Trina Belamide

Trina Belamide is a Filipino songwriter and record producer. She began taking piano lessons as age 8 and started writing songs at age 15. She graduated from Ateneo College in 1990 and worked as an advertising copywriter for a short time before deciding to devote her full time to songwriting.

In 1995 she came to national attention when her song "Tell the World of His Love" won the top prize in the search for the theme song for the World Youth Day to celebrate the visit of the Pope John-Paul II to the Philippines. In 1996 her song "Shine" won second place in the Metro Manila Popular Music Festival. In 2005 the song again became a hit in the Philippines as sung by Rachelle Ann Go. In 1999 she won second place in the USA Songwriting Competition.

In 2001 she produced the album Pagbabago, named in honor of the Pagbabago@Pilipinas group which called for social and political reform in the Philippines. She wrote 8 of its 12 songs, which were performed by various artists.

Much of her work has been writing commercial jingles. In 2005 the restaurant chain Jollibee commissioned her to write a Christmas song for its annual book and toy drive. She is also a pioneer of the recent trend in the Philippines to have couples commission a theme song for their wedding.

Songs (listed by artist)

• Aegis:
  • HINDI MO AKO MABIBILI - co-written by Celso Abenoja

• Agot Isidro:
  • WISHIN’ TOO HARD
  • GOOD FOR YOU
  • YOU BRING OUT THE BEST

• Ariel Rivera:
  • I MUST HAVE LOVED YOU
  • IF THIS ISN’T HEAVEN
  • TOO MUCH TO ASK

• Audie Gemora:
  • EVERY CHANCE

• Axis:
  • PASKO SA PILING MO
  • DINGGIN NATIN ANG PASKO - co-written by Mark Sta. Maria
  • MY FAVORITE TIME OF THE YEAR - co-written by Marvin Querido

• Barbie’s Cradle:
  • UP AND AT ‘EM (from the Powerpuff Girls soundtrack)

• Cacai Velasquez:
  • LET ME HEAR IT FROM YOU

• Carol Banawa:
  • SIGE LANG (from Ang TV Album)

• Chico and Delamar:
  • TALK ABOUT LOVE
  • IT COULD BE
  • WHO WE ARE
  • FRIENDS FOR LIFE - co-written by Martin Nievera

• Cris Villonco:
  • COUNT THE STARS

• Dante Ponce:
  • SA TOTOO LANG

• Dessa:
  • HEARTBREAKER
  • NO LESS (Asia Song Festival 1999)

• Dianne de la Fuente:
  • PARA SA ‘YO (Himig Handog sa Bayaning Pilipino 2000)

• Dingdong Avanzado:
  • MANGYARI NA ANG LAHAT

• Donna Cruz:
  • IKAW NA KAYA
  • WHERE COULD HE BE

• Emeline Celis:
  • TAKE ME AWAY
  • WHEN LOVE STEPS IN

• Franco Laurel:
  • ALL YOU’VE GIVEN ME

• Gail Blanco:
  • BE THERE (Metropop 2003)

• Gary Valenciano:
  • ONLY I

• Geneva Cruz:
  • NO OTHER MAN (Metropop 1998)

• Gino Padilla:
  • LET THIS ONE GO

• Ima Castro:
  • HINDI KO PA KAYA
  • HE’S ALL YOURS (duet with Wilma de Villa)
  • I NEED YOU TO NEED ME
  • SHINE (Metropop 1996)
  • THE ONE REAL THING

• Isay Alvarez:
  • BAGONG MUNDO (for Johonson & Johnson)

• Ivy League:
  • TOGETHER THIS TIME

• Ivy Violan and Chad Borja:
  • SAPAT NA SA PASKO (for GMA Christmas commemorative album)

• Jamie Rivera:
  • SECOND THOUGHTS (duet with Rannie Raymundo)
  • BEGIN AGAIN

• Jan Marini:
  • SA UNANG TINGIN

• Jaya:
  • ALL THAT
  • COUNT ON ME - co-written by Jingle Buena

• Jeff Arcilla and Raquel Mangaliag:
  • TELL THE WORLD OF HIS LOVE (for World Youth Day ‘95)

