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All-girl band 'Rouge' wows Filipino crowd in Canada tour

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Jess de Leon | TFC News Alberta

<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RH4QhAdT4E4?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>Members of the all-female band Rouge showed what they are made of during their first-ever tour in Canada.The Filipino girl group visited 10 cities across Canada in less than a month, where they performed their unique covers and original songs.Like many other bands, members of Rouge said that they also went through various challenges when they were just starting.The band&#x27;s leader, Kara Mendez, and co-founder Jeri Vega Oro are both singers who eventually learned how to play the bass and lead guitar, respectively.Asked about the secret to success, Mendez shared in Filipino: &quot;[It&#x27;s] the respect. We have our boundaries, and we constantly communicate.&quot;Princess Ybañez, who plays the violin, displays a strong presenced onstage, while fourth band member Murriel Gyan, shared that she started hitting the drums at a young age.&quot;It&#x27;s really because of my father that I joined Rouge,&quot; she said. &quot;I was in college at that time and my dad was really pushing me to pursue playing the dreams. He was the one who saw the audition for the Rouge.&quot;Now in the music scene for 10 years – the members believe that their closeness will help them perform better.Rogue’s manager Leah Bool said seeing the band perform felt like looking at a crystal ball, as she already knew that they would grow individually and as a band.&quot;They were young back then,&quot; she recalled. &quot;They looked like kids who just came from their homes and stepped on the stage. Perhaps it&#x27;s destiny that we worked with each other. I believed in them, that they would continue to grow.&quot;The band now sets its sights on a tour in the U.S. following the success of their visit to Canada.

The Filipino girl group Rouge performs their unique covers as well as original songs during their first-ever tour in Canada.