Martin Nievera to sing Philippine National Anthem at Pacquiao-Hatton fight

The Philippines’ concert king, Martin Nievera will be singing the national anthem in the Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton fight in Las Vegas.

Martin Nievera

Lea Salonga and Charice have also expressed desire to render our country’s national anthem in the fight but in the end Pacquiao announced that it will be Martin Nievera.

Artists who previously sang in Pacman’s previous fights were Karylle (versus Oscar de La Hoya), Ciara Sotto (versus Juan Manuel Marquez), Nicole Angela Judalena (versus David Diaz), Kyla (versus Marco Antonio Barrera) and Geneva Cruz (versus Jorge Solis).


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35 Responses to “Martin Nievera to sing Philippine National Anthem at Pacquiao-Hatton fight”

  1. beatriz Says:

    yeee:) matanong ko lang.. first time ba to na boy ang kakanta sa fight ni pacman?

  2. Cubie Says:

    Asus… for sure hindi pa yan ang final decision ni Pacquiao. Maya lang palitan na ulit yan ng kung sinong kakanta.

  3. Hard Says:

    Hindi nga?! Teka, Kapamilya si Martin e..hahaha Kaw Pacman ha.. dami namang singer sa Sop bakit sa Asap ka kumuha..hahaha

  4. beatriz Says:

    @cubie
    gaya ng pagpili niya ng media partner?ehehe:P

    @hard
    si pacman po ba kapamilya?kapuso?:D

  5. nyahaha Says:

    si pacman, kapuso sa kontrata pero kapamilya sa puso.

    hahaha

  6. beatriz Says:

    @nyahaha
    ahh..okei:Dehehe..:P

  7. suswot Says:

    It’s because for sure babalik si Pacquaio sa Dos, he’s just finishing his contract with Solar Sports..

    Si Martin deserve nya yan!! Susunod na si Lea at Charice..:)

  8. teamkapamilya Says:

    mukamo forgot to mention ung singer n pumiyok… jeniffer ata pangalan nun??

  9. blondy Says:

    Nasa dos talaga ang puso ni manny, babalik na babalik pa rin un.

  10. regrets!... Says:

    alam nyu malaki tlaga ang pgsisisi ni manny na napunta sya sa kanguso…kc nadadamay sya sa mga laos na stars,kaya wla syang gana dun…cnu ba naman ang mg eenjoy dun sa wlang kwentang network!…kaya gus2 nyang bumalik sa abs cbn…d home of d biggest & brightess stars!

  11. burf Says:

    inggit mga kapuso dahil kapamilya kakanta sa laban ni pacman

  12. kaPOOPso Says:

    maka-pacquiao ako syempre, kapamilya ako, maka-martin ako pero medyo baluktot sya managalog. pano kaya yun?

  13. the_kila Says:

    Inaantay pa yung mananalo sa “Are You The Next Big Star?”

  14. mokmok Says:

    forgot nyo ilagay si lani misalucha at yung pumiyok, jennifer bautista yun, pamangkin ni bong revilla.

  15. GMA7 vs. abs-cbn= GMA7 TKO Says:

    Bat kasi bumalik pa yan sa PROUD TO BE KAPUSO, MARTIN whooooooooo….

  16. kill joy Says:

    hahaha talagang gusto na tlgang bumalik ng kapamilya network c pacman hahaha dti naman nung cmulang lumipat xa sa GMA puro kapuso singers ang kumakanta sa laban nya haha..bkt kya c martin hehehe pero exciting ito ah…kya hindi ata napili c charice kc lagi xang busy sa ibang bansa!

  17. Alipungas Says:

    Ang tintibok ng puso ni manny ay PERA yun lang…

  18. Adrian Says:

    sana sa lea salonga na lang.

  19. Hard Says:

    Gusto ko sana si Charice..sayang.. Di bale kahit di napili si Charice d’yan e sikat na siya sa buong mundo. Namangha nga ang mga Italyano sa kanya sa pag guest nya sa Ti Lascio Una Canzone.

  20. suswot Says:

    ^
    ^
    at kamo pinapasikat nila si jonalyn viray na tatalbugan daw si Charice sa YouTube..ASA!!

  21. kofi.karma.me Says:

    wala ka talagang taste MANNY! lea salonga deserves the shot. she sings lupang hinirang with justice. for martin, i don’t freakin’ know what would be the dating pag kumanta siya. hahaha. XD

  22. suswot Says:

    ^
    ^
    I also like Lea Salonga, pero why don’t we give chance for male singers of the Philippines?? Para iba naman, diba? walang masama dun, hindi naman basis ang gender ng mga singers ng phils para sa pagkatalo or pagkapanalo ni Pacman..Nasa paghahanda parin ni pacquiao un..

