Nikki Gil lends voice to ‘moving on’ song

Nikki Gil (5th from left) with other PhilPop 2014 interpreters (Enie Reyes)

Nikki Gil admits to being hesitant in accepting the offer to interpret “Babalikan Mo Rin Ako,” one of 12 PhilPop 2014 song finalists unveiled on Thursday.

“Sabi ko, ‘Title pa lang, uhm, pwede bang ’wag na lang?’ because I felt quite awkward. But when I listened to the song and heard the melody, I fell in love with it,” Gil said.

It helped that friends in the industry also encouraged her to take on the song composed by Soc Villanueva.

She related, “I consulted people in the industry that I trust and they were telling me, ‘You know this is a good song and since you’ve moved on, (do it).’ I think you couldn’t sing the song if you haven’t moved on yet.”

The Kapamilya singer-actress stressed that the song, released exclusively via SPINNR as powered by Smart Music, “echoes the sentiments of so many women.”

“Maganda naman ’yung twist ng kanta and it gives hope. It just so happened that it’s a reality that a lot of women face,” she added.

Gil understands why people would think that the song has something to do with with her and ex-boyfriend Billy Crawford, who is now rumored to be in a relationship with “It’s Showtime” co-host Coleen Garcia.

“’Yun lang ’yung medyo kabayaran ng trabaho namin – everything will be traced back to that, but… (the) fact is, the song was written with a married couple in mind. Alam ko, kwento talaga ng mag-asawa ito. At marami akong more adult friends, mga kaibigan ng mommy ko, na naririnig ko ’yung mga kwento nila, which reflect more or less the same mechanics in their relationship (expressed in the song),” she explained.

Gil admit that she relates to the song herself, and that her experience allows her to give it justice.

“I am able to give it more emotion, I guess, but I wouldn’t say it’s dedicated to anyone in particular. It gives hope na hindi kayo nag-iisa (kahit) marami ang napagdaanan – it happens. At the end of the day, it’s up to you to get up and just move forward.”

Happy and busy

Almost a year after getting “wrecked” by her controversial breakup, Gil is finally back on her feet and is now “at peace.”

In fact, the 26-year-old host-VJ shared that she is exclusively dating a non-showbiz guy.

“Yes, it’s doing very well. I am happy. My heart is very happy,” she revealed.

Asked if she feels that it is time for her to commit to a relationship again, Gil said, “I don’t think I ever fell into the trap of ‘ayoko na’ or ‘ayoko muna’ but ang sabi ko nga before, hindi naman ganun lagi eh. It just so happened na hindi sinuwerte… I don’t want to be cynical about it because it doesn’t mean naman na napaso ka sa isa ay hihinto ka na.”

Describing herself as always careful, she added, “I’ve been always the type of girl na seryoso Hindi ako marunong maglaro. (In relationships) I use a good amount of my head and my heart.”

One reason Gil has kept new romance on the sidelines is “I have never been as busy.”

She has a primetime soap, ‘Hawak Kamay,’ with Piolo Pascual. She is also recording an album and has an upcoming musical play.

“Ang bait ng Panginoon,” she said.

Nikki Gil lends voice to ‘moving on’ song

Source: Mb.com.ph (May 30, 2014 at 11:04AM)

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