"Nakakatuwa at nakakagulat. Parang weird din
dahil meron daw akong big billboard sa Orchard Road. Hindi pa rin ako
makapaniwala hanggang ngayon na magugustuhan nila ang album. Hindi ko
ini-expect, basta alam ko enjoy lang akong tumugtog at
kumanta," says Aiza Seguerra about her hit album in Singapore.
Aiza Seguerra off to Singapore to promote her hit album "Open Arms"
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
07:37 AM
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Nakakuwentuhan ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) si Aiza Seguerra nang mag-guest ito sa Celebrity Duets last Saturday, October 4. Napag-usapan namin ang hot-selling album niya sa Singapore na Open Arms, produced by S2S Pte.Ltd. ng Singapore.
Ibinalita ni Aiza sa PEP na this month, pupunta siya sa Singapore to promote her album. Magkakaroon din siya ng mini-show sa HMV, isang chain ng record stores sa Asia, at sa isa pang big record store sa Singapore.
"Medyo magtatagal ako doon dahil ipalalabas sa Esplanade Theater ang Avenue Q na kasama ako sa cast. Nasa Singapore ako from October 31 to November 16. Except for Rachel Alejandro, buo ang cast ng Avenue Q. I'm going there for the play at isasabay na lang ang promo ng album," pagbabalita ni Aiza sa PEP.
Binalikan ni Aiza kung paano siya na-discover sa Singapore. Kuwento niya, nagpadala ng samplers ang Star Records sa iba't ibang record labels sa Asia at ang S2S ang unang nag-respond. Nagustuhan nila ang ipinadalang sampler, tumawag sa Star Records at nakipag-set ng meeting with Star Records people.
"May pumunta ritong taga-S2S at pinanood ang gig ko sa Metro Bar at yun, tuluy-tuloy na. Dito ako nag-recording at photo shoot at taga-rito rin ang band na kasama ko; si Mike Villegas ang guitarist ko, si Angelo Villegas, at Junjun Regalado.
"Nagpunta ako sa Singapore at nag-show ako for the distributors. Ako lang mag-isa. Nakakakaba dahil first time kong mag-show na ang audience ay Singaporeans, Chinese, and Japanese. I stayed there for three days at okey naman," lahad niya.
Ano ang reaction niya nang malamang malakas ang benta sa Singapore ng album niyang Open Arms?
"Nakakatuwa at nakakagulat," sagot niya. "Parang weird din dahil meron daw akong big billboard sa Orchard Road. Hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala hanggang ngayon na magugustuhan nila ang album. Hindi ko ini-expect, basta alam ko enjoy lang akong tumugtog at kumanta. Happy ang mga taga-S2S at Star Records at happy din ako."
May 12 cuts ang Open Arms, na ang carrier single ay ang "Home" ni Michael Buble. Ang ilan pa sa mga kantang nakapaloob sa album ay "Vincent;" "Time After Time;" "Journey" na kasama sa OST ng Chinovela na Dolphin Bay starring Ambrose Hsu and Angel Zhang; "At Last;" "Over The Rainbow;" ang title track, at iba pa. Kasama rin dito ang Tagalog song na "Para Lang Sa ‘Yo."
Nabanggit ng PEP kay Aiza na may kamahalan ang album at P399, kumpara sa album ng ibang local singers na for sale for P299.
"Alam ko yun. Mahal kasi ang licensing. S2S talaga ang producer at distributor lang ang Star Records. Every time may mall show ako at nakikita kong bumibili pati ang matatanda, iba ang nararamdaman ko. Sa halip na ibili ng pagkain nila, ibinibili ng album ko at labis akong nagpapasalamat at natutuwa rin siyempre. Salamat sa suporta, guys!" sambit ni Aiza.
Habang kausap namin si Aiza, hawak-hawak niya ang kanyang Taylor guitar na binili pa niya sa Amerika for $3,600. Sa kamahalan ng gitara, hindi katakatakang halos ayaw na niya itong bitawan. Nagulat din daw ang ina niyang si Mommy Caring nang malaman kung magkano niya binili ang gitara.
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