Ana Karylle Padilla Tatlonghari (born March 22, 1981), known mononymously as a Karylle, is a Filipino singer, actress, TV host and musical theatre performer. She is heralded as "OPMs Showbiz Royalty". She has notably received a nomination for the "Best Actress for TV Series-Drama" in one of Europe’s most prestigious television awards, the Monte-Carlo TV Festival. In 2002, she won "Best New Artist" at MTV Philippines. Her album titled "K" and debut album "Time to Shine" received a gold certification from PARI, while her albums titled "Time for letting Go" & "Roadtrip" all reached Platinum status in the Philippines. She also took part in the International Emmy-nominated telenovela Dahil May Isang Ikaw. She is a regular host and judge on ABS-CBN's noontime variety show It's Showtime. Early life Karylle was born on March 22, 1981, in Manila to Zsa Zsa Padilla, a singer-actress and Dr. Modesto Tatlonghari. She is the granddaughter of boxing referee Carlos Padilla Jr. Her parents separated when she was six years old. Karylle has two half-sisters Nicole and Zia Quizon from her mother's relationship to actor and comedian Dolphy a.k.a. Rodolfo Vera Quizon. Karylle completed her elementary and secondary education, notably in O.B. Montessori Center – Greenhills during grade school (where she was class valedictorian), and Poveda where she finished high school with a Service Medal for extra-curricular and volunteer works. She began taking formal ballet lessons at the age of three and continued until she was fifteen. While she was preparing for her debut album, Karylle started rehearsals for her first stage musical, Little Mermaid, in which she played Princess Sapphire. In college, Karylle took up B.S. Management major in Communications Technology Management at the Ateneo de Manila University, where she made to the Dean's list and graduated in year 2002. Karylle is also an entrepreneur. She is the owner of the family KTV and resto-bar CenterStage at Tomas Morato in Quezon City, Jupiter in Makati City and Mall of Asia (MOA) in Pasay and part owner of Mey Lin Restaurant and The Mango Farm dessert kiosk in Greenhills, San Juan City. Personal life Karylle dated Dingdong Dantes in 2003 after meeting in the set of Love To Love: Sweet Exchange. She has been married to the Sponge Cola vocalist Yael Yuzon since 2014 after dating for over three years. Music She entered the music scene with her first album, Time to Shine from Universal