Asian Journal- The Filipino-American Community Newspaper

This coming Saturday night, July 18, the Celebrity Theatre for the Performing Arts in Hollywood has to open the windows of its Garden Pavilion and put in more chairs in its beautiful veranda to accommodate the sold-out crowd that will come for This is The Moment, the first solo concert of Edsel Godwin Sotiangco.

Dubbed as The Golden Boy with the Golden Voice, 11-year old Edsel has performed onstage for the past two years with some of the biggest names in the Fil-Am music industry—Apl de Ap of the Black Eyed Peas, Sharon Cuneta, the 4 Divas – Kuh Ledesma, Regine Velasquez, Zsa Zsa Padilla,and Pops Fernandez, Florante, Nora Aunor, Martin Nievera, Dolphy, Judy Ann Santos, Jed Madela, AJ Tabaldo, Ramielle Malubay etc. "This time, it’s his turn to be shine, to be the center of attraction, the main performer. This is his moment," announced Alvin Reyes, the show’s talented director, during a press conference held recently in Los Angeles.

The runner-up in the 2008 Hollywood’s Best New Talent Award has recently been referred to as the "male Charice Pempengco". His rare high voice range never fails to wow the audience as he sings the songs of Celine Dion, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston with ease.

Edsel’s solo concert promises to be a show that’s unlike standard concert stuff. "We’re putting up an unforgettable entertainment onstage –with an array of video and photo montages, live feeds, dance numbers and live feeds," said Eddie Sotiangco, Edsel’s father and manager, whose company SGC Entertainment Group, is proudly producing the concert.

Edsel’s solo concert promises to have a lot of surprises for the audience. "It will be a lot more fun than your typical show," said Edsel who will also be coming out with his very first CD Album on the day of the concert. "It’s a privilege, an honor for me to do this concert. I know that my voice is a gift from God and I want to share this gift with people. It’s my ministry and I love it," said the boy wonder.

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( Published on July 15, 2009 in MDWK Magazine p. 7 )