Brand new Nina

[babyhugz]

hi peeps, diba sa old forums may thread for articles, ito ung ibang nakita ko. ung iba nating articles, pinost na ni mr. webmaster sa links sa frontpage.. pag may makita din kayo, post it here (wag lang sana magkadoble-doble sa mga posted and dun sa nasa frontpage ). simulan ko na ha, pero mejo mga luma na to.. hehe..    :lol:

[babyhugz]

[span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'][span style=\'color:purple\']Brand new Nina [/span][/span]
By Eric S. Caruncho posted march '02
Inquirer News Service
 

HER videos and publicity photos make her out to be some slinky jazz vixen, but in the flesh -- sans make-up and MTV window dressing -- the singularly named songstress Nina looks to be all of 14 years of age (albeit an extremely well-developed 14). The effect is intensified by the fact that the petite charmer stands all of 5'1" (albeit an extremely well-proportioned 5'1").

Not to worry, pedophiles; she's well past the age of consent. Nina is actually 22, but she's definitely got that child-woman vibe down. If Nina were an anime character, she'd fit right in with those button-eyed cuties of "Bubblegum Crisis," or "You're Under Arrest."

Seemingly out of nowhere, Nina burst onto the pop scene late last year with "Heaven," the first single and video from her debut album of the same name. At a time when the OPM charts were dominated by acts who were not primarily singers (the Sexbomb Girls, Patricia Javier), "Heaven" seemed to go against the prevailing tide. The music was jazzy lounge pop, with just a hint of R & B flava. The lyrics were also in English, which conventional marketing wisdom considered the kiss of death as far as mass sales were concerned. In short, the package was too sophisto for the "Eat Bulaga" crowd.

Still, "Heaven" made enough of a splash. The album itself was a canny studio concoction. The material -- drawn from Warner Music Philippines' considerable vaults (one of the perks of being a global entertainment conglomerate) -- was calculated to please the broadest swath of the FM radio demographic. It was mellow enough for the lite jazz heads, had a bit of R & B and club beats thrown in for the show band set, and for good measure, a cover of Steve Perry's MOR evergreen "Foolish Heart" for those people who like "revivals." The songs could be slotted into any playlist: Top 40, lite jazz, adult contemporary, OPM. The Sexbomb Girls might have the biggest slice of the pie, but "Heaven" was going for what was left. (Without a hint of irony, the press release for "Heaven" said: "The local scene receives the semblance of foreign standards." To put it more bluntly, it sounded "imported.")

A second single, "2nd Floor," sung in Tagalog/English, didn't pan out. But the third time proved to be the charm: single number three, "Jealous" -- the kind of senti ballad that Pinoys go for -- garnered heavy FM airplay. The video for "Jealous" also went on heavy rotation on the OPM programs of MTV and MYX. Nina knew she had it made when she went to the mall, and the fruit vendor told her, "You look like that singer Nina."

Nina may seem like an instant smash, but nothing could be further from the truth.<Through it all, Nina boned up on her accountancy course. During gigs, she would bring her books and notebooks to the band room to study during breaks. Mornings she would struggle to stay awake in class, with a slug of Lipovitan to keep her caffeinated through the school day.

"I was motivated to study because I knew that if I flunked, that would be it for my singing," she recalls. By the time she graduated, Nina was a seasoned veteran, and any thoughts she might have had of pursuing a law degree faded into the background. In its place, another dream had sprouted: a solo singing career.
While working the club circuit, she put together a three-song demo, which included her cover of the club staple "Foolish Heart." She sent it to Warner Music Philippines.<The novelty of signing autographs still hasn't worn off, and she is still surprised by the fact that she seems to attract as many girl fans as the expected boys. Thanks to her seasoning, she's handling it like a pro. She still does regular gigs with Essence backing her up in places like Suburbia and Aruba, and tries to find time in her busy schedule to squeeze in a gym workout and a John Irving paperback once in a while. She still hasn't managed to squeeze in time for a boyfriend, though.
"No time for love, love lang sa career," she says.
Fine by me.

Source: [span style=\'color:blue\']http://www.inq7.net/globalnation/sec_sho/2003/mar/10-02.htm[/span]

[kamz]

meron akong ginawang article about her and king dun sa school newspaper namin here in lucena<sacred heart college>... pwede ko ba i-post un?

[phoebe]

meron akong ginawang article about her and king dun sa school newspaper namin here in lucena<sacred heart college>... pwede ko ba i-post un?

sige po!

sana nga lang pwede rin yung mga ganyan sa school paper namin...asst feature editor kasi ako...kaya lang di ko alam kung pwede yan..kasi may sariling artista yung school namin and sariling singers kasi may sarili silang international network...

try ko di baka pwede ako makapagsulat...

[martin]

16 sya sumali ng tanghalan ng kampeon....

tnx po sa pagsagot...

[Russell]

Ang dmi-dami naman! at lahat pnagtiyagaan ko bsahin. Worth-it naman eh! akla ko klala ko na sha. un pla, rami pa kong d alam.  

[Russell]

mas naging fan nya ko after ko mbasa ung mga articles... kung dati araw-araw ako nakikipagtalo maipagtanggol lang sha, ngayon cguro...hmmmmmm.......barilan na..... Joke! hihihih!

[Russell]

Touch tlaga ko... esp. dun sa may lipovitan thing! That's truly inspiring huh!

[nad]

iba tlga c nina..... n  inspired kba??  dba bait???

[Russell]

Oo naman! hehehe!  

[Russell]

pwede ba malaman kung iba ung mjor concert na cnabi dun sa artcle dun sa npanuod ko sa linktv last year. kc naaalala ko, mga feb yun eh... ung nakapink c nina? with carlos agassi? iba pa ba ung major concert na un? pkisagot pls!

[krayzie_ivan]

Kay william mo yan itanong!!!!

[krayzie_ivan]

kay william the boy wonder!!!      

[babyhugz]

pwede ba malaman kung iba ung mjor concert na cnabi dun sa artcle dun sa npanuod ko sa linktv last year. kc naaalala ko, mga feb yun eh... ung nakapink c nina? with carlos agassi? iba pa ba ung major concert na un? pkisagot pls!

[krayzie_ivan]

Ay di na pala kailangan ni william!kath is back!!!

[william]

tama si ate babyhugz
that was in the folk arts theater: strings from the heart

[nad]

tama si ate babyhugz
that was in the folk arts theater: strings from the heart

xempre alam yan ng batang bonakid natin... gifted dn yan e... promil baby.....  hehehehe...      

[krayzie_ivan]

hehehehehe!!! william oh tinitira ka ni nad oh!!hehehe!!!

[nad]

peace po tau kuya william....          

[blueice05]

saan nman ung "heaven sent" ekek??? kelan un???