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By Jojo Panaligan
Manila Bulletin
January 30, 2010

Local fans of balladeer Christian Bautista had better start praying that he is not gifted with learning a new language.

Otherwise, they will soon see less of Christian, as he mulls over accepting offers to do shows and a soap opera in Indonesia, which will require him to stay in that country for at least 100 days.

“It will all depend on how fast I learn Bahasa Indonesian,” he says at a recent media huddle. “But, yes, I am seriously considering the offers abroad because they are very good ones.”

If he does accept those, Christian will be seen only in the entertainment scene every Sunday on “ASAP XV.” He plans to fly to Manila every Sunday morning to make it to the show, and then fly back to Indonesia first thing Monday mornings.

It’s tiring but as they say, ‘got to make hay while the sun shines.’ He said that he has to save up more than ever lately because he had just spent a lot on the purchase of a row of apartment units in Cavite, as well as on other business ventures.

Fortunately, and especially after his latest album “Romance Revisited: The Love Songs of Jose Mari Chan” hit Double Platinum status, Christian has been deluged with a lot of endorsement offers, the latest being for printer ink brand Ink-All-You-Can.

And while the endorsement pay off may be good, he has other reasons for accepting the offer.

“I really use the brand because I have to print out the English lyrics translations of Indonesian songs I’m sometimes required to sing. My brother, an English teacher, also prints out his exams while my other brother, who oversees our family business, needs to print out reports. May relevance ang endorsement ko na ‘to,” he said.

Does he also print out his love letters or give girls handwritten ones?

“It depends (laughs). Kung andito ‘yong babae, I give her handwritten ones. The last time I did that was two years ago and everyone knows whom I gave letters to back then.

“Kung nasa abroad naman ‘yong girl, then I’ll email her my love letters using different colored fonts. This way, pag print out niya ‘nung letters ko, makulay ‘yon.”

Ink-All-You-Can chose Christian as endorser because he is one of the most-multifaceted artists in the country.

“His versatility is very much consistent with Ink All-You-Can’s campaign of offering unlimited printing solutions to Filipino consumers,” says Jerry Ilao, president and CEO of Ink All-You-Can.

Living up to its name, Ink All-You-Can is the first and only brand in the market to offer unlimited ink refills beginning February 2010 in some of their branches in Metro Manila.

And for a limited time, customers can get a free limited edition of Christian’s new album for a minimum purchase of P600 from select Ink All-You-Can branches.

What does the word ‘unlimited’ mean to Christian?

“The Filipinos are unlimited. If we would only join hands for the same goals, we can achieve everything we want.”

abs-cbnNEWS.com

MANILA, Philippine – Don’t be surprised if you see less of crooner Christian Bautista.

The singer recently announced that he got an offer to do a television series in Indonesia.

He also has to stay outside the country for a while to fulfill his numerous music commitments not only in Indonesia but in Malaysia as well, he added.

Thus, learning how to speak Bahasa fluently is a must, he said. 

“Ngayon hahanapin ko ang mga kaibigan kong Malaysian dito sa Philippines para mag-aral talaga ako ng Bahasa kasi that’s the only way. I’m very interested pero ipa-plano muna yon,” Bautista told ABS-CBN News.

Dubbed as “Asia’s Pop Idol” and “Asia’s Romantic Balladeer,” Bautista quickly clarified that his singing career is still his top priority.

“We want to concentrate muna on the singing career again and siguro along the way this year, maybe late this year, we can do like a movie or a teleserye,” Bautista said.

Bautista, however, has no plans of staying in Indonesia for good. Bautista only likened himself to Concert King Martin Nievera, who left for Las Vegas to start a career there but eventually resumed his singing and hosting career in Manila.

“Hindi naman siguro kasi mahal na mahal ko pa din ang Pilipinas. Pero definitely things will change this year. Mas mapapadalas tayo sa Southeast Asia at dadalhin natin ang pangalan ng Pilipinas,” said Bautista.

Bautista was in Indonesia to promote his single, “Tetaplah Dihatiku (Jose Mari Chan’s Please Be Careful With My Heart).” Prior to his Indonesia trip, he stayed for a week in Malaysia to promote his album.

By: Carlo Orosa and Richard Roxas | STIR Contributors
27 Jan 2010 | 09:46 AM
STIR.PH

JAKARTA, INDONESIA, Jan. 26 — Stirring Singer of the Decade winner Christian Bautista who received his award by a video acceptance speech in last night’s STIR Awards held at Zirkoh Greenhills is now the toast not only of the metro but Asia!

After guesting in SCTV Indonesia’s “Play List” singing “Tetaplah Dihatiku,” the Bahasa version of “Please Be Careful With My Heart,” Christian with Bunga Citra Lestari stepped out of the studio and was ambushed by TV news, radio and print media. 

