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born 1987 Philippines
Clara Benin is a Filipino singer. She is known for her hits "You Made Me Live Again", "Minsan Pa", and "My Girl, My Woman, My Friend" in a duet with Jose Mari Chan.
Also known as: Janet Basco
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“I chose ‘Tila’ because I feel like it’s a very simple love song. I mean, you know, if I translated ‘Parallel Universe’ I feel like it wouldn’t translate well.”
“Sad songs are easier to express because pain is a big emotion. So you’re just there, angry writing your feelings down,”
“When you’re happy, it’s a nice distraction,”
“It had this very dreamy soundscape to it, and I feel like it was very different from what I usually make. And I think, ‘yun ‘yung effect ng pandemic nu'ng time na 'yun for me.”
“Every time I write a song, or like most of the times when I write a song, and I’m like, ‘Oh no, hindi ko ito matatapos.’ But eventually, you have to trust the universe that matatapos mo rin siya eventually.”
“The movies I watch and the books that I read, I’m a very empathetic person. So, feeling ko ako 'yung main character 'pag nanonood ako ng movie, and nai-inspire ako to write,”
“I’m just really focused on releasing this EP. I’m really excited about releasing this EP, and also, I’m excited to just perform these new songs live and see my listeners’ reactions to them,”
“I guess there’s this expectation to create music that always sounds full, and that’s something I had to unlearn,”
“I never learned music theory; I’m kind of self-taught. So, I would come to him for advice when it comes to music theory and stuff like that,”
“everything has already been said and done, and every metaphor has already been used, na parang when I try to write a love song, it feels so redundant or cheesy.”
“I feel very honored that he reached out to me for this collaboration. I guess the most challenging thing about this collaboration in particular was that Joel and I have never met in person before and we only met through this collaboration via a phone call!”
“[The Bulacan show] was one of my favorite shows because they were singing along the entire show, they knew all the words. It was so sweet,”
“I have been inspired by love these past few years and turned them into songs,”
“I wanted to sound like I’m just singing in the same room as the listener,”
“There are so many possibilities that can happen. And I love the uncertainty of life in that sense, right? I feel like I’m always going to be writing about it. I’m always going to wonder about the what ifs of life. It’s beautiful.”
“There’s a part sa bridge that I ask the crowd to sing along with me. And usually my audience is very shy, but I try my best to let them be heard and let them sing with me,”
“It was a special celebration because I got to play with an orchestra, which has always been a dream of mine. And I think, like, if you ask any artist, I feel like that’s in every artist’s dream or, like, to-do list. Like, to be able to play with an orchestra,”
“All these songs are personal to me,”
“I think this EP feels a lot softer and more intimate than anything I’ve done before, and it’s more stripped back, it’s more vulnerable, and I feel like I’m showing a side of myself that’s always been there, but I haven’t fully shown, or I haven’t fully leaned into until now,”
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