Labis ang pasasalamat ng 16-year-old Pinay na si Mia Librojo mula sa Belfast, Northern Ireland matapos itong makapasok sa international singing search na TeenStar UK.
Sa exclusive interview ng Star FM Baguio kay Mia, inamin nito na nagulat siya ng inanusiyong kabilang na siya sa pangalawang round ng kompetisyon na ginawang virtual ngayong taon dahil sa COVID-19 pandemic.
“I’m very happy to be part of the show. I didn’t really expect to get through to the next round. It was a complete surprise for me and my family. My parents physically got out of their seats and came over and hugged me once they heard my name and I was just in complete shock.”
Ibinahagi naman nito na bata pa lamang siya ay mahilig na talaga ito sa music.
“My dad told me this story when I was younger. We were going around shopping and I was actually singing a Beatles song and this old woman was really happy with me because I was singing a Beatles song. For songwriting, I only started songwriting a few months ago.”
Sa kanya ngang audition at sa round 2 ng kompetisyon ay gumamit ang Pinay ng ilan sa kanyang mga kantang naisulat sa mga nakaraang buwan at looking forward pa ito na ibida ang mas marami niya pang mga komposisyon.
“I actually do want to sing more original songs for the next round, and if I get to the next round after. It is true that it’s very risky to sing your own songs, but at the same time, it shows people that you are interested in songwriting and you’re not just singing other people’s songs, and it shows that you have a creative mind and you can make your own songs. To show people your own songs and show them that you have the guts to believe in yourself and the songs you have written and hope that people will like it— the music industry is a risk itself. You have to take risks.”
Nagpapasalamat rin si Mia sa suporta na natatanggap niya mula sa kanyang pamilya at maging sa kanyang mga kababayan sa UK.
“My parents are actually very supportive of me and my music especially my dad. It really means a lot to me to get that kind of support from my family because I know that there are people whose family doesn’t support them when it comes to [their music] so I’m very grateful for that.”
Samantala, masaya naman ang TeenStar finalist sa kung ano man ang mararating niya sa kompetisyon at ipinangako niyang ipagpapatuloy niya ang pag-awit at paglikha ng mas marami pang mga kanta.
“No one really knows how far in this competition I’ll get. I’m just really happy and grateful that I got through this round, and if I don’t get to the next round, I’ll make more music as I do because it’s what I like to do. So I don’t really know what I’d be doing if I wasn’t doing music. My life is music. I don’t know what else I want.”
Ipinanganak si Mia sa Belfast habang tubong Antipolo at Davao ang kanyang mga magulang.
