April 12, 2025 • 25 mins
From Shadows to Spotlight: Sofronio Vasquez on #UnIdentified
In the debut episode of #UnIdentified, hosts Sharon and Brenn reconnect with Sofronio Vasquez, Season 26 winner of The Voice USA. Fresh off a shared concert performance in San Leandro, California, Sharon reminisces about Sofronio's incredible path—from being an unknown talent to achieving national recognition. This episode celebrates the journey of emerging artists, proving that hidden gems can shine brilliantly when given the chance to be truly seen.
In the debut episode of #UnIdentified, hosts Sharon and Brenn reconnect with Sofronio Vasquez, Season 26 winner of The Voice USA. Fresh off a shared concert performance in San Leandro, California, Sharon reminisces about Sofronio's incredible path—from being an unknown talent to achieving national recognition. This episode celebrates the journey of emerging artists, proving that hidden gems can shine brilliantly when given the chance to be truly seen.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
He's a being yam gab, the time's a sketch and.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
You maybe.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
Rise up handshine to the busy.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
Hello everyone, welcome.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
Onto our first episode of Unidentified. My name is Sharing
Tee also known as Sharon tanneg.
Speaker 4 (01:10):
And my name is Bren And throughout this podcast series,
we will be identifying talents throughout Las Vegas and the world.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Yes, they are extremely a lot of talents around the world,
and of course we're gonna start here in Las Vegas,
the entertainment capital of the world, right Yeah, and everyone
agrees on that. So what we're trying to look for
is an extremely talented individual or groups that is out there,
(01:40):
but no one has ever seen them, or there are
sightings of them. Just like you and I identified flying object,
there are sightings of them, but there were never on
there were never identified. They are still unidentified, right, So
that's where we're looking for. That we want you to
(02:01):
be seen. So this is the platform for.
Speaker 4 (02:04):
It, and for our very first episode, we have something
very special for you all. Last weekend, we spent it
with the Voice season twenty six winner, Sofronio Vasquez, who
and did you know.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
That his first Asian, first Filipino that had won the.
Speaker 4 (02:26):
Voice and that's really hard to do, you know, as
an Asian too in America, you know, but we all.
Speaker 1 (02:33):
Know that Filipinos are the number one, Oh yeah, because
we have karaoke machines all over our how our.
Speaker 4 (02:41):
Normal our houses.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
Every party, the household of Filipino always has a karaoke
machine or something like you know, maybe a speaker or
just a couple of mics.
Speaker 2 (02:54):
That's just normal for a Filipino household.
Speaker 4 (02:57):
And so Fronio really grew on us, you know, as
we spend time with him over the weekend.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Yes, because as a as a I was part of
the whole entire show from the beginning till end, and
we did our rehearsal at one of the great studios there.
Speaker 2 (03:14):
It was an awesome studio.
Speaker 4 (03:16):
I think it's called Music City, Music City, San Francisco.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
In downtown in Free something like something like that. You'll
see it.
Speaker 1 (03:26):
We'll show you all the videos that we've kept during
our stint there in San Francisco with Sofronio Aasquez. So
like brand said that he grew on us because from
the moment that we did our rehearsal.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
Of course, he didn't.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Really sing like the way he should be singing during
the show because he has to keep keep his voice voice,
he has to keep it healthy. So he was just
trying to you know, even hum. But you know what
what got my attention during the rehears he's not just
extremely talented with vocals. But then he was correcting, not
(04:05):
correcting in a nice way, like Kuya, can you make
that sound here like this bum bum bum bum bum,
and then start here, start over here, and then can
you make like a drum roll in this part. He
knows what he's doing and he knows exactly what the
audience has to hear.
Speaker 4 (04:24):
Yeah, what he wants musically, He has a very he
has an intuition when it comes to music, just how
right it sounds, how good it sounds when it comes
to like an audience standpoint, because yeah, as singers too,
we were an audience, or we are an audience of
other singers. We like to listen to other singers.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
And then during the voice of course, he wanted to
to have that sound still in his show. So like
a Million dreams, he wanted the drums to get rolling,
like really you want I want to feel the drums.
So the drummer kept on like playing the drums and
up to the point that Okay, that's it, that's the
(05:08):
sound that I want you to do. So he's he's pretty,
he's pretty a knowledgeable of music, you know. So at
the same time, we were asked like, why Sophronio to
be our very first guest in our first episode?
Speaker 4 (05:24):
Right, yeah, Well, first of all, now he's identified, but
before he was unidentified, he.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Actually started in a big singing competition in the Philippines
and that's on tvalen.
Speaker 4 (05:44):
He And now are you ready to see our interview
with Sophronio basquezt.
Speaker 5 (05:51):
Here it is.
Speaker 4 (05:52):
I think he plays on that show. He did play
win the grand prize.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
Yeah, so he was and he was identified, and then
after a couple of years he moved to the United
States in New York and he started a career of
I think in the dental office.
