Clara Benin | |
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Born | February 19, 1994 |
Genres |
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Occupation(s) | Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Producer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Keyboards |
Labels | OFFMUTE |
Website | clarabenin |
Clara Benin (born February 19, 1994) is a Filipina indie singer-songwriter best known for her track "Parallel Universe". As of October 2019, Benin has amassed tens of millions of streams in Spotify.
Clara Benin is the eldest daughter of former Side A member Joey Benin. She has three other siblings, Boey, Jaco, and Sarah who are also inclined to music.[1]
In 2012, Benin enrolled in MINT College to study Music Business Management, where she released a video of her original composition "Closure".
In 2013, she was accepted, in the same batch with fellow artists Reese and Vica and Sitti, into the Philippines' Elements National Music Camp. Here she was mentored by Ryan Cayabyab, Joey Ayala and Noel Cabangon.[2][3]
In 2014, she performed for the McDonald's jingle "Hooray for Today". She then participated with Mcoy Fundales at the third Philippine Popular Music Festival to interpret the song entry "Kung Akin Ang Langit", written by Chi Datu-Bocobo and Isaac Joseph Garcia. The song won the Spinnr People's Choice Award.[4]
Benin wrote and recorded the theme song ("Araw't Gabi") for the independent film Red.[5][6]
Her debut album "Human Eyes" was released on 7 March 2015 at 26th St. Bistro in BGC.[7][8]
"Human Eyes" was recorded in three months at the Sonic Boom studio at MINT College and at Loudbox Studios. The album is self-produced, with the help of her father Joey Benin, indie music impresario Alex Lim, and studio producer/engineer Angee Rozul for mixing and mastering.[9][10]
In November 2015, Benin released the EP titled Riverchild that she produced, wrote, and mixed.
The "Riverchild" EP is part of an advocacy campaign for bringing children to school. Proceeds will go to the Tapulanga Foundation, a non-profit charitable organization working to uplift the lives of those who were born with less through educational scholarships and healthcare assistance.[11][12]
Benin performed in the 2019 edition of Zandari Festa, an annual three-day music festival held in Seoul, South Korea.[13]
It was announced that Benin will be participating in the third season of Coke Studio Philippines, an annual music television program in the Philippines featuring performances by various Filipino music artists.[14][15]
Main article: Clara Benin discography |
Albums
EPs
Year | Award | Category | Notable Works | Result | References |
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2020 | 5th Wish Music Awards | Wishclusive Contemporary Folk Performance of the Year | "I Rose Up Slowly" | Won | [23][24] |
Wishclusive Collaboration of the Year | "Solomon" (with Munimuni) | Nominated | |||
Wish Artist of the Year | "Clara Benin" | Nominated |