Thirty-four-year-old soul, pop, and jazz singer Aicelle Santos made the Filipino community proud last Wednesday, May 15, after being one of the Asian superstars that represented the country in front of 30,000 people at the Asian Culture Carnival in Beijing.
During the event that celebrated the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilzations, the former ABS-CBN Star In A Million contest performed her rendition of “Nais Ko” by Basil Valdez, composed by National Artist for Music, Ryan Cayabyab.
Prior to the performance, the artist shared a photo of herself outside the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird’s Nest, to her 383,000 followers captioned, “Today’s the day! One stage will showcase 40 different Asian cultures through music and dance. With pride and honor, we raise our flag! Let’s go Philippines!” Soon after, she also posted an image of the event’s poster, mentioning that hers was the eighth performance along with entertainers from Pakistan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Jordan, and India. She also added that she was “fangirling over Jackie Chan, Rain, and Andrea Bocelli!”
The Asian Culture Carnival, hosted by China Media Group, features more than 1,500 performers, youth leaders, and government officials from all over the world. This year, the theme was “Celebration of Youth, Dream of Asia,” elaborating on Asian exchanges and understandings. To open the 2019 event, Chinese President Xi Jinping presented a speech.
Aicelle Santos is best known as the “First Undefeated Pinoy Pop Star,” as she swept eight various wins for GMA 7’s Pinoy Pop Superstar, “Rock and Soul Diva,” “Traffic Diva,” and “Soul Flair Songstress.” She is best known for her singles, “Ikaw Pa Rin,” “Make Me Believe,” “Kapangyarihan Ng Pag-Ibig,” “Liwanag,” and “Palaging Ikaw.”