Speaker 2 (06:12):
Something like that.
Speaker 1 (06:13):
Yeah, and then so we started auditioning to the voice,
even audition at the Apollo Theater and other big name
singing competition.
Speaker 4 (06:25):
And now are you ready to see our interview with
Sofronio Vazquez. Here it is. Hi everyone, This is Brandon,
this is Charonty, and we're here with The Voice Season
twenty six winners of Fronio Vasquez.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
Thank you, congratulations.
Speaker 1 (06:41):
Our first question for you, so this is your journey
and then in your experience, what is the difference of
Filipinos evaluating your music talent versus Americans.
Speaker 5 (06:56):
I think there's not a lot of difference, to be honest,
But if I could just spot one difference, it would
be just the appreciation of the diversity, because Filipinos usually
believe that, or Filipinos are always Filipinos have always this
concept of you won't make it, you cannot, And I
(07:17):
think that's the only the only difference here in America,
because Americans, especially with a music scene is very diverse.
They don't they don't, they don't differentiate with you in
a music music side, with skin, skin and whatever. They
(07:40):
just appreciate your passion and yeah, they're just so excited
with every music that's in your heart.
Speaker 2 (07:46):
Very good there, well said.
Speaker 4 (07:48):
And did you experience that on the Voice when you
were with Michael Boublay when you met other contestants.
Speaker 5 (07:54):
Oh yeah, I mean I definitely felt that experience, And
I really personally can say that I have the best
experience because first and foremost, I moved here in America
very recently, and I never felt that I am just outcasted.
They appreciated me as a person. They learned to appreciate
(08:17):
what my culture is. And yeah, that that I think
that with me is.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
That's really awesome. That's that's a great experience either.
Speaker 1 (08:25):
That's why we've been here for a few years and
then started a voice.
Speaker 5 (08:29):
Yeah, and do you have any.
Speaker 2 (08:31):
Plans in the future in the next two years? Are
you recording or are you going to be in a movie?
Speaker 1 (08:36):
Are you going to be in a musical play?
Speaker 2 (08:39):
I know you're doing a US tour.
Speaker 5 (08:42):
Yeah, I've I've been asked about the same question. But
if I can just share a bit, I am still
working on my things. And yeah, I mean I I
always want the supporters and our friends and of course
to just wait and because I want that element of
(09:05):
surprise adver time. Yeah, so then.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
You're surprising the one entire world.
Speaker 5 (09:09):
Oh thank you. Yeah, yeah, I appreciate that one. Yeah,
like what you said, we we technically we the Filipinos
are always a surprise to each each country, each stayed,
each race, because you're just very passionate of what we're doing.
So I'm calling out everyone to be excited and just
(09:30):
be passionate into what you're what you love, and just
try out. Yeah.
Speaker 4 (09:34):
So in your journey, you're singing journey, you definitely haven't
had a lot of supporters. Yeah, and your mom is
definitely your number one supporter. So will she be with
us in the San Leandrew concert.
Speaker 5 (09:45):
I actually called her and asked her about it, and
she wanted to stay in the Philippines for now because
she don't want to interfere with the crazy schedules. But
definitely she's going to be here in America and hopefully
she's gonna catch a specific event or a specific concert.
So she's very excited for me. She's gonna be like,
(10:08):
I'm gonna stay and put things and watch you. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (10:11):
Well that's okay, very supportive, but I don't know. She's
she's far away and she's still very.
Speaker 4 (10:18):
Very that's what her mom does, yes from.
Speaker 1 (10:21):
Before, but still she's there and Scirit, Well, thank you
so much for.
Speaker 5 (10:25):
You to our friends, and I hope you're watching this one.
Please subscribe to our friends, please support and please support everyone.
Speaker 4 (10:36):
Thank you, thank you so much, just so much.
Speaker 2 (10:38):
Wow, what a great interview. I didn't even realize.
Speaker 4 (10:41):
That that was really fun for us interviewing Sofron. It
was really nice, very accommodating, and we will never forget
that experience.
Speaker 1 (10:49):
But before we move on, I would like to thank
a few people here, and I like to start with
Attorney Victor, the injury law and he's been very supportive
of us from way back, and.
Speaker 4 (11:06):
He's very long time supportive, yes.
Speaker 1 (11:08):
And he's still supporting us up to this day. So
we wanted to give you so many thanks, Attorney Victor Cardoza.
Speaker 6 (11:17):
I'm Attorney Victor Cardoza. I've been a lawyer here in
Las Vegas, helping our community for twenty five years. I
understand people don't want to see a lawyer unless they
need to, but it would be my honor to serve you,
to help you when you have a crisis with automobile collisions, injury,
trauma claims, property damage claims, DUIs or tickets, please think
(11:39):
of me. It would be my pleasure to serve you.
