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Tala (song)

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"Tala"
Official music video thumbnail
Single by Sarah Geronimo
from the album The Great Unknown
ReleasedJanuary 2016 (January 2016)
Recorded2015
Genre
Length4:05
LabelViva Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Emmanuel Sambayan
  • Nica del Rosario
Producer(s)
  • Emmanuel Sambayan
  • Bojam
Sarah Geronimo singles chronology
"Dulo"
(2016)
"Tala"
(2016)
"The Great Unknown"
(2016)
Music video
"Tala" on YouTube

"Tala" (transl. Star) is a song by Filipino singer and actress Sarah Geronimo. It was written by Nica del Rosario and Emmanuel Sambayan, with music and production by Jumbo De Belen and Alisson Shore of Flip Music Production.[1] It was released as the lead single from Geronimo's platinum album The Great Unknown.

The single won “Song of the Year” at the 2017 Myx Music Awards.[2] In 2018, Geronimo performed the song at the ASEAN-Japan Music Festival held in Tokyo.[3] In 2019, CNN Philippines named the song as the Best OPM song of 2010s.[4] A sleeper hit, "Tala" gained considerable popularity three years after its release in 2019.[5][6] In 2020, the song have earned a total of almost two hundred million views.[7]

Live performances

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Sarah Geronimo premiered Tala on her From the Top concert in December 2015. She also performed the song on various album mall tour for The Great Unknown in the Philippines. On ASAP stage, the popstar performed the hit four times. She also made an acoustic version of the song for her The Great Unknown Unplugged concert. It also became one of the highlights of her This 15 Me concert in Smart Araneta Coliseum. In 2018, Geronimo performed the song along with her other hit Kilometro at the ASEAN-Japan Music Festival. In 2023, the Popstar Royalty performed it and Dati-Dati at the FIBA World Cup Draw held in Manila. [8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Music video

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The music video shows Sarah Geronimo's sexier side as she shows off her Georcelle Dapat-Sy Choreographed dance moves along with the G-force while performing the song. It was directed by Paul Basinilio. The music video was premiered on Myx, and posted on Viva Records official YouTube Channel on June 11, 2016. As of November 2019, the video has garnered over 15 million views. The video reached the 25 million mark on the first day of 2020.[15] The music video throned the most viewed OPM music video by a female solo act in March 2020 with over 100 million views, beating Yeng Constantino's Ikaw which had over 104 million views. It is also the most liked and most viewed OPM music video of all time with 158 million views, surpassing Buwan by Juan Karlos and Kung 'Di Rin Lang Ikaw by December Avenue and Moira Dela Torre.

Notable covers

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Glaiza de Castro

Media usage

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  • A version of the song with modified lyrics was used in a Jollibee advertisement featuring Anne Curtis.[30]
  • Award-winning Filipino magazine show Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho used the song as the theme for its "Selos Sa Peryahan" feature.[31]
  • The song was used for the first lip-sync battle on Season 1 of the Philippines’ version of Rupaul’s Drag Race.

Charts

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Chart (2020) Peak Position
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[32]
12
Global Top 100 Music Videos (YouTube)[33]
18
Global Viral 50 (Spotify)[34]
40

Awards

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Year Awards ceremony Award Results
2016 Parangal Paulinian Awit (Song of the Year) Won
PMPC Star Awards for Music Song of the Year Nominated
LionheartTV RAWR Awards Song of the Year Nominated
Awit Awards Song of the Year Nominated
2017 Myx Music Awards Favorite Song Won
Favorite Music Video Won
2020 Popnable WorldVision Music Contest Best Song Won

