Remember Lilet?

Lilet (Photo by Bhenj Agustin)

Lilet hit it big in the ‘90s with the songs “Kahit Bata Pa,” “Kay Palad Mo” and “Hangang-Hanga” then just like that, she disappeared from radar.

But as they say, once a musician, always a musician. She was seen recently in the A Song Of Praise songwriting festival not as singer, but as composer behind “You Are Lord Of All.”

Naturally, the first thing that Bulletin Entertainment wanted to find out is what her fans have been asking themselves all these years: Where did she go?

“Nung nag-quit ako (sa show business), nag-aral ako. Tapos I got married at meron na akong six-year-old daughter. Sa church, I sing sa worship service. Minsan, may mga kakilala na nag-invite ‘Uy, pwede ka ba sa ganito (na event),’ at ‘pag hindi naman nakakaistorbo sa pagiging nanay ko, go,” said she, who still look youthful and svelte.

She had tried to keep music from her mind until one day, “parang ‘yung heart ko, it was overflowing.”

“Tinanong ko si Lord. Nagtataka kasi ako na kahit hindi na ako kumakanta ay hindi niya binabawi ‘yung gift ko sa music. Binibigyan pa nga niya ako ng mga songs to write about Him, and yet nakatago lang sa baul. So I said, ‘Lord, bakit ganon?’ Nagpray ako then I said ‘Okay, Lord, it’s still up to you. Kung may mag-open na door, sige, open din ako (bumalik sa pagkanta).”

A few minutes later, she received a text message from ASOP organizer asking if she wants to be a judge on the show. Apparently, even God answers prayers digitally sometimes.

“Sabi ko, ‘Eto na ba yon, Lord?’ Kasi mga two years ago, nakanood ako ng isang episode ng ASOP kaso ‘di ako makasali-sali kasi naka-focus ako sa anak ko. So sabi ko, ‘Eto na yata yun (sagot na inantay ko),” Lilet said.

She replied to the message not to accept the offer but to inquire if she could instead enter a song. The rest is history.

“Mas confident ako as a singer kasi I’ve been doing that since I was a little girl. Yung songwriting, tingin ko sa sarili ko newbie,” she said of her other talent. “I wrote ‘You Are Lord Of All’ last year when somebody close to me ay may pinagdadaanan sa buhay niya. Syempre, since close kami, may impact din sa akin yung pinagdadaanan niya. Di ko alam kung paano ko sisimulan yung prayer ko kasi iyak ako ng iyak, mga two days akong iyak ng iyak.

“Tapos one day, the Lord spoke to my heart. ‘If you can’t say it, sing it.’ So, kinuha ko yung phone, iniwan kong nakarecord tapos habang umiiyak ako, lumabas yung first lines ng kanta.”

Asked when she was last seen on TV prior to ASOP, Lilet said it was as contestant on “Singing Bee” last May. From there, she was signed to do an upcoming teleserye.

“Sabi ko, ‘Lord, ha, parang biglang naiba ‘yung takbo ng buhay ko ulit,’” she said, smiling. “Kasi nga hindi ko na iniisip yan. Pero hindi mo din pwedeng planuhin lahat eh. Kung yun talaga ang gusto Niya, dun ka Niya dadalhin. I’m just floating towards kung saan man yon.”

Talks are underway for Lilet to record a new album but if it prospers, she’s thinking worship songs more than pop tunes.

“Pinag-pe-pray ko pa. Kung sakaling worship album nga ang gagawin ko, gusto ko maging hands-on sa pag gawa non. Kasi nga since naging composer na din ako ngayon, naririnig ko na yung arrangement na gusto ko. Yung mga songs ko, may pagka contemporary yung flavor,” she said.

Any chance she’ll sing her past hits one of these days?

“Haha! Hindi na bagay sa akin, nanay na ako eh.”

Remember Lilet?

Source: Mb.com.ph (September 29, 2014 at 04:58PM)

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