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Maria Aragon: 'I feel very blessed'

Filipino-Canadian singer Maria Aragon is elated to have shared the stage with pop princess Sarah Geronimo for a production number on “ASAP Rocks.”

In an interview with “The Buzz” on Sunday, Maria Aragon said it never crossed her mind that she’ll sing with either Geronimo or any of the “ASAP” stars.

“It was an amazing experience especially getting to sing with the one and only Sarah Geronimo. She was really nice and she was amazingly talented. It was such a blessing and honor that everybody welcomed me at ASAP,” she said.

“I feel very blessed and I want to say thank you to everybody for your support,” she added.

Things to do

Maria Aragon also revealed what keeps her busy while she is here in the Philippines.

“Well for now we are recording an album and that’s gonna be coming out some time in August and it’s gonna have songs like ‘Born This Way,’ just a little bit of a revival of that song. We’re gonna do the song ‘You’re my Home’ by Lea Salonga. We’re gonna be doing another version of that for a movie under Star Cinema and it’s gonna be coming out soon so we’re really excited for that too,” she said.

Aside from her record deal with Star Records, Maria Aragon also mentioned that she’ll be doing a charity work which will benefit the poor children in the country.

“I just want to talk about another event that I’m doing. It’s called the Couples For Christ Global Ancop. The money from it goes towards the education for poor children in the Philippines,” she said.

“The other day I cried in an interview because it’s really important to me that we should all be aware of the different situations and tragedies that are happening. When I went to the Philippines, there were kids on the street and they had no home, they had no bed and it made me cry,” Aragon said.

Maria Aragon said the opportunities don't normally happen in Canada and she wants “to make a change and hopefully I influence other people to make a change too.”

Best advice

Asked what is the best advice that she ever got from her parents or from the people that she has worked with, Aragon said: “You should always stay grounded.”

“I’ve been through a lot but the thing is you should always stay grounded. I always stay with God. I always pray with my family every night and just always be grateful for what you have because there are some kids or a lot of people that don’t have what we have. We are very privileged to have what we have. It’s very important to me,” she explained.

Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/07/25/11/maria-aragon-i-feel-very-blessed

Erich Gonzales to do film with Thai actor Mario Maurer?

Erich Gonzales landed on the top trending local topics of microblogging site Twitter on Monday after rumors circulated that she will be doing a film with Thai actor Mario Maurer.

The hashtag #ErichGonzales made it to the 8th spot on Twitter's list of top trending topics in the Philippines on Monday morning while Star Cinema, ABS-CBN's movie outfit, landed in 6th place.

Several netizens shared their excitement over the rumored project.

"Erich and Mario will be having a movie together under Star Cinema!! o.O lucky Girl.. im jealous!! :P," Genesis Ching tweeted.

"Omegosh! Is that true that Erich and @ohohmario will pair under Star Cinema?" KC Labios said.

For her part, Jennie Tagubase said, "Erich Gonzales and Mario Maurer will be having a film under Star Cinema! :D im not a fan of Erich but im so excited na :)."

Maurer tweeted last July 8 that he will visit Manila soon. He did not say anything about a new movie project with Gonzales.

'See you soon Philippines,' he wrote.

But Joyce Ramirez of Publicity Asia, the group that will bring Maurer to the Philippines, said they still need to iron things out with Star Cinema.

"STAR CINEMA and I still need to iron out a lot of details including the SCRIPT in the meantime follow @PENSHOPPE for Meet & Greet details!," Ramirez tweeted.

She added, "THE SELECTION of the ACTRESS position will only be revealed after Mario Maurer reviews the SCRIPT - so nothing is FINAL yet! Thank you."

Meanwhile, Ramirez said she will be flying to Thailand next week to introduce Star Cinema to Maurer.

Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/07/25/11/erich-do-film-thai-actor-mario-maurer

Kris Aquino Leads Yes! Magazine's Top 20 Endorsers of 2011

For the second time around, Queen-of-all-media Kris Aquino has secured the top spot in Yes! Magazine’s Top 20 Endorsers of the Year.

Although Aquino’s life has been an open book, from her life struggles to the successes in her career, Yes! still recognized her charm and her convincing powers in persuading the consumers to patronize her endorsed products.

In an interview with ABS-CBN’s “The Buzz,” Aquino thanked the companies and the people who continue to believe in her.

Aquino said everything would not have been possible if not for the people who trust her.

