Paolo Onesa debut CD out

MANILA, Philippines - He crooned his way through the live shows of The Voice of the Philippines. Now, Paolo Onesa (photo) is a certified recording artist as he releases his debut album Pop Goes Standards.

Pop Goes Standards is an album where the 20-year-old crooner sings the most-loved pop songs in his signature standards style.

It features the tracks When I Was Your Man, You Are So Beautiful, Make You Feel My Love, Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) featuring fellow The Voice finalist Klarisse de Guzman, Marry Me, You’re Beautiful as well as recorded versions of the songs he performed in The Voice of the Philippines like Skyfall and Elesi. Pop Goes Standards also includes two original songs Lucky In Love and Which Way Robert Frost? written by American composers Roxanne Seeman, Daniel Nitt and Philipp Steinke.

“These are the songs that I fell in love with the moment I listened to and recorded them. I injected my brand of crooning to these songs and I hope people will like it,” Paolo said.

During his stint at The Voice of the Philippines, Paolo belonged to the team of Bamboo Mañalac, where he discovered his niche as a crooner.

“Coach Bamboo guided me to the path which led me to my genre right now, singing standards. Good thing, I grew up listening to standards through my father,” Paolo said.

Paolo can also be seen twice a month on the ABS-CBN Sunday variety show ASAP 19.