Filipino Artists Who Have Embraced Digital Concerts And Staged Their Very Own Shows

Daniel Padilla

Photo Credit: Still from "Apollo: A Daniel Padilla Digital Experience"

Daniel Padilla was one of the first singers to take full advantage of being able to stream full-length concerts and have them reach way more people. He staged "Apollo: A Daniel Padilla Digital Experience" in October the moment the entertainment industry was given the go signal to resume most of its operations. Although it was marketed as a solo show, it actually featured Daniel Padilla doing duets with other local musical acts, including his brother and Ian Veneracion!

Photo Credit: @supremo_dp | Check out the highlights of his concert here.

Regine Velasquez-Alcasid

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Valentine's Day concerts are quite a tradition for many OPM artists. Despite the pandemic, Regine Velasquez-Alcasid wanted to continue this tradition by holding a digital concert titled "Freedom," which was organized by ABS-CBN Events and IME and was originally slated for February 14. However, the show had to be postponed because Regine was exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19 and had to quarantine. It was later rescheduled to February 28, and everyone who bought tickets to the show can definitely say that it was worth the wait.

Sarah Geronimo

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For Sarah Geronimo fans, they finally breathed a sigh of relief when she announced that she too would be holding a digital concert and they wouldn't have to wait until the pandemic was over to see her shine on stage once more. The two-hour "Tala: The Film Concert" premiered last March 27, and it featured a collection of Sarah's performances of both her original hits and covers of international chart-toppers. (Dua Lipa's "Levitating" and BTS' "Dynamite" are just two of the covers included in the setlist).

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ALPAS: A Digital Concert

In a rare occasion that would've been quite a challenge to mount if it were an in-person show, Filipino greats in the music scene got together to sing for their collective fan bases. "ALPAS: A Digital Concert" put together former Sugarfree frontman Ebe Dancel, Barbie Almalbis, Kitchie Nadal, Bullet Dumas, Johnoy Danao, and Aia De Leon in one blissful event of OPM last June. It was a Kumu Live Event, so if you want to stay abreast of other similar shows, it's best to be an active Kumunizen!

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Kyle Echarri

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Kyle Echarri was another star who turned an otherwise traditional 18th birthday bash into something much bigger. On his birthday in June, he'd planned for it to be a massive digital concert. The show wasn't just for him, though. He invited other artists including "Idol Philippines" winner Zephanie, Moira dela Torre, Darren Espanto, AC Bonifacio, and the members of The Gold Squad Francine Diaz, Seth Fedelin, and Andrea Brillantes. Also, it was one of the big celebrity digital events to be held on Kumu, a made-for-Filipinos streaming platform that exploded in popularity over the pandemic!

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Jayda

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Jayda's self-titled concert hit two birds with one stone: it was a celebration of her 18th birthday, and it was her first solo show to date! Though her fans have seen her other shows before, both live and televised, she described this concert as the first opportunity for her fans to get to know her more intimately as a serious songwriter and music producer, not just an "artista" and showbiz royalty who performs and entertains people onstage.

Photo Credit: @jayda | Check out our digital cover feature on Jayda here.

Darren Espanto

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It's hard to believe that Darren Espanto was only 13 years old when he first appeared on an ABS-CBN stage, and in what feels like a blink, he's now all grown-up, making his fans swoon thanks to his velvety voice and made-for-fame looks. In his June concert titled "Darren: Home Run," Darren kickstarted the process of him transitioning to a more mature version of himself as a performer. Though he spent his teenage years in front of the camera, now, it's time for his audience to know him as a young man. (Plus, it was the first time his fans got to see him perform after he spent a considerable amount of quarantine time in Canada!).

Photo Credit: @darrenespanto

Nadine Lustre

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Nadine's fans waited forever for her to release new original material, let alone hold a solo show. Since becoming a self-managed artist, she's taken control of her musical and overall creative direction. Her show, "Absolute Madness," is a culmination of her reborn as an artist and is anchored on songs from her most personal record to date called "Wildest Dreams," which she dropped on her birthday in October last year.

Photo Credit: @carelessph | See photos from her "Absolute Madness" photo shoot here.

Vice Ganda

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Just a few days from today, Vice Ganda is going to hold his first-ever digital show! It's going to be a singing and comedy extravaganza featuring a ton of special guests including Anne Curtis-Smith, Scarlet Snow Belo, Ronnie Alonte, McCoy de Leon, Ice Seguerra, and Zeus Collins. Vice Ganda's fans anticipate to get a generous serving of this TV host and comedian's signature sense of humor, much-needed during a time when things to laugh about are few and far in between.

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BINI and BGYO

The newest groups to join the roster of emerging P-Pop talent are holding a joint concert later this year! BINI, an eight-piece girl group, and BGYO, their five-member male counterpart, are joining forces in the last quarter of 2021 to serve their fans one monster of a digital show. Both groups made their official debuts earlier this year with their respective singles (BINI's "Born to Win" and BGYO's "Be the Light"), so there are high expectations for them to deliver fresh material and prove their skills as live performers.

Photo Credit: BINI photo by Rxandy Capinpin / BGYO photo courtesy of BGYO