[1] She signed a record deal with EMI Philippines and worked with producer Chito Ilacad and songwriter Arnie Mendaros on her debut studio album Way to Your Heart, which was released in 2000.
I Will Be There (2003), Kyla's third studio album, yielded the single "I Will Find You",[5] for which she won the Awit Award for Best R&B Recording.
She also recorded "Sana Maulit Muli" with Gary Valenciano, earning the Awit Award for Best Performance by a Duet.
The single, "Mahal Kita (Di Mo Pansin)", from her eighth studio album Private Affair received two nominations at the 2010 Awit Awards, winning Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist.
At the 2014 Philippine Popular Music Festival, she performed "Salbabida" and won the competition's top honor.