Sino si Kitchie Nadal at bakit marami ang nagtatanong tungkol sa kanya ?
SANGA – SANGANDILA Ni Veronica R. Samio (Pilipino Star Ngayon) Updated December 26, 2004 12:00 AM

Dalawang kasamahan kong bading ang nakaringgan ko ng pangalang Kitchie Nadal. Yung isa nagtatanong ng kanyang album. Yung isa pa, gusto siyang mapanood dahil nababalitaan na raw niya ang kagalingan nito.

Sa kasamaang palad, hindi pa rin ako nagkakaro’n ng pagkakataon na makausap ito o makilala.

Hanggang isang araw ay makita ko itong kumakanta sa SOP Rules ng GMA7, sa segment para sa mga kabataan, sa SOP Gigsters.

Maganda pala ito, at totoo, magaling kumanta bukod pa sa siya ang nag-aakumpanya sa kanyang sarili sa gitara.

May album ito sa Warner Music, co-production ito ng nasabing kumpanya at ng 12 Stone Records. Nakasama siya sa “Warner All Star Christmas Collection” na nagtatampok sa 11 OPM pop talents, kasama sina Nina, Paolo, Santos at Christian Bautista, to name a few.

Tatlong-taon na nang sumama sa Mojofly si Kitchie, wala, nakatuwaan lang niya. Dati kasi nagsusulat lamang siya ng mga kanta at kumakanta lamang para sa mga kaibigan sa kanilang tahanan. Pero naapektuhan ang kanyang pag-aaral.

Umalis siya para mag-concentrate sa kanyang double degree sa psychology and education. “In the beginning palang, sinabi ko na na school is priority,” aniya.

Isang taon ding nawala sa eksena si Kitchie pero hindi nawala ang kanyang pagmamahal sa musika na lalong pinag-ibayo ng mga paborito niyang sina Fiona Apple, Queen at Skunk Anansie.

Ngayon, mas may direksyon na ang kanyang musika. Lyrically, she’s speaking out more. “Gumising na, bumangon na pagkat di na ikaw yung biktima,” anang awitin niyang “Bulong”, isang awitin tungkol sa mga taong tumatangging gawin ang nararapat. Marami sa mga awitin ni Kitchie ang nagpapakita ng kanyang spiritual life. Ginagabayan siya ng kanyang paniniwala at ng kanyang church family, ang Victory Christian Fellowship. “Gumagawa ako ng mga songs na parang mga panaginip, parang ini-interpret ko kung paano ako managinip, hindi masyadong malinaw pero, may visual.”

Sa kasalukuyan, mabilis ang pagsikat ng 24 na taong gulang na tinataguriang pop rock princess.

Kitchie Nadal Soars With Her Debut Album
By Warner Music Philippines
October 28, 2004

Right after Kitchie Nadal left Mojofly in June last year, her uplifting solos “Deliverance” and “Run” suddenly appeared on every radio station and major label compilation. “Watch me, don’t underestimate me, you’ve never seen me run, baby,” sings the 24-year old pop rock princess on the spirited single, “Run,” and now we surely will.

Kitchie hardly knew anything about music when she joined Mojofly on a whim three years ago. She only used to write songs and sing for friends at home. “I had a hard time also, I had to compromise,” she confides. Kitchie’s schooling was also strained by her new rock star life, and not wanting to compromise that, she left Mojofly for good to concentrate on her double degree in psychology and education. “In the beginning palang sinabi ko na na school is the priority,” she stresses. “Now, I can do things at my own pace.”

Kitchie stewed for a year, and found her own voice amidst Fionna Apple’s angst, Queen’s theatrics, and Skunk Anansie’s power. With these inspirations, it’s no wonder that her ten-track self-titled debut has taken on a rock edge.

And it isn’t just her musical direction that has gotten stronger. Lyrically, she’s speaking out more. “Gumising na, bumangon na pagka’t ‘di na ikaw ‘yung biktima,” she sings on “Bulong,” an anthemic song about people who refuse to do the right thing. In fact, most of Kitchie’s songs are tied to her positive spiritual life, one that’s guided by her faith and church family, the Victory Christian Fellowship. “I write songs as if they’re dreams; its not really clear pero may visual, parang ininterpret ko kung paano ako managinip.”

Bound by dreams, faith, and honest talent, Kitchie’s debut album is sure to become a pop rock favorite in the local OPM scene. It is co-produced and distributed by Warner Music Philippines and 12 Stone Records. It is available in leading music stores and record bars nationwide and online via Titik Pilipino.

Kitchie will be performing alongside other Warner Music celebrities like Paolo Santos, Nina, Christian Bautista, Pido, Dice&K9, Artstrong and Thor in the POP KO ‘TO The All Star, All Hits Concert on November 13 at 8:30pm at the Folk Arts Theater.

She likewise will be contributing a cover of The Carpenter’s “Merry Christmas Darling” to the Warner All Star Christmas Collection, a toasty album that lets 11 hot OPM pop talents, including acoustic pioneer Paolo Santos, soul siren Nina, hip-hop foursome Dice&K9, and romantic crooner Christian Bautista, rework classic and contemporary carols into the Christmas songs of today.

To catch more of Kitchie, visit her website at www.kitchienadal.com