REGINE VELASQUEZ - YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE - ASIA PACIFIC SINGING CONTEST - December 23, 1989
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- Danny Tan's Throwback #167
After singing "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" in the first round of the Asia Pacific Singing Contest, Hong Kong on December 23, 1989 (The Regional Finals), Ms. REGINE VELASQUEZ was called fourth after Indonesia during the announcement of the Top 5. In stark contrast to her first round performance of "And I Am Telling You", she mesmerized the judges and the audience with her amazing vocal and emotional control, outstanding phrasing, musical maturity, and flawless performance of YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE during the second round (The Finals). She was like a sorceress holding everyone in the palm of her hands, taking them on an emotional journey, losing her grip on their thoughts and emotions only after hitting the powerful last note! I think I was playing the piano that night.
After winning the Grand Prize of the 1st ABU Golden Kite World Song Festival on October 1, 1989, GMA7 designated me again as the musical director and arranger of Regine, the Philippine entry to the Asia Pacific Singing Contest in Hong Kong. Held on December 23, 1989, Regine wowed the judges and audience. She unanimously won the Grand Prize!
BACKSTORY: All contestants were required to sing two songs. Regine’s management team chose “Don’t Rain on My Parade” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone”. I was okay with "You’ll Never Walk Alone" since I was confident I could re-arrange it as a competition piece but I told Project Director Mr. Bobby Barreiro and Project Coordinator Marla Teopaco that Regine would have a greater chance of winning if she sang “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” instead of “Don’t Rain on My Parade”. At that time, “And I Am Telling You” was only popular with theater personalities but totally unknown among pop artists. I insisted on this song so I asked Ms. Nanette Inventor to let Regine listen to the song first and help me convince her. Finally, she agreed and soon piano rehearsals at the house of Ms. Marla followed since we had barely two months to prepare. For “You’ll Never Walk Alone”, I asked her to execute the vocal glissando (slide) before attacking the “wa-a-alk on” leading to the climax. For “And I Am Telling You” cadenza, I suggested another glissando and the last four notes of “lo-o-o-ve” before “me”! During the registration of delegates upon our arrival in Hong Kong, I could actually overhear delegates asking the secretariat if the Philippines had an entry. The other delegates could not help blurting out in jest “let’s just go home because we will just be contending for the 2nd & 3rd prizes" after confirming that we had an entry. I knew most of the delegation heads of the participating countries because I competed with them at the ABU Golden Kite World Song Festival two months prior. They already congratulated me for an impending win before the contest even started. While listening to a very slim sixteen year old Regine rehearse, all the contestants conceded except for the Indonesian entry. He only conceded backstage immediately after Regine’s performance during the Finals! At the tension-filled Finals Night, I remember the Korean entry gracefully collapsing onstage after her performance. Initially, we thought it was part of her unrehearsed choreography. Everybody applauded including the performers backstage. Then we sensed something was wrong because she was still on the floor even after the applause died down. She had to be carried offstage by the production crew! In contrast, Regine was so calm. We knew that her closest competitor was the Indonesian singer but kudos to her, she never backed down when presented with this huge challenge. In fact, it even motivated her more to summon all her strength and vocal prowess to clinch the victory! This was how I remembered the events leading up to the Grand Prize award of the Philippines and Regine.
YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE - December 23, 1989
Musical Director, Instrumental & Vocal Arranger: Danny Tan
Special thanks to Mr. Bobby Barreiro and Ms. Marla Teopaco for trusting my instincts and capabilities, Ms. Nanette Inventor for helping me convince Regine, the management of Regine, Mang Jerry and most especially Ms. Regine Velasquez for the wonderful memories!
2023...still watchn
wow prang every year andito ako bumabalik kung paano sya ngSimula...
