Liana Castillo, 18, and Crystal Paras, 26, followed up their debut songs, Bebegurl and Hintay, with Umaambisyon and You, Me, and Us, respectively.
Liana tried her hand at the entertainment industry via the reality competition "The Clash" Season 5, while Crystal had her shot at it through the artista reality search, "Starstruck Season 7."
These platforms have jump-started their promising careers.
Fast-forward to now, and Liana and Crystal are using their voices to tell stories about choosing career and studies over love and never giving up on a relationship without a good fight.
"Ito pong kantang ito is parang continuation siya ng Bebegurl, (the song seems like a continuation of) my very first single," said Liana about her sophomore tune, Umaambisyon, released under GMA Music, in a recent press conference, which was also attended by Crystal.
"The meaning of the song is (or its story revolves around) a guy (who) is making advances on me, but I'm ignoring it," added Liana, "because my focus is on my career and studies. Yun po yung meaning nung song." Yes, Liana talks about the characters being represented in the song narrative.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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