I enjoy and I live for helping our community. Evan
zero two nine eight seven to one one.
Speaker 2 (11:49):
Thank you so much, Attorney Victor Cardoza.
Speaker 1 (11:53):
And moving on about Soprano interview, we wanted to to
let you know, guys that Sofronio is such a great person.
Speaker 2 (12:04):
He even he.
Speaker 1 (12:06):
Helped us with our interview with him.
Speaker 4 (12:09):
We have to like go around the music, help us
find the background. Yeah, the nice background for us to film.
Speaker 1 (12:15):
We wanted to find a background of all because it's
a music city, so we wanted something that's still in
a music thing because we were actually going to the kitchen.
But he said, this is a better, better lighting here,
so let's start here. So that was the start of
our you know, some sort of an interview with him.
(12:40):
So we started with an interview about.
Speaker 4 (12:43):
Just the difference between how Filipinos and Americans evaluate singing
it talent, and there is very I guess a stark
not stark, but there is a difference. There is a
Americans and Filipinos evaluate singing talent.
Speaker 1 (12:59):
But he didn't say there's a big difference because a
person like him, he was he didn't have a bad experience.
Speaker 4 (13:08):
Yes, he told us that he did have a good experience, very.
Speaker 1 (13:11):
Good experience, which we are very very uh not not
because we know there's always going to be a journey
that you know in the beginning, it's not a good
experience and then.
Speaker 4 (13:23):
Goes, uh, becomes better better.
Speaker 2 (13:26):
So with him, it's just it just got better. And
then there wasn't any.
Speaker 1 (13:31):
You know, discrimination, It was more of what he said
was more of diversity. Yeah, it's more diversity surrounding rather
than discrimination. We didn't even hear that word from him.
Speaker 4 (13:44):
And if you do notice on the voice it's very diverse,
is that you watch the voice, there's a lot of
there's African Americans, Latin Americans, a lot of diversity when
it comes to culture in the voice.
Speaker 2 (13:54):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (13:54):
And also while we were in interviewing him, that part
when I said and the world is waiting for you,
he got that expression in his case, that bit of
a shock, like a shot, like he kind of realized
and that moment that really the world is waiting for him,
(14:18):
you know. So after that we did ask him about
his plans uh in the next two years. After the interview,
we did a chat a little bit. He did mention
about a recording. I did ask him about recording, and
then what type of genre He did mention about contemporary.
Speaker 4 (14:36):
Ye, some type of contemporary type genre that he wants
to get into.
Speaker 1 (14:41):
And then also we did ask I asked him about
his plans on and I did tell him that he
can be good in Broadway. And we all know, I'm
sure everybody knew about because it's already on social media
that he is being offered without audition to be uh
(15:03):
in Miss Saigon for the toy toy part the toy
the character toy. So it's it's totally up to him
if he wants that. But he he'll be great in
in Broadway, you.
Speaker 4 (15:18):
Think, Yeah, I think his voice quality is very Broadway asque.
And indeed you told me too that he sounds a
bit like Gar.
Speaker 1 (15:26):
He did sound like Gary, especially when he sings, uh,
the fast songs.
Speaker 4 (15:32):
And how and he did sing? How did you know?
Speaker 2 (15:34):
In the content he did not? Even the fast songs
he did? He did sing? How did you know?
Speaker 1 (15:40):
With the cecila Sarcon and Jaya was there, and Jaya
is one of our top female singers in the Philippines,
and she was one of the judges of.
Speaker 4 (15:55):
As well, one of the judges who identified his talent
from the start.
Speaker 2 (15:59):
From the very beginning.
Speaker 1 (16:01):
Yes, and also now I also asked him, is there
any shows internationally that he's going to be doing aside
from the Sophronio tour? Will be in New Zealand, I
believe in Canada and.
Speaker 2 (16:17):
Australia.
Speaker 1 (16:19):
So he did mention but maybe maybe he's going to
do a bublet concert and David.
Speaker 4 (16:27):
Foster, maybe he was putting it out there, putting out
there in the university.
Speaker 1 (16:32):
Maybe, but it's going to be who knows, right.
Speaker 2 (16:36):
And then according to him, it's just a surprise.
Speaker 4 (16:39):
He wants everything to be a surprise.
Speaker 2 (16:41):
Yeah. And you know that.
Speaker 1 (16:42):
He's a good person because he definitely loves his mom.
Always talks about his mom.
Speaker 4 (16:49):
In the interview, we talked about about his mom. His
mom wasn't there with him during the show. He did
say like in the interview that she wanted to stay
behind in the film pines, but we did tell him that,
you know, sometimes mom's support from Afar is like the
most powerful thing.
Speaker 2 (17:07):
Yeah, even if.
Speaker 1 (17:07):
She's not physically there in his journey, but you know
that the mom's love is always there, always in his heart,
in his mind. It's so nice to meet for the
first time. I never met Jaya and she.
