Morissette (singer)
Filipino singer and songwriter (born 1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Johanne Morissette Daug Amon (/mɒrɪˈsɛt/ MORR-ih-SET; born June 2, 1996), known professionally as Morissette and sometimes as Morissette Amon, is a Filipino singer, songwriter, and record producer. She has been referred to as "Asia's Phoenix".[1][2] At age 14, she emerged as a runner-up in TV5's Star Factor and made her theatrical debut in 2012 as Mitchie Torres in Repertory Philippines' production Camp Rock: The Musical.[3][4] She received wider notice as a semi-finalist in the first season of ABS-CBN's The Voice of the Philippines.[5] She has a wide vocal range and has used of the whistle register in some songs.[6][7]
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Born | Johanne Morissette Daug Amon (1996-06-02) June 2, 1996 (age 27) Minglanilla, Cebu, Philippines |
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In 2015, Morissette released her self-titled debut album.[8] It was certified Platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry.[9] In 2016, she staged her first major solo concert Morissette at the Music Museum in Manila.[10] In 2017, she co-hosted Bolt of Talent with American singer Michael Bolton, which aired on Star World and Fox TV.[11][12] She gained further recognition after representing the Philippines in 2017 and 2018 at Asia Song Festival in South Korea.[13][14] In 2018, she headlined her first concert tour titled Morissette Is Made, which made its first stop at the Araneta Coliseum.[15] In 2019, she was chosen by Disney alongside Darren Espanto to sing "A Whole New World" for the Philippine release of the live-action film Aladdin.[16]
In 2020, she worked with Bolton for a second time as co-mentors for AXN Asia's reality singing competition, Asian Dream.[17][18] In 2021, Morissette performed the Philippine national anthem at the Batasang Pambansa during the final State of the Nation Address (SONA) of former President Rodrigo Duterte.[19][20] By this time, she had begun writing and co-producing her own music, and the same year, she released an EP of her own songs, Signature.
The accolades for Morissette's music and performances have included two Awit Awards, an Aliw Award, six PMPC Star Awards for Music, and 38 Wish 107.5 Music Awards (making her the artist with the most wins at the ceremony).[21]