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Date Posted: 01:02:16 03/08/06 Wed
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mmJun :-)
's message, "The return of Ella May Saison" on 12:23:38 01/31/05 Mon
>The return of Ella May Saison
>Can i have a copy for Till my Heartache ends? I really love that song. please
>
>Filipino R&B and soul music lovers, lend me your ears,
>your heartache has now ended with the return of Ella
>May Saison, the country’s most revered Queen of Soul!
>
>
>Though the powerful crooner left the country for
>America for a once in a lifetime chance to record
>internationally, she left her popular hit song "Till
>My Heartache Ends" still playing in the hearts of her
>fans. Yet she was still dearly missed in the showbiz
>circuit.
>
>The good news is that she will staying longer in the
>Philippines. Since her flight from the U.S. landed in
>Manila last November, Ella May has been very busy. At
>the Serendipity Lounge in Discovery Suites, for
>instance, she is booked to do "Rediscovering Ella May"
>until December 2005! Other schedules at the
>Serendipity Lounge will be on Feb. 25, April 1 and 29,
>May 27, June 24, July 29, Aug. 26, Sept. 30, Oct. 28,
>Nov. 25 and Dec. 16.
>
>"The real reason I came back here was to visit my
>family for a vacation. Ang nangyari, opportunities
>knocked on my door so I decided to stay for awhile. As
>long as there ís music in the world, I’ll stay for
>good. I will stick and stay forever because it is my
>passion. Iba pa na rin that you are born a singer. And
>I’ve been singing since I was seven years old," she
>exclaimed.
>
>Aside from her shows, one of the opportunities she
>could not resist was doing an album for Star Records.
>Her album will be an all revival CD with the remake of
>Sharon Cuneta’s "Now That You’re Gone" as its carrier
>single. Entitled "Soulful" it will be launched on Feb.
>13 over "ASAP"
>
>"This is the first time I’m doing revivals of our
>respected artists like Sharon Cuneta, Zsa Zsa Padilla
>who I really look up to. I like Sharon’s song talaga.
>It was a very good song and I’m very happy that she
>allowed me to record it. I’m actually very excited
>about this album. I really want to do another local
>album and I miss the fans!"
>
>Ella May took a risk and left the country when Katrina
>Ponce Enrile of Kats Eye Entertainment opened the
>doors for her to record internationally. She went to
>the U.S. after her second album was released. "It was
>really a dream come true to record in the U.S. and I
>got their total support. I tried my best because it
>was one of the best opportunities given to me by Kats
>Eye."
>
>Then she signed with Real Deal which is the recording
>label of Evander Hollyfield. She released the songs
>"So In Love" and "Never Had A Chance." Both songs
>landed at the Billboard Charts in 1997. She also came
>out with a single entitled "Reminiscing," with Cece
>Peniston which again landed in the Billboards top
>charts. It was also Evander Hollyfield who sponsored
>her residency in the U.S.
>
>"I stayed there for almost four years and I did a
>recording. Hindi nagpush through yung album ko with
>Kats Eye so it was turned over to Evander Hollyfield.
>I met him and he liked one of my songs in the album so
>he signed me up. It was a good experience. I was
>treated nicely and Evander was even surprised to find
>out that I was a Filipina. I was actually the only
>Asian under his label."
>
>She is grateful to the former world boxing champion
>and finds him to be a very nice person. Evander, she
>says, is a gentleman and is a very religious person.
>
>Some of the perks she also experienced was working
>with international caliber producers like Umberto
>Garcia who worked with Celine Dion and Gerry Brown who
>worked with Vanessa Williams.
>
>The US market, Ella admits, is very challenging. "I
>guess it was not yet the right time even with my songs
>reaching the Billboards chart. But I’m still working
>on becoming an international star. But I would like to
>make it here first before I make it worldwide."
>
>Did she regret ever leaving her blossoming career?
>
>"I would have probably made it here if I didn’t leave.
>But how can you say no to recording in the States.
>That was already a good step to entering the
>international scene. Pero marami pa ring darating sa
>akin. I’m still holding on to my dreams."
>
>
>============
>
>
>Ella May is one artist who had the chance to break out
>internationally at one time. I hope to interview her
>someday to ask about her experiences. -mmJ :-}
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