Speaker 4 (17:23):
Is so we did. We did when he performed that
when I was fifteen years old in the West Gate,
the West Gate, it was a Jaya and Inigo in
Ko Pasquad is really fun.
Speaker 2 (17:38):
I forgot about that.
Speaker 4 (17:39):
Yeah, that was one of my first very good, big,
big events that I sang at.
Speaker 2 (17:44):
Yeah, and also I heard from the producer.
Speaker 1 (17:47):
That Jaya really really wanted to perform with Sophronio because
there's a history there and she was one of the
judges for the town and Tanhalan.
Speaker 4 (17:59):
And there's little story that she told us during the
concert when because they hadn't met for a while, her
and Sophronio, and I think it was that day, the
day of the concert, they met for breakfast, I believe,
she said, and then they had the moment and they
cried with each other, they.
Speaker 2 (18:17):
Did and stuff like that they did.
Speaker 1 (18:19):
They cried and then a good thing that she she
and and then Sophronia still has the boys, because when
you cry, you definitely lose some kind of you know
boys that But but then I guess it's it's part
of it, you know. They were very emotional that morning
and they were talking over breakfast. So and Cecila Sarcano
(18:41):
was there too. Uh, she's an icon, like we said, Uh,
he did a version of how did you Know? And
then I felt it, Uh, it's very gary and a
very big friend of Gary Vano.
Speaker 2 (18:57):
He does sound like a little bit of Gary.
Speaker 1 (18:59):
And then speaking about how he grew in us, like
I said, whenever he was we were doing the rehearsal,
it still doesn't like why why is he the voice?
Speaker 4 (19:12):
We were looking for the why.
Speaker 2 (19:14):
Yeah, we were in him. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (19:16):
But then during the show, when we were already doing
the show, and then I was one of the singers there,
I did really see and hear why he is the
voice Season twenty six.
Speaker 4 (19:31):
Yeah, he's such a great talent. Just twenty sings. He
knows how to use his voice really well. He knows
how to connect with the audience. He knows how to
convey that emotion. And the difference between good and great
singers is storytelling. And that's what we always think about
when we sing, right, storytelling, We tell us stories. We
(19:54):
are storytellers as singers, right and.
Speaker 1 (19:56):
Bringing the audience to the highlight of the story. And
that's what he did, and that's really how he is.
Even when he was asked like what do you what
would you advise to the contestants in need? He did
judge the singing competition. That's what he said that just
don't worry about technicalities of you know, how you're singing,
(20:20):
just you know, just be in the moment, sing from
the heart and tell a story. And that's what we
do as singers too.
Speaker 4 (20:30):
Yeah, and that is exactly why Sophronia packed that theater.
It was really packed.
Speaker 1 (20:35):
Yeah, I mean he brought he he Well, music really
reunites people, and that night was it revealed that music
unite everyone because I I was telling everyone that I
haven't seen the director's age, haven't seen him in like
(20:56):
twenty five years, and then uh, the producer, I haven't
really met, and then we just connected there and everyone
did and all the singers said they were all great
and were so nice and we just love San Francisco
because because of that.
Speaker 4 (21:10):
Yeah, the energy in that theater was very, very electric
that night. Really, I was there, I was watching, I
was videoing. I was her personal assistant.
Speaker 1 (21:18):
For the for the week because we really have to
get this episode one going identified. But yeah, there was
a lot of love and you felt that with Sophronio
on stage, and he's just so he's he's a big star,
but he still is very very grounded and I hope
(21:39):
he stays that way.
Speaker 4 (21:40):
Yeah, and that is an important thing to have, just
be grounded, being humble, because once you get you know,
get that arrogance, you know, I guess it's over.
Speaker 1 (21:52):
But I don't think he's going to be that situation
because right now he's already that big and he still
doesn't grasp the the idea of that.
Speaker 2 (22:02):
Like he still is like I said, I said, the
world is waiting for you.
Speaker 1 (22:07):
He is just oh, really, the world is waiting for me,
but he is. It is the world is waiting for you,
sopran you. So that's the reason why Sophronio Vascaz is
our first guest here and not identified Unidentified Episode one.
Speaker 4 (22:24):
So before we wrap up, we'd like to, I guess
plug ourselves. Just follow us on Instagram, on Facebook at
Unidentified podcast, and on our another Facebook and Instagram page
of Born Famous Entertainment as well and our own Instagram
pages Sharon Tanyag music at Sharontaniac Music, me at Brand New,
(22:49):
b R e N Underscore, and you You.
Speaker 1 (22:52):
And of course our website at Bornfamous Entertainment dot com.
And of course we also have Facebook Facebook pages. Mine
is Sharon Tanyang also known as sharant.
Speaker 4 (23:07):
And my Facebook page is Brent b R E. N N.
