Discovering Aiza Seguerra's Genius!

Vic had invited me to watch Aiza Seguerra, once in Araneta, and again in the Music Museum, but I begged off both times, since I was not really familiar with her discography.  I thought, at that time, that I wasn't really into her style of singing - which is acoustic - and at that time, I thought that watching an acoustic concert was something I won't enjoy because I easily fall asleep!

Anyway, now I understand why people love Aiza!  She's really the real deal!  A true artist who sings more from her heart, rather than just bamboozling everyone with birit notes!  She's the antithesis of all the birit queens I've had to endure all my life!

And although she only sang three songs last night, she was full on!! Talkative, funny, sincere, irreverent and a fantastic singer!  She's the only singer yet who made me teary-eyed singing to David Guetta and Sia's Titanium! I swear! I didn't even know that that was a break-up song - till she sang it with such tenderness.

She's also a fantastic guitarist and she can strum it like any other great guitarist I have seen in live shows!  She did a version of the Eraserheads' Huling El Bimbo last night and I was really impressed with how she worked the guitar!  Sometimes you'd think only a dude can do that!!

The funny thing lang though, is now, she really looks like a guy - but her looks can really be deceiving - because behind all that 'macho' posturing and those tattoos - and that rockin' Kiss shirt she wore for the show (talk about being underdressed!!) - she's really a sensitive interpreter of songs - a real OPM gem of a talent - and it's a pity I only finally discovered what all the rest of the Philippines had known for a long time!

Juris Forevermore Concert Pictures

Juris announced on her concert Forevermore that she and her hubby are having a baby!  Congratulations to the happy couple!

Anyhow, here are more pictures I took during her show last night!

Juris: Blooming and Excited in Her Forevermore Concert!

I have been wanting to see Juris live for the longest time, but it's either the venues of her shows were in Pasay or coincided with another show that I had to watch.  Anyway, finally, I saw her tonight at the cozy Teatrino at the Greenhills Promenade.

She said it was her birthday concert, something she hasn't done these past few years.  She also happily announced that she and her hubby are finally having a baby, after years of praying, so she tearfully says - lamenting that finally, she doesn't have to fend off offensive questions from fans or families - our kababayans can sometimes be really tactless when it comes to asking couples, why they don't have kids yet when they've been married for years!!

The concert was vintage Juris.  She opened and closed the show with fast songs but as she herself admits, it's not really what she likes to sing!  She said candidly, she prefers to sing songs that would put the audience to sleep, but she immediately quips back in defense - "Uy, huwag kayo matulog ha!".

I think she said that because she has always preferred to sing slow love songs, and many of her hits have been those types of songs.  Anyway, I was happy she sang Di Lang Ikaw, but more on that in another post.  I liked that she sang Adam Levine's Lost Stars as well.

Frankly, she sounds much much better live,than in the record.  Her songs can seem lethargic on radio but when you see her doing it live, her voice is just amazing.  She showcased that when she did an acapella version of Michael Buble's That's All - which is her husband's favorite song!

I had a slight brush with her too when she put the mike on my mouth as she was singing Michael Jackson's Rock With You!!  Asking a non-singer to sing in front of an audience would totally freak the audience out.  Good thing no voice came out of my mouth!  She apparently thought I was singing out loud - when I was just actually lip synching!

She sounded very excited about having a baby and was always holding her tummy during the fast portion of her song!  Well, she said she might be gone for a few months, while infanticipating, but she said she'll be back soon.