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Ena Mori
Ena Mori
Birth name	Ena Patricia Mori Villa
Born	Tokyo, Japan
Origin	Metro Manila, Philippines
Genres	Indie pop; electronic;
Occupation(s)	musician; singer-songwriter; producer;
Instrument(s)	vocals; piano; keyboards;
Years active	2018–present
Labels	Offshore Music Philippines

Ena Patricia Mori Villa, known by her stage name Ena Mori (stylized in lowercase), is a Filipino-Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. Born in Japan, she moved to the Philippines to pursue her musical career in 2018, before launching her self-titled EP in 2020 and her debut album Don't Blame the Wild One! in 2022.^[1]^[2]

Early years

Villa was born and raised in the suburb of Tokyo, Japan to a Filipino father and a Japanese mother. She is the eldest of the two siblings. In her early years, she played classic piano and spent her time playing as her habit.^[3]

Career

At the age of 15, Villa and her family moved to the Philippines as she prepared for college, studying music course at De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde. She would later release her debut record in 2018 with "Got U Good".^[4]

In 2020, weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic, Mori released her debut self-titled EP, produced by One Click Straight drummer and producer Tim Marquez who is also Villa's batchmate at CSB.

In 2022, she released her debut album, Don't Blame the Wild One!, a 12-track list featuring hit songs like "Oh, Bleeding Hearts?", "Vivid", and "SOS".^[5] Her album later won in 2023 at the 35th Awit Awards.^[6]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details
Don't Blame the Wild One!	Released: July 29, 2022 (PH) Label: Offshore Music Philippines Formats: digital download, streaming

EPs

Title	Album details
ena mori	Released: February 20, 2020 (PH) Label: Offshore Music Philippines Formats: digital download, streaming

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref
2023	36th Awit Awards	Best Album	Don't Blame the Wild One!	Won	^[6]

References

^ Gloria, Gaby (30 November 2022). "The making of Ena Mori". CNN Philippines Life. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^ Pareno, Elijah Timothy (25 March 2022). "Ena Mori's Setting the Bar High for Filipino Pop Music". Esquire Philippines. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^ Palumar, Khyne (1 August 2022). "ena mori: "Big emotions are overwhelming but having none sucks"". NME. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^ "Q&A with ena mori – it's ena's world, we're just living in it". Asian Pop Weekly. 17 August 2022.
^ Angan, Kara (29 September 2022). "Don't blame the wild one! With her new album, ena mori says she isn't afraid anymore". Rappler.
^ ^a ^b Purnell, Kristofer (11 November 2023). "Ben&Ben, Dilaw, Ena Mori, Sarah Geronimo lead Awit Awards 2023 winners". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

[1] Gloria, Gaby (30 November 2022). "The making of Ena Mori". CNN Philippines Life. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

[2] Pareno, Elijah Timothy (25 March 2022). "Ena Mori's Setting the Bar High for Filipino Pop Music". Esquire Philippines. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

[3] Palumar, Khyne (1 August 2022). "ena mori: "Big emotions are overwhelming but having none sucks"". NME. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

[4] "Q&A with ena mori – it's ena's world, we're just living in it". Asian Pop Weekly. 17 August 2022.

[5] Angan, Kara (29 September 2022). "Don't blame the wild one! With her new album, ena mori says she isn't afraid anymore". Rappler.

[awitawards-2023-6] Purnell, Kristofer (11 November 2023). "Ben&Ben, Dilaw, Ena Mori, Sarah Geronimo lead Awit Awards 2023 winners". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

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