Sam Is Now Melody!

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Songbird Source! 1st Anniversary!!!

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I can't believe it has been almost a year now (May 19, 2009) since it started its new home here on Blogger. As I have said, It started a year and three months ago in a blog on Friendster (http://www.friendster.com/songbirdmusic) before I decided to put it here on Blogger.

Thanks you very much to those who visit Songbird Source! Blog as a daily habit. I also appreciate those people who FOLLOW this blog. Thanks also to those authors and rightful owners of the videos, photos and articles who help me make this blog a success. Thanks to our Songbird Regine for being the inspiration to this blog. I dedicate this blog to you.

Thanks everyone for trusting this site!

God Bless us always Reginians!



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Songbird Overfatigue

Regine still keeps to back-breaking sked even after collapse.

Though Songbird Regine Velasquez has suffered from hoarseness before, this is the longest time she has had one, which set in after she collapsed and got hospitalized for overfatigue on May 2.

Still, the hoarseness is no cause for concern as it does not hinder her from delivering on work. Apart from singing weekly on “Party Pilipinas” and recording songs for kantaserye “Diva,” Regine has concerts slated in the US and Canada this coming weeks.

During her interview with Bulletin Entertainment and other members of the press on the set of “Diva” in Antipolo on May 11, the Songbird talked about her punishing workload which could be one of the reasons her voice’s recovery is taking longer than usual.

“I usually finish taping for ‘Diva’ at 3, 4 a.m. then return to the set a few hours later, at around 10 a.m. when the sun is at its hottest. I wear prosthetics and long sleeved tops pa so you can imagine how hot it can go for me,” she said in Filipino.

Regine also brainstorms with the kantaserye’s musical director on the songs that are used for certain scenes in the show. She does so since she which ones fit her voice and style within the parameter of a scene’s theme or requirement.

As for her participation in “Party Pilipinas,” the Songbird usually works with the show’s creative team as opposed to just doing what she’s told.

“Fortunately, they consider my suggestions. When I ask if I can do this song or that, they allow me. Lately, however, because of the late hours I keep for ‘Diva,’ I’ve no time to think about my numbers so they just tell me what to do on the show. I cooperate, of course,” she said.

Regine has been so busy these months that she is far from finishing her much-anticipated follow-up to 2008’s “Low Key” album. She also mulls recording an album comprised by songs she has sang on “Diva” in which her character, Sam, is about to metamorphose into a beauty following surgery.

“Which is good for me – for one, I can finally stop wearing this long sleeves!” she joked.

The Songbird disclosed that she has signed up to doing the title role in her first indie film “Mrs. Recto.” In a previous interview, director Dante Nico Garcia said the story tells of women who sell ready-made term papers in downtown Manila.

After these projects – and only then – can Regine take a breather from her schedule in time for her boyfriend, singer Ogie Alcasid’s birthday in August.

By JOJO P. PANALIGAN

Regine Update: Collapsing on Diva Set, Jayson's Operation, Direk Louie's Resignation, Heart 2 Heart and Future Projects

May 11, ay nag-last taping day ang Asia's Songbird na si Regine Velasquez para sa kantaseryeng Diva bago siya umalis papuntang Canada at U.S. for her concert tour with boyfriend Ogie Alcasid, Dingdong Dantes, and Marian Rivera. Ngayong gabi, May 12, at 10 p.m., ang flight ng apat paalis ng bansa.

May benda pa ang mukha ni Regine nang makausap siya ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) at iba pang entertainment press. Sa istorya kasi ng Diva ay inoperahan ang mukha ni Sam (Regine) para gumanda siiya.

Kuwento ng Asia's Songbird, "Hanggang tomorrow morning pa kami magte-taping kaya may ample time lang ako para mag-impake ng gamit at damit para sa concert. Ang nakakaloka, pagdating namin ng Toronto, Canada, sa May 14, may time lang kami for our rehearsal at sa gabi, concert na namin! Kaya ngarag talaga ang lola ninyo!"

