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Date Posted: 08:19:43 10/16/05 Sun
Christmas becomes Sarah
First posted 09:32pm (Mla time) Oct 15, 2005
By Bayani San Diego Jr. / Inquirer News Service
Editor's Note: Published on page A2-1 of the October 16, 2005 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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TAKE NOTE SARAH FANS- Sarah also sings in Surf’s
“Paskoncert sa Pasiklab” in Philcoa on Dec. 17.
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CHRISTMAS STARTED EARLY FOR singing champion Sarah Geronimo.
A long-cherished wish was fulfilled recently when her first solo concert, “The Other Side,” at the Araneta Coliseum turned out to be an SRO event—despite malfunctioning air-conditioners.
Another dream-come-true is her hosting gig on ABS-CBN’s “Little Big Star,” where she acts as big sister to the young contestants. After all, she was just like them before she hit it big on “Star for a Night.”
Sarah pushes the wish-fulfillment streak via “Gift Love on Christmas: Isang Milyong Pamaskong Handog ng Surf,” the jingle of which, “Ang Bango ng Pasko,” she has recorded for the corporate sponsor, Unilever.
The project is a unique raffle that allows consumers to win P1 million and the chance to contribute to SOS Children’s Village.
Says Howard D. Belton, Unilever chair and chief executive officer of Unilever: “Christmas is for the young. But what about the poor kids who don’t get any Christmas gifts?”
Surf chose Sarah to be the voice of its Christmas campaign because she is a positive role model, says Benjie Yap, marketing manager. “Kids look up to her.”
Agrees Darlene Chiong, senior brand manager, “Aside from her youthful exuberance, her life story is inspiring.”
What convinced you to sign on?
I’ve always dreamed of recording my own original Christmas song. I used to sing Christmas songs with my father [Delfin]… and go caroling with other neighborhood kids. Now, through this song, I also get to help orphans. It’s a great feeling. I didn’t even have to do much. I just sang.
Christmas must be your favorite time of the year.
Yes! It’s the season for sharing and loving.
Have you met the kids at SOS?
We rehearsed the song a while back [for the project’s launch]. Some of them had stage fright; I told them to just smile! I’d like to have more bonding sessions with them.
Do you identify with the young contestants on “Little Big Star?"
I see myself in the little things they do before the competition—like covering their necks with hankies and avoiding cold drinks.
Do you give them tips?
I remind them not to talk too much before a show and not to give their all during rehearsals. Pag birit agad (if they hit the high notes right away), their voice could get hoarse.
How did you feel when you were being pitted against Regine Velasquez [who hosted “Star for a Night” and now hosts “Pinoy Pop Superstar”]?
Some people said Miss Reg was mad at me. [When] she guested in my Araneta concert, I asked her about it. She said I shouldn’t listen to intrigues, and that I shouldn’t worry because she herself was “deaf” to those.
What was that first Araneta concert like?
I couldn’t sleep the night before. I didn’t expect such a big turnout. I sang “Ang Bango ng Pasko” for the first time there. I like singing it live because it’s not a birit song, and it has a beautiful message. At least, that was one quiet moment in the concert. Funny thing was, the air-conditioning had conked out. But after the Christmas song, it suddenly came back on. “Ang Bango ng Pasko” will be part of my live concert CD and will also be the carrier song of an all-star Christmas compilation Unilever is doing with Viva Records. I’ll also sing it in Surf’s “Paskoncert sa Pasiklab” in Philcoa on Dec. 17.
http://news.inq7.net/entertainment/index.php?index=1&story_id=53470
The fans yahoo group on-line
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sarahgeronimo/
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