  23. philip@kofi Says:

    Ayoko kay Martin dahil OA parati pero magaling siyang kumanta. Have you ever freakin’ heard him sing? (at talaga namang may “freakin’” ka pang nalalaman) Mukhang masyado mo siyang minamaliit as a singer.

  24. Elliot Says:

    Martin is a good singer, and I’m sure he’ll do justice with the national anthem. Curious lang, I knew he grew up in the States, pero bakit until now, after years of being in the Philippines, baluktot pa rin siyang magtagalog? Talo pa siya ni Dayanara Torres and Michelle na dating asawa ni Ogie magtagalog.

  25. fattyacid Says:

    baluktot pa rin sya mag-tagalog dahil he does not give a damn to the Filipino language. he does exert any effort to learn our language.

  26. dudy Says:

    sa tagal ba naman ni Martin at ginawa pa ngang concert king sa bansa na’to ay di pa rin natutunan magtagalog. ehmmp,,,,, cguro ayaw lang matutunan kaya di sya karapatdapat na kumanta sa laban ni Manny kc pagnagkataon na matalo si Manny ay baka sya pa ang sisihin….. si christian na lang dapat pakantahin.

  27. pinyata Says:

    sa Dos nalang yan c manny pagkatapos ng contrata nya sa GMA kasi at that time di na nag boboxing c manny so anong silbi? im sure di na rin cya pag interesan ng mga mandurugas na station.. FYI i dont like martin charice lea or whoever basta Diva ang dating IMO. its better c manny na mismo ang kakanta sa bayang magiliw natin na perlas ng sinilangan.para maiba naman… hindi puro charice arnel or whoever na sikat na sa US gusto pa naman i over expose.. mahilig talaga ang kapamilya mang over expose…. or better yet c rey valera nalang papuntahin sa US maraming pang nakakilala kay Mr Valera na mga matagal na sa US….

  28. mayakis Says:

    Ikaw nalang pinyata ang kumanta!
    Mas magaling ka diba…

  29. trebligg Says:

    Lam,,, niyo…di naman…ciguro…importante,,,kung saang chanel nanggaling…ang kumakanta…..ng Philippine Nat’l Anthem…ang importante…isang PINOY…at tsaka,,,kung totoosin…,,puro magagaling…din naman…ang,,,mga singer na Pinoy,,,.hindi,,,KANO..
    Am i right…..tsaka tigil…muna sa bangayan…na mga…alitan…na yan….dahil…tayong
    mga PINOY….ay number…1….sa Larangan….ng Sports…Lalo na sa Boxing….

    Da best ang Pinoy…..

    at….correction lang…ha….walang perpekto…sa mundong….ito…maawa naman..
    kau sa sarili niyo….

  30. rate Says:

    Pareho sila ng eyes!! yun lang.

  31. Azura Says:

    @pinyata: Bakit hindi na lang ikaw ang kumanta? Let’s hear your disgusting and over the top voice! Besides, you’re the best in every aspects of life right? What an insect!

  32. Pure Says:

    Martin’s version was so bad. It turned out that i not the only one with the same sentiment. He thinks its a ballad.

  33. pacfan Says:

    SAMA NG VERSION NI MARTIN…PANIRA!

  34. fortysomehow Says:

    I think Martin Nievera needs to make a big-time apology to the Filipino people. Singing off key is one thing, but bastardizing it is another. He turned it into a self-glorifying, over-acting, poorly scored song. After listening to his version and the anthems of the UK and the US, I felt very embarrassed. The Americans and Brits probably think we are jokes. Even Manny’s Entrance Song got more cheers than our very own Anthem. Martin, you should be very ashamed of yourself.

    I will NEVER watch a Martin Nievera concert ever. I will NEVER buy any of his songs. I will NEVER invite to sing at my wedding. Heck, I will not even bother to listen to him to sing for free. He has to realize a lot of people are OUTRAGED by what he did, and what he did was near BLASPHEMOUS.

  35. AsarKayMartin.Com Says:

    Dapat kay Martin tumahimik na lang. Dapat sa Malacanang tumahimik din. A felony just got commited at ngayon na ang NHI, ginangawa ang trabaho nila, nagtataka ako kung bakit may mga tao na nagagawa pang ipagtanggol ang felon.

    Sabagay applicable ba ang batas sa mga tulad ni Martin Nievera? Amerikano yata yan kaya hindi nalalaman ang kahalagahan ng kulturang pilipino.

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