TNT SayaOke to Start Weekly Competition: Winner Gets To Be a VIVA Artist

After grueling weeks of filtering who gets in or out, TNT SayaOke is now starting the real competition this month. This is powered by TNT 5G and the VivaOke App.

Erika Apostol from TNT says "Filipinos have been hiding their Karaoke skills but we know there can be more. Seeing styles, and the entries, we saw how they also have stories. Now we have 48 contestants (24 from Luzon, 12 from Visayas and 12 from Mindanao) from all over the Philippines, all the islands are well represented. This week we will announce who they are, and we are going to make their voices heard."

The idea of TNT SayaOke stemmed from having the technology of having the app and connection on TNT's 5G network. It allows the Filipinos to have the full Videoke experience. In this competition, they don't need to go to Manila because they have several booths across the country where they will stream live against another person elsewhere in the Philippines. 

Lyca Gairanod performed during the event

The weekly competition will have a total of 8 winners who will each get 300 thousand pesos. Those who don't will get 10K each. Among the 8 winners, they will choose one of them to have a recording contract and a chance to be a legitimate Viva artist. 

Who will be the winner? You can see him/her in the coming weeks. Make sure you follow them on their Facebook page where all of these will happen. 

PLATINUM KARAOKE Showcases ALPHA 2 and Fun Concert with SHERYN REGIS

The statement "Filipinos love to sing" is an example of an extreme understatement. Some folks may call it a sport, some call it a hobby, but for us, it's a right of passage, a way of survival, a way of life. One of the most successful brands of karaoke and audio systems in the country is Platinum Karaoke. They held a very big launch for their latest product called ALPHA 2 which is a 4K Smart Premium Karaoke system that's got several modern features in tow.  

The first is Sing With Me where you can jam to your favorite songs with friends and family, Video Recording if you plan to make memories of your fun session, Pro Score for those who are extra competitive and want the device to score you, Custom Mic Effects for those who want to sound different, and Dream 5715 Sound so you can listen to realistic sound and playback. In order for them to make sure people experience it first hand, they got several machines out attached to huge TV's at the middle of Market!Market! mall in BGC so folks could try it out before purchasing it with a whopping 30 percent discount (only for 2 days, but it won't be much if you visit their branch at the 3rd floor and ask!).

During the event, they had several singing champions perform on stage, including Lucas Garcia who was adored by the public (his runs were lethal!). Then came the best part where they introduced the one and only Crystal Voice of Asia, Sheryn Regis who is also their newest brand ambassador!

Here's part of our interview with her on video:

 

She also had several of her fans come up on stage to sing with her later in the evening. She also took time to sing with the ALPHA 2 model just so you could feel how it sounds like when there's a world class singer doing it. I even heard some of the media folks try it after the show, they didn't hold back despite it being in the middle of Market!Market! LOL!

 

Sheryn by the way also sang some of her top hits. It was fun because people were amazed that she could still do it after all these years. She shared how it was hard to do that after her operation and do some gigs after a few months, despite doctors asking her to refrain from singing. She feels so blessed that after that ordeal, she got her groove back, and sings so beautifully despite some small changes she noticed with her voice.

They ended the event with a fun dance number, everyone joined in. I found people genuinely having smiles on their faces because they enjoyed the concert and the launch. Now go get those Karaoke units and audio devices, I've seen them making folks experience REAL karaoke. It's time you should too!

SING GALING: Sing-lebrity Edition Starts This September 27

Looks like your weekend watching will be severely interesting as TV5 amps up one of their hottest fun shows SING GALING as it enters another installment of SING GALING: Sing-lebrity Edition to find the Ultimate Bida-oke Sing-lebrity. 

 

Hosted by gorgeous Donita Nose, funny vixen comedienne K Brosas and literally *shadey* Randy Santiago this coming September 27 onwards. This is for the benefit of their individual "Bidaficiaries" and will be judged by Rey Valera, Ariel River, Nina, Ella May Saison, Mitoy Yonting and Ethel Booba.

And if that's not enough, they'll be fielding in over 48 celebrities in the show coming from different genres and industries. They have the opportunity to choose their charities and help if they get to be the Ultimate Bida-Oke Singlebrity. This includes Almira Teng, Andrew Muhlach, Anton Diva, Arman Salon, Bobby Andrews, Carmi Martin, CJ Navato, CJ Opiaza, CJ Ramos, Chad Kinis, Cedrick Juan, Dawn Chang, Divine Tetay, Dominic Ochoa, Gio Alvarez, Gus Abelgas, Jay Gonzaga, Jay Manalo, Jeff Tam, Johannes Rissler, Keanna Reeves, Krissha Viaje, Kych Minemoto, Laila Chikadora, Leandro Baldemor, Lloyd Samartino, Luis Alandy, Madam Kilay, Mark Ian Garcia, Maoui David, Maui Taylor, Meryll Soriano, Nathalie Hart, Nikki Valdez, Noel Comia, Patricia Javier, Rey “PJ” Abellana, Rikki Mae Davao, Romnick Sarmenta, Rufa Mae Quinto, Ryle Santiago, Sexbomb Mia Pangyarihan, Sexbomb Monic Icban, Troy Montero, Valerie Concepcion, Via Antonio and Yobab. As you can see there are TV, film and theater actors, singers, and internet celebrities who will surely do their best to get that crown.

