Ready to reveal different side

CEBU, Philippines – KZ Tandingan is happy for the opportunity to show her other side to the public through the talent show “Your Face Sounds Familiar” season 2.

The singer is one of the eight participants of the program’s second season that also includes Kean Cipriano, Denise Laurel, Kakai Bautista, Sam Concepcion, Myrtle Sarrosa, Michael Pangilinan and Eric Nicolas.

“They will get to see a different side in each one of us that they haven’t seen yet,” said KZ. “Most of the time nakikita nila kami on TV na kumakanta as ourselves, so we’re showing them a side of ourselves na para sa amin personal kasi ganito kami with our families, our close friends. Pero ngayon mapapakita na namin sa mga tao,” she added.

In the two taping days they had, she didn’t deny that impersonating a music icon is hard for her since she’s used to adding her own touch in performing a song.

“Kasi sanay akong kumanta na walang kahit anong restriction,” she explained. “Ito kailangan ko matutunan kung paano ako mag-shine na restricted ka na ganito lang ang kaya mong gawin, paano pa rin lalabas ang soul ni KZ.”

The winner in the last season of “Your Face Sounds Familiar” is Melai Cantiveros, and many believed that her big fan base is a factor for her win.

Like Melai, KZ is one of the participants who have a big fan base, especially after her song “Mahal Ko o Mahal Ako” became popular.

Yet the Davao native believes that votes don’t depend solely on how big the following of a participant is.

“Siguro magandang tulong. Pero for me, in order to feel like I deserve the win, kailangan ko rin pantayan ng performance,” she explained. “Ang pangit naman marinig na sinabi ng mga tao na nanalo ka through text votes. Ang importante naman do’n bukod sa nagaya, na-enjoy mo.”

She also noted that “hindi naman ako aabot ng top four if ever kung hindi ako mag-iipon ng points from week one. So kung hindi maganda ang performance ko ng lahat ng fourteen weeks, hindi ako aabot ng top 4, no use ang votes. So kailangan pa rin performance ang unahin ko.”

“Your Face Sounds Familiar” is hosted by Billy Crawford and Melai Cantiveros, and will start airing on September 12 on ABS-CBN. – Philstar News Service