Sunday, September 14, 2008

the one, the only

i thought i already knew lani misalucha. sa tagal ko nang sinusundan ang career nya. sya lang ang pinag-tyagaan kong panoorin sa tv during her sop days. at sya lang ang pinag-aaksayahan ko ng panahon na panoorin sa concert, kahit parang hilong talilong akong maghanap ng concert ticket nya na lagi namang sold-out long before the date.

sanay na akong makita syang magpaka-soprano doing a nessun dorma or an italian version of my heart will go on. sanay na akong makita syang mag-impersonate ng mga american divas via her medley of barbra-celine-whitney medleys. it's no longer a surprise to see her comfotably singing the prayer with no intimidation beside josh groban. at mas lalong hindi na bago sa akin na humilata sya sa stage while belting out loving you and still hit the highest of highest notes! nobody in the philippine music scene can do all of this. sya lang.

but never did i know na sa dinami-dami na ng kayang gawin ng kanyang versatility, meron pa palang hindi ko nakikita. and that is, kayang-kaya din pala nyang magpaka-jologs doing a song na normally ay paborito ng mga tambay sa kanto. pati pala laklak minasaker na rin ng galing ng babaeng ito! (and by masaker i mean rakistang-rakista ang dating nya huh).

i found it in youtube and at first i couldn't believe the video titles i'm seeing. lani misalucha - laklak! whaatt? i was intrigued kung paanong ang isang napakagaling na singer, classy and with the elegance of a real diva can do justice to a song like that. pero iba talaga ang totoong talent. kahit saan mo dalhin, kahit anong ipakanta mo, lalabas at lalabas talaga ang galing.

this version of was taken during NU awards back in 95 pa pala. mas maganda sana yong mas bagong clip taken from her glorietta performance kasi may spiel pa sya at the end of the song that made me laugh. kaso disabled ang embedding kaya ito na lang. (search nyo na lang sa youtube at matatawa rin kayo. title: lani misalucha in glorietta - laklak).

turn up the volume and see why, among the many local talents, lani's got the only real claim to the title diva.


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