Weeks after releasing her fifth album Metamorphosis, singer Yeng Constantino received an Honorary Licentiate Award from the Academy of Rock
(AOR) in Singapore on March 1. The Rock Princess herself attended the
graduation ceremonies. One of her earlier hits, Salamat, will be part of the
school’s syllabus according to Star Magic, which co-manages her career.
In a Facebook photo that shows Yeng in full
graduation attire, the singer-songwriter related feeling blessed by this
latest achievement. Her participation at the AOR festivities continued on March
2 when she served as special guest at the Rock With Heart - Up Where We
Belong: The Charity Rock Concert of 2013! held at The Star Theater. Organized
for and by students of AOR – which specializes in popular and rock music – part
of the proceeds from the event will be donated to the construction of houses
for typhoon victims in Davao Oriental.
A number of fans uploaded videos of Yeng's
performances on YouTube. Her set was going well – having performed Irene Cara’s Fame as well as Salamat which were both met with cheers – until she introduced
her third song B.A.B.A.Y. A member of the production team approached Yeng
onstage, after which she revealed to the audience that the CD containing the
track won’t play. Although a bit saddened by the glitch, Yeng rose to the
occasion, borrowed a guitar, and performed “Hawak Kamay,” her first ever
single.
As a message of inspiration to aspiring
musicians, Yeng related that she’s a firm believer of the saying that if you
find a job that you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.“I’ve been
singing since I was young. That’s what I want to do. I wanna be on stage and
sing in front of people so I’m living my dream. Just follow your heart. If you
love what you do, you’ll see it unfold before your eyes, it’s going to happen,”
she said.
Manila Bulletin
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