{"id":823,"date":"2022-05-07T01:47:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T01:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rising-tigers.asia\/?p=823"},"modified":"2022-05-07T04:18:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T04:18:09","slug":"young-artist-in-focus-elisha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rising-tigers.asia\/index.php\/2022\/05\/07\/young-artist-in-focus-elisha\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Artist in Focus: Elisha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Elisha Pontanares, Grand Winner of Asia\u2019s Best Singing Competition Season 2, made waves also as the First Prize Winner in the Euro Talent Festival Star Rain Cup International Talent Competition in Prague, Czech Republic, and she\u2019s only 15!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn one word, memorable!\u201d she exclaims, reliving the momentous moment for the young artist who\u2019s already making the Philippines proud of her achievements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was my first time competing internationally and my first time winning one! I\u2019ve also made a lot of friends who came from Italy, France, and Germany. I\u2019m also grateful for Coach Mayi and Ms. Charie Vega who came with us too! Love them both!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rising-tigers.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elisha1-705x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rising-tigers.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elisha1-705x1024.jpg 705w, https:\/\/rising-tigers.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elisha1-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/rising-tigers.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elisha1-768x1116.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rising-tigers.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elisha1-1057x1536.jpg 1057w, https:\/\/rising-tigers.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elisha1.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, ELISHA makes history again by singing with classic OPM artist Marco Sison in \u201cAn 80\u2019s SaturDate\u201d on June 11, 2022, at Teatrino, Promenade, Greenhills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The one-night only concert was presented by Echo Jham, in partnership with TAG Media Group, whose head honcho Ms. Grace Bondad Nicolas was all raves for the young and already world-class talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cELISHA is the next generation superstar with her angelic voice, determination, and passion! She will be the Regine or Sharon. Why not? Most stars start singing in competitions and ELISHA has always been a success,\u201d Ms. Nicolas gushed, and for all the good reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learns<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy favorite artists are Adele, Morissette Amon, and Gigi De Lana. You\u2019d notice that their singing styles are different and unique in their own way. This connects to me as a young artist who is still trying to explore and widen my creativity in music,\u201d she shares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI look up to them because I\u2019m still discovering where I can shine the most with my voice and what gives me my own uniqueness. This way, I can inspire other people to be as amazing as they are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ELISHA, a singer-artist from KDR Music House, grooves to the pop, soul, and RNB genres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy upcoming song \u2018Pakpak\u2019 is an inspirational song that I can super relate to. It\u2019s hard to lose someone you love, you usually not only lose this person but also a part of yourself. That\u2019s why the message of the song is all about finding your worth, releasing your wings again, and having faith to move on,\u201d ELISHA revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Already on her seventh song, she first regaled the public in 2021 with her refreshing and soulful rendition of \u201cProud to Say.\u201d This song, dedicated for all loving fathers, was released by KDR Music House under the Loving You album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In less than a year\u2019s time, she has continued to gift music lovers all over the world with her warm velvety voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ELISHA\u2019s remarkable balance of emotional and relaxing vocals infuse \u201cMore Blessings Sayo,\u201d a Christmas song, \u201cInvincible,\u201d an inspirational song; \u201cBabalik Ka,\u201d a tribute to frontliners and OFWs, who are always away from their families; and, \u201cKabang-Kaba\u201d and \u201cReady to Fall,\u201d both love songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When not recording, the TAG Media Group Ambassador serenades the high-profile honorees and esteemed audiences of ultra-chic events like the Asia Leaders Awards, Millionaires Mindset, OPM for a Cause , The Great Shift Virtual Concert, and the American Association of Philippines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspires<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy greatest inspiration is definitely God, my family, and my supporters,\u201d ELISHA averred, confirming what everyone\u2019s been thinking of inspiring a young Filipino international artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey provide me enough emotional support, unconditional love, and positiveness to come out of my shell or comfort zone to try new things and just enjoy what I love doing, which is making music.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Demure and delicate, yet endowed with a powerful voice, ELISHA is truly the epitome of gratefulness and inspiration at 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo the young aspiring singers, DON\u2019T GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS just because your friends or family don\u2019t support you. Always remember that the world we are living in is full of strangers that can cheer you on!\u201d she says with conviction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut don\u2019t forget that sometimes it\u2019s okay to take a break. It is always that courage to continue that counts,\u201d ELISHA concludes, leaving both lovers and makers of music her inspiring words to remember.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, at 15, ELISHA may be learning more, but she\u2019s also singing more to be that inspiration we all need!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elisha Pontanares, Grand Winner of Asia\u2019s Best Singing Competition Season 2, made waves also as the First Prize Winner in the Euro Talent Festival Star Rain Cup International Talent Competition in Prague, Czech Republic, and she\u2019s only 15! \u201cIn one word, memorable!\u201d she exclaims, reliving the momentous moment for the young artist who\u2019s already making [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":824,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-glamour"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/rising-tigers.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elisha-5.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rising-tigers.asia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rising-tigers.asia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rising-tigers.asia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rising-tigers.asia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rising-tigers.asia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=823"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/rising-tigers.asia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":827,"href":"https:\/\/rising-tigers.asia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823\/revisions\/827"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rising-tigers.asia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rising-tigers.asia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rising-tigers.asia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rising-tigers.asia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}