Pamela Wildheart of Cebu releases debut album Wild & Wicked in Singapore

CEBU, Philippines – After a long hiatus from the professional music industry in Singapore, former popular music and voice personality Pamela Wildheart, who hails from Cebu, has released her debut album.

It took 14 years for her to finally work with Singapore’s ace and veteran guitarist and rock performer Moliano of the Love Hunters fame. While many remember PamelaWildheart as the distinctively loud and blond-haired personality of radio, many may not realize she is a consummate concert performer with several original songs to her name.

During her initial stay in Singapore she performed back to back on guitar with Douglas Oliveiro in Bier Keller and even had successful shows in Japan, Myanmar, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia and guest appearances in many TV and live shows.

Solo concerts are not new to Pamela Wildheart who hails from Cebu, home of top rated Filipino performers who have gained national and international recognition like Pilita Corales, Dulce, Vina Morales, Sheryn Regis, and many more.

During her early years, Pamela Wildheart was a consistent member of songwriter’s organization and even won as finalist in the famed Metro Cebu Pop Music Festival.

Exceptional achievements as songwriter of commercial jingles, ranging from shampoos, global milk, airlines and even Caldecott Production’s initial jingle during its opening serve as a stamp to her talent.

The debut album was produced in Singapore, Indonesia and partly mixed in the Philippines. The musicians are a combination of regional talents.

The music genre of pop rock may be one of the most challenging struggles

Pamela Wildheart will have to address. Singapore listenership in radio is obviously dominated by R&B, pop, jazz, and Top 40, and rarely get to listen to some rock influences.

The album has 10 songs where 7 are all, music and lyrics, written by Pamela Wildheart. She pits talent with Moliano who wrote a Malay ballad and had been translated to Tagalog by Pamela Wildheart. “Despite the challenges of the new music business, I think we have a strong Filipino market here close to 150, 000 of them. I am, after all, a Filipina and this explains why I have 4 songs in Tagalog, including Anak in a totally rock treatment and version,” says Pamela Wildheart. “I have spent my own cash to fund myself together with those who love me. No need to be a teenybopper; I want to remain true to myself and would like to believe that I do have strong Singaporean friends in the region, too. I am glad I have finally done one,” she adds.

Recently winning The Most Outstanding Filipinos Award (last June 6, 2009), she was selected together with only four others amidst the 150, 000 contingent in Singapore.

“In between my lectures and training programs, live shows and art programs, I have to get back to terms that I am an artiste and I am simply hoping that Singapore, the Philippines and the world has room for me. Age is certainly one factor to consider, but then again, music has no age, no genre, no walls. In fact, it breaks barriers.”

Editor’s Note: Pamela Wildheart is Pamela Pilapil who, as a UP-Cebu college student, started performing as a folk singer at Shakey’s Pizza Parlor, Mango Avenue in the 80s. She has gone a long way! Our heartfelt congratulations. – Marlinda Angbetic Tan