Philippines' King and Queen of Soul in Dubai

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Philippines' King and Queen of Soul in Dubai. Jaya and Janno Gibbs, the Philippines' King and Queen of Soul, share the secrets behind their successful careers and how they maintain their rapport as performers as well as good friends. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00Every time I come here, it feels like I'm also an OFW because, of course, I leave my

00:07children at home, leave my husband there.

00:10So when I come here, I get very excited to perform for the OFWs.

00:13That is definitely something we have in common.

00:15And then, of course, the way the audience reacts from the airport to wherever it is

00:22that we go or perform, the reception is always warm.

00:25That's why I always come back here.

00:26The first time I was here, I was shooting for a TV series called Acero.

00:33Back then, I already thought to myself, I wanted to come back as a singer.

00:37So now I'm really, really excited that I am back as a singer here, as a performer.

00:43And I'm eager to perform for all of the Filipinos here.

00:46Janu and I have always been the team.

00:49He's the King of Soul, I'm the Queen of Soul, supposedly.

00:52But we haven't done a lot of shows lately, except for the TV show that we do every Sunday.

00:58So I definitely am looking forward to seeing Janu as well perform because he's really funny

01:03and tremendous talent.

01:05We're going to be singing our duets, we're going to be doing pop and R&B and soul music.

01:11It's been a while, but definitely people can look forward to something funny and dramatic

01:19and uplifting during the show.

01:22As performers, I think our voices blend well together, which is not easy to do.

01:27Not every singer's voice can complement any other singer.

01:31So we're very lucky that we sound good together.

01:33Aside from that, we're really, really good friends.

01:36We've been friends for a long time now.

01:38You know, I sometimes wonder, when will I ever celebrate my nth year in the business?

01:44But it feels like there's not much for me to celebrate yet because it feels like it's

01:49an ongoing process of learning and growing.

01:52And I feel like the music that I do, because I do a lot of cover tunes that are also endless

01:59and timeless, maybe that's what keeps me in the business.

02:03And so the fact that I also do a Sunday show and learn new songs and still try to keep

02:09up with the times, maybe that's why I'm still in the picture and in the music scene.

02:16I'm not afraid to learn, I'm not afraid to experiment, I'm not afraid to really do all

02:21kinds of music, but I think in the end of all of this, I can proudly say that maybe

02:29I don't sound like everybody else.

02:31That's why I'm still in the middle of the whole showbiz thing.

02:35Because if I did sound and look and gave what everybody else gave, then I'll be put on the

02:42side because there are a lot of new and great talents out there.

02:46Filipinos are just really talented, so I also thank God for that.

02:53Maybe I'm just blessed with whatever it is that I have.

02:55I'm not the prettiest, I'm not the lightest person in the country, which of course you

02:59know how it is over there, but with a lot of prayers, I think I'm being just put in

03:05the place where I'm at because of Him.

03:07First of all, maintain your status, you have to take care of yourself, your name, constant

03:12learning, you have to develop yourself, improve yourself.

03:16I watch myself on TV or on film, and I criticize myself.

03:21I try to develop what I can.

03:42Hello to everyone watching GNTV, happy National Day, and I'm very happy to be here in Dubai.

04:03Hi, this is John O'Gibson, I'd like to greet all of you, happy 41st UAE National Day.

04:12Happy 41st UAE National Day.

04:14Happy 41st UAE National Day.

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