Speaker 1 (23:12):
Thank you for watching and listening to an identified our
very first episode and with pH LV Radio. My name
is Sharony and.
Speaker 4 (23:24):
My name is Brent.
Speaker 1 (23:26):
Rise up and shine to b CS A thing. It's up.
Speaker 6 (23:51):
You.
Speaker 3 (23:55):
Rise up hands, shine to b.
Speaker 5 (24:23):
And then just like a friend from back home, this
is your Filipino radio experience in Las Vegas p h
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Speaker 6 (24:38):
A child
He's a being yam gab, the time's a sketch and.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
You maybe.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
Rise up handshine to the busy.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
Hello everyone, welcome.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
Onto our first episode of Unidentified. My name is Sharing
Tee also known as Sharon tanneg.
Speaker 4 (01:10):
And my name is Bren And throughout this podcast series,
we will be identifying talents throughout Las Vegas and the world.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Yes, they are extremely a lot of talents around the world,
and of course we're gonna start here in Las Vegas,
the entertainment capital of the world, right Yeah, and everyone
agrees on that. So what we're trying to look for
is an extremely talented individual or groups that is out there,
(01:40):
but no one has ever seen them, or there are
sightings of them. Just like you and I identified flying object,
there are sightings of them, but there were never on
there were never identified. They are still unidentified, right, So
that's where we're looking for. That we want you to
(02:01):
be seen. So this is the platform for.
Speaker 4 (02:04):
It, and for our very first episode, we have something
very special for you all. Last weekend, we spent it
with the Voice season twenty six winner, Sofronio Vasquez, who
and did you know.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
That his first Asian, first Filipino that had won the.
Speaker 4 (02:26):
Voice and that's really hard to do, you know, as
an Asian too in America, you know, but we all.
Speaker 1 (02:33):
Know that Filipinos are the number one, Oh yeah, because
we have karaoke machines all over our how our.
Speaker 4 (02:41):
Normal our houses.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
Every party, the household of Filipino always has a karaoke
machine or something like you know, maybe a speaker or
just a couple of mics.
Speaker 2 (02:54):
That's just normal for a Filipino household.
Speaker 4 (02:57):
And so Fronio really grew on us, you know, as
we spend time with him over the weekend.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Yes, because as a as a I was part of
the whole entire show from the beginning till end, and
we did our rehearsal at one of the great studios there.
Speaker 2 (03:14):
It was an awesome studio.
Speaker 4 (03:16):
I think it's called Music City, Music City, San Francisco.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
In downtown in Free something like something like that. You'll
see it.
Speaker 1 (03:26):
We'll show you all the videos that we've kept during
our stint there in San Francisco with Sofronio Aasquez. So
like brand said that he grew on us because from
the moment that we did our rehearsal.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
Of course, he didn't.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Really sing like the way he should be singing during
the show because he has to keep keep his voice voice,
he has to keep it healthy. So he was just
trying to you know, even hum. But you know what
what got my attention during the rehears he's not just
extremely talented with vocals. But then he was correcting, not
(04:05):
correcting in a nice way, like Kuya, can you make
that sound here like this bum bum bum bum bum,
and then start here, start over here, and then can
you make like a drum roll in this part. He
knows what he's doing and he knows exactly what the
audience has to hear.
Speaker 4 (04:24):
Yeah, what he wants musically, He has a very he
has an intuition when it comes to music, just how
right it sounds, how good it sounds when it comes
to like an audience standpoint, because yeah, as singers too,
we were an audience, or we are an audience of
other singers. We like to listen to other singers.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
And then during the voice of course, he wanted to
to have that sound still in his show. So like
a Million dreams, he wanted the drums to get rolling,
like really you want I want to feel the drums.
So the drummer kept on like playing the drums and
up to the point that Okay, that's it, that's the
(05:08):
sound that I want you to do. So he's he's pretty,
he's pretty a knowledgeable of music, you know. So at
the same time, we were asked like, why Sophronio to
be our very first guest in our first episode?
Speaker 4 (05:24):
Right, yeah, Well, first of all, now he's identified, but
before he was unidentified, he.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Actually started in a big singing competition in the Philippines
and that's on tvalen.
Speaker 4 (05:44):
He And now are you ready to see our interview
with Sophronio basquezt.
Speaker 5 (05:51):
Here it is.
Speaker 4 (05:52):
I think he plays on that show. He did play
win the grand prize.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
Yeah, so he was and he was identified, and then
after a couple of years he moved to the United
States in New York and he started a career of
I think in the dental office.
Speaker 2 (06:12):
Something like that.
Speaker 1 (06:13):
Yeah, and then so we started auditioning to the voice,
even audition at the Apollo Theater and other big name
singing competition.
Speaker 4 (06:25):
And now are you ready to see our interview with
Sofronio Vazquez. Here it is. Hi everyone, This is Brandon,
this is Charonty, and we're here with The Voice Season
twenty six winners of Fronio Vasquez.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
Thank you, congratulations.
