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"American Idol" semifinalist Ramiele Malubay names Regine Velasquez as her favorite performer
Nerisa Almo
Friday, February 15, 2008
08:38 PM
"When I found out that I was on top 24, I kinda slapped my face, that really hurt," related Filipino-American Ramiele Macrohon Malubay about her feeling when she made it as one of the semifinalists of seventh season of American Idol.
In a video interview posted at the official website of American Idol, www.americanidol.com, Ramiele shared to the fans the emotions she felt after the announcement of her inclusion in the semifinals of the No. 1 televised singing search in the world.
She said, "I kinda stood and sit up a whole bunch of times because I really didn't know. I thought she [Paula Abdul] was psyching me out and telling me I wasn't gonna make it. I don't know, I don't know what she was thinking. And then, when I made it, I kinda freaked out a little bit. I went downstairs and they told me I was just like I had this plain look on my face.
Being included in the Top 24 is already a big achievement, but Ramiele said that fame has yet to hit her. She humbly said, "I didn't know how to take it yet. It still hasn't hit me. I'm not like, ‘Oh yeah.' Maybe it'll hit me when I'm like walking on the street."
Only 20 years old, Ramiele said that she started singing when she was 12 years old during her cousin's birthday. She also named our very own Asia's Songbird, Regine Velasquez, as her favorite performer.
Aside from Regine, Ramiele listed down Aretha Franklin, Jackson 5, Mariah Carey, and Lani Misalucha as her musical influences.
Aside from singing, the girl from Miramar, Florida can also play the piano and the guitar. Ramiele also revealed that she loves hula dancing.
"I can play the piano," she quipped. "I took piano for five years but I can't read all the hard notes anymore. But I learned the guitar. My sister is teaching me. I'm not too good at that but, you know, I can. I'm into hula dancing, Polynesian dancing since I was in first grade."
RAMIELE GETS PERSONAL. In the said introduction video, Ramiele revealed some other personal facts about her.
She admitted that instead of singing, she dances in the shower.
"People would be surprised to learn that instead of singing in the shower, I like put the music on, like random songs, like Spice Girls, that stuff, and dance in the shower. It's kinda personal but, yeah," said the American Idol semifinalist.
Ramiele considered "balot" as the weirdest thing she had eaten.
"It's like... I think it's a duck egg. It's cooked but there's a baby inside, baby, the bird thing. And you're supposed to eat the whole thing, it's kinda gross. I don't know. I don't it anymore. But yeah, it tastes good if you eat the outside part instead of the baby inside," she said.
The American Idol hopeful also shared her most embarrassing moment when she slipped while performing on stage.
Ramielle narrated, "I was wearing heels because... I swear short people should stay like lower to the ground. That's why God make you short, you know. I went on stage, I was wearing like stilettos. I went go to turn around and slipped. I was wearing a dress so it's not cute."
THE NEXT AMERICAN IDOL? Becoming famous is not really the aim of Ramiele when she decided to join the American Idol.
The seventh Fil-Am who made it in the Top 24 of American Idol explained, "It's not like I wanna be famous, but I wanna represent for Asian people and I wanna just live my dream. Singing in the showers is a lot more different than singing on stage in front of all these people."
Ramiele also said that she would not feel depress if ever she does not win the title of American Idol. Past winners include Kelly Clarkson, Reuben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, and Jordin Sparks.
"If I don't become the next American Idol, I really don't think I'm gonna get discouraged or anything and be like, ‘I'll never gonna sing again.' I mean, of course, it's a big experience, you know. You'll learn all these, you know, up until the point, you know, where you get taken off. You just take what you've learned and grow from it," Ramiele said.
FAMILY SUPPORT. Ramiele is also very proud about the support that she gets from her family.
She said, "If I ever have like a singing gig or whatever in Orlando, in Tampa or whatever, they'll take the day off from work or the weekend off. Then, they'll drive me there. It's a lot of money, you know, gas isn't cheap anymore. They'll just drive me anywhere and take me shopping for clothes.
"And my dad has sacrificed a lot," Ramiele continued. "I'm not like a minor anymore so my parents are not allowed to come, you know, obviously to the auditions and everything. But he [her father] flew to California during the holiday. We stayed in another hotel and just came to see me for dinner and stuff. Just like support, you know, because I feel weird my parents are not in the same state."
She went on by saying how her sister helped her improve her talent.
"My sister is the only person who can tell when I'm off key," revealed Ramiele. "Even though, you know, I can cover it up, she'll make the ugliest face, in the audience. And I'll be like, ‘You're not supposed to do that.' She's like, ‘Well, you sound horrible.' But it's good because she could teach me and I'll get better from them."
The other female contestants in the Top 24 are Joanne Borgella, Kristy Lee Cook, Amy Davis, Asia'h Epperson, Alexandra Lushington, Kady Malloy, Syesha Mercado, Amanda Overmyer, Carly Smithson, Alaina Whitaker, and Brooke White.
The male contestants who made the cut were David Archuleta, Colton Berry, Robbie Carrico, Jason Castro, David Cook, Chikeze Eze, Garrett Haley, David Hernandez, Michael Johns, Luke Menard, Danny Noriega, and Jason Yeager.
