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After Miss Universe, Catriona Gray hopes to prove herself in music industry

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style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"> </div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"> </div></div><div style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CPIgghDATBn/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Catriona Gray (@catriona_gray)</a></div></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br/>MANILA -- After conquering the pageant scene, Catriona Gray hopes to prove herself once more, this time in the music industry.</p><p>The former beauty queen recently released her own version of &quot;Raise Your Flag,&quot; a song inspired by a statement she made during the Miss Universe 2018 pageant.</p><p>Titled &quot;RYF,&quot; the song features a slightly different arrangement from the original track performed by KZ Tandingan and Kritiko.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/05/28/21/catriona-gray-releases-own-version-of-raise-your-flag">Catriona Gray releases own version of &#x27;Raise Your Flag&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>Speaking with members of the media from her hometown of Australia during a virtual press conference on Tuesday, Gray said music has always been &quot;a common thread through my younger life.&quot; </p><p>&quot;I&#x27;ve loved singing ever since I was little. I just never thought I had what it takes to be a singer up until I was about 18 years old,&quot; she said. </p><p>&quot;I would just sing a lot at the house, I would always love listening to music. And all throughout my academic life, I would always be in choir in school, and be part of musicals and recitals, and I was lead of my jazz band in high school,&quot; she shared. </p><p>And while she has been singing for most of her life, Gray admitted that she still feels &quot;a lot of nervousness&quot; as a recording artist, and considers herself &quot;such a newbie.&quot; </p><p>She hopes that through her efforts, she will also be able to make her mark in the music industry. </p><p>&quot;I feel like there is such a need for me to prove myself in this space,&quot; the Miss Universe 2018 titleholder said.</p><p>&quot;I am very grateful to have the opportunity to have this platform mainly because I brought pride to our country through Miss Universe. But I feel ever more the pressure to really mark my space in the music industry,&quot; she went on. &quot;And it just felt very fitting to start with this song (&#x27;RYF&#x27;), which is actually my second release in music, comparing this to &#x27;We&#x27;re In This Together&#x27; which was very much a part of my [Miss Universe] journey also.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/26/20/watch-catriona-gray-sam-milby-perform-were-in-this-together-on-wish-bus">WATCH: Catriona Gray, Sam Milby perform &#x27;We&#x27;re in This Together&#x27; on Wish bus</a></li></ul><p>&quot;I guess this is almost in a way a closure of that journey, before I really go off into finding who I am as an artist... But it just felt very important for me, personally, to put my spin or my interpretation on this song that was inspired by my journey.&quot;</p><p>While &quot;Raise Your Flag&quot; started out as a patriotic song inspired by her Miss Universe stint, Gray said she wants &quot;RYF&quot; to be seen as a song about &quot;standing up for something.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I mean June is Pride Month, so &#x27;RYF&#x27; could also apply to promoting inclusivity and equality. It could also lend its voice to standing up for education, standing up for equal rights,&quot; she said. </p><p>&quot;I hope that through my interpretation of the song, it can evolve to how I see the song, which is what it means to stand up for something. It&#x27;s not about being just proud of your country, it&#x27;s about raising your voice for something,&quot; she added. </p><p>When asked about the artists she wants to collaborate with in the future, Gray mentioned Tandingan, Jaya, and Moira.</p><p>&quot;I just really admire their artistry and how they really carved out their own sound,&quot; she said of her fellow Cornerstone talents. &quot;You can just see that their heart is in what they&#x27;re doing.&quot;</p><p>Before &quot;RYF,&quot; Gray also released a cover of the 1998 song &quot;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/19/21/catriona-gray-releases-music-video-of-her-duet-with-jay-r">Angel of Mine</a>&quot; with R&amp;B singer Jay R.</p><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OzK7dhvHpPI?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></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>"I am very grateful to have the opportunity to have this platform, mainly because I brought pride to our country through Miss Universe. But I feel ever more the pressure to really mark my space in the music industry."</p>

"I am very grateful to have the opportunity to have this platform, mainly because I brought pride to our country through Miss Universe. But I feel ever more the pressure to really mark my space in the music industry."