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Date Posted: 10:41:41 08/11/06 Fri
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Manila schedule for Pops & Jim? When? and excited with her new album!
>Pops and Jim
>By Isah V. Red
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>Pops Fernandez has just finished the first leg of her
>US tour with
>Jim Brickman, the American pop pianist whose renditions
>of "Valentine" and "The Gift" made him a household
>name among
>Filipinos with a penchant for melodramatic ditties.
>
>Pop's US tour kicked off last July 21 at San Diego's
>Wilshire Ebell
>Theatre and was followed by a performance at Wyndham
>Hotel in Los
>Angeles last July 23, with Martin Nievera as special
>guest. More
>shows are lined up for August and September in
>Atlantic City, Texas,
>Washington, D.C., and Chicago. There is also a
>scheduled show in
>Manila.
>
>"It's my very first time to do a full show with Jim,"
>Pops said. "I
>was very thrilled with the idea when they told me
>about it. I'm a
>big fan of Jim. I love his songs and I love singing
>them. I'm
>actually doing a remake of one of his songs, `By
>Heart,' in my new
>album.
>
>"It was the people from Western Union who broached the
>idea of a
>Pops/Jim collaboration," she added. "It's different
>from the other
>shows that I've done in the States. It's definitely
>more intimate."
>
>Pops is also wrapping up production work for her new
>album. "We only
>have two more songs to work on," she said, "then it's
>up to the
>recording company to choose what single they want."
>
>Pops is very excited about her duet with son Robin.
>"This is a dream
>come true!," she gushed. "I've always wanted a song
>from him, and
>I've always looked forward to getting a first shot at
>singing it
>professionally. He's a talented musician and a great
>artist, and
>that's coming from a very proud mom. More than
>anything, I love that
>duet we did for sentimental and emotional reasons. A
>mother and son
>doing a song together—that's a first for me."
>
>http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=g...fe02_aug02
>_2006
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Pops and Jim Brickman
Re: Pops and Jim Brickman