{"id":214984,"date":"2019-05-19T14:29:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T18:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=214984"},"modified":"2019-05-19T14:29:08","modified_gmt":"2019-05-19T18:29:08","slug":"aicelle-santos-represents-ph-in-beijing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/05\/19\/aicelle-santos-represents-ph-in-beijing\/","title":{"rendered":"Aicelle Santos represents PH in Beijing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: “Batang may laban.” (Photo<\/a>: @aicellesantos<\/a>\/Instagram<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

During the event that celebrated the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilzations, the former ABS-CBN <\/span>Star In A Million <\/span><\/i>contest performed her rendition of \u201cNais Ko\u201d by Basil Valdez, composed by National Artist for Music, Ryan Cayabyab.<\/span><\/p>\n

Prior to the performance, the artist shared a photo of herself outside the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird\u2019s Nest, to her 383,000 followers captioned, \u201cToday\u2019s the day! One stage will showcase 40 different Asian cultures through music and dance. With pride and honor, we raise our flag! Let\u2019s go Philippines!\u201d Soon after, she also posted an image of the event\u2019s 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 \u201cfangirling over Jackie Chan, Rain, and Andrea Bocelli!\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

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 \u201cCelebration of Youth, Dream of Asia,\u201d elaborating on Asian exchanges and understandings. To open the 2019 event, Chinese President Xi Jinping presented a speech.<\/span><\/p>\n

Aicelle Santos is best known as the \u201cFirst Undefeated Pinoy Pop Star,\u201d as she swept eight various wins for GMA 7\u2019s <\/span>Pinoy Pop Superstar, <\/span><\/i>\u201cRock and Soul Diva,\u201d \u201cTraffic Diva,\u201d and \u201cSoul Flair Songstress.\u201d She is best known for her singles, \u201cIkaw Pa Rin,\u201d \u201cMake Me Believe,\u201d \u201cKapangyarihan Ng Pag-Ibig,\u201d \u201cLiwanag,\u201d and \u201cPalaging Ikaw.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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