Kaya pla kilala sya ni amo dito sa Hk dito pla ginanap ang contest noon....pinakita niya sa akin yung cd tape ni regine sabay tanong sa akin if kilala ko daw sabi ko ofcourse she is famous in philippines sir..hahaha
Wow ang taas at matining pa
Storytelling is powerful. Her powerful voice you cant imagine from thin body and angelic face.
My number one favorite Regine Velasquez ❤
kaya pala siya Nanalo , sobrang galing at ang linis niya kumanta . at wala pang strain yung boses niya dito . ❤❤❤
An asian diva was born in this moment 👑🌷🎀🌸🇵🇭💕
i love the backstory!!!! sana mag vlog si Regine about this to tell her backstory also and have an interview with u
Thank You So Much Maestro Danny Tan. You and Regine are Phliippines' National Treasures 🙏 More Power 🥳
Thank you, Sir Danny Tan!
omg ...... super galing.... thanks mr danny tan ...
❤❤❤grabi purihin ang Dios na my likha ng laht s busis n Ms Regine v
Thank You Danny Tan for following your instincts. You absolutely contributed to the making of the Philippines' National Treasure and Asia's Songbird 🙏🙏🙏
thank you sir Danny for the interesting backstory & trivia. keep them coming po :)
Thanks po Sir Danny Tan for sharing this memorable song of our Asian Songbird Regine Velasquez.. Philippines 🇵🇭 really shines during this competition 👏🏻😊
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Omg Thank you Sir!!! Happy Valentines po more Regine po please❤️❤️❤️
Even though you already saw her performances of this contest several times, I just thought it would be interesting to share my backstory.
@@dannytan3559 And we all love your stories po! Thank you po❤️❤️❤️
More of Regine sir Danny Tan . Thanks
So grateful for this vid. thank you ❤
Maraming salamat for sharing this Danny. Marami pa pala kaming dapat malaman sa mga nagawa ni Regine para sa Pilipinas at ikaw ay nasa likod lamang ng mga ito. Mabuhay Ka!
Thank you for your guidance and overwhelming support through the years!
Thank you Maestro for uploading this. Very Clear!
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Ba't konti view nito. Galing ni Regine.👍
Maraming salamat po🙏🏻 Sir Danny🥰 God bless you po😇 Ingat po kayo palagi🙏🏻😇
Superb!
When you walk through a storm
Hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark
At the end of a storm
There's a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark
Walk on through the wind
Walk on through the rain
Though your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on, walk on
With hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone
Walk on, walk on
With hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone
Would love to see the rehearsal videos too - kung meron. Hehe
Prohibited to take videos during rehearsals kapag competitions hehehe
I saw this competition...two contest pieces for every singers...Regime was the best there
The Queen.
Thank you so much for sharing this video and also for the back story. It’s always great to hear it first hand from people who were actually behind these historic events. Regine is definitely a trooper and risk taker even back then. I admit that when she first came out and sang And I Am Telling You, we were all like, “why this song?”. We thought that it was a bad choice. It’s a song no one was even familiar with, and it was too much belting. We were so relieved when she made it to the 2nd round, and of course we all knew You’ll Never Walk Alone, and we were so relieved that she’s singing a classic that we all know. But we were still not sure if she could win because when she first did the climax part, she was hitting the notes in a weak falsetto (almost shaky). But then when she sang that same part the second time around, it was in full belted glory, and when she hit that majestic last note, WE KNEW she had it in the bag and that the competition was over. The belted notes she hit was out of this world that time. It was unreal. We were so happy and proud of her. You did a remarkable job with those two songs. Thank you and a standing ovation to you as well 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you so much for your appreciation. On the contrary, when she first sang And I Am Telling You at the first rehearsal at the venue, everybody's jaw dropped to the floor. They must have been thinking how in the world could this tiny 16 year old have so much lung power! It was actually this song that left a lasting impression on the contestants and judges. You'll Never Walk Alone was just a reaffirmation of Regine's greatness in that contest. I told her to sing each verse and chorus differently and build up gradually so as not to bore the judges and audience.
