Center of Pop Music on ABC News
MANILA, Philippines – The Center for Pop Music Philippines, renowned widely as the first, the largest, and the number one pop training school in the country, was featured in ABC News Nightline recently.
An award-winning news program in the US, ABC News Nightline is the most-watched late-night program for the 2009-2010 seasons, outperforming the Tonight Show and The Late Show with David Letterman in total viewers.
In its episode entitled “The Lounge Singers: Travel to the Lounge Singing Capital of the World,” Nightline stated that the Philippines “has cornered the market on lounge singing” and viewed the country as “the world’s leading supplier of lounge singers; performers are almost always Filipinos in the hotel entertainment of different countries.” Nightline mentioned that it is no surprise since everywhere in the Philippines whether outside stores, in restaurants, at karaoke bars, or even during campaign rallies someone is always singing. On top of this, Nightline added that there is a company with 20 branches and affiliates that trains Filipinos in voice and stage performance and where one, among so many, of Center for Pop’s products and the most internationally-celebrated singer to date, Charice Pempengco, studied her craft.
“For many aspiring singers, it all starts here,” stated ABC news correspondent Clarissa Ward in the account of her visit to the Center for Pop Head Office. “They learn how to work their vocal cords and work the stage. A team of experts coaches them on the hottest dance moves and evaluate their performances. Because of these, it’s no wonder the Center for Pop is so successful.”
Other products of the Center for Pop include Sarah Geronimo, Nina, Nyoy Volante, King, Rachelle Ann Go, Eric Santos, Jonalyn Viray, Joshua Dionisio, Sandara Park, Rhap Salazar, and many more.
For full details of the ABC News Nightline episode entitled “The Lounge Singers”, you may look up the video on YouTube. For more information on the Center for Pop, call 414-7482 or 721-0731.
