MANILA: Elizabeth Ramsey, a popular Filipino singer, comedian and actress who entertained crowds with racy gags and a raspy voice, has died. She was 83.
Her daughter, Jaya Ramsey, said in a Facebook post that Ramsey died in her sleep, two months after suffering a stroke. “Mama Beth is now with our Lord. ... Love and laughter, she has given not just our family but the whole nation,” her daughter said.
Ramsey entered the local entertainment world after winning a singing contest in the late 1950s and later became known as the Philippine “Queen of Rock and Roll” and “Original Queen of Comedy.”
She endeared herself to Filipinos with her self-deprecating humor.
Local reports, quoting from an interview she gave to DZMM radio last year, said Ramsey, whose father was Jamaican, shunned school because it was “a waste of time,” preferring song hits to books in her dream to become a singer. When she was a teenager, she performed with a band and later left home to work as a housemaid in Manila, where winning the “Student Canteen” singing contest in 1958 opened doors for her.
Filipino entertainer Elizabeth Ramsey dies at 83
Filipino entertainer Elizabeth Ramsey dies at 83
Harry Styles announces first album in 4 years, ‘Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally’
- It follows the critically acclaimed synth pop “Harry’s House,” which earned the former One Direction star album of the year at the 2023 Grammy Awards
- “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally” will contain 12 tracks and is executive produced by Kid Harpoon
NEW YORK: In this world, it’s just him: Harry Styles has announced that his long-awaited, fourth studio album will arrive this spring.
Titled “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally” and out March 6, the album is Styles’ first full-length project in four years. It follows the 2022, critically acclaimed synth pop record “Harry’s House,” which earned the former One Direction star the top prize of album of the year at the 2023 Grammy Awards.
In a review, The Associated Press celebrated “Harry’s House” for showcasing “a breadth of style that matches the album’s emotional range.”
On Instagram, Styles’ shared the cover artwork for “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally,” which features the 31-year-old artist in a T-shirt and jeans at night, standing underneath a shimmering disco ball hung outside.
According to a press release, “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally” will contain 12 tracks and is executive produced by Kid Harpoon. The British songwriter and producer has been a close collaborator of Styles’ since the beginning of his solo career, working on all of his albums since the singer’s 2017 self-titled debut.
“Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally” is now available for preorder.
It is also Styles’ first project since his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne died in 2024 after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina.
