The Philippine Embassy, the Udon Thani Catholic Welfare Foundation,
and the Couples for Christ Thailand
presents
Building
for Love - a concert for a cause |
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Basil Valdez |
Roselle Nava |
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 Roselle
Nava has under her belt a recording of endless hits that have become
a part of Filipino music consciousness. Starting in showbusiness at
a very young age, Roselle, is a genuine epitome of beauty, brains
and talent. This De La Salle graduate possess a beautiful and powerful
voice that has earned her a number of best female vocalist title in
the AWIT Awards (the Philippines' equivalent of the Grammy's), as
well as a list of multi-platinum single records (more than a million
in sales) for the songs You (a remake of the Basil Valdez signature
track), Ikaw Pala, and Pag-ibig na Sana, among others. Even the undisputed
diva of the Philippine music industry, Regine Velasquez noticed the
depth of Roselle's singing talent. Regine has asked Roselle to be
the special guest in a couple of her major concerts that saw them
singing together, and eventually, earning kudos from music critics.
Regine even produced a song for Roselle which topped the local charts
for a number of weeks.
Aside from her movie assignments, Roselle's good looks and high-marketability have made her an official endorser of such high-end products as Coca Cola, Ivy League, Guess, Avon, and Phillip Morris Jazz Tour. |
Basil
Valdez began his professional singing career as a vocalist for the
Circus Band during the '70s. Acknowledged then as a "kilabot
ng mga kolehiyala," together with Hajji Alejandro, Pabs Dadivas
and Richard Tan, it was easy for Basil to secure a solo record deal
with Blackgold Records when the group's original lineup disbanded.
The release of Basil's first album the ultra successful "Ngayon
At Kailanman" saw a superstar on the rise. Not only did the
soft-spoken singer followed it up with a slew of charttoppers as
"You," "Kahit Ika'y Panaginip Lang," "Sometime,
Somewhere," "Nais Ko," but he also influenced how
a nation viewed excellent singing style for males. Everywhere, every
aspiring male singer wanted to sound like Basil. Singing contests,
whether big or small, would always have at least one Basil sound-alike.
The phenomena even reached the point when professional male singers
would dress up like the debonair singer (coat and tie)! In the '80s,
Basil assumed another title: Movie Theme Song King. High-profile
film projects would not be as illustrious if their soundtracks did
not carry a Basil Valdez tune. Among the most memorable were "Paano
Ba Ang Mangarap," "Muling Buksan Ang Puso" and "Paraisong
Parisukat." Later, Basil extended his Midas touch by turning
inspirational songs into mainstream classics. Biggest were "Hindi
Kita Malilimutan," "Tanging Yaman" and "Lift
Up Your Hands."outmany
of whom returned to Thailand with Filipino