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Regine Velasquez reveals anniversary show this year will be her ‘last big concert’

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>Regine Velasquez revealed that her upcoming concert this year will be her final large-scale solo show.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m celebrating my 40th year in the business and to celebrate that I&#x27;m going to have a concert sometime in October pero wala pa kaming date at wala pa kaming venue, but it&#x27;s going to be my last big concert, to celebrate my 40th year,&quot; she said in an interview with Billboard Philippines.</p><p>The singer added: &quot;Although I still have some projects next year, but this will be my last big solo concert.&quot;</p><p>Asia&#x27;s Songbird also opened up about her thoughts on retirement, emphasizing that it does not mean completely stepping away from music.</p><p>&quot;I still have mga projects next year and then eventually I retire... Sabi ng asawa ko retirement means naman not really stopping altogether. It means doing whatever it is that you wanna do, but it will free me from &#x27;yung pressure of trying to please everyone,&quot; she remarked.</p><p>She added that she does not see retirement as simply staying at home.</p><p>&quot;Kasi di ba &#x27;yung concept natin ng retirement is &#x27;yung tumanganga ka na lang sa bahay mo. Parang ayaw ko rin naman nun noh... Parang hindi rin ako sanay nun. Kasi I keep thinking, what am I gonna do next if I retire? I have to find something to do,&quot; she said. &quot;But I guess, I don&#x27;t have to completely stop. Sabi ng asawa ko retirement means hindi ka totally kailangan tumigil, you just have to free of the pressure.&quot;</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DUxSoyHAXJJ/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=768&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A4696023.899999857%2C%22ls%22%3A4695050.799999952%2C%22le%22%3A4695053.099999905%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="889" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" 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><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>In the same interview, Regine also spoke candidly about how aging has affected her voice and performance.</p><p>&quot;When I was younger, I open my mouth and there is a voice because when I open my mouth, there really is a voice. No matter if I&#x27;m sick or whatever, or I&#x27;m dying, or whatever like rain, shine, I open my mouth and there is a voice. Nowadays, it&#x27;s not like that anymore only because I&#x27;ve gotten older and I think people don&#x27;t understand that. Actually, I also don&#x27;t understand that,&quot; she pointed out.</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2026/3/24/regine-velasquez-is-billboard-ph-s-woman-of-the-year-1251"><strong><u>READ: Regine Velasquez is Billboard PH&#x27;s Woman of the Year</u></strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>The singer went on: &quot;It&#x27;s different now. I&#x27;ve gotten older and for women kasi it&#x27;s different. My voice has gone through a lot of changes, but somehow I&#x27;m still able to pull through pero nowadays it&#x27;s more difficult. Parang &#x27;pag nadadagdagan ng digits &#x27;yung edad ko, parang nababawasan &#x27;yung boses ko. It&#x27;s getting more difficult to sing.&quot;</p>

<p>Regine Velasquez also opens up about her thoughts on retirement.</p>

Regine Velasquez also opens up about her thoughts on retirement.