Timothy Dionela (born March 14, 1999), known professionally by his last name as Dionela (), is a Filipino singer-songwriter and musician. His 2024 singles "Sining" (featuring Jay R) and "Marilag" reached number one on Billboard Philippines Hot 100.
Early years Dionela was born in Guiguinto, Bulacan. He began singing at the age of three. Both of his parents are music teachers.
Career Dionela made his debut in 2019 with the single "Tears". In 2022, he joined the UMG Philippines roster under its Republic Records local imprint and released his singles "153" and "Musika" (). In November 2023, he was the guest performer in Zack Tabudlo's The Morning Tour.
In 2024, he and other Republic artists were transferred to the EMI imprint within UMG.
On June 7, 2024, he released his new single "Sining" () featuring R&B artist Jay R, which became popular due to its accompanied music video (which also marked his directorial debut) which was released a month later. The song landed on the Billboard Philippines Hot 100 and became number one since August 3, 2024. It also gained over 56 million streams on Spotify. Later that year, he released another single, "Marilag" ().
In December 2024, "Sining" was recognized as the Top 5 music video of 2024 on YouTube in the Philippines. It was also recognized by Spotify as its Top 3 Song in the Philippines for 2024, and by Google as its most searched song in the Philippines for the year.
In January 2025, "Marilag" became the first single to top the new International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Official Philippines Chart.
In February 2025, Aurora Music Festival announced that Dionela would perform in the second day of the music festival's 2025 iteration, which was held on May 3 and May 4 in Clark, Pampanga.
At the inauguration of The Official Philippines Chart on February 19, Dionela was recognized as its top six Local Artist of the Year, while "Sining" was recognized as its top three Local Song of the Year.
In June 2025, Dionela embarked on his "The Grace World Tour", with stops in multiple cities in the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Arab Emirates and the Philippines, where his first solo concert is scheduled at the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City on November 21, 2025. He subsequently pledged the proceeds from the tour towards victims of Typhoon Fung-wong (Super Typhoon Uwan) in early November. In September 2025, he released a collaboration with Alex Bruce, titled "Fall Season", at the Coke Studio 2025 concert at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
In December, Dionela was designated by Billboard Philippines as the second leading artist of 2025. He was also designated by Spotify Philippines among its Top Local Artists of 2025, placing fourth, while "Marilag" was among its Top Local Songs of the year, placing third. "Marilag" and "Sining" were also recognized by Apple Music Philippines among its Top OPM Songs of 2025, placing second and fourth respectively.
Personal life During his "The Grace World Tour" in November 2025, Dionela became engaged to Meizy Mendoza, and they married in March 2026.
Influences Dionela's musical influences include Ginuwine, Ne-Yo, Destiny's Child, Bruno Mars, The Weeknd and H.E.R.
Discography Singles + List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and associated albums Title Year Peak chart positions Album PHLPeak chart positions on Billboard Philippines Hot 100: Hoodie: Musika: Sining: Oksihina: Marilag: TPS"Tears" 2019 — — rowspan="18" "Akala" — —"Agaw" — —"Horror" 2020 — —"Gone" — —"Stay The Night" — —"Oo Na, Kayo Na (Agaw)" — —"Sugal" 2021 — —"Bahaghari" 2022 — —"Langit"— —"Musika" 28 —"153" — —"Oksihina" 2023 9 4"Hoodie" 2024 28 —"Sining" 1 1 "Marilag" 1 1 "Ikigai" 2025—— "Fall Season" —— "—" denotes a single that did not chart.
Awards and nominations +Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination Award Year Category Recipient(s) Result Awit Awards 2024 Best R&B Recording "Oksihina" 2025 Song of the Year "Sining" Best Collaboration Best Performance by a Solo Artist "Marilag" Best R&B Recording "Sining" Best Pop Recording "Hoodie" 2026 Best Collaboration Performance "Ikigai" (with Loonie) Best Musical Arrangement Best R&B Recording Best Rap/Hip-hop Recording Best Sound Engineered Recording Best Vocal Arrangement Record of the Year Song of the Year Songwriter of the Year Dionela Producer of the Year Filipino Music Awards 2025 People’s Choice Awards: Song "Marilag" Song of the Year R&B Song of the Year "Ikigai" 2026 Tour of the Year The Grace Tour Music Awards Japan 2025 Best of Listeners' Choice: International Song "Sining" Best Song Asia Myx Music Awards 2024 Breakout Solo Artist of the Year Dionela Collaboration of the Year "Sining" R&B Video of the Year Song of the Year New Hue Video Music Awards2025Collaboration of the Year rowspan="2" PMPC Star Awards for Music 2024 New Male Recording Artist of the Year "Oksihina" 2026 Song of the Year "Marilag" Music Video of the Year "Sining" Male Pop Artist of the Year P-pop Music Awards 2024 Artist of the YearDionela Breakthrough Artist of the Year Favorite Streamed Artist Song of the Year"Sining" Collaboration of the Year 2025 Artist of the YearDionela Song of the Year"Marilag" Wish Music Awards 2025 Wishclusive Collaboration of the Year "Hoodie" Wish R&B Song of the Year "Sining" Wish Breakthrough Artist of the Year Dionela 2026 Wish R&B Song of the Year "Marilag" Wish Song Collaboration of the Year "Ikigai" (with Loonie) Wish Artist of the Year Dionela Zeenfluential Awards2025Zeenfluential Music ArtistDionela
Listicles Publisher Year Listicle Placement Billboard Philippines2024The 50 Best Songs of 2024Placed ("Sining")
Concerts and tours Headlining tours + TitleDateCountriesShows The Grace World TourJune 6, 2025 – present10
Music festivals + TitleDate(s)CityCountryVenueRef. Aurora Music Festival May 4, 2025Angeles City/MabalacatPhilippinesClark Global City Coke Studio Live 2025 September 5, 2025Quezon CityAraneta Coliseum
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