KZ TANDINGAN
SA mga sumusubaybay sa journey ni KZ Tandingan sa Singer 2018, hindi totoong na-eliminate na siya sa Episode 9 ng nasabing singing competition sa China.
May mga kumalat kasing balita na tsugi na ang Filipina singer sa contest dahil nga hindi na siya nakapasok sa Top 4 sa huling laban niya.
Napanood namin ang Episode 8 noong Biyernes, at hindi nga tinawag ang pangalan ni KZ sa Top 4, ibig sabihin ay mababa ang nakuha niyang score sa kanyang last performance.
Pero kung ibabase ang reaksyon ng Chinese audience sa performance ni KZ kung saan kinanta niya ang theme song ng pelikulang “Cars”, ang “Real Gone” ni Sheryl Crow habang tumutugtog ng electric guitar, ay nagtayuan ang nasa loob ng dome para sumayaw at nakisabay pa sa kanyang pagkanta.
Sa social media post ni Jeff Vadillo (VP ng Cornerstone Entertainment) na kasama ni KZ sa China, sinabi nitong, “As the weeks go by, we are feeling the pressure to offer something new for the show. The production wanted the participants to do something that they’ve never done before.
“There were a lot of song ideas thrown in the air but there is one particular genre they want KZ to do which is Rock. They gave us this very exciting arrangement of a song by Sheryl Crow called ‘Real Gone’ and although we had hesitations at first, KZ took on the challenge of interpreting and developing the said song.
“This production would also require her to play electric guitar (her first time ever to do onstage). She will also be backed by some of the most popular session musicians in China.
“During rehearsals, we changed the first line of the song to ‘Filipino Made Spotlight World Stage’ to emphasize KZ’s nationality and KZ also added in the bridge a short rap verse from ‘Sumayaw Ka’ as homage to OPM Rap Icon – Gloc 9. It was explosive!
“As a Filipino watching her perform on the HBS stage in a show that will be watched by more than a hundred million people one cannot help but be proud as KZ waves our Philippine flag through her music.
“In spite of the cultural differences, this show has proven to be a great musical showcase for KZ and with every episode we feel her audience growing in Mainland China – which is ultimately our end goal.”