Krista K wows the crowd during a recent performance. (Photo courtesy of Krista K)
Beauty queen turned dance pop diva Krista Kleiner — now known as simply Krista K — admits she was saddened by the abrupt cancellation of the 1 World Music Festival in Singapore last month that she would have headlined along with international artists Moby, Iggy Azalea, Snoop Dogg and Far East Movement.
The shelving of the event, however, did allow her to get some work done with another performer in that concert: Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas. After their well-received live duet of the Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling” last April which they repeated during the F1 Grand Prix After Party last month, Taboo and Krista continue to make beautiful music together and have recently recorded songs in Los Angeles.
In a recent interview with InterAksyon, Krista talked about what’s it like to watch, work with and get to know Taboo, who maintains a low profile compared to fellow Black Eyed Pea members wil.i.am, apl.de.ap and Fergie.
“Taboo is a true entertainer. Watching him perform live as a solo artist blows my mind every time,” she exclaimed. “He is an exceptional live performer having an amazing ability to grab the audience and hold them in and really make a party with his DJ mixed with live performance set. I don’t think people know what to expect before he performs solo, but I’m telling you, by the end of his set he has the whole crowd in love with him.”
Krista K performs with Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas. (Photo courtesy of Krista K)
Krista said she and Taboo hit it off after doing several live shows together. “He invited me then to try recording in LA. That trip went so well that he offered to up the commitment and take me on, completely mentoring me, producing lots more songs for me, and working on a live show together,” she revealed.
“Taboo has been such a great help in guiding me to find myself as an artist. We not only have a great creative partnership, but have also become good friends. I respect him so much as a person and an artist. I’m so excited to have this opportunity to continue working with him on original music and a show together.”
But as close as they have become, Krista maintains that they are just good friends. Taboo, she said, is actually married to a Filipina and would love to come back to the Philippines to perform as a solo act in the near future.
As collaborations go, Krista said the other big project she’s working on is that of her own wedding to Australian-Singaporean fiancé Patrick Grove, whom she met in Malaysia.
“He and I are both so busy at the moment. We think that the earliest would be towards the end of next year for a big wedding. We got so drained from organizing two big engagement parties earlier this year in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and in LA so we needed some time before diving into planning a big wedding,” she confessed.
Not that they don’t have anything already planned in mind. Krista said that at the moment, she and Patrick are leaning towards a two-day big wedding in Bali, Indonesia and have discussed inviting several big names to provide entertainment.
“We are, however, thinking of possibly running away to somewhere far and romantic spontaneously and doing our own ceremony just the two of us before then. Santorini, Greece or Maldives? Maybe both,” she enthused.
For now, Krista is focusing on promoting her latest single, “Bading Ka Ba, Baby?”
“I’ve been holding on to this song and the finished music video for what feels like ages now because I’ve been so busy. Finally putting it out feels a bit like giving birth. The song and music video are just so funny! I really believe the Philippine market will enjoy this one,” she enthused.
A pop-comedy song that Krista wrote herself, she said “Bading Ka Ba, Baby?” is “about a girl who is dating someone and nagco-confess siya sa mga friends niya, of course to the listeners, na, ‘I think bading iyong boyfriend ko, pero ‘di ako sure.”
Using gay lingo she picked up when she was still based in the country, Krista said the video features several cameos from the likes of John “Sweet” Lapus, Bianca Manalo, Divine Lee, Becky Nights, Jay Gonzaga, among others who made the song even more hilarious.
“Bading Ka Ba, Baby?” is taken from her debut album “Feels So Good” which is distributed in the Philippines by Universal Records and is available at local record outlets and online stores nationwide.
Krista K thrilled with recording sessions with Black Eyed Peas’ Taboo
Source: InterAksyon.com (October 22, 2013 at 11:10AM)
Continue...
No comments:
Post a Comment