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gifted with songwritin­g skills too. Her latest album under Curve Entertainm­ent “Kinikilig” features the songs “Kinikilig,” “Plastik,” “Di Na Kita Mahal” which she, herself, wrote.

While Hazel Faith was in college, she joined the “Glee Send Off To Hollywood” contest, launched by Solar Entertainm­ent, the network that aired the series locally. Being an avid fan of the TV musical series, Hazel Faith performed her original song, “Can’t Comprehend.” For her once-in-a-lifetime experience, she was fortunate enough to go to the US and was given a walk-in part in the show.

After that brief, but memorable stint on “Glee,” Hazel Faith received a number of acting opportunit­ies locally. She played the protagonis­t in the historical musical, “Ang Kababaihan Ng Malolos.” She also did a bit role in the GMA 7 afternoon series, “Kasalanan Ba’ng Ibigin Ka” and became part of GMA 7’s BayaniSery­e, “Ilustrado.”

In 2014, Hazel Faith played best friend to Jodi Sta. Maria on the highly successful ABS-CBN daily morning series, “Be Careful With My Heart.” Then, Hazel Faith got a rare chance to work with Star for All Seasons, Vilma Santos, in director Jeffrey Jeturian’s “Ekstra.” The young artist relished that great opportunit­y to be seen on the big screen with the award-winning actress.

Recently, Hazel Faith was seen in the comedy-drama film, “Bar Boys,” directed by Kip Oebanda. She will be seen next in the TV series adaptation of the Wattpad hit, “Operation Break: The Cassanova’s Heart,” starring Ella Cruz and Julian Trono. Soon, she will be starring in a Korean indie movie and another local indie film.

When it comes to music, Hazel Faith has a number of Tagalized K-pop songs that have merited significan­t number of hits on YouTube, like Black Pink’s “Boombayah” and “Whistle,” as well as 2NE1’s “Missing You” and “Come Back Home.”

Hazel Faith’s latest recording under Curve Entertainm­ent, the upbeat pop song, “Kinikilig,” was recently released and got a best dance recording nomination in the 30th Awit Awards. To date, the song has charted over 1 million hits on YouTube.

“Kinikilig” is one of the tracks in the Extended Play (EP) of Hazel Faith’s Keep the Faith album, set to be released this month. Other selections include “‘Di Na Kita Mahal” featuring Michael Pangilinan, “I Love You Goodbye,” “Total Eclipse Of The Heart,” “Plastic” and “Love Fades,” the current single. A special holiday single, “Santa Dear,” will also be released.

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