MANILA, Philippines - Proving his worth as an Asian Icon, Asia’s premier balladeer Christian Bautista was featured guest performer in the special 23rd anniversary show of MNCTV Network, considered to be Southeast Asia’s largest and most integrated media group. The event gathered two elaborate stage set-ups featuring 30 famous performers and personalities from Indonesia and Malaysia. Christian was the lone Filipino performer in the event. Most of the songs performed were from a traditional Indonesian folk genre called Dangdut.
Christian sang Hingga Akhir Waktu (Till The End Of Time) with Syahrini and a traditional Dangdut dance song called Pokok e Jaged with Perssik and Ayu Ting Ting.
“The songs were beautifully and contemporarily arranged and the production numbers had the artists and dancers in elaborate traditional inspired costumes,” said Christian. “Siempre, I also sang my hits Tetaplah Dihatiku (Please Be Careful with My Heart in Bahasa language) with film and soap superstar Bunga Citra Lestari , The Way You Look At Me and my latest single to be released in Manila Up Where We Belong, which is the theme of the GMA7 series Empress Ki.”
Christian, who celebrated his birthday last Sunday (Oct. 19), also met with other TV program media groups under MNCTV and family members of the network owners. His Indonesian fans surprised him with gifts and a special birthday cake.
Next month, Christian will release his album Soundtrack under Universal Records, which contains some of the most romantic movie tunes.