Pilita Corrales

about

Pilita Garrido Corrales (born August 22, 1939 in Cebu City, Philippines) is a Filipina singer. Pilita Garrido Corrales was born in Cebu City, Cebu in 1939. After finishing her studies at Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion in Cebu, she went to Spain to enroll in a finishing school in music. In 1958, Corrales began her recording career after arriving in Australia for a brief period. She left her legacy by becoming the first woman to make the Australian pop charts with a local recording called 'Come Closer to Me'. She became a star of the Victoria Television circuit and her first hit, Come Closer to Me, became part of a collection on which she’s billed as one of the Grand Dames of Victorian Radio and Television. Corrales holds the distinction of being the first female artist to top the Australian pop music charts long before Helen Reddy, Olivia Newton-John and Kylie Minogue. She also recorded at least 3 LPs in the late 1950s early 1960s: Pilita with Arthur Young :Pilita tells The Story of Love, I'll Take Romance and This is Pilita under Astor Records. Being one of the pioneers of Australia's early television years, a street was named after her in Victoria. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) recently featured Corrales and several pioneering female artists in Australia in the 2nd episode of the highly acclaimed TV special, Love is in the Air. Pilita returned to Manila during the mid 1960s to pursue a career in the Philippine music industry. Her Philippine career bega

top songs

albums

PAGSAPIT NG PASKO

Remembering levi celerio

Special Collector's Edition: Kapantay Ay Langit

Philippine Love Songs

Pilita Corrales Greatest Hits

Sce pilita corrales matud nila

The Legends Series: Pilita Corrales Greatest Hits

Re-issue series: philippine love songs

Greatest hits pilita corrales vol. 2

Pilita Corrales Sings Visayan Songs

Musika Pilipina

▥

Greatest Hits Pilita Corrales, Vol. 2

similar artists