Kitchie Nadal


Anna Katrina "Kitchie" Dumilon Nadal-López is a Filipina singer-songwriter who was formerly the lead vocalist for the alternative rock band, Mojofly. Her popularity in the female OPM niche grew after she released a self-titled solo album featuring her chart-topping single, "Huwag na Huwag Mong Sasabihin". Her debut self-titled album Kitchie Nadal debuted at number 4 on the Philippine Albums Chart, and after a year end the album climbed up at number 1 with growing sales the album was certified 7×Platinum by PARI with sales of 214,800 physical CD album copies in the Philippines.

Career

In 2004, Nadal revived a Carpenters song, "Merry Christmas Darling" from the Warner Philippines Christmas album, The Warner Music Philippines All-Stars Christmas Collection.
In 2005, to support the United Nations Millennium Campaign, Nadal and 26 other Filipino artists contributed to the album entitled Tayo Tayo Rin Sa 2015 - Sing the Songs. Find your Voice. Change the World. It's your Choice, released by the United Nations.
March 2008 saw Nadal releasing her second album Love Letter with 17 all original tracks. Her latest single Highway, which was used for Caltex, had extensive radio airplay.
Nadal's interpretation of Iniibig Kita has been included in ABS-CBN's first tele-epiko Rounin. In 2008, ABS-CBN picked her again to revive Himala, as the supposed theme song for the soap Humingi Ako Sa Langit.
She formerly endorsed multinational gas company Caltex. Nadal appeared in a Caltex commercial along with other international musicians.
In 2025, Nadal returned to the Philippines to hold her first solo concert, titled "New Ground", which was held at the Araneta Coliseum on June 21.

Personal life

Nadal is an alumna of St. Scholastica's College, Manila. She also completed a double degree major in education and psychology at De La Salle University-Manila.
She married Spanish journalist Carlos López on February 26, 2015 in Tagaytay. They have two children. In 2017, she and her family moved to Spain, and have since resided in Madrid.

Discography

Original songs:
  • "Bulong!!!"
  • "Fire"
  • "Huwag Na Huwag Mong Sasabihin"
  • "Majika"
  • "Malaya"
  • "Run"
  • "Same Ground"
  • "Simula Ngayon"
  • "Wandering Stars"
Cover versions:
  • "Ligaya"
  • "Merry Christmas Darling"
  • "Pag-Ibig"
  • "Pers-Labs"

    Soundtracks

  • Rounin TV Soundtrack

    Collaborations

  • Additional vocals for Ilog for Rivermaya's album Isang Ugat, Isang Dugo, 2006
  • Greatest Day - duet with an old version by Charlene Deslate and Harlene Delgado and a new version by Anja Aguilar and Marika Sasaki, a single written for Sunsilk, 2007
  • Makulay Na Buhay - Kitchie wrote the theme song for the GMA TV show I Luv NY, sung by Jolina Magdangal.
  • In A Big Way - a duet with European pop/rock band . There are two versions of this song in the album LOVE LETTER, the Kitchie Nadal version and the Insight version.
  • Walk On Water - Akshai Sarin is a co-writer and producer
  • Tadhana - Kitchie shares writing credits with Jack Rufo
  • Idoy, Uday - Kitchie and Bullet Dumas perform Dumas' arrangement of the traditional Waray song.

    Awards and nominations

YearAward giving bodyCategoryNominated workResults
2005Aliw AwardsMost Promising Entertainer of the Year Won
2005Aliw AwardsBest Performance in a Concert Won
2005Awit AwardsBest Performance by a Female Recording Artist"Huwag Na Huwag Mong Sasabihin"Won
2005Awit AwardsBest Ballad"Huwag Na Huwag Mong Sasabihin"Won
2005MTV Pilipinas Music AwardsMTV Ayos! Award for Chart Attack Song of the Year"Huwag Na Huwag Mong Sasabihin"Won
2005Nickelodeon Kids' Choice AwardPinoy WannabeWon
2005NU Rock AwardsBest Female Award
2005NU Rock AwardsArtist of the Year
2005NU Rock AwardsMusic Video of the Year"Same Ground"
2006MTV Asia AwardsFavorite Artist
2006MTV Pilipinas Music AwardsFavorite Female Artist in a Video"Fire"Won
2006MYX Music AwardsFavorite Female Artist
200720th Awit AwardsBest Song Written for Movie/TV/Stage Play"Majika"Won
2008Awit AwardsBest World/Alternative/Bossa Music Recording"Buwan"
2009Philippine Radio Music AwardsBest Independent ArtistWon