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Chelsea: I’m That Girl

The year 2008 may really be a lucky year for Filipinos in the entertainment world. There’s the small-girl-big-voice Charice Pempengco, shy yet talented Arnel Pineda, emotional Ramiele Malubay, powerful singer Madonna Decena and that cute, little half-Pinoy Charlie Green boy. And now there’s Chelsea.

So who is Chelsea? Chelsea Emata began recording in an all female music group called SX4. After the group’s break-up shortly after its establishment, Chelsea determined to keep her dream alive and so she started to do her own music. Her self-titled debut album has ten tracks while her sophomore album, “I’m that Girl”, has 13 songs best described as Urban/Pop, with a mix of hot, sultry beats.

Music Connection Magazine (Demo Critiques) considered Chelsea’s songwriting to be “Impressive in so many ways. Extremely hooky, catchy material performed with professional precision, and the right amount of sass…”

Chelsea is a native-born Filipino with Spanish and Chinese roots, was raised in California and has lived in Los Angeles since the age of five.

Chelsea remarked “Music has the power to move people emotionally and spiritually. I was only eight when I first realized the affect my voice had on family members and friends. I just love to sing. It made me feel good and that’s why I did it. However it wasn’t until I started singing at church did I really understand the power of music. After mass, people would approach me in tears, thanking me over and over. Wow, what an amazing feeling! Humbling! Having the ability to evoke feelings, and stir up emotions with music is such a powerful gift. So with this in mind I made sure to dig down deep and be as real as possible as to who I am in my songs. Of course, some of the songs were written by other writers and the themes are from a male point of view. But the songs are edgy great.”