KZ Tandingan reacts to ‘Palagi’ gaining millions of streams: ‘Sobrang mind blown ako’

Nikka Avegail Sabio

<p id="isPasted">Kapamilya singer and songwriter KZ Tandingan was still feeling overwhelmed as her and her husband TJ Monterde&rsquo;s duet version of the latter&rsquo;s hit single &quot;Palagi&quot; reached more than 15 million streams.</p><p>During the launch of her new single &ldquo;Toyo&rdquo; Thursday, September 26, KZ shared how she felt after receiving much love and appreciation from fans and listeners on their duet version almost a month since its official release.</p><p>&ldquo;The version is not even a month old, and it already has I think more than 15 million streams in less than a month, so sa (September) 28 pa siya mag o-one month. Sobrang mind blown ako. Kasi noong una nga&mdash;siyempre the original version is really well-loved, alam naman natin yan even after a year since it&rsquo;s released as in talagang namamayagpag pa rin siya,&rdquo; KZ told <a href="http://push.abs-cbn.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u><em>PUSH</em></u></strong></a>.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DAVg7FXy3Eu/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=540&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A262058.39999997616%2C%22ls%22%3A169480.60000002384%2C%22le%22%3A169482.89999997616%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>She also revealed that she was hesitant at first to do the version, but her husband made her say yes eventually.</p><p>&ldquo;Noong sinabi sa akin ni TJ yung idea na mag record kami ng duet, I was actually very hesitant kasi nga &lsquo;di ba for a song that is so well-loved at maglalabas ka pa ng panibagong version, parang it has to be at the same level or angatan pa ng kahit konti or dapat may ma-offer kang something new &lsquo;di ba?&rdquo; the singer said.</p><p>She went on: &ldquo;Sobrang magkaiba kaming artist, so dagdag pa &lsquo;yun na baka at the end of the day sabihin ng mg tao, &ldquo;it&rsquo;s nice but we did not need this version &ndash; kung hindi lumabas &lsquo;to, our life will go on&rdquo;, parang ganon.&rdquo;</p><p><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/9/27/kz-tandingan-s-new-song-toyo-is-experimental-this-is-really-something-na-hindi-mo-ine-expect-1349" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: KZ Tandingan new song &lsquo;Toyo&rsquo; is an experimental song: &ldquo;This is really something na hindi mo ine-expect.&quot;</u></strong></a></p><p>KZ then shared what TJ told her and how she worked on her part in the song.</p><p>&ldquo;Si TJ lang din ang nagsabi sa akin na parang &#39;if I were to release a duet version of this song, ikaw lang din ang pwedeng maka-duet ko kasi ikaw si &lsquo;palagi,&rsquo; sabi niyang ganon. Syempre marupok tayo, oh napilit tayo, ni-record natin,&rdquo; she stated.&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;So, I took out the challenge, I sat down, talagang hinimay ko sa kanya yung mga naiisip kong gawin para don sa song and then pina-check ko talaga sa kanya,&rdquo; KZ added.</p><p>&ldquo;Kahit na kinakabahan ako na baka hindi ma-appreciate ng mga tao &lsquo;yung version na sinamahan ko, nandon na rin ako sa kung masaya si TJ sa version, masaya na ako. It doesn&rsquo;t matter to me kung ano pa yung sasabihin ng ibang tao. Kung masaya siya, masaya na ako.&rdquo;</p><p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2CC_cxy9f3/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=540&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A190785.60000002384%2C%22ls%22%3A169480.60000002384%2C%22le%22%3A169482.89999997616%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe></p><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>She then expressed how grateful she is seeing how everyone loved their new version.</p><p>&ldquo;The fact na it is as biggest as it is now na wala pa siyang 1 month old is mind blowing and noong nakita ko sa charts na parang biglang nag-shoot up yung ranking ko somewhere &ndash; parang most streamed &mdash; &#39;paano? Paano raw?&#39; Parang di pa rin siya masyadong nag si-sink in sa akin and hindi ko rin siya masyado pang iniisip kasi baka ma-pressure lang ako,&rdquo; she stated.</p><p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C_7zbGTyXQ2/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=540&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A169871.60000002384%2C%22ls%22%3A169480.60000002384%2C%22le%22%3A169482.89999997616%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe></p><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m really really grateful and blessed na ginawa namin yung &lsquo;Palagi&rsquo; version and siyempre that I get to perform that special song with my husband. And whatever he earns from it is mine too,&rdquo; she quipped.</p><p><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/9/16/tj-monterde-kz-tandingan-s-version-of-palagi-achieves-big-spotify-feat-1029" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: TJ Monterde, KZ Tandingan&rsquo;s version of &lsquo;Palagi&rsquo; achieves big Spotify feat</u></strong></a></p><p>As of this writing, KZ and TJ&rsquo;s &ldquo;Palagi&rdquo; duet version has reached more than 16 million streams on Spotify.</p><p>Meanwhile, KZ just released a new song &ldquo;Toyo&rdquo; which tells the story of a person who is trying to move on but gets confused as the reason for it returns.</p><p>&ldquo;Sana when they hear this song, ma-remind din sila na parang if KZ felt this way and decided to go the other way to keep herself moving forward then I must move forward, so parang ganon. Kahit ganon yung message ng kanta &ndash; the fact that it celebrates moving forward despite all odds. Sana &lsquo;yun &lsquo;yung mabitbit nila,&rdquo; KZ said.</p><p><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/9/20/kz-tandingan-to-release-new-song-toyo-on-september-26-814" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: KZ Tandingan to release new song &lsquo;Toyo&rsquo; on September 27</u></strong></a></p>

<p id="isPasted">Kapamilya singer and songwriter KZ Tandingan was still feeling overwhelmed as her and her husband TJ Monterde&rsquo;s duet version of the latter&rsquo;s hit single &quot;Palagi&quot; reached more than 15 million streams.<p>During the launch of her new single &ldquo;Toyo&rdquo; Thursday, September 26, KZ shared how she felt after receiving much love and appreciation from fans and listeners on their duet version almost a month since its official release.<p>&ldquo;The version is not even a month old, and it already has I think more than 15 million streams in less than a month, so sa (September) 28 pa siya mag o-one month. Sobrang mind blown ako. Kasi noong una nga&mdash;siyempre the original version is really well-loved, alam naman natin yan even after a year since it&rsquo;s released as in talagang namamayagpag pa rin siya,&rdquo; KZ told <a href="http://push.abs-cbn.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u><em>PUSH</em></u></strong></a>.

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