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Emmalyn Estrada (born April 5, 1992), known professionally as Emmalyn, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and dancer. Her first single, 'Get Down' entered Billboard's Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of August 29, 2009 at number 88[1] and peaked at number 59 for the week of October 31, 2009.[2] She is best known as a member of the girl group G.R.L. formed by Robin Antin.

Emmalyn
Emmalyn performing at the Peppermint Club in September 6, 2018.
Background information
Birth nameEmmalyn Estrada
Born (1992-04-05) April 5, 1992 (age 30)
OriginSurrey, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
  • Pop
  • R&B
  • dance
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • dancer
Years active2009–present
Labels
  • RCA
  • Kemosabe
Member ofG.R.L.
Websiteemmalyn.com

Personal life


Emmalyn is the youngest in her family and attended Holy Cross Regional High School in Surrey, British Columbia. She is of Filipino descent. In October 2009, Emmalyn decided to move to Los Angeles, California. In June 2011, Emmalyn moved back to her hometown of Surrey, British Columbia. She is the younger sister of Elise Estrada. She recently gave birth to a baby girl in May of 2022


Music career



2009–2010: Career beginnings


Estrada in 2009
Estrada in 2009

In May 2009, Estrada competed in the 2009 Beat Music Awards hosted by Vancouver's The Beat 94.5.[3] Estrada won the competition[4] Her single, "Get Down" debuted on July 2, 2009 on the Kid Carson Show, again on The Beat 94.5. The single was nominated in the Dance/Urban/Rhythmic category of the 13th annual Canadian Radio Music Awards, which recognizes new songs that secured the most airplay on Canadian radio stations as recorded by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems.[5]

In May 2009, Emmalyn released her first single "Get Down" with RockSTAR Music Corp after winning The 2009 Beat Music Awards. Emmalyn is not signed to RockSTAR Music Corp after winning The 2009 Beat Music Awards.

On November 29, 2010, Emmalyn's first music video for her first single "Don't Make Me Let You Go" premiered on her YouTube account. This is her first music video with her new record label TUG (The Ultimate Group) Music Entertainment.


2013–2015: Rise to fame and G.R.L.


In March 2013, Estrada had a recurring role in the popular A&E television series Bates Motel.

Estrada with G.R.L. bandmates in September 2013.
Estrada with G.R.L. bandmates in September 2013.

She was a member of the girl group G.R.L. alongside Lauren Bennett, Natasha Slayton, Paula van Oppen and Simone Battle from 2013 to 2015, which delivered the hits "Vacation" from The Smurfs 2, "Wild Wild Love" with Pitbull, "Ugly Heart", and "Lighthouse" dedicated to group-mate Simone Battle, who committed suicide in September 2014.


2016–2019: Solo career


On July 13, 2016, Estrada released "#FreeTitties", her first solo record since departing G.R.L. On September 28, 2016, Estrada released her follow up single "Hungover", which was accompanied by a music video released on October 4.

Eight months after the release of "Hungover", Estrada released "Phone Off" on May 5, 2017. "Bigger Than You", her next single, shortly followed and released on June 2, 2017. Estrada performed at Galore's first ever Girl Cult Festival on August 20, 2017 in Los Angeles.


2020-present: G.R.L. reunion


In 2020, she began to post short dance clips with former bandmates Lauren Bennett, Natasha Slayton, and Paula Van Oppen on Instagram and TikTok. In 2021, Estrada announced that she, Slayton, and Bennett would be reuniting as G.R.L. to release new music starting in 2021.


Discography


See also: G.R.L. discography

Extended plays


Title Album details
0405
  • Released: 5 April, 2019[6]
  • Label: self-published
  • Formats: digital download, streaming

Singles



As lead artist

Year Single Album
2009 "Get Down" Non-album singles
2010 "Don't Make Me Let You Go"
2016 "#FreeTitties"
"Hungover"
2017 "Phone Off"
"Bigger Than You"
"Self Care"
2018 "Feels Like" 04/05
"These Hands"

Other releases




Year Single Album
2013 "Into the Unknown"
(with Da Hool)		 Non-album single
2018 "Technique"
(with Paces, Jeida Woods)		 ZAG
"Void"
(with Sj, Zookëper)		 Calabasas
2019 "Switch"
(with Afrojack, Jewelz & Sparks)		 Switch (Remixes)

Filmography



Film


Year Title Role Notes
2012 The Wishing Tree Juliet Espinoza
2013 Forever 16 Trisha

Television


Year Title Role Notes
2013 Bates Motel Hayden Season 1; 4 episodes[7]

Awards and nominations



Results


Year Award Nomination Work Result Ref.
2010 Canadian Radio Music Awards Best New Artist (Group-Rhythmic, Urban, R&B, Dance) Get Down Nominated [8]

References


  1. "Billboard Canadian Hot 100 : Aug 29, 2009 - (Biggest Jump) | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. 2009-08-29. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  2. "Billboard Singles Charts". www.billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. [dead link]
  4. Archived December 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. "CBC News - Music - Nickelback, Karl Wolf lead race for radio airplay awards". Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  6. "0405 – EP by Emmalyn". Apple Music. 5 April 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  7. "Emmalyn Estrada". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  8. dev.cmw.net http://dev.cmw.net/festival/. Retrieved 2022-03-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)



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Emmalyn Estrada (5 de abril de 1992), conocida profesionalmente como Emmalyn, es una cantante, actriz y bailarina canadiense de raíces filipinas, mayormente conocida por ser una de las cinco integrantes originales del grupo femenino estadounidense G.R.L..


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