LANI MISALUCHA: STILL LANI at The Theatre at SOLAIRE

Our love for Asia's Nightingale Ms. Lani Misalucha will become even stronger as Backstage Entertainment stages a concert at The Theatre at SOLAIRE on August 21st this year. 

This concert is directed by Calvin Neria with Musical Direction by Toma Cayabyab (son of National Artist Ryan). Backstage Entertainment is under Backstage Manila that had done a lot of events and is creative agency.

Atty. Nate Quijano of Backstage Manila says "Our company is in the events industry and now we are venturing into production and entertainment. We want to set trends, a different kind of creativity, to show support to up and coming and already established artists. I'm excited with this new venture, and this is our jumping point, our first concert STILL LANI."

Chris Mananquil the producer adds "I am lead creative for this show and this is a very important activity, we are excited for the new combination, but we hope to give something new for the fans of Ms. Lani Misalucha. We have Toma Cayabyab to be our Musical Director, something new, an inter generational combination. We may play hits, but most of it is something new. We don't want to spoil things, thank you!"

Ms. Lani says "I really like life in the US because it's simple, but a little hard. We are empty nesters, they have their own life and family. I still do shows in America but not like when I had a residency in Las Vegas. I just choose the kind of shows that I want to do. Between shows, I do laundry, clean my home, work never stops. You can't call people to fix because it's expensive, my husband is a handyman which I am so lucky about. I eat a lot, I am the backbone of his operations. I know all the tools, that's aside from playing with my grandchildren. In the Philippines we don't have help, we do the same."

She adds "When we got sick in 2020, we had bacterial meningitis. The effect was deafness, you get dizzy, vision was blurry, a ton of things. It was a really difficult time for me, especially when I'm hard of hearing. I got depressed, I didn't want to move. I also didn't want to socialize, it was painful because I could only hear if they are high pitched. It got better around to decipher voice but the hearing really didn't go back. It affected my singing because I struggled in 2021 and I had to train myself again like a child. My kids are not kids anymore, I have 6 grandkids now. They are doing good, thankfully. About the concert, it will be beautiful, but one surprise is I have a special guest, you will know by June or July because it's too early. I now have international released songs, but this time I'd be able to sing them in the concert. I admire singers who sing my song, they have to be creative to do it again and compose songs, they're really great. Having a hit song is power, people will remember you for the rest of their lives."

Here's the full media conference on video:

Again, STILL, LANI will be at the Theatre at Solaire. Make sure you get tickets to the show before August 21st. She is world class and she is STILL LANI. The one and only Asia's Nightingale. There's no comparison!

The Clash Season 2 Starts on the 21st!

Starting on September 21, The Clash will be back on TV with new hosts, tons of singers from all around the country. During the screening, they had Golden Cañedo sing in front of the media. This is their second season, and Golden shares “A lot of things have happened and it was awesome to have been able to get a lot of things done like singing and acting. I have always wanted to work with Ms. Lani and hopefully we can do it in the US. For the contenders, I only thought of it as a way to achieve my dreams, so I could help my family. I thank God for giving me this gift!” and oh man has she got pipes!

Rayver says “When I transferred, I got to do singing as it is one of my passions. I have been doing a lot in the past years, I am very confident I guess, I want to learn other things other than dancing. It’s an opportunity that my Mom would be proud with. This is my first year but I got a lot of friends now because of GMA. My songs just got opportunities because of Studio 7 and there, we have a lot of production numbers, she teaches me a lot of things.”

Julie adds “When this was offered to me it was a few days after my concert, I was so happy and blessed because I wanted to be part of season 2. I also am excited to work with the artists and Golden who won Season 1. We all were in Studio 7 and this is something I looked forward to. I don’t think we will be performing in Clash but we might, perhaps in Studio7, it will be less of us and more spotlight with the contestants. I never really had a hard time working with Rayver because he’s a pro, recently, we had workshops so we could build rapport and work on it. Our goal is to make people understand stuff, he delivers quite good.”

Christian Bautista says “I wanna be moderate, in the first few rounds, but will be more strict in the later rounds. They know they have to learn everything they can, in moderation. In the auditions, it can be young and old, pro and not, but in live performances, it could turn out bad and it really depends on their vocal quality. There will be differences, we will be twists like our first episode but in different times. We all look for opportunities and GMA has given us all acting, dancing and singing opportunities.“

Lani Misalucha says “We don’t show our favorites because it changes when they think about it, they might not give their all if that happens. We see potential, but when they get matched with good ones you’ll have second thoughts, and the genre might be same, we might choose a cute one, joke!”

