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Ex-PBB housemate Gail Banawis releases single 'Next 2 Me'

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Gail " Banawis.="" Reyma="" ABS-CBN="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/06/19/gail.jpg"/><figcaption>Gail &quot;Struggail&quot; Banawis.<em> Reyma Buan-Deveza, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- Actress Gail &quot;Struggail&quot; Banawis has released a single titled &quot;Next 2 Me.&quot;</p><p>The jazz track produced by singer-songwriter Lian Dyogi is now available on various music streaming platforms, with its lyric video on the official YouTube page of Star Music.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rsjw-dhdzs0?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>In an interview with ABS-CBN News, Banawis said she feels nervous about her newest release, but is thankful for all her supporters.</p><p>&quot;Kinakabahan talaga ako kasi it&#x27;s the first song that I&#x27;ve released here in the Philippines, and I think the second song I wrote here in the Philippines as well. So parang kinakabahan ako na, &#x27;Oh my God, this has to be successful,&#x27; but at the same time I know the people that have been supporting me since the start are really enjoying it. And, I think that&#x27;s more important than anything else,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;Honestly, the reason I write in the first place is kasi minsan may mga ugly thoughts tayo or situation na parang we have a hard time accepting it. So for me, writing lets me release that energy. And also parang mas ina-accept ko siya when I write it in a song,&quot; she added.</p><p>When asked about the meaning of &quot;Next 2 Me,&quot; she replied: &quot;Depende on how it resonates with you. Self-explanatory siya, [it&#x27;s about] missing someone that&#x27;s next to you. So someone that you are really close will suddenly change.&quot;</p><p>A former &quot;Pinoy Big Brother&quot; housemate, Banawis started her musical journey by covering songs ranging from ballads, rap, and musical theater. She released her first single &quot;Make U Smile&quot; in 2019.</p><p>She uses the name Gail as an actress, and Struggail as a singer-songwriter. </p><p>&quot;Struggail was made back in the States, parang gusto kong i-separate ang sarili ko and to create a new identify for myself. Kasi in the States I&#x27;m mostly known for the girl that sings for Pacquiao&#x27;s fight, for performing, and mostly gumagawa ako ng mga cover songs. I want to finally establish myself as an artist of her own color,&quot; she said. </p><p>&quot;So si Daddy kasi he has a thing na parang kunwari magtatanong ako sa kanya or I will ask him for help... sasabihin niya, &#x27;Hay Gail puro ka struggle, struggle.&#x27; So parang naging trigger siya para sa akin. Then I realized na I shouldn&#x27;t allow hardships and struggles to suffocate me. In a sense I should own them because it&#x27;s part of what molds me to become the person I am. So &#x27;yun ginawa ko siyang Struggail na lang,&quot; she explained. </p><p>Apart from music, Banawis starred in various shows such as &quot;Love at First Stream,&quot; &quot;Connected,&quot; and &quot;Teen Clash.&quot;</p><p>She hopes to release more songs this year.</p>