Speaker 1 (06:41):
Our first question for you, so this is your journey
and then in your experience, what is the difference of
Filipinos evaluating your music talent versus Americans.
Speaker 5 (06:56):
I think there's not a lot of difference, to be honest,
But if I could just spot one difference, it would
be just the appreciation of the diversity, because Filipinos usually
believe that, or Filipinos are always Filipinos have always this
concept of you won't make it, you cannot, And I
(07:17):
think that's the only the only difference here in America,
because Americans, especially with a music scene is very diverse.
They don't they don't, they don't differentiate with you in
a music music side, with skin, skin and whatever. They
(07:40):
just appreciate your passion and yeah, they're just so excited
with every music that's in your heart.
Speaker 2 (07:46):
Very good there, well said.
Speaker 4 (07:48):
And did you experience that on the Voice when you
were with Michael Boublay when you met other contestants.
Speaker 5 (07:54):
Oh yeah, I mean I definitely felt that experience, And
I really personally can say that I have the best
experience because first and foremost, I moved here in America
very recently, and I never felt that I am just outcasted.
They appreciated me as a person. They learned to appreciate
(08:17):
what my culture is. And yeah, that that I think
that with me is.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
That's really awesome. That's that's a great experience either.
Speaker 1 (08:25):
That's why we've been here for a few years and
then started a voice.
Speaker 5 (08:29):
Yeah, and do you have any.
Speaker 2 (08:31):
Plans in the future in the next two years? Are
you recording or are you going to be in a movie?
Speaker 1 (08:36):
Are you going to be in a musical play?
Speaker 2 (08:39):
I know you're doing a US tour.
Speaker 5 (08:42):
Yeah, I've I've been asked about the same question. But
if I can just share a bit, I am still
working on my things. And yeah, I mean I I
always want the supporters and our friends and of course
to just wait and because I want that element of
(09:05):
surprise adver time. Yeah, so then.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
You're surprising the one entire world.
Speaker 5 (09:09):
Oh thank you. Yeah, yeah, I appreciate that one. Yeah,
like what you said, we we technically we the Filipinos
are always a surprise to each each country, each stayed,
each race, because you're just very passionate of what we're doing.
So I'm calling out everyone to be excited and just
(09:30):
be passionate into what you're what you love, and just
try out. Yeah.
Speaker 4 (09:34):
So in your journey, you're singing journey, you definitely haven't
had a lot of supporters. Yeah, and your mom is
definitely your number one supporter. So will she be with
us in the San Leandrew concert.
Speaker 5 (09:45):
I actually called her and asked her about it, and
she wanted to stay in the Philippines for now because
she don't want to interfere with the crazy schedules. But
definitely she's going to be here in America and hopefully
she's gonna catch a specific event or a specific concert.
So she's very excited for me. She's gonna be like,
(10:08):
I'm gonna stay and put things and watch you. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (10:11):
Well that's okay, very supportive, but I don't know. She's
she's far away and she's still very.
Speaker 4 (10:18):
Very that's what her mom does, yes from.
Speaker 1 (10:21):
Before, but still she's there and Scirit, Well, thank you
so much for.
Speaker 5 (10:25):
You to our friends, and I hope you're watching this one.
Please subscribe to our friends, please support and please support everyone.
Speaker 4 (10:36):
Thank you, thank you so much, just so much.
Speaker 2 (10:38):
Wow, what a great interview. I didn't even realize.
Speaker 4 (10:41):
That that was really fun for us interviewing Sofron. It
was really nice, very accommodating, and we will never forget
that experience.
Speaker 1 (10:49):
But before we move on, I would like to thank
a few people here, and I like to start with
Attorney Victor, the injury law and he's been very supportive
of us from way back, and.
Speaker 4 (11:06):
He's very long time supportive, yes.
Speaker 1 (11:08):
And he's still supporting us up to this day. So
we wanted to give you so many thanks, Attorney Victor Cardoza.
Speaker 6 (11:17):
I'm Attorney Victor Cardoza. I've been a lawyer here in
Las Vegas, helping our community for twenty five years. I
understand people don't want to see a lawyer unless they
need to, but it would be my honor to serve you,
to help you when you have a crisis with automobile collisions, injury,
trauma claims, property damage claims, DUIs or tickets, please think
(11:39):
of me. It would be my pleasure to serve you.
I enjoy and I live for helping our community. Evan
zero two nine eight seven to one one.
Speaker 2 (11:49):
Thank you so much, Attorney Victor Cardoza.
Speaker 1 (11:53):
And moving on about Soprano interview, we wanted to to
let you know, guys that Sofronio is such a great person.
Speaker 2 (12:04):
He even he.
Speaker 1 (12:06):
Helped us with our interview with him.
Speaker 4 (12:09):
We have to like go around the music, help us
find the background. Yeah, the nice background for us to film.
