May 122009
 

A “Kapuso” star is admired by America Idol Season 7 runner up David Archuleta and he said that he wanted to meet her while he is here in the Philippines.

He arrived here in the Philippines Tuesday at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1. He arrived at the airport over an hour after AI Season 7 grand winner David Cook.

According to key entertainment reporter Nelson Canlas, Archuleta admitted that he is a fan of Asia’s songbird Regine Velasquez and he wanted to meet her personally.

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“I’m excited to be here in Manila. I’m looking forward to the show too on Saturday. I’m sure it’s gonna be a lot of fun” Archuleta said.

Jomari Ylana, producer of the one night concert for the Davids at the SM mall Asia on Saturday, met the two international stars at the airport.

According to Jomari, Cook was going to make a statement at the airport but but due to security reasons, they had him get in the car immediately.

The two will be busy doing TV guest appearances on Thursday. They will be seen on “SIS” and “Eat Bulaga” of Kapuso network.

On Friday, they will have an interview at the primetime newscast of GMA “24 Oras.”

by Fidel Jimenez

Translation by Elgee from Snarky’s

  39 Responses to “David Archuleta wants to meet Regine Velasquez”

  1. wow…excellent…
    our asias songbird diva of all divas regine and david archuleta and david cook meets thier idol..hope that regine sings the signature songs ,that she can prove that regine is a regien,no one can bit him..hope that regine duet with david cook sings i dont wanna miss a thing …and david archuleta ..wow im exited na..

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  2. The mentioning of regine velasquez’s name is not because DA really likes regine V. it was was upon the request of the concert producer and cacai velasquez that DA should mention regine V. and tell that she admires her but the truth is,o he doesn’t knw regine at al. part ng contrata na ipromote si Regine V. gusto daw kasi mapansin internationally. DA was jsut forced to mention the name of regine.

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  3. Why is Cacai & Jomari close to have that kind of an agreement??? Baka Jomari is using Regine, so her fans will buy tickets! DA is stupid to agree on such terms if he really doesn’t beleive in Regine.

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  4. During Archuleta’s arrival in the Philippines, several blogs reported that the singer was fascinated with Filipina singer Regine Velasquez. Velasquez, who failed to impress Clive Davis and Simon Cowell with a demo of twelve songs, was rejected and sought for redemption in an Archuleta publicity instead. In Archuleta’s official Twitter,[25] Archuleta officially confirmed that it was Filipina singer Charice who captured his attention the most, after seeing her perform “Note to God” in Oprah and meeting her in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and not Velasquez, who was only mentioned to his team by Jomari Yllana, a concert promoter in the Philippines, five minutes after his arrival in Manila.[26] Archuleta went on to say that he purchased Charice’s single the day it was released. Also, Archuleta’s publicists confirmed that the Velasquez issue was a contractual publicity agreement during the tour between GMA’s Cacai Velasquez-Mitra, concert promoter Jomari Yllana, and Archuleta’s team, and that Velasquez should be mentioned in his public appearances in the country, to boost Velasquez’ dismal exposure in the international scene. During his entire stay, Archuleta was forced to appreciate Velasquez during his press conferences, as part of the contract[27]. Until now, Velasquez’ representatives refuse to comment on their alleged fraud to deceive Filipino fans.

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  5. ang tanga ni philippine daily inquirer wikipedia pa kumuha ng source…gosh how reliabe!!! kahit cno pwd i-edit yan halatang halata may footnote pang copy-paste lang ang ginawa mo…hahaha…how a good researcher you are!!! it’s such an insult to use daily inquirer as your username…

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  6. ..well, if DA wants to admire the Asia’s Songbird, its fine.in the fist place she has the talent, the ability and all what it takes that to be admired to.though she has a dismal exposure to the internationla scene, it doesn’t make her less of a performer,she already proven her worth to be admired and loved by not only by filipinos ( here and abroad ) but also by other races as well ( not to mention her complements from mandy moore,blue,brian mcknight,coco lee, legrand and the like). it’s very funny to hear that she auditioned to simon cowell and clive davis, it is never broadcast here in our country and asias songbird not even denied the latter.to close, regardless that she has little exposure to the international music scene,SHE DONT HAVE ANYTHING TO PROVE!.she will always be the singer/performer that will always be loved and admired and the greatest singer that the philippines ever produced!