“Of course sa lahat ng mga kumuha sa aking kumpanya to represent them and most especially, gusto ko magpasalamat sa lahat ng taong tumangkilik doon sa mga produktong ine-endorse ko. Hindi ko naman makakamit ang honor na ito sa pangalawang pagkakataon kung hindi dahil sa suportang ginagawa nila,” she said.

Other Kapamilya stars who were also among the top 20 lists are: John Lloyd Cruz, Sharon Cuneta, Piolo Pascual, Kim Chiu, Robin Padilla, Sarah Geronimo, Judy Ann Santos, Anne Curtis, Angel Locsin, Boy Abunda, KC Concepcion, Gerald Anderson, Bea Alonzo, Jericho Rosales, Ai-Ai delas Alas and Derek Ramsay.

Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/07/24/11/kris-leads-yes-magazines-top-20-endorsers-2011

Maria Aragon Sign Up Contract with Star Records

Maria Aragon signed a contract on Friday for a record deal with Star Records.

Aside from doing her first solo album, the 11-year-old singer will also guest in the upcoming concert of Yeng Constantino to sing "Hawak Kamay."

Aragon will also be the voice behind the new rendition of Lea Salonga's hit "You're My Home" for the movie "Way Back Home" of Katherine Bernardo and Julia Montes for Star Cinema.

Argon said she still could not believe all these blessings coming her way.

"It's just a really big opportunity and I feel so blessed," she said.

Her mother Menchie likewise said she never thought her daughter's dream would one day come true. "Happy. Sobrang happy," she said.

But aside from the promising career of her daughter, Menchie is also glad that the record deal paved the way for their whole family to return to the Philippines after 14 years.

After Aragon's showbiz commitments, the whole family plans to go to Ormoc so the young singer can meet her grandmother and other relatives.

Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/07/23/11/maria-aragon-inks-record-deal-star-records

Heart and Marian trending on Twitter

Heart and Marian landed on the list of the country's top trending topics on the microblogging site Twitter on Friday after news about their rift were published Thursday.

Pinoy netizens expressed their thoughts and opinions on the said issue and most of them took it negatively.

"#ithoughtyoulookedgood but your personality killed it. It's a shame when pretty people have ugly hearts. like marian rivera!! :)," net user iamjillianclyde tweeted.

"Two beautiful ladies - Marian Rivera and Heart Evangelista - both has this personality - DIVA. away ng away.. sus pasikat," estheritamarisa said.

"Marian Rivera is kinda low class. She's supposed to be a good model because many admires her, in the end she acts like immature," riemarjo added.

"i dont like Heart Evangelista...>.< she's making things to exagerated..OA na masyado ah..gumagawa ng ingay para mapagusapan sia..!! OA..," Genesis Ching said.

The name of Marian made it to the 4th spot on Twitter's list of top trending topics for the Philippines on Friday morning followed by that of Heart Evangelista.

On Thursday, Evangelista said she just wants the truth to come out. She added that she wants to clear her name.

Evangelista said that spat started when she revealed to Rivera that she's excited to work with the latter's boyfriend, Dingdong Dantes.

Evangelista said that Rivera confronted her twice, shouted at her and threatened her with attacks from Rivera’s fans.

“Nagkakagulo na po. Ang dami ko na pong death threats sa fans ni Marian. May mga death threats na bubuhusan daw nila ako ng asido, hinihintay nila ako. Hindi na po biro. Nakakabulabog,” said the actress.

Evangelista's lawyers are now preparing civil and criminal charges against Rivera if the issue won’t be resolved.

Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/07/22/11/heart-marian-trending-twitter

Marie Digby is Thrilled Over Her New Album

International acoustic singer Marie Digby is excited over her upcoming album under Star Records.

In an interview with "Showbiz News Ngayon", Digby said her new CD will have more than 7 seven tracks, including a Tagalog song.

"Super, super excited. The album is going to be 8 songs for now. There will be a cover, a Filipino song," Digby said.

The singer also revealed on Twitter that she already had a photo shoot for the album.

"just came back from the album photoshoot!! Had the most wonderful day with lovely people. Feeling so grateful =) !!," Digby tweeted on Thursday night.

The singer said her album is definitely a collection of "feel good" songs and love songs.

Meanwhile, former "Pinoy Big Brother" housemates James Reid and Bret Jackson are also gearing up for their first album together under Star Records.

The two said their album will cover different genres of music and will contain all original compositions.

Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/07/22/11/marie-digby-thrilled-over-new-album