Erik Santos says his passion and love for work are the keys to his successful 10-year career

Kristhoff  Cagape

<div><img src='' alt='091213-erik_main.jpg' width='305' height='290' align='left' border='0'>Erik Santos is celebrating his 10th year anniversary in the music industry this year. The singer who rose to fame after being hailed as the Star in a Million champion in 2003 will be having a concert on November 9, 2013 at the PICC Plenary Hall titled inTENse: A Decade with the Prince of Pop. In an exclusive interview with <a href='/default.aspx'>Push.com.ph</a>, Erik shared how he managed to stay in the industry for ten years. “<i>Siguro</i> love for work, and <i>dapat</i> passionate<i> ka sa ginagawa mo kasi</i> for me <i>kung hindi mo rin ibibigay ang </i>101% <i>mo sa </i>singing,<i> huwag mo na lang ituloy</i>,” he said.</div><div><br/></div><div>On his upcoming concert, Erik relayed that his fans could expect a different and a more mature concert compared to his previous ones. “<i>Mas</i> mature <i>na siguro</i> [<i>ang</i> concert <i>ko</i>],<i> mas kakaibang </i>production numbers <i>kasi ‘yung</i> team <i>na gumagawa ng</i> concert <i>na ‘to, bago, kumgaba hindi ko pa sila nakakatrabaho sa isang</i> concert like this, like<i> si </i>Mr. M (Johnny Manahan), ‘<i>yung</i> creative, l<i>ahat sila bago so ang daming bagong </i>ideas,<i> ang daming bagong makikita na hindi nila nakita</i> in my past concerts.”</div><div><br/></div><div>With so many budding singers from numerous talent shows today, the Prince of Pop said he does not feel threatened and draws comfort from the fact that he loves his work so much that there’s nothing that could stop him from continually performing for his audience. <i>“Sobrang mahal ko kasi ‘yung trabaho ko eh </i>and<i> siguro importante sa akin ‘yung kapag kumakanta ka dapat sobra mong ina-aral mo ‘yung kanta</i>.”</div><div><br/></div><div>As an artist, he shared that he makes certain sacrifices for his fans and that’s why he’s still here. “<i>Kahit anong kondisyon ng</i> health mo, the show must go on <i>kasi ‘yung</i> audience<i> mo</i> they deserve the best performance <i>eh </i>so<i> ibigay mo ‘yun sa kanila</i> no matter what.”</div><div><br/></div><div>If there’s a song that could define his ten-year journey as a singer, Erik said that it would still be “<i>This is the Moment</i>,” his winning song in Star in a Million. “<i>Unang-una, ‘yung kantang </i>‘This is the Moment,’ it brought me to the limelight, it brought me to a lot of places so<i> kumbaga doon sa </i>summary <i>ng buong sampung taon ko, ‘yun at ‘yun pa rin ‘yung kantang ibabalik ko sa tao, hindi mawawala ‘yun</i>,” he remarked.</div><div><br/></div>

Erik Santos said that his passion and love for work has sustained him and his career for a decade now.

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