Even with Tagalog songs, Vivienne Dacuno still manages to win in various singing contests here.
The 35-year-old accountant of Taghleef Industries LLC had sung “Hiram” during a singing contest at the Comedy Junction-Dubai, and “Dadalhin” in another competition at the Majestic Hotel in Bur Dubai. She had won third place in both events.
“Mas preferred ko kasi ang Tagalog kasi mas nararamdaman ko at nagagawa kong laruin ang boses ko,” Dacuno said. “Lumaki ako na OPM ang naririnig kong kinakanta ng Papa ko so mas na-appreciate ko talaga siya.”
Among Dacuno's influences are Zsa Zsa Padilla, Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, Lani Misalucha, the group Aegis, Jessa Zaragoza, and Sharon Cuneta.
A veteran of singing contests
Dacuno started singing in Dubai in 2007 when a friend asked her to join a singing contest in the Regent Palace Hotel in Deira where she won third place.
“From then on, I got to join in more singing contests here,” she said.
Two years after, she joined the Dubai Voice Quest, held in Lamcy Plaza, a shopping mall in Dubai. Though she didn’t win there, Dacuno tried again at the Al Murooj Rotana where she emerged as the champion with the song “I Have Nothing.”
Dacuno had also been a finalist in the Regent Palace Hotel-Karama singing contest, and a champion during the opening ceremony of the Fitness First in Deira City Centre.
Roots
A graduate from the Aquinas University in Legazpi City in Albay, Dacuno started singing when she was still in grade school.
“My teacher would always ask me to sing or perform in any event or occasion. I learned it (singing) from my Papa who is a professional singer. I remember watching him perform even when I was a little girl. I am so proud of him. I will always be his No. 1 fan.”
Even in the Philippines, Dacuno was fond of joining singing contests, which brought her to as far as Cagayan de Oro where she won first place in an inter-barangay contest.
“I also auditioned in GMA 7's Search for a Star held in Cebu City in 2003. I just wasn’t able to make it to the live performances,” Dacuno recalled.
Dacuno said her “greatest challenge” every time she performs “is getting the crowd's attention.”
“For me it’s a great feeling when people start listening to your songs and recognize you as a singer,” she said, adding as long as people believe in her, she will keep on performing.
“Hinding-hindi ko iiwan ang pagkanta as long as madami pa rin ang naniniwala sa akin at sumusuporta,” Dacuno said.
Source: GMA News
The 35-year-old accountant of Taghleef Industries LLC had sung “Hiram” during a singing contest at the Comedy Junction-Dubai, and “Dadalhin” in another competition at the Majestic Hotel in Bur Dubai. She had won third place in both events.
“Mas preferred ko kasi ang Tagalog kasi mas nararamdaman ko at nagagawa kong laruin ang boses ko,” Dacuno said. “Lumaki ako na OPM ang naririnig kong kinakanta ng Papa ko so mas na-appreciate ko talaga siya.”
Among Dacuno's influences are Zsa Zsa Padilla, Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, Lani Misalucha, the group Aegis, Jessa Zaragoza, and Sharon Cuneta.
A veteran of singing contests
Dacuno started singing in Dubai in 2007 when a friend asked her to join a singing contest in the Regent Palace Hotel in Deira where she won third place.
“From then on, I got to join in more singing contests here,” she said.
Two years after, she joined the Dubai Voice Quest, held in Lamcy Plaza, a shopping mall in Dubai. Though she didn’t win there, Dacuno tried again at the Al Murooj Rotana where she emerged as the champion with the song “I Have Nothing.”
Dacuno had also been a finalist in the Regent Palace Hotel-Karama singing contest, and a champion during the opening ceremony of the Fitness First in Deira City Centre.
Roots
A graduate from the Aquinas University in Legazpi City in Albay, Dacuno started singing when she was still in grade school.
“My teacher would always ask me to sing or perform in any event or occasion. I learned it (singing) from my Papa who is a professional singer. I remember watching him perform even when I was a little girl. I am so proud of him. I will always be his No. 1 fan.”
Even in the Philippines, Dacuno was fond of joining singing contests, which brought her to as far as Cagayan de Oro where she won first place in an inter-barangay contest.
“I also auditioned in GMA 7's Search for a Star held in Cebu City in 2003. I just wasn’t able to make it to the live performances,” Dacuno recalled.
Dacuno said her “greatest challenge” every time she performs “is getting the crowd's attention.”
“For me it’s a great feeling when people start listening to your songs and recognize you as a singer,” she said, adding as long as people believe in her, she will keep on performing.
“Hinding-hindi ko iiwan ang pagkanta as long as madami pa rin ang naniniwala sa akin at sumusuporta,” Dacuno said.
Source: GMA News
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