Rita adds “Julie anne and Rayver will be at the clash arena but Ken and I will be talking to the contestants. We will have to dive into their lives a little before and after the competition. You will hear more of us before they are introduced.”

Golden says “I have a lot of things happen to my career, my Studio7 stint, my guestings, I have my friends also getting their own singles out and I am so proud of what is happening. I wish to be able to sing also with the next Clash Season 2!”

The Clash Season 2 will air at 7PM right after Pepito Manaloto. You better watch it because it’s going to be exciting! All 4 You The Clash Concert is also happening October at the Arcadia Performing Arts Center in LA.

Martin and Lani Does TIMELESS CLASSICS

February 14 seems to be a good day in the Philippines as it always seems to be filled with love. Valentines day is no excuse but Martin Nievera and Lani Misalucha is dishing out TIMING CLASSICS at the PICC produced by Starmedia Entertainment and co presented by Global Police Community Relations, PLDT and Belo. This will be under the musical direction of Louie Ocampo.

The Concert King and Asia’s Nightingale has always been a staple during this season because of their long standing love songs, opm hits and just about any song they can get their hands to because they can sing a dictionary and get away with it, they’re that good.

Lani says “Martin and I always do something different even if I don’t rehearse because he doesn’t just perform, he makes sure it comes out well, he has always been hands on. He is OC, a control freak, but he wants that. He and I want people to have a good time. He is an appetizer for that Valentines night, he sets the mood. The songs will be beautiful, it won’t be the songs we did in the past, better bigger song numbers.”

Martin adds “We are going to do songs that are timeless, give you our renditions, all timeless classics and I always put things around Lani and it will be a good night. We won’t be putting in too much songs you would get tired. There will be motown, feel good type of songs. She will also sing a new Lani song called Timeless. It’s a great song.”

If you’re up for a good time, go get tickets now at Ticketworld via 8919999 or ticketworld.com.ph.

THE CLASH Starts July 7

Not holding back, the Kapuso network is coming out with the biggest singing competition on Philippine television this July 7, 2018.

Imagine, 62 of the best singers in the Philippines battling it out on stage after a rigorous audition that was held in different parts of the country. In the show, they will get the chance to pit against each other and showcase what the Filipinos are known for in the world, world class singers. As you may know, this will also be hosted by the one and only Regine Velasquez, Asia's Songbird. She will be flanked by Joyce Pring and Andre Paras as they bring you updates with the contestants all throughout the show.

They also will bring in esteemed judges like Las Vegas diva Lani Misalucha (who quirps she's excited to be back working with her friends), Aiai Delas Alas (who loves the format because ordinary people can now showcase their talent) and Christian Bautista (who wants to make sure they will have to choose the perfect song and sing their hearts out!). Now isn't that enough to be excited about!?

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Martin Nievera & Lani Misalucha in Masquerade the Concert

This February 14 and 15, it's going to be a great time to go out on dates and enjoy Filipino artists in their talented form. So what do we have? Of course Asia's Nightingale Lani Misalucha and the Concert King Martin Nievera. It may sound cliche but I think this season means it's automatic to go to their concerts because they're really good. This will happen in Solaire's Grand Ballroom and perhaps a repeat soon in Cebu Waterfront (I heard!). The Music Director is Louie Ocampo, so you know this is going to be a nice night.

Martin Nievera says "l think I'm sweet, you can ask all the ladies I've been with. By the way, Pops, Ariel, Dayanara and I will be on the same stage after 22 years on February 5 and I'm excited to see her. You'll hear great songs, mashups but not out of this world changes. I kinda hate when people do that. I'll sing for you guys in a bit and hope you'll see a glimpse of what to expect in the concert. Lani has guested in my show, so have I in hers. The songs we've chosen here are things that I wanted to sing with her. You'll hear love songs for the broken hearted, for pretending to be lovers. There are only a few tickets left for the 15th so if you haven't bought one yet, you should! Everyone that comes to our show usually have a mask but we want to take that out with our music, it's time for realness and it's going to be in the lyrics of our songs. You can come as you are. I don't want to unmask my girlfriend because I want her free from the judging eyes of people, I also want to keep it private. She's there, she's always behind me and that to me is great. 

Lani Misalucha adds "When in the US we feel like domestic helpers because we do things ourselves. It's pretty hard to do that while traveling and it took me a lot of hours to get here from Las Vegas (she does shows there). We want people to be confortable and have them enjoy that evening. Martin is a gentleman, he would open the door for you, give you his jacket, that's how sexy he is. We always ask ourselves what do people want since they spend a lot, dressing up for the show. We are so happy about the music industry now that we've sold out our first day. But the most heartwarming is to know that this happens this late in our career. To be in a venue like Solaire and people go, we must be doing something right for people to sponsor and produce us. It's very humbling. We are primarily singers, I'm glad we exist in social media. The mileage we get from there is huge, we don't have regrets and we don't alienate ourselves in any platform so we don't miss the bus. I hope people would want to see us more in this concert which we plan to tour elsewhere in the world."

