On the podcast Podcast Ng Mga Walang Jowa (Podcast of those without a partner) Recorded July 2023
Musical artist
Mary Loi Yves Kipte Ricalde (born May 27, 2002), known professionally as Maloi (English:/məˈlɔɪ/ⓘ,Tagalog pronunciation:[maˈlo.i]), is a Filipino singer and dancer under Star Music. She is one of the main vocalists of the Filipino girl group Bini.[2]
Mary Loi Yves Ricalde was born on May 27, 2002[3] in Lemery, Batangas, Philippines to a family of four siblings. Her family originally lived in Lemery but moved to General Trias, Cavite.[4] She attended Japan Philippine Institute of Technology in Bulacan as a scholar, where she graduated along with her co-member Colet in 2024.[5]
Maloi started singing when she was three years old.[6] During her school years, she participated in various extra-curricular activities, including swimming and badminton varsity teams, serving as a majorette, and joining the school chorale group.[7] She was a member of the group when it won three gold medals as the Philippines' representative to a choral competition in Malaysia in 2018.[4]
In 2018, Maloi auditioned for Star Hunt Academy (SHA) in Laguna[8] and was selected as a trainee in early 2019.[9] On October 10, 2020, Maloi was one of the last eight trainees to graduate and was officially announced as a member of an idol group.[10]
In November 2020, Maloi officially became a member of the Filipino girl group Bini,[11] which officially debuted on June 11, 2021.[12]
In 2023, Maloi appeared in Rob Deniel's music video for the song "RomCom", where she reenacted a scene from the Filipino romantic comedy movie A Very Special Love.[14] In 2024, Maloi was featured in the music video of the song "Dilaw" (Yellow) by Maki.[15][16]