Catch Ramiele in American Idol on QTV-11 every Wednesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. (Philippine Islands)
_______________________
American Idol, Tuesday and Wednesday, 8/7c on FOX
"American Idol" semifinalist Ramiele Malubay names Regine Velasquez as her favorite performer
Nerisa Almo
Friday, February 15, 2008
08:38 PM
"When I found out that I was on top 24, I kinda slapped my face, that really hurt," related Filipino-American Ramiele Macrohon Malubay about her feeling when she made it as one of the semifinalists of seventh season of American Idol.
In a video interview posted at the official website of American Idol, www.americanidol.com, Ramiele shared to the fans the emotions she felt after the announcement of her inclusion in the semifinals of the No. 1 televised singing search in the world.
She said, "I kinda stood and sit up a whole bunch of times because I really didn't know. I thought she [Paula Abdul] was psyching me out and telling me I wasn't gonna make it. I don't know, I don't know what she was thinking. And then, when I made it, I kinda freaked out a little bit. I went downstairs and they told me I was just like I had this plain look on my face.
Being included in the Top 24 is already a big achievement, but Ramiele said that fame has yet to hit her. She humbly said, "I didn't know how to take it yet. It still hasn't hit me. I'm not like, ‘Oh yeah.' Maybe it'll hit me when I'm like walking on the street."
Only 20 years old, Ramiele said that she started singing when she was 12 years old during her cousin's birthday. She also named our very own Asia's Songbird, Regine Velasquez, as her favorite performer.
Aside from Regine, Ramiele listed down Aretha Franklin, Jackson 5, Mariah Carey, and Lani Misalucha as her musical influences.
Aside from singing, the girl from Miramar, Florida can also play the piano and the guitar. Ramiele also revealed that she loves hula dancing.
"I can play the piano," she quipped. "I took piano for five years but I can't read all the hard notes anymore. But I learned the guitar. My sister is teaching me. I'm not too good at that but, you know, I can. I'm into hula dancing, Polynesian dancing since I was in first grade."
RAMIELE GETS PERSONAL. In the said introduction video, Ramiele revealed some other personal facts about her.
She admitted that instead of singing, she dances in the shower.
"People would be surprised to learn that instead of singing in the shower, I like put the music on, like random songs, like Spice Girls, that stuff, and dance in the shower. It's kinda personal but, yeah," said the American Idol semifinalist.
Ramiele considered "balot" as the weirdest thing she had eaten.
"It's like... I think it's a duck egg. It's cooked but there's a baby inside, baby, the bird thing. And you're supposed to eat the whole thing, it's kinda gross. I don't know. I don't it anymore. But yeah, it tastes good if you eat the outside part instead of the baby inside," she said.
The American Idol hopeful also shared her most embarrassing moment when she slipped while performing on stage.
Ramielle narrated, "I was wearing heels because... I swear short people should stay like lower to the ground. That's why God make you short, you know. I went on stage, I was wearing like stilettos. I went go to turn around and slipped. I was wearing a dress so it's not cute."
THE NEXT AMERICAN IDOL? Becoming famous is not really the aim of Ramiele when she decided to join the American Idol.
The seventh Fil-Am who made it in the Top 24 of American Idol explained, "It's not like I wanna be famous, but I wanna represent for Asian people and I wanna just live my dream. Singing in the showers is a lot more different than singing on stage in front of all these people."
Ramiele also said that she would not feel depress if ever she does not win the title of American Idol. Past winners include Kelly Clarkson, Reuben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, and Jordin Sparks.
"If I don't become the next American Idol, I really don't think I'm gonna get discouraged or anything and be like, ‘I'll never gonna sing again.' I mean, of course, it's a big experience, you know. You'll learn all these, you know, up until the point, you know, where you get taken off. You just take what you've learned and grow from it," Ramiele said.
FAMILY SUPPORT. Ramiele is also very proud about the support that she gets from her family.
She said, "If I ever have like a singing gig or whatever in Orlando, in Tampa or whatever, they'll take the day off from work or the weekend off. Then, they'll drive me there. It's a lot of money, you know, gas isn't cheap anymore. They'll just drive me anywhere and take me shopping for clothes.
"And my dad has sacrificed a lot," Ramiele continued. "I'm not like a minor anymore so my parents are not allowed to come, you know, obviously to the auditions and everything. But he [her father] flew to California during the holiday. We stayed in another hotel and just came to see me for dinner and stuff. Just like support, you know, because I feel weird my parents are not in the same state."
She went on by saying how her sister helped her improve her talent.
"My sister is the only person who can tell when I'm off key," revealed Ramiele. "Even though, you know, I can cover it up, she'll make the ugliest face, in the audience. And I'll be like, ‘You're not supposed to do that.' She's like, ‘Well, you sound horrible.' But it's good because she could teach me and I'll get better from them."
The other female contestants in the Top 24 are Joanne Borgella, Kristy Lee Cook, Amy Davis, Asia'h Epperson, Alexandra Lushington, Kady Malloy, Syesha Mercado, Amanda Overmyer, Carly Smithson, Alaina Whitaker, and Brooke White.
The male contestants who made the cut were David Archuleta, Colton Berry, Robbie Carrico, Jason Castro, David Cook, Chikeze Eze, Garrett Haley, David Hernandez, Michael Johns, Luke Menard, Danny Noriega, and Jason Yeager.
Catch Ramiele in American Idol on QTV-11 every Wednesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. (Philippine Islands)
_______________________
American Idol, Tuesday and Wednesday, 8/7c on FOX
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