Huge is an understatement to describe multi-awarded singing legend, entertainment icon and undisputed Jukebox Queen of the Philippines Imelda Papin upcoming concert to celebrate her 45th year in show business. Currently vice governor of Camarines Sur, the Sentimental Songstress is excited to go live on stage, she says, to thank everyone who had helped make all her dreams come true.
Having carved a niche in the annals of Philippine music history for such classics as “Bakit,” “Hindi Ko Kaya” and “Isang Linggong Pag-ibig” among many others, Papin recalls in a media conference how her dream to become a singer started when she was a little girl in a small coastal village in Bitaogan, Camarines Sur. She would join and sing in church processions until she found the courage to compete in an amateur singing contest in Bicol City. It was the local version of the iconic “Tawag ng Tanghalan” and she started becoming the weekly winner to become the undefeated champion of the season.
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