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Nico Blitz Podcast - Interview with Jeserey Sanchez

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[binsoy]

Why Filipinos are good in mimicking? Because most Filipinos don't have a proper lesson when it comes to singing. We learn how to sing by listening to songs and singing along with the tune. Thus, we ended up copying the original singers even their tones and pronunciation. Filipinos are resilient people and our ability to adapt really fast is quite remarkable.

[yesnyu]

When you can't afford vocal lessons, singers resort to mimicry to form a benchmark. Then you build on that.

[viviandasilva]

Mimicking? No, you guys just have a gift in singing maybe not all Philippines 🇵🇭 but most of!! Love you guys.. from Brazil 🇧🇷 and USA 🇺🇸

[DDRjason]

The thing I learnt growing up as a filo.
When listening to a song we like we first copy how the original singer sings their songs and copy their high and low pitch.
To me, it's like having OCD on singing...
We must get every part of the song perfectly.

And after mastering it, we add our personality onto it to make it sound a bit more unique but not too much away from the original.
Then another song we like, we rinse and repeat the same thing.

Also, we deeply hate auto tunes 😅 (but maybe add some echoe in karaoke 😁)

[callmegale]

I think it's because a lot of Filipinos who are good at singing aren't actually privileged enough to take formal vocal lessons that would have taught them to find their own style and use techniques so the good singers initially just pick up on songs by listening and sing it the way the singer originally sang it. That, itself, is still a talent though because it's hard to sing at the original key of some songs esp if you're actually not trained. The talent then is still innate.

[johnwendellrega]

According to a Research Filipinos are good at imitation because the Tongue is Flexible unlike other

[echo.echo]

My mum took me to some singing lessons in middle school when she noticed i showed some interest in musical theater. On the first day, our voice teacher made us pick a song to sing to gauge our style and test our range and I think I did well because my teacher said my performance was beautiful. But during the actual exercises, I sucked. I can't identify the notes or match them and when I was made to sing along to a melody I've never heard of, I was so bad my teacher was getting frustrated. Also, the teacher noticed my singing style and voice quality change depending on the song I picked. he tried to help me find my raw "unadulterated" singing voice but when we found it, it was not as good as my mimicking. In any case, the interest in musical theater was just a phase and I discontinued the lessons and gave the teacher some peace. I wasn't heartbroken about having boring raw vocals. besides, my mimic singing is always a hit at karaoke.

[damn]

This is NOT a bad thing

As matter of fact, this is a huge compliment in your singing ability.

Singing by itself is already hard enough.... Now singing while imitating someone's tone, range and phonetics, that is MUCH harder.

And that is what makes Filipinos great singers -- vocal versatility and adaptability

[rye]

Singing lupang hinirang evrymorning monday to friday 😂😂 I miss my elementary days..

[danielleigop]

I don’t think it’s meant to be insulting, as it is a fact. Filipinos are mostly self taught when it comes to singing because most cannot afford voice lessons, so they learn theough mimicking techniques from other artists. That in itself is a valuable skill ! ! ! And the fact that it applies to so many that it has become a positive stereotype, I think of this as a complement more than an insult 👏🏻

I hope more Filipino singers and artists will continue to be recognised and appreciated all over the world 🩵

[JeruuiG]

The thing about Filipinos is that it is in our culture that almost all Filipino kids immediately get exposed to music. Kid's below the age of 6 is the developing state of a brain when what they learn or listen to gets inpirnted in their mind for a lifetime, this theory is usually associated with Perfect Pitch. That being said, music already gets imprinted in young Filipino's mind once they get so much exposure to it. With a little vocal practice, they can eventually sing.

[SteveKuban]

Great info, and good comments. Personally speaking, I have performed with Filipinos (as part of my backup bands) in 50+ cities across the Philippines (plus 300+ cities in other countries using local Filipino singers), and I’ve never encountered one who didn’t have a very good voice. It’s amazing. Surely gifted by God! Plus it helps that every child in school years sings Lupang Hinirang (the Philippine national anthem) which has a crazy range of 1.5 octaves with key changes, that helps them develop a good ear early in life. Filipinos of every age love singing Karaoke, it’s a staple in their lives and a huge part of their culture, and typically the Karaoke machines grade them after each performance, helping them to continually get better and better.

[Cebbygamer]

It is God given talent to the are trained since they were 5 years old and just listen and from the bottom
of their hearts...they sing!...with a
golden voice....Praise God!...

[lybcqhz]

look the truth of the matter is filipinos love singing ! most of us can sing reasonably well. yes some can imitate great singers but that's not the point - singing for us is a way of life- with all our struggles in life - we find comfort in singing not so much of being great or popular ( that just a bonus) what is more impt and the great reason behind Filipino why most filipino are singing is because we know how to sing with different emotions - we sing when we are happy we sing when we are sad, we sing to give glory to our Lord and lastly we sing with HOPE that we can endure everything coz we are Filipinos who can make still be ok as long as we can sing and we believe in God. because God is love and hope. thats the deeper meaning of our singing. we do it coz we enjoy it and we thank God coz we are alive to sing. And as long as you are alive then there is hope of better tomorrow! popularity or trying to be the best are not the main point of why we sing!

[AlexLlorens-jksd]

Just check out Arnel Pineta for Journey. Not only was he able to mimic Steve Perry but excelled in singing like him!

[hmp]

I remember how my sister mimic a song from an opera, it's from the phantom of the opera. She really has a similar voice or wrange with the actress, she also mimics the pronunciation and diction😭😭😭 very clarooo

[sillyducko]

Well, there's a saying that goes: "the best way to admire is to imitate" that's what makes Filipinos great in singing. We love mimicking at first then later on find our own like most people say( I'm lucky I got it from both parents who loved music❤ may they rest peacefully in heaven🙏🏼missing you Papa❤Mama)

[jhonbjornlodbrok]

Everyone mimics at some point, it's not just a Filo thing but if we mimic, we choose the hardest ones to showcase our vocal range.Do they even know we also produce our original songs?i say your teacher is lowkey looking down on us.

[mtibaajas]

That's what I've been thinking. My father always compliments me that I'm good at singing, and I told him once, I'm just copying what I'm hearing. And he said, but not everyone can do that. That's a talent.

[dee-wchd]

It’s actually true. Although I take that as a compliment, sometimes I also get tired of it. That’s why I appreciate those Filipino singers who has a really good originality. Aiza, KZ, Yeng, etc. Like you can tell that they were the one who is covering the song because they apply their own style on it.