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  7. According the the Grammy Academy, Velasquez spends most of her time trying to copy other International Super stars, such as Whitney Houston, Celine Dion and especially Mariah Carey. It was her excessive work in doing covers of those mentioned singers that made her shot to stardom. Later down the years, it was clear which way she was heading with her works.

    Clive Davis comments, “Velasquez tends to enjoy screaming on her songs so she can be ‘leveled’ as high as Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, but the excessive plagiarism off Mariah Carey’s work is the one that made her famous around the world. She decided to get a butterfly tattoo knowing that Mariah has one. She sings more of Mariah’s songs more than hers”.

    Aretha Franklin says, “The non-stop screaming on her performance is what she tries to compensate the lack of emotion and range on her songs. Noted on ‘Emotion’ cover performance, she screamed louder than ever to make up the lack of whistle register that’s of Mariah’s”.

    Quoting the legendary Simon Cowell who says, “Would we ever know Regine if there’s no Mariah, Whitney, or Celine Dion? Would she be famous and has those awards if she has not tried all of her life copying what others have done and added a little twist so the fans can say its better? I’m sure it’s questionable”. This has been his statement regarding Velasquez’ popularity in the Philippines.

    Published in the New York Times; Entertainment Section

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  8. @NYT, can you provide a link of that article you mentioned?

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  9. For shame, NYT. And you really think people will bite your silly insecurities? Ahahaha! Go practice you storytelling skills (or lack thereof) somewhere! Such trash deserves the trash bin.

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  10. And Charl, where did you get your “facts”? From the grey matters up your idiotic head or from Pluto? Either you really have some serious detachment from reality or you are just one terrible liar.

    Fact. Here’s one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngLzq_2A2qw.

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  11. Hahahaha! Poor Regine! What a karaoke piece of trash!

    She should have just been killed by the terrorist Filipinos like herself!

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  12. According the the Grammy Academy, Velasquez spends most of her time trying to copy other International Super stars, such as Whitney Houston, Celine Dion and especially Mariah Carey. It was her excessive work in doing covers of those mentioned singers that made her shot to stardom. Later down the years, it was clear which way she was heading with her works.

    Clive Davis comments, “Velasquez tends to enjoy screaming on her songs so she can be ‘leveled’ as high as Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, but the excessive plagiarism off Mariah Carey’s work is the one that made her famous around the world. She decided to get a butterfly tattoo knowing that Mariah has one. She sings more of Mariah’s songs more than hers”.

    Aretha Franklin says, “The non-stop screaming on her performance is what she tries to compensate the lack of emotion and range on her songs. Noted on ‘Emotion’ cover performance, she screamed louder than ever to make up the lack of whistle register that’s of Mariah’s”.

    Quoting the legendary Simon Cowell who says, “Would we ever know Regine if there’s no Mariah, Whitney, or Celine Dion? Would she be famous and has those awards if she has not tried all of her life copying what others have done and added a little twist so the fans can say its better? I’m sure it’s questionable”. This has been his statement regarding Velasquez’ popularity in the Philippines.

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    • CNN: e legendary Simon

      Simon Cowell is not legendary!!! Having no talent does not equate to being legandary. He may be way too rich, but that’s all there is for him…

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      • randz: oted on ‘Emotion’ cover performance,

        and for Aretha Franklin: Regine at that video is still starting her career. Her voice is not yet fully developed at that time. If you noticed she made the arrangement danceable. It’s not being unemotional. She lung power is impressive that she doesn’t need to whistle.

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  13. Regine is the best!

