"Nandito Akó" (Tagalog for "I am here") is a Filipino song written by Aaron Paul del Rosario and originally sung by Ogie Alcasid in 1989.
| "Nandito Ako" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Ogie Alcasid | |
| from the album Ogie Alcasid | |
| Released | 1989 |
| Recorded | 1988 |
| Genre | OPM, Pop, R&B |
| Label | OctoArts International Philippines |
| Songwriter(s) | Aaron Paul del Rosario |
The song was also recorded by Lea Salonga in 1993, Mexican diva Thalía in 1997, Jeffrey Hidalgo in 2000, Sharon Cuneta along with Alcasid in 2006, David Archuleta in 2012, Noel Cabangon in 2014, and Regine Velasquez-Alcasid and Pussycat Dolls lead singer Nicole Scherzinger in 2021.[1]
Thalía version edit
| "Nandito Ako" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Thalía | ||||
| from the album Nandito Ako | ||||
| Released | 7 January 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Pop, OPM | |||
| Length | 4:31 | |||
| Label | EMI Latin | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Aaron Paul del Rosario | |||
| Producer(s) | Aaron Paul Del Rosario | |||
| Thalía singles chronology | ||||
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"Nandito Ako" was recorded by Mexican singer/actress Thalía, and released in early 1997. Thalia was very popular in the Philippines at the time after starring in the hit series Marimar, which was broadcast there in 1996. Like the original, the song is sung in Tagalog and was released as the lead single from her Philippine album, Nandito Ako.
Commercial performance edit
Thalia's version subsequently became a huge hit in the Philippines, along with her previous album En éxtasis, and it sold over 40,000, after 10 months of its release.[2]
In popular culture edit
Film edit
A movie with the same title starring Kris Aquino and Phillip Salvador, directed by Jose "Kaka" Balagtas opened in theaters on 12 May 1994.
Television edit
In 2011, David Archuleta recorded a version of the song for the Filipino mini series of the same name, Nandito Ako, where it served as the show's theme song. [3][4][5][6][7] The programme was the second mini-serye by TV5, and like the first one, Sa Ngalan ng Ina (lit. In the Name of the Mother), it was also set to air for only a month.[8][9] The song was later included on Archuleta's fourth studio album titled Forevermore, a covers album of Filipino songs.
References edit
- ^ "Troy Laureta releases second OPM album 'Giliw' featuring foreign singers". ABS-CBN News. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Thalia Latin America's Reigning Music Queen". Billboard Magazine. 109 (48): 33. 29 November 1997.
- ^ David Archuleta gets baptism of fire as actor in TV5 series retrieved via interaksyon.com 18 Jan 2012
- ^ David Archuleta looks forward to more fun in the Philippines retrieved via interaksyon.com 13 Jan 2012
- ^ VIDEO: David Archuleta 'excited' to start shooting for TV5 series retrieved via interaksyon.com 1 December 2012
- ^ David Archuleta receives warm welcome from Filipino fans on fourth visit retrieved via pep.ph 13 Jan 2012
- ^ David Archuleta on why he's doing a mini-series with TV5 retrieved via pep.ph 14 Jan 2012
- ^ TV5 achieves international goal for Nandito Ako retrieved via tv5.com.ph 3 August 2012
- ^ Nandito Ako ng TV5, trending ang magandang kuwento worldwide retrieved via tv5.com.ph 28 Feb 2012