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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/tvpatrol/02/12/20190215-vice.jpg"/><figcaption>Anton Diva (middle) and Vice Ganda (right) started their showbiz career partly by impersonating their long-time idol Regine Velasquez (left). <em>OneMusicPH</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Singer Anton Diva was only meaning to watch the joint concert of her long-time friend and collaborator Vice Ganda, and their shared idol, Regine Velasquez — but Thursday night unfolded differently.</p><p>During one segment of the three-night “The Songbird and the Songhorse,” Velasquez and Vice Ganda asked Anton Diva to come up on stage, initially to recall their long history together.</p><p>As neophyte comedians and aspiring singers, Vice Ganda and Anton Diva were dedicated fans of Velasquez, whose discography they would save money for, completed, and have even memorized.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g7dbalFq2II?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>That Vice Ganda headlined, for the first time, a concert with the superstar who inspired his career was a dream-come-true — one that he, and Velasquez, felt best to share with an important figure who had been part of the journey since the beginning.</p><p>Unknown to Anton Diva, Velasquez and Vice Ganda connived to have her sing with them “Shine,” the anthem which had long been part of the two comedians’ past bar act of impersonating their idol. They even prepared an outfit for Anton Diva, which she put on while on stage.</p><div><strong>Watch the touching moment below:</strong></div><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/OneMusicPH/videos/1766261000144993/?v=1766261000144993" data-width="auto"> </div>

<p>Singer Anton Diva was only meaning to watch the joint concert of her long-time friend and collaborator Vice Ganda, and their shared idol, Regine Velasquez — but Thursday night unfolded differently.</p>

Singer Anton Diva was only meaning to watch the joint concert of her long-time friend and collaborator Vice Ganda, and their shared idol, Regine Velasquez — but Thursday night unfolded differently.