References

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  1. ^ "SARAH GERONIMO's "Tala" Songwriter Reveals It Wasn't Originally A Dance Song, Posts Slower Demo". myx.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  2. ^ PH, One Music. "FULL LIST: MYX Music Awards 2017 Winners". One Music PH. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  3. ^ Gil, Baby A. "Japan gathers Asean's finest for Music Fest". philstar.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  4. ^ "The 10 best Filipino songs of the 2010s". cnn. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  5. ^ "'Tala' vs Aling Nelia: Sarah G reacts as 3 year-old hit takes on life of its own | ABS-CBN News". 17 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Sarah Geronimo's 'Tala' shines brighter as it receives a new level of popularity years after its release". pop.inquirer.net. 23 December 2019.
  7. ^ Yan, Cathy (7 February 2020). "'Tala' opens digital gateway to decades-old Viva". ABS-CBN. ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  8. ^ iams queenyb (2015-12-04), Tala – SARAH GERONIMO (From The Top Concert), retrieved 2017-03-26
  9. ^ ABS-CBN Entertainment (2016-09-25), ASAP: Sarah G performs Tala, retrieved 2017-03-26
  10. ^ Francis Rivera (2017-01-17), Tala (Dreamy Version) - Sarah G., retrieved 2017-03-26
  11. ^ ABS-CBN Entertainment (2016-01-30), ASAP: Sarah Geronimo sings 'Tala', retrieved 2017-03-26
  12. ^ Nike Arellano (2018-10-05), Sarah Geronimo - Tala, retrieved 2017-03-26
  13. ^ Filipino-Japanese Journal (2016-01-23), Sarah Geronimo Represents PH in ASEAN-Japan Music Festival 2018
  14. ^ FIBA.basketball (2023-04-29), FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Draw completed in Manila
  15. ^ Sarah Geronimo — Tala [Official Music Video], retrieved 2019-11-18
  16. ^ TheGreatest (2017-01-19), Vivoree Esclito Cover Tala by Sarah Geronimo, retrieved 2017-03-26
  17. ^ 👑Asia's Queen of Pop👑, Glaiza De Castro - TALA / Dance Cover / Sarah Geronimo TALA!, retrieved 2018-12-17
  18. ^ MYX Philippines, Ella Cruz and Julian Trono dance to Sarah Geronimo's "Tala" at the MYX Music Awards 2017, retrieved 2018-12-17
  19. ^ Ella Cruz, [DANCE] Tala by Ella Cruz with SB NewGen, retrieved 2018-12-17
  20. ^ Donnalyn Bartolome, Donnalyn Dance Cover (Sarah Geronimo - Tala), retrieved 2018-12-17
  21. ^ JASON DY International, Tala - Sarah Geronimo | Jason Dy and AC Bonifacio, retrieved 2018-12-17
  22. ^ Official Diva Montelaba (2016-02-23), "Tala" by Diva Montelaba., retrieved 2017-03-26
  23. ^ The ADDLIB (2016-03-02), Sarah Geronimo - Tala (Choreography), retrieved 2017-03-26
  24. ^ Your Face Sounds Familiar (2018-05-06), Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids 2018: Sheena Belarmino as Sarah Geronimo | Tala, retrieved 2018-05-06
  25. ^ Vhershan Santiago, Sarah Geronimo Tala - Cover by After 5 on Wish 107.5, retrieved 2018-12-17
  26. ^ Viva Ent, [ANNEKULIT] Kabog & Makulit na SHOWDOWN: Anne Curtis x Sarah Geronimo! "TALA", retrieved 2018-12-17
  27. ^ KPOP Group (25 January 2020), [WINNER] dances to 'Tala' during Manila show "TALA"
  28. ^ K-pop cover ng Tala, kinaaliwan
  29. ^ Your Face Sounds Familiar (2021-02-20), Your Face Sounds Familiar 2021: Vivoree as Sarah Geronimo | Tala, retrieved 2021-02-20
  30. ^ Jollibee Studios, Dalawang Linamnam sa Isang Ulam! #JollibeeBurgerSteak, retrieved 2018-12-17
  31. ^ Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho: Selosan sa peryahan, retrieved 2018-12-17
  32. ^ "Sarah Geronimo's 'Tala' debuts on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart". Rappler. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  33. ^ "Sarah Geronimo's 'Tala' debuts on YouTube Chart".
  34. ^ "TALA BY SARAH GERONIMO ENTERS SPOTIFY'S GLOBAL VIRAL 50". 8 January 2020.