Sofia Romualdez Wants to Have a Duet with KZ Tandingan of Singer 2018

Last April 12, Viva Records launched their newest recording artist in the person of Sofia Romualdez, daughter of actress turned politician Cristina Gonzales and Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez. Depending on which angle you look at her, she seems to have a strong semblance to Lauren Young, the younger sister of former Miss World Megan Young.

One of the people she wants to collaborate with is KZ Tandingan. Based on her creative musical arrangements of the songs Toxic and New Rules, which were really ear candies, I wouldn't be surprise if her singing prowess takes her to an international level. Her style and originality somewhat reminded me of Fern, who, like her, is a member of the Generation Y, the generation after millenials, or what we call Generation X. She knows how to play around with her voice so it can wrap around the noted so well that it's almost improvisational jazz with a touch of R&B..

Other local artists she look up to are Yeng Constantino and Sarah Geronimo. Her debut single, Pikit Mata, was part of the Fangirl, Fanboy soundtrack. The film stars Julian Trono and Ella Cruz. 

"I can't sing something if I don't feel it," she said regarding her process as an artist. Her second single Thinking of You is about liking someone a lot so of course, it led the members of the press present to ask her some questions, especially there's a part of the song which goes like this: "Looking at you, I don't see a chance." 

"Sometimes it's not about my experience. Sometimes it is about what people go through," she candidly answered.

One of her favorite compositions is Radar, which will be released in the future. It's a song she wrote when she was going through "something really bad".

Young as she is, she has quite a list of achievements to boot in terms of music. With passion as her stronghold, she aims to be a unique artist in the market. As per Sofia, "I don't really write to sell. It defeats the purpose of being an artist. Being yourself is key. It's better to sound weird than sound like every other "artist" in the market. We shouldn't be afraid to express ourselves. That's the point of being an artist after all."

The two singles she has released can be downloaded via Apple Music and Spotify.

Pikit Mata
Spotify: http://spoti.fi./2m6yPCF
Apple Music: http://apple.co/2uE8DIW
Music Video: http://bit.ly/2olcw7w

Thinkin' of U
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Hd7xZs
Apple Music: https://apple.co/2GMpZcy