Karylle - Biography

Biography

Karylle was born on March 22, 1981 in Manila to Zsa Zsa Padilla, a singer-actress and Dr. Modesto Tatlonghari, a dentist. She has two sisters from her mother's side. She completed her elementary and secondary education, notably in O.B. Montessori Center - Greenhills during grade school (where she was class valedictorian) and Poveda, where she finished high school with a Service Medal for extra-curricular and volunteer works, before embarking on a showbiz career. She began taking formal ballet lessons at the age of three and continued until she was fifteen. While she was preparing for her debut album, Karylle had started rehearsals for her first stage musical Little Mermaid where she played Princess Sapphire and started taking B.S. Management major in Communications Technology Management at the Ateneo de Manila University, where she made the Dean’s list. Karylle is also an entrepreneur; part owner of the family KTV and resto-bar Centerstage and the Mey Lin Restaurant in Tomas Morato and Makati City.