Throwback Track: Nahulat Ka [Waiting for You]

With all the wonderful things that's been happening in the life of Ilongga pop artist, Sheila Barrios who recently moved to Los Angeles, California to start a new life. I think it's time to have a little trip back to her inspiring music as a local pop singer during her time in the Philippines, particularly in Iloilo City. The song is entitled "Nahulat Ka" [Waiting for You] which she collaborated with a good friend whose dreaming to sing. The song showed her versatility and style as an R&B artist and featured Ilonggo rapper Zpinx Angel of M.I.C. Music.

Sheila's Latest Trip + Photography

Ilongga pop singer Sheila Barrios who recently migrated in Los Angeles, California with his fiance, is very much inspired to travel and take photos everywhere she go. Her latest hobby is photography, since she is now a part of Hopeboat Productions owned by his fiance, OJ Baclig. Setting aside music for a long time, she's excited to become a photography artist and help in the photography/video production business of Hopeboat Productions. Her recent trip to San Juan Capistrano in California showed her radiant smile, proving that she's embracing the new change in her life as an artist.

Sheila's First Hollywood Trip

  

As Sheila Barrios continue to pursue her new life in Los Angeles, California, our Ilongga artist visited some parts of Hollywood and Beverly Hills where she's currently living nearby with her fiance's family. Hollywood is just a few minutes drive away from her new home. Sheila enjoyed a whole day trip in the city of stars and movies two weeks after she set foot in American soil. In the meantime, she's having a break to prepare for a very special event in her life next month. At least, one of her dreams was fulfilled for our bubbly Ilongga artist: to finally visit Hollywood where great dreams can be realized someday.   

Sheila as part of Hopeboat Production in L.A.

Ilongga artist Sheila Barrios is now enjoying a new life in Los Angeles, California as her upcoming dream-like wedding is coming this Oct. 19. She's now working as part of Hopeboat Films and Production owned by his fiance, producer-photographer-artist OJ Baclig. From a local based singer in Iloilo since 2010, she's now pursuing a new journey and hopefully, a promising start of her new life. If she's going to embrace music and be an artist again, time will only tell. In the meantime, she's got a great things going on with her life and her one true love that somehow changed her life.  

Sheila's new home in L.A.

Ilongga artist, Sheila Barrios has already arrived in Los Angeles, California, USA to finally be with his fiance, Hollywood-based filmmaker-producer-artist OJ Baclig. Their love story started when Sheila was invited by Ilonggo filmmaker and award-winning writer Peter Solis Nery to have a cameo role for his 2012 Sineng Pambansa Film Festival movie entry "Gugma sa Panahon sang Bakunawa" in April last year. Working for the cinematography of the film, OJ Baclig together with his team of filmmakers were filming with Director Peter Nery in Dumangas, Iloilo when he met Sheila. Instantly, they friendship led into a deep affection, understanding and chemistry. After the filming ended, they we're deeply in love with each other. Distance did not separate them. Instead, their love for each other grew and became serious as time goes on. Five months later, OJ came over to the Philippines together with his parents to meet Sheila's family and have a marriage proposal. This year, Sheila's optimistic fiance worked for her visa and planned their wonderful wedding. Every day of their life, since they've know each other, there was only love, respect and sincerity that bind ed them together. Even in music, they were both artistic and passionate. OJ is a choir director, a born musician and composer in L.A. while Sheila started her passion in music within their family and was unexpectedly became a popular Ilongga artist with her song "Ginpalangga" as part of RSLPhoenix Music artist group. Music and love for life radiates within their hearts, and so, their romance is a fairy-tale worth telling. 

On September 4, 2013, Sheila arrived in L.A. to finally come home to his new family and to be with his one true love. Though she may be far away from home, but still, Sheila will learn to embrace her new life in her new home and will continue to chase her dream as a passionate music artist. 

For now, let's wish them all the best of love for their upcoming wedding in October. 

Who says fairy-tale and true love doesn't exist anymore? For Sheila, being passionate, optimistic and believing in God with great hope will surely bring happiness and contentment. 

Ginpalangga remix and Sheila's Journey

A remix version of "Ginpalangga" the first single of Ilongga artist, Sheila Barrios was recently uploaded in youtube by a fan who obviously enjoyed her music. The song was recorded in April 2010 and released in local FM stations in Iloilo and Bacolod months after its independent music video was uploaded in youtube. Sheila has gone a long way as an Ilongga artist after her few other Ilonggo songs was played in FM stations such as "Sa Handum Na Guid Lang" and "Salamat Iloy" with Bacolod rapper Zaril. She also became a member of Ilonggo pop groups "Ilonggo 3nity" and Ilongga Divas. She was also nominated as "Best Female Artist" in the 2010 Ilonggo Music Awards by ABS-CBN Iloilo. In 2012, she had a cameo role in the 2012 Sineng Pambansa movie "Gugma sa Panahon sang Bakunawa" and contributed another theme song for the movie entitled "Nabatyagan."

This September, she will be leaving for Los Angeles, California, USA to pursue her dreams in life and be with his fiance who is a Hollywood-based filmmaker. 

"Ginpalangga" is an emotional Ilonggo song and its melody is a remake of Rihanna's "Unfaithful." But this song has obviously changed her life after a teenage heartbreak, gave her a chance to be recognized as an Ilongga artist with a unique style, and inspiration of simplicity, artistry and being humble amidst success. We have no other wish on her new journey in life but more success, happiness and she will always remain as a great rolemodel to young people that no matter what happen, as long as you have a good heart and patience, success will never be far behind. 

For the artist who made this wonderful remix of "Ginpalangga," thank you for recognizing Sheila's passion for music that somehow touched other people's lives.