Pinoy Out Loud – Dual Voice

Why is it that, wherever you are in the Philippines, you will almost always eventually come across a “videoke” of some kind: wireless karaoke machines, coin slot videoke units, and sometimes, even people following minus 1 track with lyrics over YouTube?

Because the Philippines is one of the most musically inclined countries in the world, not to mention, some of the best vocal skill are from here. One such skill is the ability to sing in dual voices. And we’re not just talking about being able to impersonate voice but actual, real simulation of both genders being able to sing.

It has been a long standing trend what with talented comedians singing female and male songs onstage; even prior to that, Doble Kara (two face) was a popular form of mass entertainment where people dress half male on one side of their body and female on the other and switch visible sides to the audience as well as voice on when on song ques.

The talent of singing with two voices sort of died down in a hype but was brought back into the spotlight with the rising of one Marcelito Pomoy on Pilipinas Got Talent.

Marcelito Po Moy - Pilipinas Got Talent 2011 by loamejan Other singers also took to Youtube and became celebrities in their own right like Amiel Orio who was featured in Walang Tulugan with Master Showman.

   

Justin “Koko” Tan, on the other hand, is making a name for himself on social media and YouTube with a wider range of video uploads and a ferocious following.

If you’re still wondering why videoke is such an undying and perennial trend in the Philippines, well, this is one of the reasons why. How about you, what other vocal entertainment mechanisms have you observed Pinoy’s to be good at?