Singer and actress Gigi De Lana is owning 2022. After gaining the public’s attention last year with her debut as a lead actress in a digital series opposite Gerald Anderson and trending on social media platforms with her song covers and live performances, the breakout star lays down another card to continue claiming her spot in the limelight.
Gigi, together with her band The Gigi Vibes, brings a roller coaster of feels in her freshly released self-titled debut album under Star Music.
The highly anticipated project is set to depict different stages of love, from falling to getting heartbroken to recovering from pain, through its eight original songs and two bonus tracks.
“We’ve been through a lot before we’re able to compose the songs, and eventually produce them. The songs went through ups and downs na hindi namin akalain na eto na siya,” Gigi shared in a virtual junket held on Friday.
Its key track “O Bakit Ba” is about the never-ending cycle of getting hurt written by Gigi and Erwin Lacsa.
“The song is for people who love deeply, na minsan martir na sa pag-mamahal. I know some friends who are like that when they’re in a relationship. And despite the hardship at pagiging martir, they don’t regret it. It would really make you ask the question ‘O Bakit Ba?’” she related.
The Kapamilya artist also co-wrote another song in the album entitled “Letting Go” together with Jon Cruz and Erin Justo.
The album also includes Gigi’s debut single and break-up anthem “Sakalam” and the official soundtrack of ABS-CBN Entertainment’s Viral Scandal series entitled “Nasayo Ako.” Her remake of “Bakit Nga Ba Mahal Kita,” now the theme song of her ongoing iQiyi series Hello Heart with Gerald Anderson, is likewise part of the release.
The pop-rock record also features the songs “Bibitawan, “First Night,” “Topak,” “Isang Idlip,” and “Huling Lapit.” ABS-CBN Music creative director Jonathan Manalo served as its overall producer.
Gigi shared what the album means to her and her band. “We want to bring back pop-rock music to encourage listeners to be true to themselves. This is about truth.”
One of today’s fastest rising stars, Gigi rose to fame after her performance of “Bakit Nga Ba Mahal Kita,” from her band’s online gig, went viral. The RISE Artists Studio talent also performed at the 1MX Dubai 2021 and headlined her first digital concert with The Gigi Vibes, Gigi De Lana: Holiday Vibes for YouTube Music Night last December.