Christian hits ‘gold’

The success of Christian Bautista’s The Way You Look At Me is a phenomenon seldom seen in tinseltown. Within days of its release, the song has captured the hearts of sentimental Filipinos. Never has a newcomer been so accepted.

Little wonder then that the debut album of the Star In A Million finalist has reached Gold, selling 15,000 copies. With the single The Way You Look At Me boosting sales, Warner Music Phils., Christian’s recording outfit, has certified that the album has reached Gold and will award the singer with the Gold Record award on ASAP today.

Riding high on this success, Christian is set to release his follow-up single, Heaven. And just like his previous hit, the single will surely tug at listeners’ hearts as Christian sings it with his signature crooning that made him a household name.

Although Christian may be basking on his popularity now, the road to fame was not easy. Everybody knows that he tried his hand first on a singing contest and got a respectable finalist berth. He was also in numerous stage plays that further honed his performing skills. He played a ghoul in the production of C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe for Trumpets.

But the heavens had something else on its mind. What the contest arena did not notice, the record buyers chose hands down. And with a Gold Record citation, (recording industry’s barometer of success), tucked under his belt, Christian’s success is what other contest winners simply die for.

And just to prove that he is no one-hit wonder, Warner Music Phils. is playing its bet on Christian’s second single Hands to Heaven. The anticipation surrounding the second single is built on Christian being a regular on most FM stations’ play list. The music video accompanying the first single now occupies the No. 1 slot on MYX.

Christian Bautista’s debut album is distributed by Warner Music Philippines