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Nina is one of the richest R&B Singer from Philippines. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nina Girado's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
She was named the champion in the search for talent Tanghalanang Kampeon in the year 1991.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | R&B Singer |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Nina has cited Mariah Carey as major influence in her singing career, notably in her debut album Heaven (2002). She is known to have a similar vocal range, musical style and prominent use of the whistle register. She has performed Carey’s songs both in her arena concerts and small venue live shows. Early in her career, Nina admitted that she never attempted to watch concerts before she became a recording artist until Carey’s Charmbracelet Tour in Manila. In an interview, she stressed the originality of her sound, saying “It’s not like I want my career to imitate or even be compared with [Carey]’s. In the end, I want to be acknowledged as a singer of my own brand of music.” Aside from Carey, she has cited Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, Gary Valenciano, Ella Mae Saison and Regine Velasquez as influences. She has collaborated with international acts including Diane Warren, Joe Pizzulo, The Cascades, Fra Lippo Lippi, Keith Martin, Kenji Williams, David Pomeranz, Lea Salonga, Billy Crawford, Charice Pempengco and Arnel Pineda of Journey.
In the last quarter of 2002, Nina released her debut album under Warner Music, entitled Heaven, alongside her first single of the same title. The album is inspired by contemporary R&B and pop music, and it was well received by critics, with The Philippine Star stating “Heaven is quite a package. Production is sleek and Nina’s delivery, smooth […] it is never heavy nor frenetic. It is instead used as a stable base for Nina’s sweet but definitely multi-octave singing voice.” The lead single, “Heaven”, did not really become a commercial hit despite peaking inside the top ten of Philippine charts. In December 2002, “2nd Floor” was released as a radio-only single. Even though the song was not commercially released, it charted inside the top ten and won her the Best R&B Song award on the 16th Annual Awit Awards in 2003. “Jealous” was released as the second official single and it became Nina’s first number one hit, topping various Philippine charts for three weeks. It also allowed her to grab the Best New Artist award on both Awit Awards and MTV Pilipinas Music Awards in 2003. The third commercial single is her acoustic version of Steve Perry’s “Foolish Heart”, which became her second number one single as it charted even better than her previous releases. The song was a critical acclaim, being described by critics as “proof of Nina’s musicality.” “Loving You”, a Ric Segreto original, became the last commercial single from Heaven. It did not top the local charts, but peaked inside the top five. In October 2003, the album was re-released when it reached the double platinum mark.
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