February 13, 2009 / 10 PM

The first ever major concert from our Top Scholars was a jam-packed success. Liezel, Cris, Bugoy, Miguel, Poy, Bunny & Chivas graced the RATSKY stage, serenading the audience with their own style of classic and mainstream songs-from-the-heart. PBB champ Ruben also joined in the fun for comic relief. Cool crowd!

Here’s a rundown of Liezel’s performances.

All The Single Ladies by Beyonce

The dancing reminded me particularly of that “ispageti” craze. It was enjoyable to see 2 of Maxim’s To-Watch hotties, BFFs Liezel & Cris, strut their stuff on stage with this Beyonce chart-topper. Woh-oh-oh. Haha. Check out the crowd’s response, baby!

Kudos to Miguel for the awesome backup vocals! Bugoy, on the other hand, was impressive on Cris Brown’s Forever.

Kailan by Smokey Mountain
Liezel sings Bossa! A smooth, soothing, jazzy rendition of a classic song of the unnoticed romantic. This was the Shizznit! Definitely my favorite of the evening. Too bad it was cut short to make way for the duet. It hilariously turned into a Chippy commercial. Cute. Watch out: Lizzie on “whatever” mode.

If I Were A Boy by Beyonce feat. Lee Carr
Undeniably almost everyone’s favorite from Liezel (not mine, refer above). I’ve heard praises (not just from Liezel fans.. try the table next to us, and the table behind us, and the other, and the other). First part? Rough. But the reason why I loved this performance is that you’ll feel pure passion from both ends during the “it’s a little too late..” part. Heartfelt. Something we didn’t see much from Liezel during PDA. Talk about vast improvement. (Acting stint, maybe? Haha.)

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Feb 13 – STATUS, Valentine’s Concert @ Ratsky Morato
Feb 16 – Economic Journalists Association w/ Bugoy @ Petron Makati Plaza
Feb 19 – USTv Awards w/ Cris, Van & Miguel @ UST, Manila
Feb 22 – Mall Show w/ Cris, Hansen, Bunny & Chivas @ SM Sta. Rosa, Laguna *
Feb 28 & March 1 – Panagbenga Festival w/ Bugoy @ Baguio City *

W00t! Viva Santo Tomas!

Pinoy Dream Academy is nominated for Best Reality Show in this year’s USTv Awards. Goodluck!

Liezel Garcia & Cris Pastor sizzle in this month’s issue of Maxim as two of the 14 hotties to watch out for this 2009. Truly drool-worthy! W00t! Excerpts after the jump!

* Pictures courtesy of Maxim Magazine. Scanned by Taj (Thanks Taj!).

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MAXIM February issue (covergirl Nina Jose of PBB) features Liezel and BFF Cris Pastor as two of the “14 Hotties to Watch in 2009″. Well, well, well. Haha. It’s out! Grab a copy now.

Liezel, Cris, Bugoy and Miguel will battle it out in Wowowee’s HepHep Hooray segment! Could this be “the” day for Liezel? Haha. We’ll see.

Our girl will also be on Ambet Nabus’ “Showbiz Extra” tomorrow night for another STATUS Concert promotion. “Showbiz Extra” airs on radio — DZMM 630 and on TV — ANC (ABS-CBN News Channel). Live stream via web available here.

Fore info on the STATUS Concert, refer to this blog post.

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UPDATE!

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