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FIRST READ ON PEP: Taylor Swift charms Pinoy crowd; thanks Sam Concepcion for "awesome" performance

by Karen A. Pagsolingan posted on February 20, 2011  STATS: 43571 Views | 58 Comments

Taylor Swift (main) makes the "I Heart" sign and tells the crowd, "Mahal ko kayo!"

Meanwhile, Sam Concepcion (inset) gives a world-class performance.

Photo By: Courtesy of Carlo Orosa

America's teen sweetheart Taylor Swift's one-and-a-half-hour, one-night-only concert at the Big Dome last night, February 19, was a huge success!

She received a warm welcome from thousands and thousands of Pinoys—ranging from 5 to 15 years old—who marked the concert date on their calendars as early as December 2010, when the annoucement was made that the pretty and popular Taylor was arriving.

SAM SHINES. At exactly 8:00 p.m., Sam Concepcion—who was handpicked by Taylor for the front act—owned the stage with his rendition of Chris Brown's "Yeah 3X," Carl Douglas's "Kung Fu Fighting," Katy Perry's "Firework," and his song "Even If."

Judging from his performance, spiced up by well-choreographed dance moves, the 18-year-old singer came well-prepared.

Another unforgettable moment for Sam was meeting Taylor backstage.

His manager Carlo Orosa related, "Very tight ang security. Pagkatapos nung meet-and-greet ng mga organizers, yung charities, at mga taga-Araneta, muntik nang hindi makalapit si Sam. Buti na lang, mabait yung manager."

Next thing Sam knew, he was face to face with the the dad of the 21-year-old country pop singer, Mr. Scott K. Swift.

The two had a brief chat, where Sam related that his career started in theater, and that he is now the country's Peter Pan.

Mr. Swift's face lit up and said his daughter trained in theater as well.

After a few minutes, Sam finally met the star of the show, whose greeting was, "You're awesome! They love you out there. Thanks for tweeting." Apparently, Taylor had read Sam's posts about her concert.

The blonde singer asked, "Are you going to watch the show?"

Sam replied, "Of course, I will."

Orosa witnessed the backstage scene, and described Taylor as "very lovable."

He added, "Nakita ko yung closet [niya], puno ng gitara. Ang dami!"

TAYLOR RULES. Forty-five minutes after Sam's set, Taylor emerged on stage.

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  • 58  chikorita_pikachu

    02/21/2011 | 05:30 PM
    at gucci.. ang pnanaw mo sa mga Atty. ay Buwaya, ganyan ba kau kababaw, cge na nga kau na ang undisputed no.1, world class, sumasabog at todo exciting mga shows senyo.. kahit laos mga artista sa kabila atleast stable ang trabaho, di nwwalan ng proj. compared mo nmn sa mga well talented at sikat raw n mga talents ee nka freezer ang career at binabudget ang mga talent fees.. FYI isang concernd viewer lng ako at hindi ko kamag anak si gozon.. P4thet1c typ. kpamilya..
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  • 57  goodlooks

    02/21/2011 | 04:04 PM
    congrats sam kapamilya ruled
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  • 56  Xvgucci

    02/21/2011 | 03:16 PM
    No.51.. Yes It's 2011 na po!!! Pero ang artista nyo sa 7 mga 70s and 80s ... At Laos... You've definitely had a serious memory loss !!! Were cheap as what you've said , but ,GMA is the cheapest!!!! ABS the country's undisputed network pa Rin!!!!
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  • 55  Xvgucci

    02/21/2011 | 03:10 PM
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  • 54  she_is_the_man

    02/21/2011 | 10:19 AM
    Kahit dito may Network War pa rin? Pwede ba, let's leave these arguments on Rating reviews at hindi lahat ng balita eh we are arguing whose the best and whatnot. Yung mga Kapamilya, tingnan nyo rin yung post ni Sharon C., ganun din ata pinalaki si Sharon. Hehe.. Joke lang. And the Domination Continues...
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  • 53  kaili

    02/21/2011 | 08:43 AM
    What the eeefffff is wrong with you people???? Ugh. Unbelievable...! All your arguments doesn't make any sense. Grow up kids!
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  • 52  lyka25

    02/21/2011 | 04:43 AM
    O!M!G! nakita ko yung picture na niyakap ni Taylor Swift si Sam Concepcion sa backstage ng araneta, ang sweteng guy kainggit naman. Mukhang nahuhumaling mga foreingners sa lahit natin
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  • 51  camcam123

    02/21/2011 | 02:14 AM
    sigurado ako sa asap pag tawagin ang pangalan ni sam ay kakabit fresh fom his front act of taylor swift concert...ay sus .......kaya raw ito nanalo sa little big star kasi may star value, lets see in the coming days
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  • 50  chikorita_pikachu

