Krissy & Ericka is a Filipino pop-acoustic music duo.
History
Krissy and Ericka Villongco are sisters. Ericka was born 10 months earlier than Krissy. Her cousin,
Cris Villonco, is also a stage actress and singer.
They began singing at a young age.
Krissy also appeared on the
ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN is a leading Philippine media and content company. It serves as the flagship media brand of ABS-CBN Corporation, a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation. Once the country's largest free-to-air television network, ABS-CBN has since ...
competition show ''
Little Big Star,'' competing against
Jake Zyrus
Jake Zyrus (; born 10 May 1992), formerly known professionally as Charice Pempengco () and under the mononym Charice, is a Filipino singer and television personality.
In 2007, after competing in many singing competitions and several appea ...
(previously known as Charice Pempengco) and
Sam Concepcion''.'' They first appeared on
YouTube
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in 2007 doing acoustic covers.
They were then signed to
MCA Music.
In 2009, they released their self-titled debut album under MCA Records.
It included the singles "Up Up, Down Down" and "Don't Say You Love Me".
In 2012, their cover of
Taylor Swift
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's "Sparks Fly", made with
AJ Rafael
Arthur Joseph Rafael (born March 12, 1989), known professionally as AJ Rafael, is a Filipino-American singer-songwriter, YouTuber, and TikToker. Born in Moreno Valley, California, he graduated from the Berklee College of Music in 2010.
Rafael st ...
, was shown on
Ryan Seacrest's website. They then released a single titled "
12:51" as the lead single for their second album, ''Twelve: Fifty One''. ''Twelve: Fifty One'' was released later that year featuring collaborations with AJ Rafael and
Marié Digby
Marié Christina Digby ( ; born April 16, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter best known for her acoustic cover version of Rihanna's "Umbrella (song), Umbrella", which was featured on the MTV show ''The Hills (TV series), The Hills'' and pea ...
.
In 2014, Krissy released her first solo single "We Can't Be". She then released a solo album, ''Krissy’s Songs About You.''
Other ventures
Ericka has pursued acting, appearing in the 2014 film ''
Relaks, It's Just Pag-ibig''. She also served in politics at a young age as the SK Kagawad in Barangay Greenhills and ran for councilor in
San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John (disambiguation), Saint John, most commonly refers to:
* San Juan, Puerto Rico
* San Juan, Argentina
* San Juan, Metro Manila, a highly urbanized city in the Philippines
San Juan may also refer to:
Places Arge ...
during the
2016 elections
Africa
Benin Republic
*2016 Beninese presidential election 6 March 2016
Cape Verde
* 2016 Cape Verdean presidential election 2 October 2016
Chad
* 2016 Chadian presidential election 10 April 2016
Djibouti
* 2016 Djiboutian presidential ...
.
Personal life
Ericka was in a relationship with actor
James Reid for three years.
They broke up in 2014. In 2019, she got engaged to Ross Sauve.
She continues to make content on Youtube as an influencer, now focusing on beauty and lifestyle content.
Both sisters have relocated to the US.
Discography
Albums
* ''Krissy & Ericka'' (2009)
* ''
Twelve: Fifty One'' (2012)
Singles
* "Up Up, Down Down" (2009)
* "Runaway" (2010)
* "Don't Say You Love Me" (2010)
* "
12:51" (2012)
* "In Your Arms" (2012)
* "We can't be (2014)
Awards and nominations
References
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Filipino pop music groups
Filipino girl groups
Star Magic
Filipino musical duos
Sibling musical duos
Musical groups established in 2008
2008 establishments in the Philippines
Pop music duos
Female musical duos