On
her Facebook page, "Catriona Gray," she shows a gladsome, fulsome
face, with this caption: "How I'm feeling now that there's 3MILLION of you
on this journey! @missuniverse #MissUniverse." She is referring to the
number of followers of her single titled "We're In This Together" that
is now #1 in iTunes. Here is her 3-Million Smile.
The
one I have been interested in before this is her singing "O Holy Night"
that which I have been singing with her for at least 20 times already, myself with
my baritone voice. It's uplifting as I listen to her, even as I myself sing
apart from her.
Charlene
J Owen says, "She's been uploading covers on YouTube since 2012!" (17
December 2018, "Here Are 5 Videos Of Catriona Gray Singing Your Favorite
Tunes," Female Network, femalenetwork.com).
"As we all know, Miss Universe Philippines 2018 Catriona Gray is an
awesome singer – a talent which she shared during the 2016 Miss World
competition."
Fast-forward
2 years. Yes, she has a YouTube channel under her name. Yes, ANN says "Catriona
Gray's Inspirational Song Tops iTunes PH Chart" (26 November 2018, ABS-CBN News, news.abs-cbn.com).
It's a single; the song was composed and the lyrics written by Marcus Davis,
produced by Young Focus International,
which ANN says "aims to help children and communities in Tondo." Yes,
"The beauty queen happily announced on Sunday that 'We're In This Together'
peaked at No. 1 on iTunes Philippines as she encouraged more people to support
their cause." This is the one that now has 3 million followers; I say,
good for her, divine for Young Focus.
Wikipedia
("Catriona Gray," Wikipedia) says she
was born in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, where she attended high school. She was
the lead singer in her school's jazz band, and she was a star in many a local
production of Miss Saigon. ANN says
"She considers Tony winner Lea Salonga as one of her biggest
inspirations" (02 May 2018, "Did You Know? Catriona Is A Big Fan Of
This Singer-Actress," news.abs-cbn.com).
Miss Catriona says, "I grew up listening to her voice on the cassette
tapes of 'Miss Saigon', which is my dad's favorite musical, and it so happens
to be mine as well."
At one
point in the Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Thailand, which she won, she told Steve
Harvey about her love for music (Lena Grossman, 16 December 2018, "5
Things to Know About Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray," E! News), eonline.com):
Once I started music, it just was fulfilling
in a way that everything else wasn't. My mom told me even in the womb I was
dancing.
Mr
Harvey also asked her: "If you were going to write a song about your
experience here at Miss Universe, what would you call it?" She answered:
I would name the song "Raise Your Flag"
because I stand here not as one but as 104 million Filipinos!
As Filipino,
that is music to my ears!517
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