{"id":249089,"date":"2023-05-26T13:02:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T05:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wonderful-indigo-elk.62-72-47-242.cpanel.site\/its-showtimes-imogen-cantong-drops-debut-single-da-da-da\/"},"modified":"2023-05-26T13:02:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T05:02:28","slug":"its-showtimes-imogen-cantong-drops-debut-single-da-da-da","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/?p=249089","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt&#8217;s Showtime\u2019s\u201d Imogen Cantong Drops Debut Single &#8220;Da Da Da&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Six-year-old Imogen Cantong, a member of &#8220;It&#8217;s Showtime\u2019s\u201d resident \u201cbatang cute-po\u201d kiddie panel, highlights the unique joys of Filipino childhood in her debut single &#8220;Da Da Da.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-214418\" src=\"https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/imogen-coverart.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/imogen-coverart.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/imogen-coverart-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/imogen-coverart-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/imogen-coverart-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/imogen-coverart-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/imogen-coverart-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/imogen-coverart-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/imogen-coverart-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/imogen-coverart-1392x1392.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/imogen-coverart-1068x1068.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The upbeat track was inspired by the melody Imogen used to sing when she was only two years old.<\/p>\n<p>Her parents Rey Cantong and Kaye Cantong of Six Part Invention composed and produced the song which looks back on the fun memories of a happy childhood.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-214417\" src=\"https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Imogen-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1580\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Imogen-1.jpg 1580w, https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Imogen-1-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Imogen-1-790x1024.jpg 790w, https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Imogen-1-768x995.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Imogen-1-1185x1536.jpg 1185w, https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Imogen-1-77x100.jpg 77w, https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Imogen-1-696x902.jpg 696w, https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Imogen-1-1392x1804.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Imogen-1-1068x1384.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1580px) 100vw, 1580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYung Da Da Da po for me ay para sa mga babies na hindi pa nakakapagsalita. I composed it for them po. Ang meaning po ay parang nagyayaya [na makisaya sa awitin],\u201d said Imogen.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from being a resident panel member for &#8220;It&#8217;s Showtime&#8217;s&#8221; \u201cIsip Bata\u201d segment and being one of the featured singers in Jamie Rivera\u2019s \u201c3-in-1\u201d song, she is also a performer who has passion for singing and dancing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-214419\" src=\"https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Imogen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Imogen.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Imogen-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Imogen-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Imogen-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Imogen-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Imogen-696x928.jpg 696w, https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Imogen-1392x1856.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Imogen-1068x1424.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Due to her parents&#8217; musical career, she took interest in singing and dancing at a young age.<\/p>\n<p>She enjoys performing at school programs that help her hone her confidence as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was two years old po lagi ako nagwa-watch ng music videos then lagi ko po sila ginagaya.<\/p>\n<p>Also nakikita ko po parents ko na nagpe-perform kaya nagustuhan ko na rin po mag-perform,\u201d Imogen shared.<\/p>\n<p>Now, she bravely takes a step forward toward her dream as she releases her first single as a recording artist.<\/p>\n<p>She looks up to various local and international artists such as Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, Sarah Geronimo, Blackpink, Ariana Grande, and her parents\u2019 band Six Part Invention.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the hopeful message of &#8220;Da Da Da&#8221; available on various music streaming platforms and watch Imogen&#8217;s recording session on ABS-CBN Music YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<p>For more details, follow Star Music on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tiktok, and YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>For updates, follow @abscbnpr on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abs-cbn.com\/newsroom\">www.abs-cbn.com\/newsroom<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six years old, Imogen Cantong showcased her talent in singing, releasing her debut single, &#8220;Da Da Da.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":249090,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19570],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-249089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-showbiz"],"zyndk8_nxtgen_metadata":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=249089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249089\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/249090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=249089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=249089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=249089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}