[2] Belamide began taking piano lessons at age 8 and started writing songs at 15.
[7] In 1999 she won second place in the USA Songwriting Competition held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
[10][11] In 2005 the restaurant chain Jollibee commissioned her to write a Christmas song for its annual book and toy drive.
The song, “Maligaya at MaAga and Pasko”, was recorded by Aga Muhlach, Donna Cruz-Larrazabal, Sarah Geronimo, and Mark Bautista, who donated their services to help the cause.
She is also a pioneer of the recent trend in the Philippines where couples commission a theme song for their wedding.