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Clara Benin
Filipino indie singer-songwriter

Clara Benin

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Filipino indie singer-songwriter
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Female
Age
30 years
Education
Elements Music Camp
Elements Music Camp
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Spotify
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Biography

Clara Benin (born February 19, 1994) is a Filipino indie singer-songwriter best known for her track "Parallel Universe". As of October 2019, Benin has amassed tens of millions of streams in Spotify.

Personal life

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.

Career

In 2012, Benin enrolled in MINT College to study Music Business Management, where she released a video of her original composition “Closure”.

2013: Elements National Music Camp

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.

2014: Philippine Popular Music Festival

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.

Benin wrote and recorded the theme song ("Araw't Gabi") for the independent film Red.

2015–present: Breakthrough

Her debut album "Human Eyes" was released on 7 March 2015 at 26th St. Bistro in BGC.

Debut album: Human Eyes

"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.

First EP: Riverchild

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.

2019: Zandari Festa and Coke Studio Philippines

Benin performed in the 2019 edition of Zandari Festa, an annual three-day music festival held in Seoul, South Korea.

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.

Discography

Albums

  • Human Eyes (2015)

EPs

  • Riverchild (2015)
  • I Rose Up Slowly (2019)

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNotable WorksResultReferences
20205th Wish Music AwardsWishclusive Contemporary Folk Performance of the Year"I Rose Up Slowly"Won
Wishclusive Collaboration of the Year"Solomon" (with Munimuni)Nominated
Wish Artist of the Year"Clara Benin"Nominated
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