album by Dionela". Apple Music. November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  18. ^ "Love is a gamble in Dionela's latest single 'Sugal'". Pop!. Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 5, 2021. Archived from the original on November 18, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  19. ^ "Bahaghari - Single - Album by Dionela". Apple Music. March 6, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  20. ^ "Langit - Single - Album by Dionela". Apple Music. June 29, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  21. ^ Bautista, Rafael (April 19, 2023). "Dionela's Musika Has The Most Wholesome Origin Story". Nylon Manila. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  22. ^ "153 - Single - Album by Dionela". Apple Music. November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  23. ^ Go, Mayks (August 14, 2024). "All Of Dionela's Songs Charting On The Billboard PH Hot 100". Billboard Philippines. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  24. ^ Cerezo, Anna (February 23, 2024). "Dionela introduces new sound in song "Hoodie" featuring Alisson Shore". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  25. ^ Bonoan, Christian (July 24, 2024). "Dionela & Jay R Drop 'sining' Music Video with BINI's Stacey". MYX Global. Archived from the original on July 30, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  26. ^ Bautista, Rafael (November 10, 2024). "Lowkey Obsessed Over These Recently Released New Tracks". Nylon Manila. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  27. ^ "Here Are The Winners For The 37th Awit Awards: BINI, Lola Amour, SB19, And More". Billboard Philippines. December 5, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  28. ^ Jessica Ann Evangelista (September 28, 2024). "BINI, SB19 among nominees in comebacking MYX Music Awards". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on October 6, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  29. ^ Josh Mercado (October 2, 2024). "BINI, SB19, Juan Karlos among nominees at 16th Star Awards for Music". ABS-CBN. Archived from the original on October 2, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  30. ^ Addie Cuadra (October 28, 2024). "OPM celebrated in 16th PMPC Star Awards for Music". ABS-CBN. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  31. ^ "PPOP Music Awards 2024: Here's the list of official nominees". GMA News. December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  32. ^ "Ppop Music Awards 2024: Here's the complete list of winners". GMA News Online. December 29, 2024. Archived from the original on December 29, 2024. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  33. ^ "The 10th Wish Music Awards Official List of Nominees". Wish 107.5. October 30, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.