On January 31, Gigi De Lana and Gigi Vibes recalled the struggles they faced after their online success.
During the media conference for her album launch, De Lana shared how difficult it was to recalibrate her voice after resting for a month.
“Minsan naman hindi ako on-the-spot, minsan sa buong linggo, magre-rehearse ako kasi importante ang rehearsal. Hindi dapat magpahinga ang boses mo lalo na kung nandoon ka na talaga sa peak ng gusto mong marating, saan mo gusto ‘yung boses mo, tsaka kung saan comfortable ka na enough na makapag-perform ng matagal.
“‘Yung hardest na pinaka nangyari sa amin is ‘yung sunod-sunod ‘yung schedule namin.”
De Lana and Gigi Vibes member Jon Cruz revealed that their group missed an opportunity during the YouTube Nights.
“‘Yung preparations namin for YouTube Nights, wala siya eh,” Cruz recalled.
“Galing akong Hello, Heart. So kailangan namin mag-ensayo talaga,” De Lana explained.
“Hindi kami maka-move kasi wala siya eh, kailangan namin mag-ensayo ng wala siya and then humabol siya. Kaso sobrang short na ‘yung time,” Cruz added.
De Lana then admitted that her time in the iQiyi series, Hello Heart, affected her voice.
“Tapos ‘yung voice ko, nag-rest ‘yun ‘yung pinaka hardest sa akin. Binuhos ko kasi ‘yung sarili ko sa Hello, Heart talaga, kasi kapag may binigay kang trabaho, or kahit anong trabaho ‘yan, I give my 100% nakalimutan ko ‘yung inaral ko na ‘yan kasi nandito ako. Kasi kailangan ko mag-focus.
“So nawala ‘yung pagkanta, which is very, very hard for me because ‘yung singing, I can’t lose that, kasi ‘yun ‘yung passion ko eh.”
She then detailed how her one-month rest impacted her musicality and connection to her band members.
“One month ‘yun and napahinga ‘yung boses ko, ang hirap niya ibalik, ilang years ko siyang pinaghirapan. Actually, mapahinga lang ako ng one week, iba na. ‘Yung pagbalik ko, ‘yung pag-uwi ko, tapos nag-live stream kami and all, na-depress ako, sobra akong na-depress kasi hindi nila ako pinapakinggan, parang hindi ko feel na nandito ako, hindi nagma-match ‘yung sa binibigay nilang music sa tao.
“Boses ko ‘yung problema, ‘yung energy ko, and ‘yung bond namin, ‘yung musicality ko na kung saan ‘yung hindi ko na siya iisipin, ‘yung para lang ako naglalaro. Pero pagbalik ko parang iniisip ko lahat.”
De Lana recently starred in the iQiyi digital series Hello Heart, alongside Kapamilya actor Gerald Anderson.
As for Gigi Vibes, they rose to online popularity after one of their streams went viral. De Lana’s band nates challenged her to sing a medley with increasing difficulty.
As for her album, their track includes O Bakit Ba, Sakalam, Nasayo Ako, Bibitawan, First Night, Topak, Isang Idlip, Letting Go, and Huling Lapit.
The album also contains the remake of the OPM song ‘Bakit Nga Ba Mahal Kita?’ used in her first digital series, Hello Heart.
Gigi De Lana: the self-titled album under Star Music is available for streaming on all digital platforms.