They would like to thank PLDT, Solaire, Belo, Zim, Pest Off, Waterfront Hotel for taking part in their concert. Tickets available in SM Tickets and Star Media. Just Google it! 

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Ai Meets Lani, Lani Meets Ai : The Concert

It's on this September 17 and according to Ms. Aiai she's excited because she used to just watch Lani in her concerts but now it's going to be one night of showing off what they can do on stage and it's going to be epic. Their opening number alone would actually take 12 minutes straight and she says she's in the gym most if the time because she might not last that long. It's going to be at the KIA Theater and she also notes she's going to wear gowns by Michael Cinco and Rocky Gathercole. She's currently preparing for Sunday Pinasaya and a couple more shows, this year has been good to her.

Lani has been here May but is now doing a series of shows in Las Vegas so she's not here to promote that much. Aiai says she's giving Lani tips how to sing so she could learn how to do it her way. It's been 6 years since her last concert in Araneta Coliseum and she's concentrated more on movies, TV shows, but she's taking that Comedy Concert Queen title seriously as she's shy to be bestowed that title by Martin Nievera. She doesn't even memorize some of the songs and admits never even uses lyrics at times, she just sings with any word just as long as it sounds right. She wanted to do this with Ms. Lani Misalucha as she's done it with Lea Salonga. Lani should be afraid because she might not get the range of Aiai, which I totally agree on... Am I alone here? Hello!??? LOL

This will also include some show off of men, that's where you'll see their "Patalbugan ng Papa" number which will take a lot of time. Aiai has remembered how much Lani had given support for her in her 2013 wedding. Next wedding she wants her to sing as well, perhaps in the next 5 years. She's been divorced 2 years, and courts granted her to re-marry so she's taking her time and leave it up to the Lord. She's been on a diet for a long time and have kept a 26 inch waistline to boot. This is just the start she says and she knows she's going to take her time so she could do more live concerts. She mentions Lani can do it all including singing while lying down, and she's taking it to the next level by swimming while singing. She promises that. She also has an indie film in the pipeline where she does a controversial shower scene and will perhaps be shown internationally, something she's very proud of. 

To learn to accept the things you cannot change, this is her motto. She's not that vocal but she's still getting misinterpreted and she always wanted to reply. She knows now NOT to do that, and learned the art of DEADMA. She looks so radiant that afternoon and she told us that her secret is keeping in this motto in her mind. This concert is produced by Ms. Pops Fernandez, and again this is going to show in September 17, 2016. 

Later on in the presscon, they also live streamed Ms. Lani Misalucha and she also answered questions from the press. She says she wasn't forced to do this and she mentions how long they haven't been together for a long time, says it's about time to put them together in one venue. This is the best avenue for them to be together, as they have no chance to do it on TV shows. She's happy that the concert scene is alive and this will be fun, light, and need to have this continue so you can see different elements. She's now starting to record an album with Star Records and perhaps release later this year, a thing that she's working on plus an intenationally released single on iTunes and Google Play. 

Again this will be fun! They both hope you can come this September for Ai Meets Lani for a night of songs and laughter, you should also wait for the international tour slated later in the year as they plan to do more shows in the states and the whole northern american region. 

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Look At What's Happening in Solaire this November!

This month has just become even better as Solaire Resort unleashes the best events in Manila this November. Tonight, November 12th they'll be having Latin Ballroom Superstars Riccardo and Yulia performing world class routines all for charity. Typhoon Yolanda has ravaged central Philippines and they wanted to personally get proceeds of their performance for the victims of this unfortunate disaster. Local group The Belinda Adora Step Kids will also be joining them to open the show.

John Ford Coley on the 13th will be singing his greatest hits. This is entitled "Love Overload Over Asia". He has also promised that his concert talent fee will be donated to Cebu, Bohol earthquake and Typhoon Yolanda victims. What a noble and generous gesture by the great man! Local fare Zoo Band will also be his opening act, so get your tickets now!

On the 20th, they'll be having Asia's Nightingale Ms. Lani Misalucha performing on the Main Ballroom of Solaire for her show entitled "Queen of the Night" plus the PACQUIAO vs RIOS (Fight As One) The Ultimate Viewing Experience happening on November 24, same venue soon.

There will be more in December but I'll tell you about that later. Solaire has MORE but you have to check out the place soon. You'll definitely enjoy it!

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