Lara Maigue

Lara Marie Moscardon Maigue (born June 7, 1991) is a Filipino singer and songwriter who won the 2017 Aliw Awards for Best Classical Performer.[1]


Lara Maigue
Background information
Birth name Lara Marie Moscardon Maigue
Born (1991-06-07) June 7, 1991
Manila, Philippines
Genres Classical, jazz, broadway, OPM
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, actress, host
Years active 2013–present

Early life

Lara was born to Filipino composer and arranger, Professor Rayben Maigue, and soprano, Nanette Moscardon- Maigue, who also became her first classical mentor.[2] She was later trained by Fides Cuyugan-Asensio at the University of the Philippines College of Music, where she graduated majoring in Voice.

Career

A classically-trained soprano, Lara’s musical repertoire also consists of singing opera, Kundiman, jazz standards, broadway, OPM, as well as her own original compositions.

Since 2010, Lara has promoted Filipino music in different parts of the world with solo cultural concerts in Florence, Italy; Canberra and Sydney, Australia; Singapore and New Delhi, India.

Her foray into song writing came in 2013, where she became one of the top five finalists in the song writing competition headed by Ryan Cayabyab and Manny V. Pangilinan, the Philippine Popular Music Festival (Philpop) for her composition, “Sa’yo Na Lang Ako,” interpreted by singer/actress Karylle.[3] She later on tried her hand at acting and became one of the lead stars in the musical teleserye on TV5, “Trenderas",[4] where she was nominated for “Outstanding Breakthrough Performance by an Actress” by the Golden Screen TV Awards.[5]

In 2015, Lara became one of the top 12 finalists in Philpop, with her entry, “Nasaan.”[6] Prior to her becoming a finalist, Lara also wrote teleserye and movie theme songs interpreted by some of the Philippines’ known recording artists—including Erik Santos, Jaya, and Regine Velasquez-Alcasid.

In 2017, Lara won the Aliw Award for Best Classical Performer. The same year, she portrayed the role of 'Ligaya Paraiso' in the award-winning movie turned into a musical "Maynila Sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag" directed by Joel Lamangan.[7]

Lara is signed with Alcasid Total Entertainment Artist Management (ATeam), where she has performed as special guest in the concerts of Ogie Alcasid, Gary Valenciano and most recently Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, as an opening act in Velasquez’ 30th anniversary concert, R3.0.

Lara is currently training under Filipino-American tenor, Arthur Espiritu. She divides her time as an artist and as managing partner and vocal coach in her family’s music school, the Maigue Music Studios (MMS).

References

  1. ↑ "30th Aliw Awards winners". Manila Bulletin Entertainment. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  2. ↑ "Lara Maigue New voice on the block". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  3. ↑ "Philpop 2013 finalist: Lara Maigue". Rappler. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  4. ↑ "Singing their way to stardom | Philstar.com". philstar.com. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  5. ↑ Calderon, Ricky. "6th Golden Screen TV AWards nominees bared". Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  6. ↑ "Philpop unveils 2013 finalists | Philstar.com". philstar.com. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  7. ↑ News, ABS-CBN. "What to expect from 'Maynila sa Kuko ng Liwanag' musical". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
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