Showbiz’s newest calendar girl is ready to take on the concert stage.
Viva Artists Agency star Kara Mitzi, this year’s calendar girl of a top liquor brand, is mounting her first co-headlining concert featuring a very special participation of no less than the unkabogable Vice Ganda.
Entitled 56K with Kara and Khel, the show co-stars pop heartthrob and certified hitmaker Micheal Pangilinan. It will be held on April 8 at the Music Museum.
Kara is a multi-talented star who can sing, dance, and act. She was born in the Philippines but raised in Sydney, Australia. Her mom is Filipino-Japanese, while her dad is part Filipino, Spanish, and Greek, hence her very foreign-sounding last name.
She got more than her family name from her dad. “I was born into a family of musicians on my dad’s side,” she notes. “And I started singing and dancing very early, when I was around three -years old.”
Kara had her first taste of showbiz in 2010 when she did some TV commercials, print ads, and TV guest apearnces. But she had to discontinue after one year to finish her studies and take a role in her family business.
She couldn’t stay away for long. The self-described “born to be in showbiz” star returned to being a performer full-time in 2015, concentrating on her singing career.
“I love live performances talaga in front of the crowd,” she says. “Super saya ako pag nasa stage performing, sharing, and inspiring people.”
The Music Museum show is Kara’s biggest gig so far. “It’s a dream come true for me to have a concert at the Music Museum where many big name artists have performed in at the start of their careers. And to have one of the biggest stars we have today guesting in the show is just mind-blowing.”
Now, Kara is ready for bigger things. Among her dreams for her showbiz career is a debut album with original songs, a major concert, a launching movie, regular TV shows, and awards. She would also love to work her local idols like Sarah Geronimo, James Reid, and Nadine Lustre, and actor-singer Sam Milby.
And, she vows to keep working hard, perhaps harder than ever, now that more doors are starting to open up for her. “I’m the type of person who doesn’t back down from challenges. I actually challenge myself and I’m always on the lookout for ways to make my life interesting. I would say that I’m very unpredictable in a good way.”