Speaker 1 (12:15):
We wanted to find a background of all because it's
a music city, so we wanted something that's still in
a music thing because we were actually going to the kitchen.
But he said, this is a better, better lighting here,
so let's start here. So that was the start of
our you know, some sort of an interview with him.
(12:40):
So we started with an interview about.
Speaker 4 (12:43):
Just the difference between how Filipinos and Americans evaluate singing
it talent, and there is very I guess a stark
not stark, but there is a difference. There is a
Americans and Filipinos evaluate singing talent.
Speaker 1 (12:59):
But he didn't say there's a big difference because a
person like him, he was he didn't have a bad experience.
Speaker 4 (13:08):
Yes, he told us that he did have a good experience, very.
Speaker 1 (13:11):
Good experience, which we are very very uh not not
because we know there's always going to be a journey
that you know in the beginning, it's not a good
experience and then.
Speaker 4 (13:23):
Goes, uh, becomes better better.
Speaker 2 (13:26):
So with him, it's just it just got better. And
then there wasn't any.
Speaker 1 (13:31):
You know, discrimination, It was more of what he said
was more of diversity. Yeah, it's more diversity surrounding rather
than discrimination. We didn't even hear that word from him.
Speaker 4 (13:44):
And if you do notice on the voice it's very diverse,
is that you watch the voice, there's a lot of
there's African Americans, Latin Americans, a lot of diversity when
it comes to culture in the voice.
Speaker 2 (13:54):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (13:54):
And also while we were in interviewing him, that part
when I said and the world is waiting for you,
he got that expression in his case, that bit of
a shock, like a shot, like he kind of realized
and that moment that really the world is waiting for him,
(14:18):
you know. So after that we did ask him about
his plans uh in the next two years. After the interview,
we did a chat a little bit. He did mention
about a recording. I did ask him about recording, and
then what type of genre He did mention about contemporary.
Speaker 4 (14:36):
Ye, some type of contemporary type genre that he wants
to get into.
Speaker 1 (14:41):
And then also we did ask I asked him about
his plans on and I did tell him that he
can be good in Broadway. And we all know, I'm
sure everybody knew about because it's already on social media
that he is being offered without audition to be uh
(15:03):
in Miss Saigon for the toy toy part the toy
the character toy. So it's it's totally up to him
if he wants that. But he he'll be great in
in Broadway, you.
Speaker 4 (15:18):
Think, Yeah, I think his voice quality is very Broadway asque.
And indeed you told me too that he sounds a
bit like Gar.
Speaker 1 (15:26):
He did sound like Gary, especially when he sings, uh,
the fast songs.
Speaker 4 (15:32):
And how and he did sing? How did you know?
Speaker 2 (15:34):
In the content he did not? Even the fast songs
he did? He did sing? How did you know?
Speaker 1 (15:40):
With the cecila Sarcon and Jaya was there, and Jaya
is one of our top female singers in the Philippines,
and she was one of the judges of.
Speaker 4 (15:55):
As well, one of the judges who identified his talent
from the start.
Speaker 2 (15:59):
From the very beginning.
Speaker 1 (16:01):
Yes, and also now I also asked him, is there
any shows internationally that he's going to be doing aside
from the Sophronio tour? Will be in New Zealand, I
believe in Canada and.
Speaker 2 (16:17):
Australia.
Speaker 1 (16:19):
So he did mention but maybe maybe he's going to
do a bublet concert and David.
Speaker 4 (16:27):
Foster, maybe he was putting it out there, putting out
there in the university.
Speaker 1 (16:32):
Maybe, but it's going to be who knows, right.
Speaker 2 (16:36):
And then according to him, it's just a surprise.
Speaker 4 (16:39):
He wants everything to be a surprise.
Speaker 2 (16:41):
Yeah. And you know that.
Speaker 1 (16:42):
He's a good person because he definitely loves his mom.
Always talks about his mom.
Speaker 4 (16:49):
In the interview, we talked about about his mom. His
mom wasn't there with him during the show. He did
say like in the interview that she wanted to stay
behind in the film pines, but we did tell him that,
you know, sometimes mom's support from Afar is like the
most powerful thing.
Speaker 2 (17:07):
Yeah, even if.
Speaker 1 (17:07):
She's not physically there in his journey, but you know
that the mom's love is always there, always in his heart,
in his mind. It's so nice to meet for the
first time. I never met Jaya and she.
Speaker 4 (17:23):
Is so we did. We did when he performed that
when I was fifteen years old in the West Gate,
the West Gate, it was a Jaya and Inigo in
Ko Pasquad is really fun.
Speaker 2 (17:38):
I forgot about that.
Speaker 4 (17:39):
Yeah, that was one of my first very good, big,
big events that I sang at.
Speaker 2 (17:44):
Yeah, and also I heard from the producer.