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  14. WE SHOULD NOT COMPARE REGINE TO OTHERS JUST TRY TO LISTEN REGINE VELASQUEZ IN LIVE PERFORMANCES AS OUR EVIDENCE THAT THE ASIA SONGBIRD HAS THE HIGHEST VOCAL CAPABILITY COMPARE TO WHITNEY, MARIAH, CELINE AND CHARICE. FOR THE DETRACTORS OF REGINE IT’S NOT EASY FOR YOU GUYS TO ACCEPT THE FACT THAT REGINE IS THE BEST DIVA IN THE WORLD BECAUSE YOU IDOL IS NOT HER. RIGHT? OUR CRITERIA HERE IS LIVE PERFORMANCES HOW REGINE CAN HIT AND SUSTAIN HIGHEST NOTES IN SUCCESSIVE TEMPO, CLEAR, CLEAN, FLAWLESS, NOT ARTIFICIAL(FALSETTO AND WHISTLE.) ONLY REGINE CAN DO THAT, NOT SO MUCH WITH THE BRAINWASHED INTERNATIONAL MEDIA THAT DESPISE THE FILIPINA DIVA…OF COURSE THEY CAN NOT ACCEPT AN ASIA SINGER TO SURPASS THEIR TALENTS……

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  15. THERE ARE DIFFICLT SONGS FROM MARIAH AND CELINE THAT IF THEY DO IT IN LIVE PERFORMANCES AGAIN THEY CAN NOT DO AS WHAT THEIR PREVIOUS CONCERTS CAN OFFERED BECAUSE THEIR VOCAL CAPABILITY ARE NOT CONSISTENT ENOUGH TO HIT HIGHEST NOTES ONCE AGAIN COMPARE TO THEIR LIVE PERFORMANCES BEFORE. THEY DECEIVED THE AUDIENCE SOMETIMES BY LYPSINCH OR INSERTING TOO MUCH STYLES/TWISTS BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT HIT ANYMORE THE HIGHEST NOTES AS BEFORE…BUT REGINE AS SHE GREW OLDER HER VOCAL PROWESS NOT GETTING OLD THE MORE VOCAL EXPERTISE SHE CAN OFFERED TO THE RECENT CONCERT AUDIENCES AND MORE VETERAN THAN SHE WAS YOUNGER, MEANING TO SAY HER VOCAL HIGH RANGING TRADEMARK IS ETERNAL!!!! FRANKLY SPEAKING I NEVER SEE A SINGER THAT CAN HIT ALL HIGHEST DIFFICULTY SONGS, ONLY REGINE CAN DO THAT, AND WHEN YOU WATCH HER CONCERTS AS IF THERE WILL BE NO MORE TOMORROW BECAUSE SHE IS FEARLESS AND DELIVERED SUPER HIGHEST NOTES REPEATEDLY AS IT GOES HIGHER AND HIGHER THEN FULL BLAST AT THE END…THAT’S REGINE VELASQUEZ -ASIA SONGBIRD INCOMPARABLE, EXCEPTIONAL AND THE QUEEN OF ALL DIVAS IN THE WORLD…

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  16. Oh please!

    We already know the conspiracy behind David Archuleta “liking” Regine! It was all a publicity stunt! Regine’s team is so desperate that she had to use Archuleta so as to gain popularity in the Philippines!

    And by the way, KBS reported that there were no Regine Velasquez albums sold in Korea, just as what her fans claim.

    Enough of the fake news, Regine fans!

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  17. In 2004, her concert Reigning Still… was a major disappointment, with over 40% of the seating capacity filled, becoming the lowest-selling concert in the Araneta Coliseum, and in Philippine history, prompting her then-label VIVA Entertainment to buy out her contract for 20 million pesos, despite the multi-platinum status of her album Covers. Velasquez was forced to redeem herself with the release of Covers 2, which was the sequel to the highly-successful album she released previously. Covers 2 became Velasquez’ lowest-selling album at that time, and was slammed by the critics, calling Velasquez “unoriginal” and “predictable”. Due to this incident, Velasquez settled for the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), more commonly known as the Ultra, in both her solo and joint concerts. After a series of moderate ticket sales, Velasquez returned to the stage in a series of shows in the ALIW Theater, a concert venue that is 25% seating capacity of the Araneta Coliseum, and signed with ARIA Productions, after being dropped by VIVA. Ticket revenues of her concerts were again less than stellar, prompting Velasquez to promote further in the United States, to overseas Filipino workers and Filipino tourists abroad. As of 2009, after the commercial disappointment of Low Key, which performed poorly compared to the successful R2K and Covers, Velasquez and her management has booked all her future concerts in the SM North EDSA Theaters, a concert venue that is 15% that of the Araneta Coliseum.

