Clarissa Diokno

Clarissa Diokno is a Filipino Canadian pop Singer/Songwriter from Kitchener, Ontario (an hour west of Toronto). Her musical influences range from soul music and female fronted rock bands to late 90s and early 2000s pop and R&B.

Diokno’s rich, emotive vocals lie at the heart of her songs. Melodic arrangements, contemporary production, and engaging and relatable lyrics inspired by love, life, and heartbreak blend together electropop with R&B and rock elements to formulate Diokno’s dynamic style.

Diokno’s music has been featured on CBC Radio Canada (Here & Now, In the Key of C, London Afternoon, Up To Speed) as well as a number of Canadian media outlets (Canadian Beats, Exclaim!, Rogers TV). She was selected as a participant in the 2023 TD Incubator for Creative Entrepreneurship supported by SOCAN Foundation and TD Ready Commitment. She had also been invited to participate as a songwriter in the Songistry Songwriting Summit in Nashville (2023), the London Music Accelerator program in partnership with Canada's Music Incubator and London Music Office (2023), and was a Finalist in the 2022 Great American Song Contest.

Her latest single “Trust Myself” expresses the struggles of self-doubt and learning to believe in yourself. Her previous singles include her summer bop “Any Other Way” (2023), a cover of the Motown classic, “You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me” (2022) featuring Mark Pelli (Magic!), her dark pop/rock revenge song, “haunted” (2022), the guitar-driven pop track, “Wake Up Call” (2022), her powerful pop single, “BAD” (2021), and her hypnotic pop/r&b debut, “Confusion” (2021).

Diokno inspires others to embrace art as a channel for creative expression and encourages artists to dream big and share their passions with the world. Proudly celebrating her Filipino heritage, she aims to empower fellow Filipino and Asian artists to follow their dreams and make their voices heard, reminding them of the unique power they bring to the industry.