Maricris Garcia for MAR1CR1S Concert On September 28

How long is 11 years? If you think about it, that’s already a grown child. This time though it’s Maricris Garcia’s length of stay in the industry. The talented singer and actress isn’t holding back, she’s giving you one BIG concert at the Teatrino in Greenhills. She’s ready than ever and promises this time, she’ll be doing tons of music, entertaining numbers and a trip down memory lane with MAR1CR1S this 28th of September.

The show will be directed by Marc Lopez and will be more of a story telling format. She laments “I really want to share my journey, all from when I started my career, my life, my music influences. I really want to thank GMA Artist Center and a few other people who made this concert possible. I’ll also be releasing new music before Valentines day so stay tuned for that!”

She adds "Since this is my journey it will start with how I got in the industry. This will include Regine Velasquez which is a no brainier, Nar Cabico, Mark Bautista whom all has been good to me. You will also see me as a solo artist, the LaDiva moments, but this will be very intimate and I will be talking to you because it is a small venue. My happiness is very shallow, being part of shows, iconic teleseryes, working with great singers, singing for Manny Pacquiao's fight, you will see them all. You will also see what I can do. I will be here with some important people and that's the surprise. I know I will be having this concert on the date of Ms.Sharon Cuneta but we have different things to offer as an artist. I picture this as a Barbra Streisand concert where it is intimate, it was also apt when we found the name of my concert, I figured this is why it was delayed a year, it was just perfect. Of course there will be a part where I will show LA Diva, that is 4 years of my life and I will include that in the show. Jona and I were not able to talk that much but we're good, Aicelle still keeps in touch and she always makes kamusta when she chats with me, I like that about them. I am ready, I hope this would further my career and hope things would materialize. We sat down and chose songs personally, I hope people would love this lineup. Hopefully I would be able to release songs before Valentine's day."

She mentions “I will be here, I am still here and I will still be singing.” She assures her fans of years worth of good music so get ready!

For ticket inquiries please call 09178508747 or Teatrino at 7412949 local 116. Tickets are priced Php 1,800 for VIP, Php 1,300 for orchestra and Php 800 for balcony. 

Congratulations MAR1CR1S! You deserve all the blessings you are getting now!

KUMAGCOW 

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GMA Records and JU Entertainment Outs ONE LOVE Album

Today marks the release of the ONE LOVE album. It's the charity project that's got a stellar cast plus some of GMA's most promising singers who all joined up for the benefit of GMA's Kapuso Foundation. It's actually the first of its kind and judging from the talent we've seen during the blog conference, they've really been able to make this a thing to watch out for. They did some of the songs and the carrier single called "Sa Puso Mo" (In Your Heart) stood out as it was sang by a couple of people from the label and the ensemble cast who participated in the album.

These ladies (Kath Castillo, Hannah Precillas, Kai Atienza) performed the song "Broken" which is more on the emotional side of things. They're the finalists and winners of Bet ng Bayan which is a show on the same network. They find this as an opportunity not just to showcase their talent but to also help in a cause that would help a LOT of people whether they're sick, in an emergency or just in need. They're also optimistic that this could spark plans for their individual careers.

I've seen Ralf King sing with us during the Christmas Party for bloggers last December, he's one of the unquestionable people who can sing a phonebook and still sound amazing. He's also good looking too and very down to earth. I didn't get to talk with him that much but I'm vouching for this guy. He's singing  one of the singles "Para Lang Sayo" (Only for You) which I find quite nice, more of a ballad/rnb type of thing when he executes it.

Nar Cabico half hosted the event. I think he's being groomed to be in that post aside from singing. He's a good chap and promises the digital album will impress critics as the songs were tailor made for Valentines day.

Julian Trono as usualy was looking so good. He's doing a duet with Lindsay De Vera and I got so naughty that I had to tease them during the interview. I think I know Julian's not single but when brought with the idea Lindsay went ahead and Friendzoned the KPOP/PPOP singer.

Don't they look sweet? I know, but Lindsay says even though she would fall in love with someone like Julian she knows she treats him like a brother and friend. They've been together since Jollitown days and since they kinda grew up together Lindsay finds him in that category. Anyway I saw her smile as she was being teased, nothing wrong with that.

Lovely Yasmien Kurdi also sang super nice one of the songs. I missed her singing. Her last album was in 2007 and it was a hit so I was wondering why there wasn't a follow up after that. She quips she had to finish her studies and had to have time with family when she left the industry a few years back. We're not alone, but hopefully after this great showing on the charity album GMA Records would be able to make her another one since she's a very spirited singer. I can tell how impressed people were when she sang one of the songs in the ONE LOVE album. She hasn't lost that touch.

A good friend, James Wright implied how much he's so eager to help co GMA Record artists in this album. He say's "they're like family and I would do the same if I were in their position". He gave us a sample of his hit song "Sana'y Ikaw" which is part of the OST of Marian Rivera's show Carmela. He's one of the nicest people I've ever encountered in show business and hope that translates how people would perceive him and his songs. He still also has his self titled album out but hopes this charity album would make people unite, love one another, important for a great country like ours. 

Other artists that are also in this album include Glaiza de Castro, Derrick Monasterio, Kristoffer Martin, Kylie Padilla, Ruru Madrid, Betong Sumaya, Gabbi Garcia, Maricris Garcia, Rita Daniela (whom I talked to in the elevator) and Denise Barbacena. If you love them, you'll love this project made by JU Entertainment of Korea and GMA Records. Here's some of the videos we took during the blog conference, enjoy their performances!

Part 1

Part 2

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Maricris Garcia Releases New Single "Ako Na Lang Ang Bibitaw"

The last time I had the chance to see Maricris Garcia was September last year. It was during a charity event in Quezon City and it was raining hard that I didn't get to interview much because it was packed. She of course is part of legendary group La Diva wherein she was together with Aicelle Santos and Jonalyn Viray. Now that they've been able to hold successful individual careers, they're continuing to impress a lot of people, me included. Before this interview, I've seen Aicelle Santos and Jonalyn Viray perform live during Regine Velasquez' concert. This one was an opportune time to hear her sing. 

She's actually also releasing a new single called "Ako na lang ang bibitaw" (I'm letting you go), a material they've long been keeping in GMA Records' coffers for future use. She was just around the studio when she was talking to people when first heard the song from the other room. They suddenly stopped and exclaimed "That song is just so deep! What is that?" then proceeded to the other room and asked about it. That stuck to Maricris' mind for a couple of weeks then one day she received a call from GMA Post Prod telling her she'll be recording a new song. She told them about that same song she heard in the studio and she was shocked that it was actually the same one being offered to her. Talk about serendipity no?

Maricris has been able to achieve a lot in the past few years. She also sang several theme songs for shows like "Mga Mata ni Angelita" (Nang Dahil Sa Iyo), Marimar (Mahal Kita) and "Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita" wherein she did "Kung Sana Bukas" and currently, she's part of Marimar playing the iconic Natalia Montenegro. Aside from her acting gigs, she really doesn't have that much venue to actually sing songs because the previous show Sunday All Stars was always there every Sundays. She did oblige to sing a few lines for us

Here's our short interview with her on video:

Maricris Garcia Releases New Single "Ako na... by kumagcow

They're already recording a few more songs in hopes of perhaps releasing a full album, but for now you can enjoy the single "Ako na lang ang bibitaw" on iTunes and digital stores nationwide. Make sure you tell your friends who are already fond of the Pinoy Pop Superstar champion, make this your next glimpse of Maricris Garcia as she takes you further with her music. This is under GMA Records.

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