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.