By ROBERT R. REQUINTINA
KAPAMILYA singer KZ Tandingan has said that she will not receive any cash prize if she wins the second season of “The Singer 2018” singing contest in China even if she wins the competition.
“Yung premyo, alam ko money wala eh. Pero ‘yung hindi mabibili ng money ‘yung mapenetrate ka sa Chinese market. To be able to get the opportunity na mag-perform ka sa harap ng Chinese audience,” said Tandingan, during an interview on “Tonight With Boy Abunda” on ABS CBN.
These days, Tandingan has been qualified as a regular contender following combined scores of her previous ranking and episode’s ranking.
Tandingan also said that she hopes to qualify for the live broadcast of the singing competition in April.
When asked a hypothetical question if she is ready to get married with boyfriend TJ Monterde, Tandingan giggled and said: “Syempre magpo-propose muna sya. Tanung-tanong lang. May luhod tapos may ganun (in reference to engagement ring). Tapos check ko muna kung tutoo (‘yung sing-sing).”
If the ring is authentic, Tandingan continued and said: “Sasabihin ko yes!”
Tandingan, 25, said that her family is very supportive of her trip to China for the singing contest.
“Always with me kahit hindi physically. Pero everytime na nagpe-perform ako sa China, navi-video call kami. Sabay-sabay kaming nagdarasal,” she said.
Tandingan recalled how she was able to join the popular show.
“One Sunday, after ko mag-perform sa ASAP, tapos nasa dressing room ako, sobrang nilalagnat, biglang tumawag ‘yung manager ko. ‘Saan ka ngayon? Punta ka rito sa Showtime Studio mag-usap tayo.’ Pagdating ko po ruon, andun si Tita Cory (Vidanes), si Direk Lauren (Dyogi) at ‘yung tumawag sa akin na manager ko (Jeff Badillo);
“Tapos kinausap nila ako. Sa loob ngayon may audition. May audition para sa ‘The Singer 2018.’ At that time wala pa akong idea kung ano ‘yung show na ‘yun. Tapos sabi nila this opportunity might not come again. So feeling namin kailangan mo talagang i-grab ‘yung opportunity. So nagpa-audition po ako. And then a month after, tsaka pa lang namin nalaman na ako ‘yung napili,” Tandingan said.
