12 Philippine Showbiz Today
KZ Tandingan represents PHL
in China’s Singer 2018
Soul singer, composer, and
recording artist KZ Tandingan marks
her debut on the global stage as
she goes up against international
music stars in the hit Chinese
singing competition, “Singer 2018”,
on Friday (February 9).
KZ, who rose to fame in the
Philippines after winning the local
version of “The X Factor”, joins
“Singer 2018” in its current season’s
fifth episode, following three
consecutive weeks that saw British
singer Jessie J as the audience
favorite.
“Singer 2018” is China’s most
popular reality TV singing competition
and pits professional singers from
around the world against each other,
as they vie to win audience votes.
The votes decide each week’s
winner and eliminated contestant.
Following the eliminations, the show
introduces a new challenger.
KZ is up against Taiwanese pop
singers Angela Chang and Sam Lee this
season, while former contestants of
the competition include Chinese-
American pop star Coco Lee
and Hong Kong singer Sandy Lam.
The Filipina singer is currently a
mainstay alongside some of the most
popular artists in the country on the
Philippines’ top-rating variety show
“ASAP”, which airs on ABS-CBN
TFC online worldwide. She has also
released two albums under ABS-
CBN’s record label Star Music.
After her win on “The X
Factor Philippines”, KZ went on to
achieve success as both a singer
and composer and became known
as the “Soul Supreme” with chart-
topping hits such as “Mahal Ko o
Mahal Ako (I Love or I’m Loved)” and
“Huwag Ka Nang Umiyak (Don’t Cry
Anymore)”.
She has conquered TV and
stages all around the world, with
stints as a contestant in the Philippine
edition of “Your Face Sounds
Familiar” and a judge and mentor on
“We Love OPM.” The 25 year-old has
also performed in concerts around
the Philippines, Japan, and Dubai,
including her first solo concert held
in Manila in 2015, and an innovative
digital interactive concert on ABS-
CBN’s online music platform One
Music PH in 2017.
KZ’s debut in “Singer 2018” will
air on China’s Hunan TV on Friday
(February 9) at 8 pm. The season
will culminate in a live finale on April
13.●
- ABS-CBN Corp.Communications
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Joel Castro
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Jose K. Lirios
Contributing Writer
Email: [email protected]
February 8 - 21, 2018