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How KZ Tandingan supported TJ Monterde when his career was down

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1740113316999TJ.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="&quot;Palagi&#x27; singer TJ Monterde. Screen grab: YouTube/Karen Davila" style="width:960px"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">&quot;Palagi&#x27; singer TJ Monterde. <em>Screen grab: YouTube/Karen Davila </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- &quot;May tiwala talaga siya sa akin. ...Noong times na kailangan na kailangan ko siya, nandoon siya.&quot;</p><p>These were the words of OPM hitmaker TJ Monterde when he shared how his wife, KZ Tandingan supported him when he was not yet successful as a singer-songwriter. </p><p>In the newest vlog of broadcaster Karen Davila, Monterde talked about his journey as a singer and his relationship with Tandingan. </p><p>Monterde also opened up about how Tandingan showed her trust to him as a husband even when his career was down.</p><p>&quot;There&#x27;s this time na kakakasal pa lang namin, medyo down ako sa career ko noon, wala ako masyadong trabaho. I asked my management to just babaan niyo na lang TF (talent fee) ko, kahit ano. I just want to visible, I just want to be there. Kahit wala na masyadong TF, mababa lang,&quot; her recalled.</p><p>&quot;KZ, she&#x27;s always been KZ, she&#x27;s always been there (sa taas). Knowing na I&#x27;m the head of the house, ako yung lalaki, I felt like I should be the provider but she never made me feel that way, not even once. Never ko na feel na &#x27;yung masabi niya sa akin na &#x27;ikaw naman, ikaw yung lalaki rito.&#x27; Wala. Wala akong naramdamang ganoon. So that&#x27;s one thing I really appreciate about her,&quot; Monterde continued.</p><p>&quot;Minsan humihingi ako ng pasensiya. Kasi bumili kami ng bahay, wala akong masyadong ambag sa binili naming bahay. &#x27;Yung sa akin lang minsan kuryente, tubig, magkano lang ba &#x27;yon? So parang lagi kong inaano, &#x27;Lord, paano ba ito pang-kuryente tubig na lang ba ako rito? Paano kaya Lord? Paano ko kaya maabot na ako naman yung magbabayad namin na monthly na malalaki o magbabayad ng kotse?&#x27; Pero she never made me feel that way. Lagi niyang sinasabi sa akin, &#x27;okay lang&#x27; parang &#x27;darating &#x27;yung time.&#x27; May tiwala talaga siya sa akin. &#x27;Darating &#x27;yung time, sure ako maaano mo &#x27;yan, bibili mo ako ng bag, bibili mo ako ng Chanel,&quot; Monterde added.</p><p>For Monterde, Tandingan was there when he needed her the most.</p><p>&quot;I really felt na noong times na kailangan na kailangan ko siya ay nandoon siya. And &#x27;yung manner niya of handling it na never ako na-insecure. I mean ako &#x27;yung lalaki pero siya &#x27;yung mas ano. Ito &#x27;yung reality lang kinukuwento ko lang just being honest, ako &#x27;yung lalaki pero siya &#x27;yung mas nagpo-provide for us during that time,&quot; he said.</p><p>Monterde said that right now, he can finally get to share with his wife.</p><p>&quot;Parehas na kami. Nakakapag-share na ako, kahit papaano nakakapag-share na ako. Kasi prayer ko &#x27;yon noong time na yon &#x27;Lord, sana ako ang makapag-ano kahit monthly lang ng bahay. ... Ang galing ni Lord, ngayon kaya na.&quot;<strong><br/></strong></p><div><img src="https://od2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com/api/upload-raw/20250221060248/b4caf619-a1d2-467f-8d84-8406125096a5.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:952px"/></div><p>For Monterde, he is blessed with his marriage with Tandingan, whom he expressed his gratitude to always believing in him. </p><p>&quot;I can say I&#x27;m blessed with what I have. Thank you for believing in me from the very beginning and iyo ako palagi,&quot; Monterde said.</p><p>On August 28, 2020,  Monterde and Tandingan tied the knot at The Farm at San Benito, Batangas after being in a relationship for five years.</p><p>They first met on May 29, 2013 through Martin Nievera. Ten years after meeting Tandingan, Monterde wrote his massive hit &quot;Palagi&quot; for his wife.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/events/2025/2/4/tj-monterde-kz-tandingan-kiss-on-stage-after-palagi-1202" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TJ Monterde, KZ Tandingan kiss on stage after ‘Palagi’</a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OUpcwczPCI4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HxXVbi2UQL8?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WySDskvbccs?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ip73Bg8lXa0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>In the newest vlog of broadcaster Karen Davila, TJ Monterde talked about his journey as a singer and his relationship with wife, KZ Tandingan.</p>

In the newest vlog of broadcaster Karen Davila, TJ Monterde talked about his journey as a singer and his relationship with wife, KZ Tandingan.