Grammy-nominated H.E.R. admits: 'I'm half Filipino and Filipinos love karaoke'

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<figure class='op-interactive'><iframe height='315' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/_fxxy6eCfC8?enablejsapi=1' width='560'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more in <a href='//www.iwantv.com.ph/'>iWantv</a> or <a href='//tfc.tv/'>TFC.tv</a></div><p>She's not afraid to let her music speak for itself --the reason why she decided to keep her identity hidden ("Just give my music the way that it is, as pure message and keep it like that," she explained). </p><p>Though this secrecy does not necessarily mean that H.E.R. -- an acronym for "Having Everything Revealed" -- is banned from talking about her roots and how she came to love music in the first place. </p><p>She shared in an appearance on "The Late Late Show with James Corden" that music was a constant in her home as a child. </p><p>This was partly thanks to her father being a musician and her mother being Filipino. "I'm half Filipino and Filipinos love karaoke," she said. "So yeah, I love to sing, I've always been around music my entire life and I just gravitated towards instruments."</p><p>"They were at my house and my dad would rehearse with his band. So yeah, they were just available to me," she added. </p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe height='315' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/TPuOpd82kdM?enablejsapi=1' width='560'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more in <a href='//www.iwantv.com.ph/'>iWantv</a> or <a href='//tfc.tv/'>TFC.tv</a></div><p>H.E.R. also talked about her massive five Grammy nominations, including the coveted album of the year nod. "I had to get a T-shirt that says, 'Nominated for 5 Grammys' cause it's just so special," the young singer, who is just 21, quipped. </p><p>The real name of H.E.R. is Gabi Wilson and she did make a <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmO5OlynElo'>TV appearance</a> as a kid because of her beautiful Alicia Keys covers. </p><p>But when she released her debut EPs in 2017, she began donning sunglasses to obscure her eyes and told <a href='https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8489232/her-talks-5-grammy-nominations-staying-true-to-herself-people-just'>Billboard</a> that: "It's just a beautiful thing that my identity isn't attached to my music and it's proof that people just genuinely love the music." </p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe height='315' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/iKk6_2-AAGc?enablejsapi=1' width='560'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more in <a href='//www.iwantv.com.ph/'>iWantv</a> or <a href='//tfc.tv/'>TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>She shared in an appearance on "The Late Late Show with James Corden" that music was a constant in her home as a child. </p><p>This was partly thanks to her father being a musician and her mother being Filipino. "I'm half Filipino and Filipinos love karaoke," she said. "So yeah, I love to sing, I've always been around music my entire life and I just gravitated towards instruments."</p><p>"They were at my house and my dad would rehearse with his band. So yeah, they were just available to me," she added. </p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe height='315' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/TPuOpd82kdM?enablejsapi=1' width='560'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more in <a href='//www.iwantv.com.ph/'>iWantv</a> or <a href='//tfc.tv/'>TFC.tv</a></div><p>H.E.R. also talked about her massive five Grammy nominations, including the coveted album of the year nod. "I had to get a T-shirt that says, 'Nominated for 5 Grammys' cause it's just so special," the young singer, who is just 21, quipped. </p><p>The real name of H.E.R. is Gabi Wilson and she did make a <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmO5OlynElo'>TV appearance</a> as a kid because of her beautiful Alicia Keys covers. </p><p>But when she released her debut EPs in 2017, she began donning sunglasses to obscure her eyes and told <a href='https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8489232/her-talks-5-grammy-nominations-staying-true-to-herself-people-just'>Billboard</a> that: "It's just a beautiful thing that my identity isn't attached to my music and it's proof that people just genuinely love the music." </p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe height='315' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/iKk6_2-AAGc?enablejsapi=1' width='560'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more in <a href='//www.iwantv.com.ph/'>iWantv</a> or <a href='//tfc.tv/'>TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>She's not afraid to let her music speak for itself --the reason why she decided to keep her identity hidden ("Just give my music the way that it is, as pure message and keep it like that," she explained). </p><p>Though this secrecy does not necessarily mean that H.E.R. -- an acronym for "Having Everything Revealed" -- is banned from talking about her roots and how she came to love music in the first place. </p>

<figure class='op-interactive'><iframe height='315' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/_fxxy6eCfC8?enablejsapi=1' width='560'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more in <a href='//www.iwantv.com.ph/'>iWantv</a> or <a href='//tfc.tv/'>TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>She's not afraid to let her music speak for itself -- the reason why she decided to keep her identity hidden.</p>

She's not afraid to let her music speak for itself -- the reason why she decided to keep her identity hidden.

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Grammy-nominated H.E.R. admits: 'I'm half Filipino and Filipinos love karaoke'

Grammy-nominated H.E.R. admits: 'I'm half Filipino and Filipinos love karaoke'