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Meet Vanessa White, the Fil-Brit singer making waves in the UK music scene

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/entertainment/05/27/vanessa-white-2017-052717.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Vanessa White is continuing her charge to the top of UK&#x27;s R&amp;B scene with the release of her second EP. <cite>Handout</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>A Filipina-British singer whose mother is from Davao has been making waves in the UK music scene. </p><p>Back in 2016, Vanessa White was described as one of the <a href="http://uk.complex.com/music/2017/04/vanessa-white-interview" target="_blank">promising R&amp;B voices</a> to emerge from a crowded British landscape. This year, with the release of her brand-new EP, &quot;Chapter Two,&quot; she&#x27;s looking to make good on that promise. </p><p>White dropped &quot;Running Wild&quot; last month, a raunchy banger that&#x27;s in line with the overall theme of her record about sex, lust, and trust. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5RhwEe0AqNs" width="560"></iframe></figure><p>A writer from <a href="https://www.nylon.com/articles/vanessa-white-running-wild-premiere" target="_blank">Nylon</a> liked the track so much that she dubbed White as a singer who&#x27;s well on her way to be crowned the new queen of R&amp;B, praising her for the &quot;growth&quot; she had since parting with the PG-rated pop of her former girl group, The Saturdays. </p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39479581" target="_blank">BBC</a> also took notice of White, describing her sound as clearly influenced by US singers such as Janet Jackson, Alliyah, Brandy, and Mariah Carey &quot;without sounding like a cheap, plastic counterfeit.&quot; </p><p><a href="http://uk.complex.com/music/2017/04/vanessa-white-interview" target="_blank">Complex Magazine</a> hailed White for creating music that&#x27;s resonates with women &quot;advocating a strong sexuality as being so bad it&#x27;s always good.&quot; </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:62.5% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BTyxGcmAUJh/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Vanessa White 🇬🇧🇵🇭 (@vanessawhiteofficial)</a> on <time dateTime="2017-05-07T13:43:49+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">May 7, 2017 at 6:43am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>White&#x27;s EP is available in the Philippines, a country, the singer said, she frequently visits for its beautiful and pristine beaches. </p><p>She isn&#x27;t shy in sharing photos from her trips to Boracay and Palawan on her Instagram account. She also recently posted a throwback snap of her wearing a Philippine-flag inspired dress as a kid --clearly proud of her Filipino roots. </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:51.89814814814815% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BTRhwa7AIYf/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Vanessa White 🇬🇧🇵🇭 (@vanessawhiteofficial)</a> on <time dateTime="2017-04-24T15:54:48+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Apr 24, 2017 at 8:54am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>White&#x27;s mom works as a nurse in the UK. </p>

<p>A Filipina-British singer whose mother is from Davao has been making waves in the UK music scene.</p>

A Filipina-British singer whose mother is from Davao has been making waves in the UK music scene.