Speaker 1 (17:47):
That Jaya really really wanted to perform with Sophronio because
there's a history there and she was one of the
judges for the town and Tanhalan.
Speaker 4 (17:59):
And there's little story that she told us during the
concert when because they hadn't met for a while, her
and Sophronio, and I think it was that day, the
day of the concert, they met for breakfast, I believe,
she said, and then they had the moment and they
cried with each other, they.
Speaker 2 (18:17):
Did and stuff like that they did.
Speaker 1 (18:19):
They cried and then a good thing that she she
and and then Sophronia still has the boys, because when
you cry, you definitely lose some kind of you know
boys that But but then I guess it's it's part
of it, you know. They were very emotional that morning
and they were talking over breakfast. So and Cecila Sarcano
(18:41):
was there too. Uh, she's an icon, like we said, Uh,
he did a version of how did you Know? And
then I felt it, Uh, it's very gary and a
very big friend of Gary Vano.
Speaker 2 (18:57):
He does sound like a little bit of Gary.
Speaker 1 (18:59):
And then speaking about how he grew in us, like
I said, whenever he was we were doing the rehearsal,
it still doesn't like why why is he the voice?
Speaker 4 (19:12):
We were looking for the why.
Speaker 2 (19:14):
Yeah, we were in him. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (19:16):
But then during the show, when we were already doing
the show, and then I was one of the singers there,
I did really see and hear why he is the
voice Season twenty six.
Speaker 4 (19:31):
Yeah, he's such a great talent. Just twenty sings. He
knows how to use his voice really well. He knows
how to connect with the audience. He knows how to
convey that emotion. And the difference between good and great
singers is storytelling. And that's what we always think about
when we sing, right, storytelling, We tell us stories. We
(19:54):
are storytellers as singers, right and.
Speaker 1 (19:56):
Bringing the audience to the highlight of the story. And
that's what he did, and that's really how he is.
Even when he was asked like what do you what
would you advise to the contestants in need? He did
judge the singing competition. That's what he said that just
don't worry about technicalities of you know, how you're singing,
(20:20):
just you know, just be in the moment, sing from
the heart and tell a story. And that's what we
do as singers too.
Speaker 4 (20:30):
Yeah, and that is exactly why Sophronia packed that theater.
It was really packed.
Speaker 1 (20:35):
Yeah, I mean he brought he he Well, music really
reunites people, and that night was it revealed that music
unite everyone because I I was telling everyone that I
haven't seen the director's age, haven't seen him in like
(20:56):
twenty five years, and then uh, the producer, I haven't
really met, and then we just connected there and everyone
did and all the singers said they were all great
and were so nice and we just love San Francisco
because because of that.
Speaker 4 (21:10):
Yeah, the energy in that theater was very, very electric
that night. Really, I was there, I was watching, I
was videoing. I was her personal assistant.
Speaker 1 (21:18):
For the for the week because we really have to
get this episode one going identified. But yeah, there was
a lot of love and you felt that with Sophronio
on stage, and he's just so he's he's a big star,
but he still is very very grounded and I hope
(21:39):
he stays that way.
Speaker 4 (21:40):
Yeah, and that is an important thing to have, just
be grounded, being humble, because once you get you know,
get that arrogance, you know, I guess it's over.
Speaker 1 (21:52):
But I don't think he's going to be that situation
because right now he's already that big and he still
doesn't grasp the the idea of that.
Speaker 2 (22:02):
Like he still is like I said, I said, the
world is waiting for you.
Speaker 1 (22:07):
He is just oh, really, the world is waiting for me,
but he is. It is the world is waiting for you,
sopran you. So that's the reason why Sophronio Vascaz is
our first guest here and not identified Unidentified Episode one.
Speaker 4 (22:24):
So before we wrap up, we'd like to, I guess
plug ourselves. Just follow us on Instagram, on Facebook at
Unidentified podcast, and on our another Facebook and Instagram page
of Born Famous Entertainment as well and our own Instagram
pages Sharon Tanyag music at Sharontaniac Music, me at Brand New,
(22:49):
b R e N Underscore, and you You.
Speaker 1 (22:52):
And of course our website at Bornfamous Entertainment dot com.
And of course we also have Facebook Facebook pages. Mine
is Sharon Tanyang also known as sharant.
Speaker 4 (23:07):
And my Facebook page is Brent b R E. N N.
Speaker 1 (23:12):
Thank you for watching and listening to an identified our
very first episode and with pH LV Radio. My name
is Sharony and.
Speaker 4 (23:24):
My name is Brent.
Speaker 1 (23:26):
Rise up and shine to b CS A thing. It's up.
Speaker 6 (23:51):
You.
Speaker 3 (23:55):
Rise up hands, shine to b.
Speaker 5 (24:23):
And then just like a friend from back home, this
is your Filipino radio experience in Las Vegas p h
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Speaker 6 (24:38):
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