{"id":10956,"date":"2025-02-21T17:48:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T09:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humble-copper-duck.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/ashley-cortes-finds-empowerment-in-debut-single-i-rise-above\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T17:48:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T09:48:58","slug":"ashley-cortes-finds-empowerment-in-debut-single-i-rise-above","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderwithsisters.net\/ashley-cortes-finds-empowerment-in-debut-single-i-rise-above\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashley Cortes Finds Empowerment In Debut Single ‘I Rise Above’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cStar Makers International\u201d grand winner Ashley Cortes stands her ground amidst hardships in life in her debut single, \u201cI Rise Above<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The anthemic track written and produced by ABS-CBN Music operations and creative head Jonathan Manalo highlights Ashley\u2019s powerful vocals that blend with the song’s message of embracing one\u2019s growth after going through difficult times.<\/p>\n

Last July, Ashley became the first grand champion of the global singing competition \u201cStar Makers International,\u201d held in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n

The multi-genre singer-songwriter has performed across the United States and Philippines and has previously worked with popular Filipino artists including Freddie Aguilar, Lani Misalucha, Angeline Quinto, Vice Ganda, and Sam Milby. <\/p>\n

She was also a featured artist and a voiceover actor for \u201cPacha\u2019s Pajama,\u201d an interactive children’s story, alongside a celebrity cast that includes Mos Def, Cheech Marin, Genevieve Goings, and Lester Chambers. Following her passion for music, Ashley finished her degree in professional music, specializing in songwriting and vocal performance at the Berklee College of Music, where she graduated summa cum laude. She also has a master\u2019s degree in music business from New York University.<\/p>\n

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Check out Ashley\u2019s debut single, \u201cI Rise Above,\u201d available on various digital streaming platforms. For more details, follow Star Music on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.<\/p>\n

For updates, follow @abscbnpr on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, and TikTok, or visit www.abs-cbn.com\/newsroom<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ashley Cortes uses her debut single \u201cI Rise Above\u201d to share a message of hope and empowerment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10957,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1062],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pageone-online-network"],"_pageone_source":"","zyndk8_nxtgen_metadata":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wanderwithsisters.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wanderwithsisters.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wanderwithsisters.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wanderwithsisters.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wanderwithsisters.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wanderwithsisters.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wanderwithsisters.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wanderwithsisters.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wanderwithsisters.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wanderwithsisters.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}