MANILA, Philippines — No less than soft rock duo Air Supply thinks that the Philippines is home to some of the world’s best singers.
During a Thursday virtual media conference with singer Inigo Pascual, the band's lead vocalist Russell Hitchcock said that even audiences of their live performances in the Philippines can carry a tune.
“I think every Filipino can sing better than most people in the world and I’m not being silly. That’s a fact,” Russell said.
“Sometimes, they’re louder than we are, which is also a great thing,” he recalled from concert singalongs.
Air Supply’s songwriter and guitarist Graham Russell likewise recognized the talent of Filipino musicians.
“The Filipinos are very emotional people, very passionate. And a lot of them are great singers. There are some great singers. A lot of them are musicians so they respect great songs,” Graham said.
Asked about the possibility of recording a Filipino song, the musician said it’s not out of the question.
“Yeah, I mean that would be great. You know, we’ve said for years, we’d love to work with a different artist but nobody ever comes to us and says why don’t you try this? But we’d love to. We’d love to record a Filipino song.”
The duo praised the pipes of Inigo, in particular, after he covered their song “All Out of Love.”
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Graham looks forward to Inigo’s career and said that he has the potential to become a role model for the youth.
“We’ve always tried to be role models for people around the world and I think Inigo is gonna be that same role model for a young generation of followers,” he said.