But in the long run, you have to have your own voice and identity… the kind of voice that’s easily recognizable on the radio,” she said.
“Back then, I used to mimic other artists’ styles. On the more technical side, Gigi said the single allows her to embrace her natural vocal tone. “That it’s OK to get hurt, because it’s part of growing up and the learning process.” It says to take things easy or slow to leave something for yourself,” she said. “But the song isn’t just about heartbreak. The gravity of theme is disguised behind an upbeat pop-rock arrangement inspired by her favorite artists and acts like Paramore and Avril Lavigne. There was a portion where I couldn’t express myself, because I didn’t want to revisit or relive those painful times and feelings that I have been trying to shut off,” she said. “Sakalam” is out now on various digital music platforms, and you can watch its music video on ABS-CBN Star Music’s YouTube channel.Shooting the music video was an emotional roller coaster. Gigi will perform “Sakalam” and a number of her songs in upcoming gigs such as the Filipino music festival “1MX Dubai” and the staging of her very own “YouTube Music Night” digital concert, both in December. Gigi’s producers quickly land on this equation-clean, spiky but sparkling guitar riffs, punchy live drums-that may seem pretentious for others as it’s still bubblegum compared to authentic rock-but, hey, we should all welcome diversity, right? It’s a weird formula but with the current music landscape leaning into hip-hop, R&B, and electronic influences, this song is a welcome respite hoping to fill the vacuum with pop melodies and a punk attitude. The song is a successful melange of Alanis angst, Courtney Love attitude (post Live Through This), and the Pinoy rock sensibilities of Aegis. Painful it is, as the song opens with heavy guitars like a B-side Aerosmith song, her vocals are soft and in despair describing how she is lost after a break-up.
Produced by ABS-CBN Music creative cirector Jonathan Manalo, “Sakalam” was written by Gigi Vibes members Romeo Marquez and Erwin Lacsa, and arranged by Jon Cruz. Sobrang nakaka-relate kasi sa mga pinagdaanan ko rin sa buhay,” shared Gigi. Nilalagay ko ’yung sarili ko sa song kasi gusto kong kantahin na punong-puno ng soul. “ Habang kinakanta ko ’yung ‘Sakalam’, nasasaktan ako. The term is an inverse of the Tagalog word malakas, adding more emphasis to the emotional grief caused by the separation as depicted in the song. According to the press release, the song tackles a person’s struggle to let go of a broken relationship despite the detachment of her partner. After all, with her powerful pipes, a soulful song a la Mariah or Whitney would’ve been apt.īut I was surprised when her first single, released by Star Music and titled “Sakalam” (it is now in the Spotify Philippines’ Fresh Finds playlist), is a pop rock ballad. So when news came out that this breakthrough singer would release an album, it was safe to say that her debut single would probably be a love song.
Because of that, her followers and views now total the millions. She became viral when she performed “Bakit Nga Ba Kita Mahal Kita?,” a sappy love song originally done in the 1990s by Roselle Nava, where she used harmonic modulation to sing the chorus at heys that went higher and higher. Then the pandemic happened, and she and her band put out livestreams of their performances and little by little, their following increased. At the time, Gigi would be happy if there were around 30 viewers of her livestream. And then she started a YouTube channel where she and her band (Gigi Vibes composed of Jon Cruz, Jake Manalo, LA Arquero and Romeo Marquez) would perform covers of pop songs. She first gained the showbiz spotlight when she joined Tawag ng Tanghalan singing torch songs, but unfortunately she didn’t bag the grand title. PUTTING singer Gigi de Lana into a single song category would be difficult.
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