Elha Mae Fronda Nympha (born April 16, 2004) is a Filipino singer who won the second season of The Voice Kids in 2015. She started singing at the age of 3 and started joining a school competition at the age of 7, where she won a rotary competition on Amaranth on February 18, 2014. At the age of 9, she auditioned for the first season of The Voice Kids but did not make it. In 2015, she tried her fate again and auditioned for the second season, which she won.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Elha Mae Fronda Nympha | |
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Birth name | Elha Mae Nympha |
Born | (2004-04-16) April 16, 2004 (age 18) Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines |
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Occupation(s) | Singer, performer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2015–present |
Labels | MCA Music Inc. |
Nympha won a recording contract with MCA Music Inc. (Philippines), a Universal Music Group company in 2015,[2] with her self-titled studio album, Elha, released on October 7, 2016, with the carrier singles "Susunduin", "Emotions", and "Love on Top".[7]
Nympha is a member of the all-female vocal group New Gen Divas together with Janine Berdin, Sheena Belarmino and Fana.
She lived at Kamuning, near EDSA, GMA Building and MRT-3 Kamuning station. She was selling banana cue to support herself and her family.[7] Her mother, Lucy noticed that Elha has a talent for singing.
On the blind auditions, she performed Mariah Carey's "Vision of Love". Coach Bamboo Mañalac pressed the button for her. She advanced to the sing-off round by winning the battles against Kate Campo and Paul Abellana. They sang "Your Love" by Alamid. She was picked until the live shows, and she was called 2nd for the Top 4 together with Reynan, Esang and Sassa. On her performance in the finale, Nympha received at least 42.16% of the votes.
In 2016, she released her first album. In December 2016 she was a guest performer in the grand final of The Voice Kids Indonesia. Then in 2017, she took part in Your Face Sounds Familiar: Kids (season 1). Elha appeared during the second season of Steve Harvey's Little Big Shots where she performed Sia's "Chandelier". She also participated at the French version of Little Big Shots named Little Big Stars presented by Cyril Hanouna where she covered the same song. In 2019, a girl group was formed called J.E.Z. where Nympha is a member of along with Janine Berdin and Zephanie. The group would take a hiatus in March 2020, but would reform in 2021 with the addition of Sheena Belarmino as a new member of the group and it would be rebranded to New Gen Divas. The reformed group debuted in April 2021, following Zephanie's return to ASAP, with Elha representing the color blue in the said group.
In July 2022, Nympha officially joins UMG Philippines' newest label Republic Records Philippines.
Year | Album Title | Label | Check it out here |
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2015 | The Voice Kids Season 2 The Album [8] | MCA Music Inc. (Philippines) | TVK2 The Album |
2016 | Elha | MCA Music Inc. (Philippines) | 'Elha' Album |
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2015 | The Voice Kids (Philippines season 2) | Contestant | |
2017 | Gandang Gabi Vice | Guest with YFSF Kids | |
Tonight with Boy Abunda | Guest | ||
Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids (season 1) | Contestant | [9] | |
2019 | Gandang Gabi Vice | Guest with Janine and Zephanie | [23] |
2019–present | ASAP | Performer (member of New Gen DIVAS) | [24] |
Year | Award | Category | Notable Work | Result |
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2017 | 30th Awit Award | Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist | Nominated |
Preceded by | The Voice of the Philippines Winner 2015 |
Succeeded by Joshua Oliveros |
Preceded by | The Voice of the Philippines Kids Winner 2015 |
Succeeded by Joshua Oliveros |
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