Jaya discography
The discography of Jaya, a Filipina singer, consists of ten studio albums, thirty singles, and one live album as of 2012.
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| Studio albums | 10 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 4 |
| Singles | 36 |
| Holiday albums | 1 |
Jaya is known in the Philippines as the Queen of Soul. Born Maria Luisa Ramsey on March 21, 1970 in Manila, Philippines, the name Jaya came from her record label LMR Records when they signed her as their recording artist in 1989.
Her biggest break in the Philippine music scene came when she won first place in the 1996 Metropop Song Festival for her interpretation of "Sometimes You Just Know" by Edith Gallardo and Danny Tan. She also won Best Interpreter at the Asia Song Festival held in Hong Kong in February 1997 for her rendition of the song "You Lift Me Up", composed by Danny Tan with lyrics by Dodjie Simon. This composition also won grand prize, the Best Song award.
Jaya found better success in her native Philippines where she became successful in music, television, and also theater.
She sold total of 1 million records worldwide.
Albums
Studio albums
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| 1990 | Jaya |
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| 1996 | Jaya
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| 1997 | In the Raw
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| 1999 | Honesty
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A Love Album (Japan release)
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| 2001 | Unleashed
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| 2005 | Fall in Love Again
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| 2007 | Cool Change
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| 2009 | Real.Love.Stories
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| 2011 | All Souled Out
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Holiday albums
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| 1997 | Kung Kailan Pasko
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Live albums
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| 2001 | Live at the Araneta
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Compilation albums
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| 2000 | Five
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| 2006 | Silver Series
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| 2009 | 18 Greatest Hits
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| 2012 | OPM Side by Side Hits of Jaya and Janno Gibbs
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Singles
- The following songs were released in the Philippines as promotional singles for radio and television, as physical singles have never been released there (only albums). An asterisk indicates that the single was released both in the country and in US and Japan.
| Date | Single |
| 1989 | "If You Leave Me Now" * (US #44)
"Shadow Love" * "One Kiss Per Minute" * |
| 1996 | "Where Do We Go from Here"
"Laging Naro'n Ka" "Hanggang Ngayo'y Mahal" "Sometimes You Just Know" "Dahil Tanging Ikaw" |
| 1997 | "Dahil Ba Sa Kanya"
"Wala Na Bang Pag-ibig" "I Won't Let You Go Again" "I Still Believe in Love" "Sana Maulit Muli" |
| 1998 | "Give Love on Christmas Day" |
| 1999 | "Honesty"
"Mula Sa Puso" "Dito Sa Puso Ko" |
| 2000 | "Ikaw Lamang" with Janno Gibbs
"Habang May Buhay" with Regine Velasquez "Kung Wala Na" |
| 2001 | "Love Hurts"
"Beauty and Madness" "Umasa Nang Labis" |
| 2005 | "Ako'y Sa'yo"
"Di Na Ba Kita Mapipigilan" |
| 2007 | "Is It Over?"
"Just Once" "Points of View" duet with Regine Velasquez |
| 2008 | "One Proud Mama" |
| 2009 | "All of My Life"
"Hiding Inside Myself" |
| 2011 | "Making Love" |
| 2014 | "Ikaw Ako at Siya" duet with Janno Gibbs and Julie Anne San Jose
"Isang Araw" |
References
- Gonzales, David (August 7, 1999). "Global Music Pulse". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2018.