An update on Sharon and other singing ladies

It has been quite a while but Filipino Megastar Sharon Cuneta has at last found time from her very full schedule to return to live performing. The show will be One Night Only a special mini concert that will be held at Onstage in Greenbelt, Makati on Tuesday, Aug. 28 at 8:30 p.m. This will not be the usual Sharon concert held at the Araneta Coliseum or the Cuneta stadium. That will come later. This will be a free show, a special treat for her fans and friends who have continually bought her albums, watched her film, TV shows and concerts and who have always been supportive of anything she undertook these past twenty years.

The concert is also a treat for all buyers of Sharon’s latest album Nothing I Want More. Every CD bought from Odyssey music stores starting Aug. 1 is entitled to one ticket to One Night Only. Please don’t forget to ask for your ticket. Those who still want to avail of this offer can check out Odyssey XL in Megamall, Odyssey XL in SM Bacoor, Odyssey XL in SM Manila , Odyssey XL in North EDSA, Odyssey Festival Mall, Odyssey Robinsons Ermita, Odyssey Sta Lucia Mall 1 & 2, Odyssey Ever Gotesco in Cainta, and Odyssey SM Southmall.

Sharon will perform with her Mega Band and with Mel Villena as musical director. She will sing song like Nothing I Want More, It’s Only Love, The Promise, Somewhere Down the Road. Even Now Please Don’t Ask Me from the new album plus some of her earlier hits like Starlight, Bituing Walang Ningning, Sana’y Wala ng Wakas, and others.

One Night Only is a Viva Records production sponsored by Dove Cream Bar, Alaska, the Manila Bulletin, KSP Grill, Mossimo, Yes-FM, Love Radio, Tuseran Forte and Neozep.

The winning Ladine Roxas

Congratulations to Ladine Roxas. The young talented singer recently won the Grand Prix at the Voice of Asia competition held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Russia. She bested 17 contestants from around the world with her rendition of three original compositions by Vehnee Saturno, Pity on Me, Bakit Inibig Pa Kita and Where There is Love.

Things are indeed looking up for Ladine. Her Voice of Asia victory led to a recording contract with the London-based Candid Records for its Big City label and she is now at work on her first international album in Australia. Ladine now shares the same label with renowned jazz artists Stacey Kem and Alex Wilson. The R&B production will be released in the UK in the spring of next year. It will be made up of Ladine’s original works plus songs by other songwriters. The release of the album will be followed by Ladine’s tour of Europe, Asia and the US of A.

Ladine has released an album for Viva Records. She performed Anong DalingSabihin, the theme song from the awardwinning motion picture Bulaklak ng Maynila.

Promising Kyla

You can make Kyla another international winner. The local pop princess with the light and breezy sound, is up for the MTV South East Asia Viewer’s Choice Award. Her music video of the song Hanggang Ngayon is the country’s entry into the regional tilt. This was directed by Lyle Sacris. The winner will be announced in the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards to be held in the US of A early next month. Previous winners from the Philippines were the Eraserheads and Parokya ni Edgar.

Fans of Kyla, all those people who believe she deserves the award and those who want to see another Filipino win the Viewers Choice Award, can help by sending in their votes to MTV Asia. They can cast their votes by filling in ballots available at Music One, Tower Records and Odeyssey; by mailing your choice to P.O. Box 1696, Makati Central Post Office, 1256 Makati City, by fax to MTV Philippines number (632) 6335694; and online at www.mtvasia.com. MTV commemorates its 20th anniversary this year and it will really mean a lot for Kyla and for the Philippines if she were to win the award.

Hanggang Ngayon is one of three hits that came out of Kyla’s debut album titled Way to Your Heart. The other two are Bring It On and Na’san Ka? The album gave Kyla five nominations at the local MTV Video Music Awards. Hanggang Ngayon won as Best Video and Kyla herself was named Best New Female Artist.