{"id":579,"date":"2015-06-29T01:31:15","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T01:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intranet.untvweb.com\/songsforheroes\/?p=579"},"modified":"2015-06-30T04:05:23","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T04:05:23","slug":"rb-singer-arnee-hidalgo-joins-son-onstage-for-a-cause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/untvweb.com\/songsforheroes\/?p=579","title":{"rendered":"R&#038;B Singer Arnee Hidalgo joins son onstage for a cause"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.untvweb.com\/songsforheroes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/SFH2-rehearsal20150624-05.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.untvweb.com\/songsforheroes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/SFH2-rehearsal20150624-05-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"Arnee Hidalgo and Sam Shoaf will perform a duet as a tribute for the country&#039;s troopers.\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/untvweb.com\/songsforheroes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/SFH2-rehearsal20150624-05-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/untvweb.com\/songsforheroes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/SFH2-rehearsal20150624-05.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the first time, the mother-and-son tandem of R&#038;B singer Arnee Hidalgo and The Voice Kids Philippines alumnus Sam Shoaf will perform a duet in honor of the country\u2019s uniformed men on the upcoming Songs for Heroes 2: Ang Mamatay Nang Dahil Sa Iyo (To Die For You).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am happy that I am going to perform with my son\u2026this is something new for both of us,\u201d Arnee shared.<\/p>\n<p>Arnee rose to popularity back in 1990s and early 2000 because of her R&#038;B renditions of Francis Magalona\u2019s \u201cCold Summer Nights\u201d and Spandau Ballet\u2019s \u201cTrue.\u201d She was also part of Ryan Caybayab\u2019s pop group14K and the all-girls vocal trio, Vibe.<\/p>\n<p>For her ten-year-old son, it is an honor to perform on stage with the nation\u2019s uniformed men.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt actually feels good to be with our soldiers because they save our lives and risk theirs to save our country,\u201d Sam stated.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about doing a duet with his mother, Sam said that he feels \u201cmore confident and excited.\u201d He is thankful that through the concert, he got to know her better as they practiced together.<\/p>\n<p>Arnee also expressed that the song they will render is a perfect choice for them. \u201c[The song] is like a dialogue between the two of us, it is very fitting for a parent and a child,\u201d she remarked. <\/p>\n<p>The benefit concert, which will be held on June 30 at the Mall of Asia Arena, aims to tell the story of the lives of the country\u2019s gallant defenders. It will also showcase the singing and dancing skills of the members of the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time, the mother-and-son tandem of R&#038;B singer Arnee Hidalgo and The Voice Kids Philippines alumnus Sam Shoaf will perform a duet in honor of the country\u2019s uniformed men on the upcoming Songs for Heroes 2: Ang Mamatay Nang Dahil Sa Iyo (To Die For You). \u201cI am happy that I am going [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":573,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[26,25,117,37,55,27,28,118,13,14,23,18],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/untvweb.com\/songsforheroes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/untvweb.com\/songsforheroes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/untvweb.com\/songsforheroes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/untvweb.com\/songsforheroes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/untvweb.com\/songsforheroes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=579"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/untvweb.com\/songsforheroes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":609,"href":"https:\/\/untvweb.com\/songsforheroes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579\/revisions\/609"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/untvweb.com\/songsforheroes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/untvweb.com\/songsforheroes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/untvweb.com\/songsforheroes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/untvweb.com\/songsforheroes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}