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  18. How will Regine copy mariah or celine when in fact she has been doing what she is still doing until now even before they become famous. LOL!

    The truth is the guy posting this malicious stuff is a Charice fan who wants to discredit Regine even if it means rigging her Wiki page!

    Truth be told that DAvid mentioned Regine first before an Indonesian press (in Malaysia). here is the ORIGINAL TRANSCRIPT of the Interview…

    source: http://davidarchuletaindonesia.com/2009/04/17/transkrip-wawancara-david-di-malaysia/ Transkrip Wawancara David Archuleta in Malaysia! heuheu… ngepost disini aja ah.. hehehe.. ini transkrip versi Indonesia..

    uuhh.. jadi tambah pengen ngilat David scara live.. T.T enjoy it!

    So, here we go…

    * David, selamat datang di Asia. Sayang kali ini kamu nggak bisa datang ke Indonesia yaaa…

    Aaaaaaw (dengan nada menyesal khasnya), aku tau. Aku pengen banget datang ke Indonesia sebenarnya. Tapi …mungkin lain kali…

    * Kamu harus tahu kalau seluruh fans di Indonesia mengharapkan kamu datang. Mereka semua juga titip salam buat kamu

    Awwww (lagi-lagi dengan ekspresi khasnya*thud*), thanks. Bilang sama mereka aku juga titip salam balik. (cieee, dapet salam tuh dari David.Hihi..)

    * Oke, sekarang pertanyaan pertama. Apa sih yang pernah kamu dengar soal Indonesia?

    Hmmm, nggak banyak (jawabnya sambil ngemil kacang-kacangan gitu. Haha) Aku pernah dengar soal Jakarta. Aku juga tahu Indonesia salah satu kota, eh, negara berpenduduk terbanyak di dunia. (Pas jawab ini ngomongnya agak belibet gitu deh.Lucu bangettt!Gara-gara konsentrasi makan kacang gw rasa..:))

    * Terus apa lagi yang lain?

    Aduh, belum banyak orang yang cerita sama aku. Mungkin kamu bisa cerita? (Yah, dia nanya gw..Ampe ikutan belibet dah gw ngomongnya juga..haha)

    * Aku rasa kamu harus datang ke Bali. Kamu suka Hawaii kan? Menurut aku Hawaii dan Bali hampir sama. Banyak pantai…(even though Hawaii is much better I guess…lol)

    Oh Wow, I have to go there, then…(Ya iyaaalaahh…jelajahilah Indonesia bersama IAA, David..hoho)

    *Gimana dengan artis dari Asia? Apa kamu punya favorit?Aku denger kamu suka Charice Pempengco?

    Oh, ya aku pernah dengar sedikit tentangnya. Tapi yang lebih sering aku dengar, Regine Velasquez. (Pernah denger Afgan ato Vidi nggak, Vid?Haha..)

    Translation: “Do you have any favorite musician or singer from Asia? How about Charice Pempengco?”
    David replied, “I think I’ve heard a little bit of hers. But the one I’ve heard the most is Regine Velasquez, from the Philippines.”

    Pls NOTE also that David is Ramielle Malubay’s AI friend, who openly pinpoint Regine as her idol during her AI interview.

    THe REASON WHY CHARICE FANTARDS are SPREADING NASTY HUMORS about regine. THey can’y change that. Its written and recorded by the indonesian press before David visited Philippines.

    SNIPS from Ricky Lo Interview…

    Anyway, David, what have you heard about the Philippines?

    “I’ve heard that it’s very hot there.”

    Aside from that?

    “I’ve heard that there are a lot of amazing singers from the Philippines.”

    Like who?

