Simone Francesca Emmanuelle "Frankie" Cuneta Pangilinan (; born December 16, 2000), also known by her

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Kakie (), is a Filipino singer-songwriter.

Early life and education

Pangilinan was born to singer-actress

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and

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, who would later be elected as senator the following year. She comes from a clan of performing artists and politicians. She attended high school at

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and took up a college course on literature and anthropology at

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, graduating in 2025.

Career

As an infant and child, Pangilinan (then credited by her nickname Frankie) first appeared, with her mother Sharon Cuneta, in television commercials, including Kimbies, Nido, and

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. In July 2019, Kakie released her first single, "TYL" ("true young lovers"), produced by former

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frontman

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, who also played guitar for the track. It gained millions of streams after she performed it live on

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. In June 2021, she released her seven-track

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entitled ''abOUT hER SPACE'', led by the track "afterparty" and distributed by her record label Curve Entertainment.

References

2000 births Living people Filipino women singer-songwriters 21st-century Filipino women singers Pangilinan family {{Philippines-musician-stub