STAY

I want you stay
Never go away from me
Stay forever
but now, now that you're gone, all i can do is pray for you
to be here beside me again

*Why did you have to leave me?
when you said that love would conquer all
Why did you have to leave me
When you said that dreaming was good as reality

and now i must move on
trying to forget all the memories
of you near me
but i can't let go of your love that has taught me
to hold on
(repeat from the beginning)
(repeat *)

I want you to stay never go away from me, stay forever
I want to stay but i have to go my way...
oooooo ahhhhh-ooo

  Carol Claire Aguilar Banawa (born March 4, 1981, in Pasay City, Philippines), better known in the

Philippines as Carol Banawa, is a Filipina singer and actress. She was born in Pasay City to Albino and Cirila Banawa. She has two siblings, Alexander and Cherry. She was raised in Batangas. Self-confessed as an

 ���ugly-duckling���, Carol dreamt of having a musical career at a very young age. Having a thought that her dream would never come true, her family chose to believe in her drive for success. Carol entered a junior beauty pageant during the late 1980���s when she was eight years old. She was eventually invited to join the new

roster of ABS-CBN stars through the children oriented show ���Ang TV��� and became a famous music star

 in the Philippine music mainstream.

Banawa was born in Pasay City to parents Albino and Cirila Banawa. Raised in Batangas, she has two siblings, Alexander and Cherry. Banawa started singing when she was a little girl when her family lived in Saudi Arabia. Her family then moved back to the Philippines. There she was invited to join the new roster of

ABS-CBN stars through the children oriented show Ang TV.

She has performed at the Madison Square Garden in New York at the 2003 New York Music Festival. She is currently signed to Star Records.

In 2011, she made her comeback in the music industry, and starred in the hit Philippine TV series, Mara Clara, where she sang the opening song of the said TV series

Studio albums

Compilations and collaborations

 "Awit Kay Inay"

Soundtrack in the movie Anak (2000) starring Vilma Santos and Claudine Barretto.

 "Iingatan Ka"

Featured in the Tanging Yaman - Inspirational Album and in the re-packaged version of Carol. (Star Records, 2000)

 "We Are One"

Featured in the album Only Selfless Love. (Star Records, 2002)

 "Awit sa Ina ng Santo Rosaryo"

Featured in the Mysteria Lucis (Mysteries of Light) album (Star Records, 2003).

 "Nakaraang Pasko"

Featured in the album The Brightest Stars of Christmas (Star Records, 2003). It was originally performed by Kuh Ledesma and composed by Tats Faustino.

 Acting

Film

 Television

 Theater performances

 Awards and nominations

2011

1. Nominated in 3rd Star Awards For Music for "Female Pop Artist Of The Year"^[11]
2. Winner in ASAP Pop Viewers Choice 2011 for "Pop Movie Themesong"^{[12][13][14][15]}

 2004

1. Follow Your Heart album received platinum record award
2. Awit Awards Nomination for "Awit sa Ina ng Santo Rosaryo"

 2003

1. "Special Award" New York Music Festival
2. Follow Your Heart album received gold record certification after three weeks from its release date
3. Transition album garnered platinum record award
4. Awit Awards 2003 - nominated Best Pop Female Vocal Performance for "Stay"
5. MTV Pilipinas Awards 2003 - nominated for Favorite Female Artist

 2002

1. Transition album garnered gold record award
2. Repackaged self-titled album, Carol garnered multi-platinum status

 2001

1. Awit Awards' record of the year - "Iingatan Ka" from the Tanging Yaman - Inspirational Album
2. Self-titled album, Carol garnered platinum award
3. Special citation for her participation in the 1999 Asian Songfest in which she represented the Philippines
4. People's Choice Awards 2001 - Most Promising Host Entertainer Awardee

 1999

1. Silver winner for Asia New Singer Competition at the Shanghai Song Festival
2. Gold record for self-titled album, Carol
3. Best Pop Female Vocal Performance in the 5th Katha Music Awards

 1998

• 3rd prize winner in the Metropop Song Festival

 1989

1. Champion for the Tanghalan ng Kampeon
2. Finalist for Munting Mutya

Banawa took a break from the Philippine music scene in August 2003 to attend to the treatment of her father who was exposed to lethal levels of carbon monoxide. She is now married to a military man, Ryan Crisostomo, and has a daughter, Chelsea Crisostomo. Banawa is currently studying on her nursing degree.

In 2004, Pinoyvision Records released her Platinum Hits Collection album, a compilation of her songs.

 The album also comes with a VCD of Banawa's hit music videos such as "Stay", "Ocean Deep" and "Noon at Ngayon".