Maria Socorro "Kuh" Ledesma, born on March 16, 1955 in Bacolod, Philippines, is a singer who began her music career as part of the Lastiko band while studying nursing. Her breakthrough came with the Music & Magic band and her lead role in Alice Reyes' pop ballet Rama Hari. Her solo breakthrough came with "Dito Ba?" (1980), her first hit song, followed by notable albums such as Kuh’s Magic (1981) and Unforgettable (1986). In 1982, she launched an all-Filipino concert Ako ay Pilipino at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Ledesma made history on June 3, 1988, as one of the first Filipino pop artists to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York. She won the Salem Music Award in 1989 and released her U.S. debut album Precious (1997), which reached top 20 on the US Billboard Jazz charts.