    “My favorite is Regine Velasquez. She was actually the one who got me to be an even bigger fan of Mariah Carey because she was singing all those Mariah Carey songs that I’ve never heard before. ‘Wow.’ I said, ‘Regine is so good; she’s amazing’.’”

    David could have just said the first line but why discuss WHY if he’s clueless about Regine!

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    Pinapalaki lang kasi ang usapan. Tweet ni David A…

    ” Hmm.. She isn’t like my idol or anything haha, but I do really like her voice! She’s an amazing singer.”

    Basta Naaacknowlege niya ang pagiging singer ni Regine. Tapos!

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  19. Everything they will try to do just put our ASIA SONGBIRD down…Regine is a true talent even if uou invite Whitney, Celine, Mariah, Charice in actual back to back live performances . Let’s see who will shine more, sustain the highest note ever. Do not depend on news because they are not proven to be truem. Right?

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  20. si regine 80′s palang sikat na si mariah mid 90′s siya sumikat. paano ninyo nasasabi na kumukopya si regine aber. si regine parin the best kahit pakantahin ninyo sila ng sabay sabay siya ang magsashine. subok na ang boses nya.

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  21. In the recent inauguration, Filipina singer Regine Velasquez invited internation pop sensation Charice to discuss a few matters in her house, including a said collaboration in the Songbird’s new album, and a special favor, for Charice to help build Velasquez’ name in the international scene. Velasquez, along with manager Cacai Velasquez-Mitra asked Charice to recommend the Songbird for a supporting role in Glee, a series in which Charice is set to be part of. Velasquez refused to comment over the said matter.

    Yuck! Very desperate Regine! Still using the popularity of real internationally-successful singers!

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  22. Achievements of Regine Velasquez:

    1) Tax Evation Case
    2) Human Smuggling in the United States
    3) Homewrecking and Adultery

    Subok na subok na si Regine sa pagiging kriminal! Yan ang galing ng Pinay! Hahahahaha!

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  23. Oh my goodness! We should all stop talking about that starlet Regine Velasquez who is using the popularity of internationally successful singers! She is a disgrace to the Filipino community!

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  24. Desperada na talaga itong retokadang ito! Fake article, fake news, fake nose of Regine Velasquez!!!

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  25. How can Ricky Lo be a reliable source? Hahaha! Pathetic Regine fans! Any celebrity can pay Ricky Lo and he will deliver any news whatsoever depending on the price!

    Regine fans are just so desperate that they have to use artists like Jasmine Trias (in 2004), Ramiele Malubay (in 2008), David Archuleta (in 2009), and now Charice (in 2010) for Regine to gain exposure in the international scene! All the reporters in GMA7 make the most out of overexposing failed international star Velasquez in their news saying that the foreign artists love her when they don’t know anything about her to begin with!

    I won’t be surprised if the Filipinos report that Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Usher and Justin Timberlake love Regine as well, because of all the fake news from all the lying Filipinos especially the pathetic Regine fans who are as desperate as their starlet idol!

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  26. Sigaw ng sigaw wala namang nakakarinig! Feeling sikat kasi e, kabit lang naman!

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  27. nakakatawa ka.. wla namang ganitong article sa NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE . THEY WOULDN”T WASTE THEIR REPUTATION,, ANO NAMAN ANG PAKE NI SIMON COWELL?? Y WOULD SHE QUESTION REGINE’S POPULARITY IN THE PHILIPPINES??? ANONG PAKE NYA?? PINAS ITO..WASN’T HE THE ONE DISLIKING MARIAH IN A FOX INTERVIEW? HE STATED THAT MARIAH LIPSYCH IN ALMOST ALL HER CONCERTS?? BAKA IYAN ANG TUKOY MO?

    DAVID A. WOULD NOT RISK HIS POPULARITY OVER THE NAME OF REGINE VELASQUEZ. HE WOULD NOT SIGN A CONRACT, OF COURSE, IF HE WAS FORCED TO SAY SOMETHING!!!
    MERON KEA SIYANG MANAGER.. (bobo much?) KASALI DIN NAMAN SI DAVID COOK SA CONTRACT. Y HASN’T HE SPOKE OF REGINE? AS UR ALLEGED CLAIM THAT THERE WAS SUCH STATEMENT IN THE CONTRACT???

