Zia Quizon
Zia Quizon is making a name for herself in the music industry with her unquestionable vocal ability, charming personality and her catchy tunes. Our 20-year-old sultry singer is on her way to the top with three hit singles “Simple Girl”, “Ako Na Lang” and “Dear Lonely” culled from her self-titled debut album released by PolyEast Records.
Showcasing her talent as one of OPM’s young singer/songwriter could probably go beyond being a daughter of the Comedy King Dolphy and OPM’s Divine Diva ZsaZsa Padilla because Zia is here to prove that she’s is a breath of fresh air in her debut album.
In October 2011, the album debuted with a positioning single “Simple Girl” — notably one of her masterpieces since she started learning her craft. Zia said “I draw inspiration from everyday experiences or a particularly strong feeling that I have at the moment. I believe that songs become more meaningful when you’re feeling emotional and in a way come from a very real place. And when you finally finish a song, the most fulfilling feeling about the whole process when you take a step back and think, ‘That pretty much sums up how I felt at the time.’” She wrote the song “Simple Girl” and obviously mirrors a young simple girl she really is.
The album kicked off with “Ako Na Lang”, composed and produced by Mr. Jungee Marcelo. Following the success of the first single “Ako Na Lang”– which marked eight weeks on top ten radio charts and MYX charts in 2011– she’s now ready to repeat the process.
As she continues becoming a household name, the second single “Dear Lonely” is currently gaining its momentum and the music video directed by Nani Naguit has already been launched on MYX Channel. The perky “Dear Lonely” is an original piece written by Kiko Salazar, another award-winning composer who also penned songs for Kyla.
“I’m proud to say that all the songs in the album were arranged to my style of singing. My producers made sure I was comfortable with singing the songs in the album,” Zia added.
This memorable six-track includes three original composition and three revivals. Borrowing a song which led her mom, ZsaZsa Padilla, to the height of her career in the 80s, “Mambobola” is one of the album’s highlights. Zia said, “We were throwing some ideas around and I think I actually suggested the song myself. I felt that it would be very nice to have one of my mom’s songs on the album as a kind of tribute to her for all of the things she has done for me.”
Giving credits to her very supportive dad, Dolphy, a contemporary classic piece “Smile,” becomes a more-than-promising start for the young artist reviving Michael Jackson’s version. Sharing her
musical influences, Zia said “Aside from my mom, I would say that my dad’s taste in music really shaped mine. He influenced me to appreciate the classics—from standards to classical to world Music and even oldies.”
Another remake in the album is the track “So Much In Love” which was originally by Sheena Easton brings out Zia’s melodic sensibilities mixing with much jazz with her carefree spirit.
Tapping into elements of soul, jazz and pop, Zia beautifully shapes these songs to become her step toward something – Zia’s simplicity and her artistic breakthrough — that has its own considerable rewards. She also explains, “I think that each song has its own character—kind of like that different sides to me. So, each song gives you a different feel without losing the general flow of the album.” Zia really is a gifted singer whose soulful singing and beautiful personality shine through on this release. In this album, Zia showed herself to be capable as an artist and a creative songwriter as well. “I tried to put as much of my personality in the song choice and the music as I could. So it isn’t just an album to me, it’s a piece of me that I am offering to anyone who will listen. The album may not be different, but hopefully I am.”
Recently, Zia was hailed as MYX Music Awards 2012’s nominee for Favorite Female Artist, Favorite New Artist and Favorite Song for “Ako Na Lang”. While doing series of mall show in the coming months, Zia is a featured artist in ABS-CBN’s “ASAP Rocks’ Acoustic Republic” segment every Sunday afternoon. Fans can vote for Zia on myxph.com, MYX Philippines official fan page on Facebook or mma.myxph.com/twitter on Twitter.
