Dionela

Dionela was born in Guiguinto, Bulacan. He began singing at the age of three.^[2] Both of his parents are music teachers.^[3]

Dionela made his debut in 2019 with the single "Tears".^[3] In 2022, he joined the UMG Philippines roster under its Republic Records local imprint and released his singles "153" and "Musika" (lit. 'Music').^[4] In November 2023, he was the guest performer in Zack Tabudlo's The Morning Tour.^[5]

In 2024, he and other Republic artists were transferred to the EMI imprint within UMG.^{[citation needed]}

On June 7, 2024, he released his new single "Sining" (lit. 'Art') featuring R&B artist Jay R, which became popular due to its accompanied music video (which also marked his directorial debut) which was released a month later.^[6] The song landed on the Billboard Philippines Hot 100 and became number one since August 3, 2024. It also gained over 56 million streams on Spotify.^[7] Later that year, he released another single, "Marilag" (lit. 'Beautiful').^[8]

In December 2024, "Sining" was recognized as the Top 5 music video of 2024 on YouTube in the Philippines.^[9] It was also recognized by Spotify as its Top 3 Song in the Philippines for 2024,^[10] and by Google as its most searched song in the Philippines for the year.^[11]

In January 2025, "Marilag" became the first single to top the new International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Official Philippines Chart.^[12]

In February 2025, Aurora Music Festival announced that Dionela would perform in the second day of the music festival's 2025 iteration, which was held on May 3 and May 4 in Clark, Pampanga.^[13][14]

At the inauguration of The Official Philippines Chart on February 19, Dionela was recognized as its top six Local Artist of the Year, while "Sining" was recognized as its top three Local Song of the Year.^[15]

In June 2025, Dionela embarked on his "The Grace World Tour", with stops in multiple cities in the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Arab Emirates and the Philippines, where his first solo concert is scheduled at the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City on November 21, 2025.^[16] He subsequently pledged the proceeds from the tour towards victims of Typhoon Fung-wong (Super Typhoon Uwan) in early November.^[17] In September 2025, he released a collaboration with Alex Bruce, titled "Fall Season", at the Coke Studio 2025 concert at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.^[18]

In December, Dionela was designated by Billboard Philippines as the second leading artist of 2025.^[19] He was also designated by Spotify Philippines among its Top Local Artists of 2025, placing fourth, while "Marilag" was among its Top Local Songs of the year, placing third.^[20] "Marilag" and "Sining" were also recognized by Apple Music Philippines among its Top OPM Songs of 2025, placing second and fourth respectively.^[21]

During his "The Grace World Tour" in November 2025, Dionela became engaged to Meizy Mendoza, and they married in March 2026.^[22][23]

Dionela's musical influences include Ginuwine, Ne-Yo, Destiny's Child, Bruno Mars, The Weeknd and H.E.R.^[2]