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'Palabang Belle is coming': Belle Mariano teases heart-stopping 'BELIEVE' concert, shares growth as artist

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Ched Rick Gatchalian

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<p>MANILA — Belle Mariano raised expectations on her upcoming sold-out birthday concert &quot;BELIEVE&quot;, saying fans can anticipate &quot;intense performances&quot; that they had never seen from her yet during a press conference on Tuesday.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171992606187020240702-Belle-Mariano 2.JPG" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Belle Mariano sits down with ABS-CBN News&#x27; MJ Felipe during " BELIEVE:="" The="" Belle="" Mariano="" Birthday="" media="" press="" conference="" on="" July="" by="" Ched="" ABS-CBN=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><u id="isPasted"><em><strong></strong></em></u><em><strong></strong></em><em><strong></strong></em><strong></strong><strong></strong>Belle Mariano sits down with ABS-CBN News&#x27; MJ Felipe during &quot;BELIEVE: The Belle Mariano Birthday Concert&quot; media press conference on Tuesday, July 2. <em>Photo by Ched Gatchalian, ABS-CBN News</em><strong></strong><strong></strong><em><strong><em><u></u></em></strong></em></span></span></span></div><p>Without giving away too many details, the actress-singer said she is undergoing a &quot;strenuous training&quot; to execute her surprises perfectly <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/5/29/belle-mariano-to-hold-believe-birthday-concert-on-july-13-2004">on July 13 at The Theatre at Solaire.</a></p><p>&quot;I said last time that you guys will be involved, so prepare yourselves. It&#x27;s gonna be something very exciting. You&#x27;ll see a side of me na hindi n&#x27;yo pa nakikita noon,&quot; she said.</p><p>The concert&#x27;s producers complimented Mariano&#x27;s grit shown in preparing the much-awaited performances, calling her &quot;palaban&quot; or a fighter.</p><p>The &quot;Can&#x27;t Buy Me Love&quot; star also revealed her guests, comprised of Moira Dela Torre, Donny Pangilinan, Martin Nievera, and Denise Julia. She shared that the versatility of these artists also represents the variations of her that fans could expect to see.</p><p>&quot;And actually, pahabol ko lang, we&#x27;re actually working on one guest pa. Pero we&#x27;re waiting for their confirmation. So hintayin natin &#x27;yan, pasabog &#x27;yon,&quot; she added.</p><p>Mariano also serves as the creative producer of her own concert, pouring all her ideas and efforts to innovate gimmicks that she herself never thought she could do.</p><p>&quot;We&#x27;ve been conceptualizing a lot... Actually, before I went in a vacation po last time, we&#x27;ve been conceptualizing even up to script, lahat po tinutukan... I always dreamed of being this involved sa concert ever since my Beloved concert,&quot; the recording artist said.</p><p>Looking at her big preparations, she realized the show also helps her to believe in herself more — something that she also wants to impart to her audience.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;ll make the audience believe that anything is possible,&quot; Mariano emphasized.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171992613763220240702-Belle-Mariano 3.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>The &quot;Bugambilya&quot; singer also took the opportunity to share snippets of her five new songs to the press, namely &quot;Biglaan,&quot; &quot;Pakisagot,&quot; &quot;Little World Changer,&quot; &quot;I, Save Me&quot; and &quot;Apelyido.&quot;</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" 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Mariano said this was not easy and she even had to lay on ground just to feel which song could fully capture her heart.</p><p>The Kapamilya actress also looked back to her humble beginning as a mere kid who just loved to sing in karaoke. She never expected that she would be able to sing and share her own music in big venues like Solaire&#x27;s The Theatre.</p><p>&quot;I used to sing in videoke with my lolo, and it feels like I&#x27;m not just fulfilling my dream, I&#x27;m also fulfilling his,&quot; she highlighted in a nostalgic tone.</p><p>As a gift for her overseas fans or those who failed to secure a ticket, the concert will be available for live streaming on iWant TFC for P599.</p><div><strong>Celebrating birthday through charity event</strong></div><p>Mariano also told reporters that she and her fans conducted a charity activity on June 13 at the Cribs Foundation, a loving home for abandoned and neglected children in Antipolo. This is her way of celebrating her birthday which was on June 10.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/tv/C8RdFmAC0Bi/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A14733976%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="510" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;I&#x27;m happy and glad that I&#x27;m able to help,&quot; she said. &quot;I always have the soft side. I feel like there — I was there to inspire them to believe. And sana when we&#x27;re there, we&#x27;re able to impart it to them.&quot;</p><div><strong>Evolving as an artist and as a person</strong></div><p>Starting her career early on kiddie show &quot;Goin&#x27; Bulilit&quot;, Mariano shared that she often encounters numerous criticisms.</p><p>&quot;Sometimes I get hurt po, I would admit po. Pero sometimes, [I realize] those are the factors why I want to improve more,&quot; she said.</p><p>She also said that there are still a lot of things for her to explore as a singer and as an artist, but she wants to take it slow with the guidance of the veterans around her.</p><p>Aside from acting, Mariano said that she looks forward to trying other tasks behind the camera — like directing.</p><div><strong>Struggles as she enters 22</strong></div><p>The Kapamilya star described the feeling of being 22 years old as &quot;freedom with guidance&quot;.</p><p>&quot;If you hear 22, what comes into your mind &#x27;di ba? Ako adulting,&quot; she mentioned.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s like when you&#x27;re 22, you&#x27;re in the middle of — uhm, parang you have to find the balance between taking things seriously but at the same time not forgetting to enjoy the small things in life. So it&#x27;s really freedom with guidance,&quot; she added, emphasizing how her family and management also guides her way.</p><p>Moreover, Mariano has a message for her fans who may also be experiencing struggles and confusion as they hit the 20s.</p><p>&quot;If you find yourself giving up, remind yourself of your core and why you actually wanted this. &#x27;Wag ka mag-alala because God&#x27;s plans for you are great, and I continue to believe that everything falls accordingly,&quot; she shared.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3060695"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script>

<p>Belle Mariano raised expectations on her upcoming sold-out birthday concert "BELIEVE", saying fans can anticipate "intense performances" that they had never seen from her yet during a press conference on Tuesday.</p>

Belle Mariano raised expectations on her upcoming sold-out birthday concert "BELIEVE", saying fans can anticipate "intense performances" that they had never seen from her yet during a press conference on Tuesday.