Says Christian who guested in over 10 television shows in the last seven days, “It was an overwhelming experience I am so touched and excited that Indonesia is giving me all this attention and exposure.” 

Said shows were mostly musical variety shows. In Indonesia, Christian appeared on several local TV television programs: the game show “Missing Lyrics,” “Bri Dihati,” “Sinden Gossip” and “Online on Trans TV”; the popular morning talk show “Dahsyat” on RCTI TV; “Gebyar BCA” on Indosiar TV; MNC Music Channel (also aired in Singapore and Malaysia); “Playlist” on SCTV; “Bukan Empat Mata” and TV1 “Auto Expert.”

Aside from his TV appearances, Christian also did newspaper, magazine and radio interviews during his week-long Indonesian visit.  

Christian also spent five days in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to launch and promote the single release of “Anugerah Cinta,” a Bahasa version of “Ngiti,” with Malaysian recording artist Noryn Aziz.

Christian was with film and TV producer Leo Sutanto. Also in photo are Christian’s Stages, Inc. manager Carlo Orosa and Indonesian agent Poppy Deviana after viewing clips from his hit films and drama series. 

Much has happened since Christian moved to a new recording label late last year. For one, his newest album, “Romance Revisited: The Love Songs of Jose Mari Chan,” has quickly turned from gold to platinum to double platinum in less than three months. Secondly, Christian has regained popularity in Asia, particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia. 

His reed-thin frame has greatly improved. He seems fuller and many even say he looks hunkier. More than ever before, career opportunities beyond the Philippine shores have opened up for Christian. One of these breaks is “stripping” in Indonesia – which doesn’t really pertain to stripping naked before the cameras. 

The term “stripping” in Indonesia refers to doing a “teleserye” or “stripping” your schedule everyday of everything else to shoot a rigorous TV drama series. Unlike here in the Philippines, where soaps are shot three times a week, soaps in Indonesia are shot for six straight days with a midnight cut-off. 

Last Jan. 23, Christian personally met with top Indonesian TV and film producer of PT Sinem Art, Leo Sutanto. PT Sinem Art boasts of an impressive portfolio of more than 5,000 soap operas aired in various Indonesian networks, plus 20 major Indonesian films to date. 

Christian, who was with his manager Carlo Orosa, carefully discussed his first international film offer from PT Sinem Art. “How fast can Christian learn the language of Bahasa is an important factor,” said Poppy, the singer’s representative for Aquarius Records. “Can Christian afford to stay in Indonesia for a long period of time is yet another concern,” she added.  

Christian will return to Indonesia on Feb. 13 for concerts and more promotions for his latest album release there.

Manila Bulletin
January 27, 2010
 

Ikons Muzikon, one of the newest recording labels in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is all out in getting foreign recording artists to collaborate with their local talents. This will greatly help in boosting the interest and business of music in the Asian region.

For its initial salvo, Ikons Muzikon handpicked Asia’s romantic balladeer Christian Bautista to record the song “Anugerah Cinta,” with Malaysian singer Noryn Azis. The song is the Malaysian version of “Ngiti,” originally performed by “Pinoy Dream Academy” scholar Ronnie Liang, composed by Rod Katindoy and released under Universal Records Philippines.

“Christian has the advantage of being chosen for the recording project, given his profile and success in Asia,” says Richard Voon, managing director for Muzikon. “That is why why we selected him to record with Noryn, who is also a very established recording artist in Malaysia.”

Voon added that because of the problems of piracy, they are pushed to be creative and innovative in their approach to selling music. “We hope that with this exchange, we can
easily introduce Noryn and other Malaysian talents to the Philippine market.”

In recent years, the decline of CD sales in the region has pushed many record labels to new forms of marketing music, like digital downloading. In Indonesia and Malaysia, mobile ring back tone downloads have greatly replaced the business of the actual purchasing of CDs. It was reported that Christian’s first hit single, “The Way You Look at Me,” is one of the biggest ring back downloads of the decade in Malaysia and Indonesia.

“Promotion is key to making this a success, that’s why we laid out an extensive trimedia campagin for Christian,” said Voon.

From Jan. 17 to 21, Christian and Noryn did the rounds of TV guestings in Media Prima (the largest TV conglomerate in Malaysia), radio interviews and press conferences. The two artists also shot a music video to complete the promotional materials for their duet. Other creative collaborations will follow suit.

Christian also recorded the song “Perpisahan Ini,” with another Malaysian artist, Hannah Tan. Another Filipino artist, Kyla, did a duet of the song, “Tenman,” with Noryn, while Regine Velasquez is set to record with Sheila Majid, according to Voon.

Meanwhile, Christian’s “Romance Revisited: The Love Songs of Jose Mari Chan,” will soon be released as a repackaged version with the two Bahasa duets.

The Christian-Noryn duet, “Anugerah Cinta,” is now available for downloading in Malaysia at musicunlimited.com.my.