Janine Teñoso, a young singer-songwriter whom we consider among brightest of her generation, is out with a new single titled “Distansya,” a collaborative effort featuring singer-songwriter Rob Deniel.
It is something that Janine is quite excited about, describing the song as something far removed from previous outputs.
“Maybe I would say na para siyang road trip song, mabagal sa umpisa tapos bibilis pero it will also take listeners through different twists and turns,” she said.
She could’ve opted to collaborate with others but she picked Rob specifically for “Distansya.”
It turns out Rob approached her and she was quick to agree.
Janine shared, “I really liked Rob even before. Like, when I first heard him sing, talagang bumilib ako. Ang galing. Besides, I really like his style, I like his music. I thought it would be interesting for fans to hear something from both of us.”
Janine is no stranger to collaborations having notched hits prior doing the same.
First with Arthur Nery with whom she eked the viral earworm “Pelikula,” which has since earned more than 99 million listens on Spotify.
Then there’s the massive “Tingin” with Cup Of Joe, which, as of writing, has notched 104,921,086 streams on the same platform.
Will she be able to score a three-peat with “Distansya?”
Well, who knows? But judging from the reaction of the crowd during the recent launch at Viva Cafe, it looks like she and Rob are on to something.
Janine would go on to share with us how she and Rob developed “Distansya.”
Suffice it to say, it wasn’t easy.
“We wanted to create something different, something fresh and it actually took us some time to come up with something,” Janine related. “Siguro, mga 8 hours kami dun sa studio before everything clicked.”
Janine said “Distansya” is mainly about a long distance relationship.
“Sa akin yung characters sa song wala pa silang relasyon and they’re kind of waiting for the right time, the right moment.”
“Distansya” is now available in digital music platforms.
