Going Out
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Vol. XXI, No. 21
Friday-Saturday, August 24-25, 2007 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES
Going Out
BY JEFFREY O. VALISNO, Senior Reporter
Giddy with love and music
CONCERT
Ogie Alcasid: Faces of My Life
Aug. 24 and 25, 8 p.m.
Music Museum,
Greenhills Shopping Complex,
San Juan
After unloading his
long-suppressed feelings, Ogie
Alcasid seems to be on Cloud
Nine.
He no longer has to deny his romance with singer Regine Velasquez. His
failed marriage with Miss Australia-Universe 1994 Michelle Van Eimeren is over.
"I am just very thankful that I am now free to express my love for Regine
(Ms. Velasquez)," Mr. Alcasid said in a recent television interview. "She is the
only one in my life, and she’ll definitely be the last," he further declared.
To celebrate his 40th birthday, Mr. Alcasid will have a two-night concert
this weekend with no one else but Ms. Velasquez.
Called Ogie Alcasid: Faces of My Life, the concert will have former
basketball player Chris Tan as stage director. Mark Lopez is the show’s musical
director.
The show’s producer, television host Sherilyn Reyes-Tan, said the concert
will feature Mr. Alcasid singing songs that are "meaningful" to him and Ms.
Velasquez. The lovebirds have collaborated on a couple of memorable love songs,
including the 2000 chart-topper "Kailangan Ko’y Ikaw," and the 2002 hit
"Hanggang Ngayon."
Aside from making beautiful music together, the couple also works as a
tandem on two television shows. Mr. Alcasid and Ms. Velasquez are the main hosts
of GMA Network, Inc.’s Sunday noontime variety program S.O.P. Recently, the two
signed on to be the hosts of GMA’s newest reality talent show, Celebrity Duets.
Those who see Mr. Alcasid nowadays cannot help but notice how the
singer-songwriter always seems giddy, like a schoolboy on his first date,
whenever he talks about Ms. Velasquez. In a magazine interview, where he
declared his love with the songbird, Mr. Alcasid said: "I am crazy about her."
Mr. Alcasid clarified that he and his wife, Ms. Eimeren, had already
called it quits before he started courting Ms. Velasquez. He explained that he
decided not to immediately announce his romance with Ms. Velasquez, to protect
her from those who would criticize their relationship.
Tickets for Ogie Alcasid: Faces of My Life cost P1,545; P1,236; and P824.
For inquiries, and reservations, call TicketWorld at 891-9999.
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