    02/21/2011 | 12:18 AM
    no.49 4everkapamilya get move on in ur hologram, kamuning, sales effect.. it's already 2011 youd better looking forward for ur station's future!!!!
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  • 49  chikorita_pikachu

    02/21/2011 | 12:15 AM
    no.38 carlo68... excuse me but i never ever insist GMA as the no.1 station over abs!!!! based from what u have said it's u who has carry the burden against the rival of ur beloved station.. i never ever dragging out other talents,advertisements,sales,artists.. ek ek etc.. mahilig kau mandamay ng iba, yan ang hirap senyo.. pinaiikot nyo ang mga issues.. im talking about Mr. Gozon.. he acted professionally, loyal and he carried the GMA's reputation.. we just like the way he handled the situation against its rival stations, hindi yung nkki simpatya sa mga tao through tv.. so maarte.. and pls. sa iba jan stop proclaiming World Class kase nkkahiya.. quality shows pede pa.. pero world class ibang usapan na yan..
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  • 48  4ver_kapamilya

    02/20/2011 | 11:54 PM
    mag research ka rin kung ano ano ung mali mali sa pag babalita ng 24oras mo teh ng d ka npapahiya. kamusta nman ung hologram nyo nkakalimutan mo nba hahahahaha. malamang isa kang hologram effect kc bulag ka. kaninong pelikula ba ang kumikita pati sa album. mag research ka teh ng d na napapahiya okie. ok lang yan no. 1 nman kyo sa kamuning hindi pwde pag katiwaalaan ang agb-gma kc mdami yang kaso sa ibat ibang bansa 2lad ng greece at america dahil sa pandaraya sa ratings. ay pahiya
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  • 47  4ver_kapamilya

    02/20/2011 | 11:49 PM
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  • 46  certified_orig1

    02/20/2011 | 11:40 PM
    maldito kelan naging mas may quality ang mga shows ng ABS? So may quality pala sau ung may anomaly like 2-0, mga kalokohan sa wowowee, mga mali maling balita PLANE CRUSH, ginger daw sibuyas sa tagalog at maraming kapalpakan sa news reporting. Sa teleserye inverted ang flag sa TD dati. Hay naku. Neknek. Kulang sa research kaya ung MMK distorted ang story. Yan ba ang masabing may quality?
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  • 45  certified_orig1

    02/20/2011 | 11:37 PM
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  • 44  maldito

    02/20/2011 | 11:30 PM
    Carlo68, what you said is so true. I can't understand why Kapuso fans keep on insiting that GMA is the number one TV network in the Philippines. I subscribe both to TFC and GMA Pinoy TV but I watch more TFC shows because I believe their shows are more of a highter quality than GMA's.
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  • 43  banatanmoigan

    02/20/2011 | 08:56 PM
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  • 42  chikorita_pikachu

    02/20/2011 | 08:15 PM
    ayy sory OT pla ako d2.. i love taylor swift she's the no.1 country pop artist in the world according to nielsen soundscan.
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  • 41  chikorita_pikachu

    02/20/2011 | 08:05 PM
    no.35 u have a point, many times i'v praised by my fellow foreign co workers specially my boss and his son about my work performances.. and of course im proud of it being a filipino pero hindi na dpat ipagmmyabang at isigawan yan sa mundo na kgaya mo 'yaan na lng natin na sila ang pumuna at hindi tau.. at sa sinabe mong plastic! HOW DARE YOU TO SAY SUCH A THING LIKE THAT??!! duh, i have found out nga most of the kpamilya puro che4p, jologs at myyabang.. i admired Mr. Gozon for being humble and honest enough compared to Mr. Gaby Lopez.. kaya ikaw wag puro self proclaim at pgmybang npag hltaan kng Che4p..
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  • 40  kapamilyaito

    02/20/2011 | 08:00 PM
    talented and cute ni taylor swift. sayang di ako nakapanood.
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  • 39  chikorita_pikachu

    02/20/2011 | 07:48 PM
    no.38 did i mention jonalyn?? oh my god.. what are you!! ur so mababaw, i never ever compared Abs over GMA being a world class.. ur a typical kapamilya.. im just pointing out from what u have said na png World class kau, i mean bago ka mg proclaim na world class tingnan mo muna kung may na achieve o nirecognize world wide ang estasyon mo, kase i have remembered na marame nagalit dun sa irremake sa tv ang twilight ng abs.. ayun wordwide tlga nakilala taung pilipino na cheap, kggwan nyo ren mga die hard kpamilya yun..
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