An awesome decade for Sarah Geronimo

CEBU, Philippines -  Awesome can’t begin to describe Sarah Geronimo’s first decade in showbiz. The 25-year-old Popstar Princess has done it all, churning out platinum albums, starring in blockbuster films, performing in SRO concerts, guesting and hosting top-rating TV shows.

And the acclaim keeps coming. At the recent 5th Star Awards for Music, Sarah was named Female Recording Artist of the Year. And she has been nominated in the Best Southeast Asia Act category at this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards. Sarah will be vying against Malaysia’s Hafiz, Vietnam’s My Tam, Indonesia’s NOAH, Singapore’s Olivia Ong, and Thailand’s Slot Machine.

To celebrate her decade of a fairy-tale journey to superstardom, Sarah will stage Perfect 10, an unprecedented two concerts in November. Perfect 10 was supposed to be a one-night concert at the Araneta Coliseum on Nov. 15. But it seems that Sarah’s fans just can’t get enough of her. Tickets for the Nov. 15 show was already sold out as early as August, reports Vic del Rosario, big boss of  the Viva Group of Companies and Sarah’s long-time mentor. “So we decided to hold a second concert. We can’t disappoint Sarah’s legions of fans,” Boss Vic says.

The second show will be at the Mall of Asia Arena on Nov. 30. “The venue is closer to Sarah’s fans in the Southern part of Metro Manila,” Boss Vic explains. After finishing her stint as judge in “The Voice of the Philippines,” Sarah will be fully focused on preparations for Perfect 10. Boss Vic says she is completely immersed in the concert, choosing the songs she will perform, the costumes she will wear even the stage design. It’s hard to imagine that it was a decade ago when a little girl with a big heart and a remarkable voice got her shot of fame after winning the popular talent show, “Star For A Night.”

Today, that young girl has blossomed into one of  the country’s most versatile and highly successful artists. Sarah has become not only a recording star; she is also a multi-awarded movie and TV actress. Sarah envisions Perfect 10 to be the mother of all concerts, bigger than her most successful concert to date, 24/SG. After her Manila shows, Sarah will conquer Cebu City on December 7 at the Waterfront Hotel, Lahug Cebu City. Tickets to Perfect 10 are available at Ticketnet, SM Tickets Viva Concerts, Ayala Center Cebu, SM City Cebu and Waterfront Cebu.

Perfect 10 is presented by Cebuana Lhuillier, Globe, Cherry Mobile, Mavshack, Sorriso, Belo Essentials. The co-presentors are Jollibee, Charmee, Sunsilk, Unica Hija and Extreme Magic Sing.

Official TV partner for this event is ABS-CBN; official music channel MYX. Manila media partners are PBO, Viva TV, Philippine Star, Manila Bulletin, People’s Journal, M.O.R. (My Only Radio For Life) and Mellow 94.7. Online partners are Pep.ph, Manila Concert Scene, Rappler.com, Click the City, When in Manila and Philippine Concerts. Special thanks to Goodahhh and Aquabest.

Cebu Media partners are: Sunstar Daily , The Freeman, Cebu Daily News, Wild Fm, Easy Rock, Love radio, WRock, Magic FM, Cross Over, Win Radio and Ifm.

Special thanks to Ayala Center Cebu, Alcordo Advertising, Advance Graphics and IPI.

For tickets, call Ticketnet at 911-5555, SM Tickets at 470-2222, VIVA Concerts at 687-7236, Ayala Center Cebu at 2315342 loc 324, SM City Cebu at 2330445 and Waterfront Cebu at 2326888 loc. 8724. (PR)