Angeline ‘excited’ to have a love life

MANILA, Philippines- Songs and matters of the heart are something interrelated for singers.

A song will mean something more for a singer if they’ve been through something in their life or currently going through something with their personal relationships.

Angeline Quinto attests to this as she admits in her album launch Wednesday night, January 15, that whenever she encounters heartache, she would let it out through singing.

“Lahat po talaga nang nararanasan ko sa buhay pag-ibig ko, dinadaan ko po talaga sa kanta. So habang nagri-record ako, lahat po ‘yon pumapasok sa isip ko, lalo na 'pag mga love songs.”

Like with her current album, “Higher Love,” the 24-year-old singer said that the songs in the album is like the story of her personal life.

“Oo naman,” she replied when asked if this album is the story of her life. “Sa totoo lang si Sir Jonathan [Manalo] ang nakakaalam lahat niyan. Kasi halos buong kuwento ng album, e, naranasan ko lahat," she said.

“So naranasan ko na umibig sa isang tao, kinilig ako, tapos bandang gitna nagkailangan kaming dalawa. After no’n nagkaro’n ng problema, tapos dumating point na hindi ko alam kung dapat umasa pa ko or mahahalin ko pa rin siya.”

She even recalled that when she was recording the song “Hanggang Kailan Kita Mamahalin,” which is the theme song of the upcoming tele-serye “The Legal Wife,” she was really emotional.

She narrates: “Siguro po kaya mas nabibigyan ko ng emosyon ‘yong kanta, kasi sa totoo lang habang nire-record namin ‘to ni sir Jonathan masyado akong emosyonal ng time na ‘yon. So naging maganda ang kinalabasan ng pagiging emosyonal ko habang kinakanta ‘yong theme song.”

Excited, but not in a hurry

Meanwhile, Angeline admits that she is also excited to have a "love life."

“Katulad ng sabi ko dati, ayoko naman madaliin. Kasi sa ngayon po masaya ako, ine-enjoy ko na lang muna po ‘yon," she added.

A lot of people assumed that the album’s “story” is about her and Coco Martin, a relationship that blossomed in 2012 when they worked on the film “Born to Love You.” The love story, however, ended abruptly and did not become official.

“Puro si Coco Martin, iba naman!” she replied with a laugh.

Another name being linked to Angeline is his “ASAP” co-artist Erik Santos, which she describes as “close friend.”

She then adds, “Si Erik Santos naman po ano, e, nagkakaintindihan naman kami. Hindi pa naman namin nagpag-uusapan ‘yong sa jowa. Kasi ang dami niyang kinukuwento sa akin na mga babae niya. Sabi ko sa kanya, e, di magtino ka muna bago maging tayo.”

Asked more about her love experience, Angeline also admitted that she tend to easily fall in love.

“Kasi ako po sa totoo lang, napakabilis ko po ma-in love sa isang tao lalo na kung pakitaan niya ako ng mabuti at lalo naman kung nakikita ko ‘yong concern sa akin ng isang tao. So pag nagmahal ako sobrang bilis at sobrang minsan dumadating sa point na feeling ko mas mahal ko na siya kaysa sa sarili ko, na mali di ba po," she said.

She added: “So ang greatest learning ko sa buhay pag-ibig ko last year, e, ayoko naman na po talaga magmahal nang sobra, e. Kasi kapag nagmahal ka nang sobra nakakalimutan mo na ang sarili mo. Napakasakit talaga. Minsan hindi mo na kilala ang sarili mo.”