At the press conference for Regine Velasquez's new show Are You The Next Big Star (which will air on May 16, Saturday, after Pinoy Records) GMA's AVP for Magazine/Musical/Variety Shows Darling de Jesus revealed that they have taped a birthday special for Regine titled Roots to Riches.
"The special will be aired on May 24. It's a very special show going back to Regine's roots from her amateur singing days in Malolos, Bulacan up to where she is now," says Ms. Darling.
PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) interviewed Asia's Songbird to get more details about her special.
"Nakakaiyak! Super research-to-the max," Regine says of how the show dug up her past. "I mean, everyone knows my story. But not this... I mean, maraming untold [stories]. Yung sa dagat, wala pa yun. Meron pang iba."
Regine was also referring to the now-legendary "dagat training" she got from her father Mang Jerry Velasquez, who had her immersed neck-deep in water while singing, supposedly to make her lungs stronger.
THE RIVAL. What Regine was excited to tell about is how the team managed to track down the only girl who kept beating her in singing contests back in her amateur singing days.
"Si Eva Castillo. Siya yung laging lumalampaso sa akin sa mga singing contests," tells the excited Regine. "Nakakaiyak ang story niya. Yung kung ano na ang buhay niya. You have to see how she ended up and how I ended up. Nakakaloka! Nakakalungkot din at the same time, nakakatuwa... May pamilya na siya ngayon. Makikita n'yo yung result ng mga pinili naming path. Kasi kaming dalawa, we really started from nothing. May duet kami. 'Tapos we both sang our contest pieces..."
The special Roots to Riches covers the Songbird's climb from her humble start as a budding singer joining every amateur contest in her town in Malabon to her Bagong Kampeon days and to where she is now.
"It's more of the...going back to the people I met. Yung mga taong nakilala ko, yung mga taong tumulong sa akin kung nasaan ako ngayon. It's very inspiring!" Regine beams.
She adds, "Sana maraming makapanood. I realized na my life story is very inspiring pala. Especially to those young people who aspire to one day become a star."
until now stay grounded pa rin si ms. regine.
feeling ko maganda ung are you the next big star.
inaabangan namin ng pamilya ko dito sa gensan ang shows mo ms reg...actually basta kapuso.
abangan ko yang roots to riches na yan.
di na ba ibalik ung SONGBIRD? kundi sana request ko eh show na lng for LA DIVA na ala talk-musical variety show pero wag tanggalin ung cool center kasi nakakatawa eh.
go ms. regine
the only queen
Naku ha, mabuhay kayo sa ilusyon. Regine is definitely back. Sana bigyan pa sya ng mas magagandang portion sa SOP para mas sipagin pa sya mag-aral ng mga kanta. Tingnan nyo lang ang version nya ng Para Sa Yo ni Manny Pacquiao. Sobrang ganda. Hindi ung puro kayo LA DIVA na pilit pinasisikat hindi naman sumisikat.
Ganda ng article ni Ricky Lo sa Philstar ah. Favorite pala si Regine ni David Archuleta. San ka pa? Bakit hindi binabalita sa Chika Minute? Hindi yung puro walang kwenta mga balita nyo? lols
regine is not a beauty queen. at least si regine, she evolved into a sophisticated lady from an unassuming provincial lass.
her talent is soo amazing. kahit nga si david cook bilib sa kanya. go check ricky lo's interview with david cook at philstar today.
very inspiring ang life mo reg!
ang ganda-ganda article ni regine,pero sana un magandang pic na rin nilagay nio..
Grabe ka talaga Reg. Dati ayaw na ayaw ko yung kantang yun pero nung kinanta mo maganda pala. Ang taas ng rendition mo ah. The best ever.
Sana nga may DVD ang Roots to Riches at yung kumpleto ang details para dagdag collection. lols
i really admire regine both as a person and as an artist. she keeps climbing up the ladder of success and she keeps people interested in her career unlike some artists who seems to be suspended in time and space. yung parang pagkatapos ng kasikatan nila ay parang wala ng bago.
regine is an artist in then truest sense of the word. she conceptualizes ideas for her shows, she directs and she keeps reinventing herself. all her albums and shows are hits.
and most of all, she never neglected her responsibility to her family. imagine, nakatapos lahat ng college mga kapatid nya at magaganda na ang buhay. but regine has yet to marry.
bravo regine! you are the one and only asia's songbird!