The power of Geronimo

Filipino pop princess Sarah Geronimo rocked last Sunday when she performed at Stadium Badminton Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.

Brought in by Celcom Axiata, many fans gathered at the venue long before the scheduled time of the concert in anticipation of seeing the beautiful and stylish Geronimo.

The 22-yearold singer/ actress was marked by many to be the next big thing in Asia, making waves in her native The Philippines as well as attracting a healthy following here in Malaysia.

Her debut performance in Malaysia was a testament to her reputation and talent as Geronimo had fans eating out of her hands as she belted out her own hits from

The Philippines as well as well-known international hits. Starting off at a little past 2pm, fans needed little coaxing to show how much they wanted to see their idol on stage when they squealed her name in unison.

Soon after, the Asian pop icon appeared, together with her sexy dancers. Kicking off the concert with the triple sexy hit London Bridge, Here I Come and De Ja Vu, the petite, sweet singer welcomed the audience along with her sexy troupe.

Geronimo proved that she not only had the voice but the moves to go along with it, proving that she is also an established dancer as well as actress and singer.

Speaking mostly in Tagalog and a little English, the entertainer frequently showed her excitement for being able to perform in front of her fans that afternoon.

"Hello Malaysia, I am so glad to be here," said Geronimo.

She also mentioned, in an interview later, that she would also love to collaborate with Malaysian artistes in the future. It was easy to understand the fans' appreciation of Geronimo.

She is a very experienced entertainer. Geronimo started singing when she was six. In 2002, she joined the talent competition 'Star Of The Night' and emerged as champion; launching her career in the Filipino entertainment industry.

She won an exclusive 10-year contract with the Viva Entertainment Group and recorded her first album, Popstar: A Dream Come True in 2003 and sold over 210,000 copies in her home country.

She continued to release nine more albums, the latest — Sarah Geronimo: Just Me in 2008. The singer, actress and dancer took a short break while her 'Star Of The Night' companion (he won second place) Mark Bautista kept the audience mesmerised with his rendition of Le Ann Rimes' I Need You and Filipino number Baliw.

Bautista's good looks and equally mesmerising voice got many female fans in the audience excited, who tried to get closer to the charming entertainer when he stepped off the stage and onto the arena.

However, tough security proved to be on their toes while Bautista gave the audience air kisses in support of their enthusiasm.

Together with Geronimo, the two combined their vocals in a few songs including Kasalanan Ko Ba, Please Don't Stop The Music and Michael Jackson's Wanna Be Starting Something.

The crowd, consisting mostly of Filipinos, lapped it up with a lot of excitement. "Are you having fun?", Geronimo asked the audience many times and they showed appreciation with shrieks of "I Love You".

Both Geronimo and Bautista engaged the audience throughout the show and had no qualms of showing how they, too, enjoyed entertaining the crowd.

After two hours of non-stop entertainment, the duo presented tickets to Manila to three lucky members of the audience. The duo also met lucky fans at a special meet and greet session after the concert ended.


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