 

Let's not forget your Singtokers (Gab, Queenay, Ari G, Yanyan, Muse Jazz, Niko and Zendee) who will also do hosting duties, online so you get to know the contestants through behind the scene segments for the duration of the show. Again, this shows 7PM on Saturdays and 8PM on Sundays and will be shown on TV5, Sari Sari Channel, Buko Channel, and TV5 social accounts where available.

This will certainly be an exciting year for you, those who love these celebrities, and their chosen charities. So who's your bet?

Rockin, Dining & Rollin at Red Box!

Dragging along a couple of people from my office is hard. We're serious business minded people and we barely go out. It's like the norm for around 5 years because we have different priorities. It was a great thing though that I got hooked up by no less than Ms. Cecille Van Straten of Chuvaness.com and I'd like to thank her for this bit (Thanks Ms. C! :) ).

After getting the reservations to Red Box fixed, we walked to the Eastwood Branch which is a stones throw away from our office. It's inside the Eastwood Mall, top floor right beside the Cinemas. It was my second time to be there but I didn't really get to go around that much the first time because I had to cover an event. They assigned a cozy room for us which is near the entrance. It was quite neat because I didn't even know it was going to be that BIG!

Yeap it was HUGE! (Photo courtesy of the Red Box Facebook page)

I didn't know it was going to be that huge, we were only five people because the others backed out. Of course they envied us so much afterwards that they wanted me to book the place again. For starters they've got a couple of dishes prepared for buffet. We dug in and got a taste of what they offered, just take a look at my full plate!

Cream Dory with Lemon-Butter Sauce, Bok Choi, Pork Slivers in Hoisin Sauce, Pork strips in Tomato Sauce... doesn't that make your mouth water?!

We never got dead air while we were there because we never ran out of things to do. It wasn't just Vidoeke that we had on the room, there's a full grown pool table too!

It was the perfect way to welcome our new Mexican office mate to break the ice. As you can see we had lots of fun singing our hearts out on state of the art audio equipment. Everything was easy and accessible. It was all computerized and we didn't really need to look at huge volumes of books to look for a song. Their system even displays the top hits and they never run out of new songs too! If you are not in the mood to sing, they've got concerts and MTV style videos you can play to your hearts desire!

Service was impeccable. Their crew always checked on us if we needed anything. You can easily call them too on the phone if you need something else done on your party area. This guy below always made sure we had something in our hands to drink and they've got a wide variety of drinks to choose from!

It was soft drinks for the girls and a couple of bottle of beers for the guys! Nope we didn't get drunk this time but if we ordered more that would be a BIG possibility LOL!

So the next time you and your friends decide to have fun right in the heart of the city, try to get a reservation at Red Box and you'll surely gonna have a grand time!

Need I say more?!


P.S.
Thank you to the nice people at Red Box Philippines and Kim Ilagan for making our time there worthwhile! I'd gladly go back there for more fun! =)

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Sing Your Way to Ireland!

I must admit; I haven't been religiously practicing my vocal chords lately but yeah I've done quite a number of drinking sessions and karaoke nights in my lifetime. Music has been part of the Filipino culture and true enough we've had tons of champions in the past!

With that in mind, why haven't we joined the Karaoke World Championships? Yes, there is a competition with that name and I'm sure they are just as threatened now that KWC Philippines Inc. has got the license to get the Philippines represented this year! They are now holding auditions looking for that Male and Female Champion that will go to Killarney, Ireland later this September. There will be no professional singers allowed! So your chance is as good as mine!

How do you join the KWC Trials?

To join the Philippine Trials for the 2011 KWC to be held from September 8 to 10 in Killarney, Ireland, you must purchase WOW Concerto, WOW Mabuhay, WOW Fiesta, WOW Music Video Pack, or a WOW Song Video Pack within the period of May 1 to June 30, 2011.

Only buyers of WOW Videoke products during the promo period or their nominees (call them so they can find you a donor too!) are eligible to join the KWC Philippine Trials.

To see the complete Wow Videoke promo mechanics CLICK THIS.

Register for KWC Trials

If you have already purchased a WOW Videoke within the promo period you can simple register here. CLICK THIS.


The daily trials for Philippine contestants will be held from May 30 to July 9, 2011, from Monday to Saturday 9 AM to 6 PM. The KWC Daily Trials venue at 1081 EDSA, Balintawak, Quezon City (formerly AMWAY Building). I went there with some blogger friends too last Saturday and yes we did try to join the competition. Unfortunately because of my good looks and awesome voice I got to stand as a judge instead LOL!

Hosting the event was Jayson and Ana of Karaoke World Championship Philippines!

Three things to accomplish is to join the KWC and get that coveted crown, get local contestants for the Male and Female Category and host the next one in the Philippines!

The bloggers showed how it's done and tried to sing out their competition! As you can see they really tried!!! LOL

Winning the contest for the bloggers was Kenneth Ignacio, congratulations! =)

Yes the CEO and KWC also gave away prizes to the bloggers who joined the contest!
Of course you need to practice more at home then audition in the Daily Trials to get to Ireland! ^_^

Need I say more? I thought so! So if you know you're doing good singing those songs at home, try your luck and join the competition now!

I'd like to take this bit and thank everyone at Karaoke World Championships, Breville, WOW Videoke, Sennheiser and these guys!


Kapish!?

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