THE SONGBIRD COLLAPSES

Muling naungkat ang tungkol sa pag-collapse niya sa taping ng Diva two weeks ago na naging dahilan para ma-confine siya sa hospital. Ano ba talaga ang nangyari, bakit siya nag-collapse? Ang sabi kasi, bumaba ang potassium level ng katawan niya.

"Kumakain naman ako ng saging at palainom naman ako ng tubig, pero siguro, sa sunud-sunod na trabaho na rin," sabi ni Regine. "Dahil paalis nga ako, kailangang mag-daily taping kami six days a week para may maiwanan akong episodes na ipalalabas habang wala ako.

"Hindi biro 'yong mag-start akong mag-taping ng 10 a.m. hanggang 3 or 4 a.m. the next day. May cut-off ako ng 12 midnight, pero dahil nagmamadali nga kami, okey lang sa akin 'yon na tuluy-tuloy ang taping. Kaya uuwi lang ako at magre-rest ng ilang oras, tapos balik-taping na naman ako ng 10 a.m. Bale ang pahinga ko lang Sunday. Pag-uwi ko, matutulog na ako at gigising na lang ako ng Monday morning para mag-report na ulit sa taping.

"That day na nag-collapse ako," patuloy ng singer-actress, "sobra ang init sa set. Umabot daw yata ng 42 degrees ang temperature. Mabuti na lang naglalakad kami ni Direk Dom [Dominic Zapata] papunta sa set, hawak niya ako sa kamay, nang wala na akong naramdaman, nag-blackout na ako!

"Hindi ko sana pinapansin ang sakit ng ulo na nararamdaman ko that day. Kaya lang, twice na akong uminom ng gamot sa migraine ko, hindi pa nawawala [yung sakit]. 'Yun pala, iba ang cause ng pagku-collapse ko. Mabuti na lang at nang mag-collapse ako, maganda na ako as Melody. Biro mo kung nag-collapse ako na si Sam na pangit, baka walang tumulong sa akin!"

Dagdag niya, "Sa hospital, a lot of tests ang ginawa sa akin, bumaba pala nang husto ang potassium ko. At kahit inom ako nang inom ng tubig, kapag nag-CR ako, lumalabas din yung nutrients sa katawan ko. Kaya kailangan nila akong saksakan ng potassium through dextrose, ang sakit! Kaya naman kahit gusto ng doctor ko na mag-stay pa ako ng another three days, hindi na ako pumayag."

Napagalitan ba siya ni Ogie?

"No, hindi na niya ako pinagalitan. Inalagaan na lang niya ako!" natatawang wika ni Regine. "Dapat nga ay a-attend pa ako ng Golden Screen Awards para kumanta ng nominated theme songs, pero hindi na ako pinayagan ni Ogie. Magpahinga na lang daw ako."

JAYSON'S OPERATION

Since aalis si Regine at seven weeks na mawawala, paano na ang pag-oopera kay Jayson, ang bingot na kasama nila sa Diva?

"Gusto ko lang linawin na project ng Diva ang pagpapaopera kay Jayson," pauna ni Regine. "Napagkaisahan ng staff na magtutulong-tulong kami dahil naaawa kami sa bata at gusto namin siyang tulungan. May pediatrician na nag-aasikaso na kay Jayson at habang wala ako, si Camille [Gomba-Montano, program manager ng Diva] ang mag-aasikaso sa kanya hanggang sa maoperahan siya."

Laging may special guest sa Diva. Like sa taping nila kahapon, ang guest ay ang SexBomb girl na si Rochelle Pangilinan. Sa pag-e-end ng kantaserye, sino pa ang mga gusto niyang malaking artista na magiging final guest?

"Sana si Cyndi Lauper!" biro ni Regine. "Gusto ko sana si Richard Gutierrez. Pumayag na si Tita Annabelle [Rama, Richard's mother ang manager], kaya lang puno na ang schedules ni Richard. Ewan lang kung makakasingit kami."

