Dia Maté

Deanna Marie "Dia" Remulla Maté (born September 18, 2001) is a Filipino singer, songwriter, record producer, and beauty pageant titleholder who won Reina Hispanoamericana 2025.

Maté debuted as an alt-pop artist in 2021 under Island Records with the single Heart Hates Me, which was followed by the extended play Don't Quote Me. In 2024, she transition into a brigher pop sound with the single Ganda Gandahan.

Maté competed in Miss Universe Philippines 2024 and Miss World Philippines 2024. At Miss World Philippines 2024, she won the Reina Hispanoamericana 2025 title.

Early life and education Deanna Marie Remulla Maté was born in Cavite, Philippines, on September 18, 2001. Her parents, Lea Remulla and Mike Maté, are business and marketing professionals. Her maternal grandfather is longtime politician Jesus Crispin Remulla.

For her secondary education, Maté entered the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, where she chose music as one of her subjects. She interned at MCA Records and went on a gap year before studying communications technology at the Ateneo de Manila University.

Pageantry In May 2024, Maté entered her first pageant, Miss Universe Philippines 2024, and did not reach the top 20. Later in July, she competed in Miss World Philippines 2024, and received the title of Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2024.

Career In early 2021, Island Records launched Maté as an alt-pop artist, with her first single, Heart Hates Me, in March. In a press release, she said "I write and produce my own material. Sometimes I start off by making a beat. When I complete it, I try to create a melody over that. Once I have the melody down, I'll write the lyrics and then record them. Once everything is recorded, I'll add backing vocals, harmonies, and sometimes I'll sample my vocals and use weird effects." Later that year, she released the single One of the Boys and a four-track extended play titled don't quote me.

In January 2022, Maté released the single Fantasy, produced by her frequent collaborator Fern. On August 26, she a released a second single, called Kalimutan , with lyrics in a mix of Filipino and English. She wrote the song after Quest challenged her to write a happy song. "It is about accepting who you are, moving on from the past and finally moving forward with positive emotion. The journey to acceptance can be a difficult experience. But when you are finally there, life becomes a little bit brighter," she said of it.

On January 19, 2025, Maté released a doo-wop-influenced love song, Ikaw Ang Pinili Ko . The music video for the single starring herself and Labajo was released on February 14, 2025.

On September 25, 2025, Maté participated in the fourth season of the impersonation competition show, Your Face Sounds Familiar, as one of the eight celebrity contestants. She finished the competition in seventh place.