@@dannytan3559 Wow, Thanks for the back story...it's really a jaw-dropping masterpiece 😊
@@dannytan3559 ... I understand that now. I was 1st year in college that time in the province, hahaha. We only knew the likes of Greatest Love of All and One Moment in Time as acceptable songs in singing contests 😂 And I Am Telling You was beyond our element that time, hahaha. Thanks to you and Regine, our musicality matured in time. And now looking back, I totally agree with And I Am Telling You as her first song to showcase her vocal prowess. You’ll Never Walk Alone is still my favorite though. I’ll always be a sucker for beautiful melodies 😇 You make a lot of people happy posting these rare Regine performances. I consider her a national treasure. And if there’s one person who has worked closely with Regine in her early years, that would be you going all the way back to Bagong Kampeon 🥂👍🏻 God bless you sir 🙏🏻
@@Gemini530 I was not yet involved with Regine during her Bagong Kampeon days. RPN 9's Bagong Kampeon from GMA7's Tanghalan ng Kampeon were two different TV shows. I first saw her perform at BB's Music Lounge in West Avenue as a guest of Bernardo Bernardo but I already had shows with her even before the contest such as her FRAMED! concert with Janno Gibbs at the Rizal Theater. I was also the one who suggested to her to sing Narito Ako. Hehehe.
@@dannytan3559 If am not mistaken, Framed waa shown in RPN 9? Do you have clips from that show? So much appreciation for all your archival videos, not only of RVA but of other OPM artists.
Kya pla tinawag siya na asian song bird sya pala na nalo. Ngayon ko lang nlaman 😊😊😊 mgnda tlga boses ni miss regine
Watching this day March 2022
Wow! Deserve talaga ang win. 5 months pa lang ako nito. Sir Danny, do you offer songwriting or musical arrangement classes? I also write songs but heavily rely on technology for the arrangement since I could only play basic guitar 😁
Thanks Sir Danny! Do you have a copy of Dulce's performance the year before? She sang Memory (CATS), as Manila's 2nd entry along with Ivy Violan.
Danny Tan is this the real Danny Tan? slamat sa upload...sarap ulit ulitin...RVA is the incomparable.
sir danny sino po designers ng dress ni Songbird dito?? c louie mamengo po b?? hahaha
Baka sir Louie Ocampo. Jk😂😁
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She's very good
Galing RVA,Sana help nyo ako ma arrange mga kanta ko.salamat po kap
Galing pala ni Regine kumanta nuon pa . Pero parang mas maganda pa lalo boses niya ngayon. Masyado na lang malayo ang hitsura niya ngayon sa dati.
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Then
The Accused...
😂😂😂
Good singer … but not great !
𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚗 𝚜𝚑𝚎'𝚜 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍
@@earljerome5807 that’s what I said .. she’s good 😏…. But not great ! Read what I wrote !
@@azenith9589 She's great because she won after she defeated all singers from different countries!
@@primesuperstar5290 it doesn’t mean she great lol maybe for ur poor taste
@@azenith9589 Maybe you're the one who has poor taste I mean poorest taste duh?! Maybe you Consider Mariah Carey as your great singer who loves to lip sync duh!
Walang tatalo Kay regine noon.pero ngayun medyo di na masyado mataas boses syempre me edad na.pero magaling parin naman
Pero wala pang singer sa pinas tatapat sa career nya successful and Longevity. not even younger singer. Yung iba birit lang pero walang storytelling ability. Yung iba may Birit pero weak yung Resonance at power. Yung performance ng new gen ngayon kaya burahin ni isang pamatay na performance ni Regine. Kaya wala belter nasikat ngayon kase yung Gandq at pamatay na birit tinapos na ni Regine.
Kung di lang ako nilagnat nung bata ko, edi sana @@Reeaktme
Thank you for the backstory, Maestro Danny Tan! ❤️
Nice voice