Martin Nievera: ‘I see myself doing other things’

Maureen Marie Belmonte

<div><img src='' alt='021116-martin_main.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'>Concert King Martin Nievera remains keen on his stand about wanting his own talk show.</div><div><br/></div><div>This he claimed during the recently concluded press conference of his upcoming concert titled <i>Royals</i> at the SM Mall of Asia Arena together with Regine Velasquez, Erik Santos, and Angeline Quinto on February 13.</div><div><br/></div><div>“I’m feeling unneeded. I’m feeling unwanted. I don’t know if that’s because I’ve aged in the industry or aged in my real life. I don’t know what it is. But I just feel like I’m not being used to the best of my abilities. Is this the industry’s way of telling me, ‘<i>laos ka na,’ ‘hindi ka na puwede,</i>’ or ‘kailangan na ng mas bata sa iyo?’” Martin lamented.</div><div><br/></div><div>The “Be My Lady” singer recalled that he used to be the Piolo Pascual and “The Voice.”</div><div><br/></div><div>“Now it feels humbling to see that I’m not that person anymore,” he said.</div><div><br/></div><div>Martin was best known for hosting his first Kapamilya talk show Martin After Dark from 1993 to 1998. The show was later renamed as <i>Martin Late @ Night</i> that ran from 1998 to 2002. The show was revived in 2013 however it only ran briefly.</div><div><br/></div><div>Now, the acclaimed singer will be one of the judges of the upcoming talent search series titled I Love OPM together with Lani Misalucha and Toni Gonzaga.</div><div><br/></div><div>Martin got his first talent show judging experience after serving as one of the mentors of the now defunct <i>The X Factor Philippines.</i></div><div><br/></div><div>“This is a feel good singing competition,' he said.</div><div><br/></div><div>'What we want to establish or to achieve with this show is we want you to love your country the way a foreigner does,' he added.</div><div><br/></div><div>Martin said he is proud about being one of the chosen judges on the show.</div><div><br/></div><div>'I'm very, very honored. But like I told you before, I see myself doing other things,' said he ended.</div><div><br/></div><div>The show, which he revealed was an original ABS-CBN concept, would have foreigners singing OPM as its contestants.<i> I Love OPM</i> will be hosted by Anne Curtis and Eric Nicolas and will start airing on February 13.</div><div><br/></div>

Martin Nievera will be part of ‘I Love OPM’ as one of its judges

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