    BEFORE MAKING STORIES, SIGURADUING AWARD WINNING YAN..nyahahahaha FYI, david stated that REGINE is his favorite asian/filipino singer when he was interviewed in MALAYSIA by an INDONESIAN… not to Ricky Lo,,

    AT MARAMING IMBENTONG MGA ESTORYA DITOO>> SHET MGA CHARICE FANS>> ANG MGA BOBO NYO!!! TLGANG SHET NA SHET…

    CHARICE WILL ALWAYS BE TRYING HARD WANNA BE “REGINE”

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    • Asan si Regine? Chupa na lang ng chupa kay Alcasid, mukha pang baboy ramo, what a Poor Man’s Mariah. Kakatawa si Regine, wala namang nagawa sa industriya kundi isigaw ang boses at manggaya ng iba, pero ultra flop naman! Pweh!

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  28. david archuleta on his tweet

    “i have heard of charice from the philippines. SHE IS THE WORST. it was all thx to youtube”

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    • Dear Monstercharice,
      I am not sure whre you got this twitter but not from David! I have heard David only praise for Charice. He said early on that this world would be a better place by listening to her music in relation to “Note to God” He would not have had her duet on his “Christmas form the Heart” with Have Yourself an Merry Little Christmas” if he said “SHE IS THE WORST” he thinks very highly of Charice for sure! His twitter is @davidarchie not @davidarchuleta just say’n that was not our David!!! He would never say anything bad about anyone on twitter of anywhere for that matter!

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  29. AND REGINE WILL ALWAYS BE A NEVER WAS, WALANG CAREER NA MAIPAGMAMALAKI!

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  30. i’M SO SORRY FOR THE REGINE FANS, DAVID ARCHULETA WILL NEVER DUET WITH HER. PANG SQUATTER LANG KASI SI REGINE

    CHARICE ALREADY HAD A DUET WITH DAVID IN HIS CHRISTMAS ALBUM, SO TO THE CHARICE HATERS, YOUR REGINE WILL NEVER BE A SUPERSTAR AND WILL NEVER HAVE A CHANCE AT ALL.

    REGINE IS ONLY ON THE SQUATTER LEVEL OF SINGERS. PANG JOLOGS, CHEAP COPYCAT VERSION NI MARIAH. HOMEWRECKER PA, WE CAN ASK ARIEL RIVERA AND OGIE ALCASID FOR PROOF!

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  31. 1. Fact – Regine Velasquez obviously has the talent. We’ve heard her sing so many times already that there is no need to prove her talent.

    2. It doesn’t matter if Regine Velasquez isn’t as internationally popular as Charice. Consider all the possible reasons why this is the case:
    – The music industry in the other countries may be intimidated by Regine’s talent.
    – They prefer Charice because she is younger, possibly more commercial, and less experienced than Regine.

    3. You’re simply insecure if you feel irritated, not physically, when you hear Regine sing high notes.

    4. You haters lack real, concrete, legitimate proofs. You keep saying that Regine’s fans are only using famous singers to publicize the Songbird. Where are your proofs? Also, you tend to act like you’re really fluent legitimate sources and keep stating things against the Songbird as if they were published facts.

    5. The reason why Regine has solid fans who would defend her against haters is because they believe in her talent but is, at the same time, underappreciated.

    6. The reason why Regine has haters is because they are envious of or insecure with her talent and, possibly, her looks. Another possible reason is that they are irritated by her fans. (They may also be ‘deaf’ and judge poorly from their own judgment.)

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  32. SI Regine baboy na wala pang career, she only sings revival songs, she is nothing but a mariah copycat!

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  33. so what if regine sings high notes, she can’t even get an international recording contract that is a hit, all her so-called international albums are flops, even her Wikipedia page is vandalized with fake certifications, pathetic crap!

    regine baboy na nga, baboy pa ang mga fans, binaboy ang Wikipedia ng fake sources. laos, i mean, never sumikat! hahahaha!

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