R&B icons Babyface and Patti Austin to share a stage in Manila

TWO GRAMMY-WINNING soulful artists will be coming together in Manila in October. Recording artist and producer Babyface and R&B singer-songwriter Patti Austin are set to perform on Oct. 27, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City.

- Brontë H. Lacsamana

Babyface (whose full name is Kenneth Edmonds) has won a Grammy 13 times, bagging Producer of the Year four times, three of which were in consecutive years (1995-1997).

He has written and produced hits for artists like Bobby Brown, Boyz II Men, Eric Clapton, Madonna, Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, Ariana Grande, Mary J Blige, Celine Dion, Aretha Franklin, George Michael, Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber, Phil Collins, Janet Jackson, NSYNC, Chaka Khan, Faith Evans, Stevie Wonder, John Mayer, Lionel Richie, Michael Bolton, Kenny G, Lil Wayne, Luther Vandross, Barba Streisand, and countless others.

Meanwhile, Ms. Austin is an R&B, pop, and jazz singer and songwriter who has worked with artists such as Paul Simon, Billy Joel, and Michael Jackson. Her 1982 duet with James Ingram, “Baby, Come To Me,” became a No. 1 hit on the Billboard magazine pop chart. A second duet with Ingram, “How Do You Keep the Music Playing,” appeared on soundtrack to the 1982 film