Gigi De Lana and her band The Gigi Vibes are set to perform at the Abu Dhabi National Theatre on March 18. The vocalist said in an interview that it’s been a tough journey to get where she is.
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00:00The happiness that I feel inside when I'm performing
00:03and when I'm looking at the audience, at their eyes,
00:08it makes me feel loved.
00:12My first singing career started when I was seven years old.
00:19I started competing,
00:22Popstar Kids, and then I got into Tawag ng Tanghalan.
00:25And when I met my band,
00:29my growth started there.
00:31My mom, when she discovered that I can sing.
00:35And in that moment, I started to listen to Celine Dion,
00:40Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and Regine Velasquez.
00:46But mostly when I was a teenager,
00:52maybe 14, 15, or 13 years old,
00:54I started listening to Hayley Williams.
00:57I started listening to Avril Lavigne songs.
00:59To Alanis Morissette songs,
01:01because I really, really love alternative.
01:03I love how they sing.
01:06It's full of truth.
01:11That's what I wanted with my music.
01:14Actually, it's so overwhelming to see the people again.
01:18And the happiness that I feel inside when I'm performing
01:23and when I'm looking at the audience, at their eyes,
01:29it makes me feel loved.
01:32And I can see the life.
01:33It's uncomparable through online,
01:35just performing online because I can see your faces.
01:39I want to see your passion through music.
01:41I want to see your soul.
01:43It's like when I'm singing in live,
01:46when I look at the people,
01:50it's like I'm going through their minds.
01:52It's like I'm telling them my story
01:55and them telling theirs.
01:58Music is my passion,
02:00but I will take every opportunities,
02:04like acting, dancing, hosting.
02:06I love acting also,
02:08because when I started acting,
02:13I really felt that it's really different from singing.
02:17It's more on putting your emotions on that character.
02:23It's becoming that character.
02:25Five years ago, I was really, really depressed.
02:28I don't think of pursuing my career anymore.
02:30I was rejected by auditions,
02:34and I'm too lazy.
02:38Five years ago, I'm too lazy to pursue my own career.
02:41I don't know where I'm going.
02:43I don't know what kind of music that I want.
02:46My mom's sick, stage four breast cancer,
02:50and I don't know what to do.
02:53But when the band came over,
02:59they told me, never give up,
03:03because this is your dream, this is your passion.
03:05You don't have to let that emotions pull you down,
03:14and trust him.
03:16You have to trust him, and I did.
03:19Actually, my inspiration is my band,
03:22really.
03:24They're my inspiration,
03:26and then I got to know my new management.
03:30They made my life bloom.
03:36All of the people that I know now,
03:40they are really, really good to me,
03:43and they made all of this possible.
03:46It's all about how you surround yourself
03:49to people that will give you your growth.
03:52And teach you in life.