Introducing.... KyLa =)

[hayasaki]

Kyla is a Filipino singer dubbed as the "R&B Princess of the Philippines". She is the only female local artist who has won in the prestigious MTV Video Music Awards as 2001 MTV's Southeast Asian Viewers Choice Awardee along with OPM bands Eraserheads and Parokya ni Edgar. She has collaborated with international artists such as Fra Lippo Lippi, Ronan Keating, British boy-band Blue, Malaysian R&B singer Ferhad, Malaysian hip-hop duo Too Phat, and Keith Martin and many compare her voice to Aaliyah and Brandy. She is Classified as Dramatic Coloratura Soprano known for her raspy and husky voice.[dubious – discuss] She is noted for her wide range, her use of melisma, her belting and headtone techniques, the husky quality of her voice, and her versatility that enables her to render songs from all sorts of genres.

Somewhere over the Rainbow (youtube)

Listen -Beyonce's- (youtube)

Some of my favorite songs from her:

MF -Beautiful Days
MF - With this Tear
MF - Doin' Just Fine
MF - Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Just try her out and see what she have got! (^__^)