Hindi raw naranasan kailan man na manalo ni Ogie Alcasid sa isang singing contest. Naniniwala ang singer-songwriter na hindi para sa kanya ang isang kantahang patimpalak. “Real talk, I wasn’t built for this. I never won a singing contest. You know why? Because I never joined, because I knew there were so many other that were better than me. So, I started writing songs about myself, how I felt and then I started singing them on my own. That was my turn,” natatawang pahayag ni Ogie.
Isa ngayon ang singer sa mga Hurado sa Tawag ng Tanghalan sa It’s Showtime. Palaging mayroong payo si Ogie sa mga contestant na lumalahok sa naturang segment ng naturang noontime show. “That is my advice. Talk to yourself, really ask yourself how bad do you need this. Gusto ko ba maging kampeon? And then watch yourself. You know how to make yourself better. You’ve already honed your talent and you know what it feels like when you’ve nailed a performance. So, I think it’s really more of a mental thing. Kausapin n’yo ‘yung sarili n’yo,” nakangiting pahayag niya.
Mahigit isang dekada na ang nakalilipas nang maging presidente si Ogie ng Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit o OPM. Para sa singer-composer ay wala na siyang mahihiling pa pagdating sa kanyang karera. “Matanda na kasi ako. I think there have been many opportunities that I thought were meant for me but never transpired. And of course, it comes with greater disappointment. Parang ikamamatay mo ‘pag hindi mo makuha, di ba? Pero minsan, I think at this point in my life, what I’ve embraced is, I know that there is a better plan for me, from the Man above. I will just take whatever is for me. At the end of the day really, I am thankful and grateful that I have a family. I have a wonderful wife, and children that I have. That’s my priority. Everything else is secondary. As long as I am able to do what I’m doing which is to write music and sing, that’s all I care about,” makahulugang paliwanag ng singer-composer.
Patrick, naimpluwensiyahan ni Gary
Kamakailan ay nailunsad na ang bagong EP o extended play album ni Patrick Quiroz. Kinabibilangan ito ng mga paboritong karaoke songs ng singer. “Tunog ngayon, these are like my personal picks, growing up, listening to these songs from my mom and dad. Ito ‘yung mga songs na me and my dad would jam along when I was a kid,” bungad ni Patrick.
Para sa singer-actor ay malaki ang naging impluwensya sa kanya ng idolong si Gary Valenciano. “Idol ko talaga sa pagkanta si Sir Gary V. He has always been my idol ever since. I always watch his show. He has been so inspiring for me as an artist also and as someone I really look up to. One of my favorite songs, especially ballads nga, is more like of Gary V’s ‘How Did You Know.’ It’s one of my most picked songs talaga kapag kumakanta ako sa karaoke,” pagbabahagi ng binata.
Bukod sa pagkanta ay nakapagsusulat din ng mga kanta si Patrick. Umaasa ang singer na mailulunsad ang kanyang naisulat na kanta sa mga susunod na buwan. “I will be releasing an original song. I don’t have a date yet, but it will come up soon under EMI and Cornerstone Music din. I wrote about this song na words are kind of like a broken song, na parang you are in a relationship with someone. So, it’s a love song,” paglalahad ng singer. — Reports from JCC