Kapayapaan at kaligayahan para kay Martin Nievera ang mga panalangin ni Pops Fernandez para sa kanyang dating asawa na magdiriwang ng ika-63 kaarawan sa Pebrero 5, 2025.
“Parati kong sinasabi, prayer ko for Martin is, whatever it is, may he find his peace and happiness always,” sagot ni Pops nang tanungin tungkol sa mga dasal niya para sa kaarawan ng ama ng kanyang dalawang anak na lalaki.
Nakausap ng entertainment press sina Pops at Martin sa media conference ng concert nilang pinamagatang Always & Forever na ginanap sa Viva Café nitong Lunes ng hapon, Enero 13.
Ang Always & Forever ang muling pagsasama nina Pops at Martin sa isang concert. Gaganapin ito sa Mall of Asia Arena sa Pebrero 7, o dalawang araw pagkatapos ng kaarawan ni Martin.
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ALWAYS & FOREVER: A BRAND NEW SHOW
Ibinahagi nina Martin at Pops ang mga paghahandang ginagawa nila para sa kanilang nalalapit na pagtatanghal.
Ayon kay Pops, “I have been studying.
“We made it a point kasi na, although marami po kayong naririnig na familiar songs during our era, yung mga areglo, bagung-bago.
“Marami po kaming pinag-aaralan so I’ve been locking myself in my room, really trying to concentrate and studying all the songs that we are preparing for Always & Forever."
Dagdag pa ng Concert Queen, “I’m very excited kasi bago nga yung show.
"Usually, kapag nagso-show kami ni Martin, it’s bits and pieces of our past shows. Ngayon po, it’s a brand new show.
“The other day, we even had a whole day of shoot para sa video support of this concert, so it’s really exciting.”
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Reaksiyon naman ni Martin, “Yes, we are very excited.”
Pinatotohanan din ng Concert King ang mga pahayag ni Pops.
Aniya, “I’ve been studying naman, pero halos lahat ng mga harmony, manggagaling kay Pops so kailangan ng expert.
“With Pops and me onstage, they will also expect songs from our era, which is the '80s.
"There’s a whole list of singers that can say that they have the license to do songs, yung mga hit noon na galing sa ‘80s.
“We are part of that list from the ‘80s — Sharon Cuneta, Regine Velasquez, Zsa Zsa Padilla. They were all doing songs that they grew up with.
“In our case, these are the songs that tell our stories from then until now, using the songs from that era, hopefully, the kind that you remember.”
Hindi itinanggi ni Martin na tagahanga siya ng mga musika ng dekada ’80.
“Well, music for me was the best from the ‘80s. Even the playlist that I am listening in the car, all '80s.
"Hindi na ako nag-move on sa '80s. Doon pa rin ako," saad niya.