DIREK LOUIE'S RESIGNATION. Nilinaw na rin ng PEP kay Regine ang issue tungkol sa pagre-resign ni Direk Louie Ignacio sa Party Pilipinas dahil nahihirapan ito na may mga ayaw raw mag-rehearse sa show. May nagsabing si Regine daw ang tinutukoy ni Direk Louie, pero ipinagtanggol ni Ogie ang kasintahan.

"I was not really thinking na ako 'yon kasi nagre-rehearse naman ako kahit pa ngarag ako kung galing ako sa taping," sabi ni Regine. "Kahit hindi ko gusto ang song na ipinakakanta nila sa akin, sumusunod lang ako sa kanila. Hindi naman ako masyadong involved sa show, basta pumupunta lang ako doon para kumanta. Si Ogie ang creative director ng show.

"Pero noong nag-resign si Louie, wala na ako sa show. Two Sundays na akong hindi nakakapag-join dahil nga sa taping ng Diva kaya hindi ko alam kung saan nanggaling ang issue na 'yon. Si Ogie nga, pinigilan ko nang mag-comment. Pero alam naman ninyo 'yon, kapag ako na ang napag-usapan, mapagpatol 'yon! Hindi pa nga lang kami nakapag-uusap ni Direk Louie dahil umalis pala siya at naospital nga ako."

Ayon pa kay Regine, "Mas involved ako sa conceptualization ng Diva, lalo na sa musical part nito. Pero may music researcher ako, si George Sibal. Hindi ko na nabitawan dahil nakikita ko na nagugustuhan ng viewers ang show at, 'yon nga, kanta ako nang kanta sa mga eksena. Pero may approval ng writer ang songs na ginagamit namin. Kapag nakapili na kami, ibabato namin 'yon sa kanila, kapag okey at nakakuha kami ng rights sa song, isasama na nila sa script."

THE SONGBIRD'S RETURN

Pagbalik nina Regine sa June 8 mula sa kanilang concert tour ay marami pa ring naghihintay na trabaho para sa kanya.

Tatapusin na raw ni Regine ang taping ng Diva at ang pelikula nila ni Aga Muhlach sa Viva Films.

Gagawa rin siya ng indie film, Mrs. Recto, na isinulat at ididirek ni Dante Nico Garcia (Ploning).

"After ng shooting, magre-rest na ako kasi magbi-birthday na rin si Ogie sa August. Baka umalis kami. I'm also trying to do another album sa Universal Records. Hinihintay na nila ako. Mabuti na lang mababait sila, naiintindihan nila ang busy schedules ko," pahayag ni Regine.

Phil. Entertainment Portal, May 12, 2010
by Nora V. Calderon

Belo Transforms Sam into Melody!

Images show celebrity cosmetic surgeon Dr. Victoria Belo with Regine Velasquez as Sam in "Diva" and with Regine in bandage as Melody with Bearwin Meily and director Dominic Zapata. Dr. Belo tries her hand at acting for the first time and joins the cast of “Diva” on GMA7. The “Doctor to the Stars” playing herself in the top-rating primetime series, she will transform Sam, the ugly character of Regine Velasquez, into Melody, the beautiful singer.

“Diva” is the funny but touching life of Sampaguita, a.k.a. Sam, a hideous-looking lady who dreams of becoming a famous singer someday. Sam’s singing prowess and good-natured personality will lead her to find a spot in the music industry despite her unpleasant looks.

Find out how Dr. Belo will make Sam beautiful with the latest cosmetic surgery procedures being offered by the Belo clinic.

The two-day shoot of Dr. Belo’s scenes in the series were done at the Belo Morato clinic, where Sam will undergo different treatments to make her the beautiful singing diva who becomes known as Melody.

Although acting is totally new to her, Dr. Belo was truly pleased that she did her scenes with Regine, who has been a loyal Belo patient for the past 20 years.

Before building her growing stable of showbiz endorsers, Dr. Belo had Regine as her first celebrity patient when she was still starting out in the cosmetic surgery business two decades ago.

by: Richard Roxas | STIR Contributor


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