• Joey Albert:
  • I CAN NEVER SAY
  • DI KA NA SANA NANGAKO
  • THIS LITTLE CHILD

• Joey Palomar:
  • WALA NANG IBA

• Jolina Magdangal:
  • COUNT THE STARS
  • MAGKAIBIGANG TUNAY (from Ang TV Album)
  • HINTAYIN MO LANG - co written by Dada de Pano (from Ang TV Movie Soundtrack)
  • NO LETTING GO
  • UNA’T NAG-IISANG MAHAL

• Judith Banal:
  • MORE THAN I DO NOW

• Lani Misalucha:
  • SAVE THIS HEART
  • THE ONLY ONE

• Lindsay Custodio:
  • A FOOL FOR NOW (from Ang TV Album)

• Lloyd Umali:
  • GOT TO HURT

• Martin Nievera:
  • NEAR

• Monique Wilson:
  • HINDI MO PA AKO KILALA
  • KILALANG-KILALA KITA
  • NAGBABAKASAKALI

• Mystica:
  • WALANG TAKIP, WALANG TINATAGO - co-written by Mon del Rosario

• Neocolours:
  • MY FAVORITE TIME OF THE YEAR - co-written by Marvin Querido

• Noisy Neighbors:
  • LIFE POWER (Phil. Nat’l Red Cross Songwriting Contest 1999)

• Pido and Take One:
  • IT USED TO BE ME

• Pops Fernandez:
  • IT’S JUST NOT THE SAME

• Rachel Alejandro:
  • DECEMBER DESIRE
  • FEELS LIKE OLD TIMES

• Radha:
  • OWE U NOTHIN’ - co-written by Jimmy Antiporda
  • ALL ABOUT U (title theme of TV Show “All About U”)

• Regine Velasquez:
  • REASON ENOUGH
  • YOU’VE MADE ME STRONGER
  • FAST
  • WAIT AND SEE - lyrics only/English adapatation of Japanese song
  • NOTHING LEFT FOR ME TO DO - lyrics only/English adapatation of Japanese song
  • WHENEVER WE SAY GOODBYE
  • REMEMBER THIS CHRISTMAS
  • SABIHIN MO LANG (from the movie soundtrack of “Kailangan Ko’y Ikaw”)
  • KALIGAYAHAN (from the movie soundtrack of “Kailangan Ko’y Ikaw”)
  • IT DOESN’T GET BETTER THAN THIS
  • TAYONG DALAWA
  • I KNOW YOU BY HEART (unreleased)

• Renz Verano:
  • KADUDA-DUDA KA - co-written by Roy del Valle

• Rica Peralejo:
  • WAITING AND LONGING
  • GIVE YOUR HEART A TRY

• Robert Seña:
  • RIGHT NOW IF YOU BELIEVE

• Roselle Nava:
  • KUNG SAAN MAY PANGARAP (from Ang TV Movie Soundtrack)

• Sean Lim:
  • CAN’T GO ON THIS WAY
  • WONDER GIRL

• Sharon Cuneta:
  • NASAAN NGAYON
  • FLY
  • FOREVER THIS WAY (for Goodwill Bookstore)

• Sheryn Regis:
  • NOW MORE THAN EVER

• Sheryn Regis and Eric Santos:
  • NOW THAT I HAVE YOU

• South Border:
  • WALK WITH GOOD – co-written by Jay Durias

• The Company:
  • NOW THAT I HAVE YOU
  • MAGBABAGO AKO - co-written by Jim Paredes and Ryan Cayabyab

• The Opera:
  • SAY AGAIN
  • I NEVER KNEW

• Token Lizares:
  • COLOR ME BLIND
  • MADE TO LAST

• Toni Gonzaga:
  • DOON (theme song of the drama series “Ikaw Sa Puso Ko”)

• Trina Belamide:
  • HERE AT LAST
  • PAGKA’T AKIN ANG PAG-IBIG MO
  • BIG BROTHER
  • NARIYAN PA RIN
  • ONLY WHEN I’M WITH YOU
  • I CAN’T MAKE YOU STAY
  • MINAHAL MO RIN AKO
  • SOMEBODY’S HEART
  • KILOS NA
  • TELL THE WORLD OF HIS LOVE
  • HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY
  • WHAT’S IT GONNA TAKE
  • HIS ANGEL
  • LEARNING
  • THIS LITTLE CHILD

• Vanna Vanna:
  • DO YOU (Metropop 1997)
  • BE STILL MY HEART

• Zebedee Zuñiga:
  • STILL YOU
  • TAKE IT FROM ME (duet with Nonoy Zuñiga)

External links

• Her website