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MANILA - Darren Espanto, Jona and Lani Misalucha are all set for the highly anticipated Manila leg of “The Aces” concert tour.

The three artists will take center stage at the Araneta Coliseum on March 30. It follows the back-to-back success of “The Aces” in Visayas and Mindanao last February 2 and March 2, respectively.

“We will perform a few songs for each generation, different types of genres. For me, mas nakakakaba para sa akin kasi it’s a bigger venue. The people who are going to the show have probably seen the videos of our past shows so we’ve changed a few things up that they should look forward to sa Araneta,” Espanto said.

“I am expecting they will have a good time. We’ve come up with a set of songs for people to hear. We are expecting that it’s going to be a beautiful show for them,” added Misalucha.

When asked how it feels to be on the same stage together, the younger singers were quicker to share their excitement.

“Para po sa akin it’s an honor to share the same stage with Ms. Lani Misalucha. We learned so much from her. I am very happy to be able to sing with such an icon in the music industry,” said Espanto.

As for Jona, she quipped: “Sobrang nakakataba ng puso na someone dito sa industry na kasing laki niya (Misalucha) ay naa-appreciate po 'yung talent namin ni Darren. Napaka-generous din po niya kasi pumayag siyang kasama kami sa concert.”

Misalucha, meanwhile, only returned the compliment to the two young artists.

“When it comes to Jona, as you can see how cute and petite she is, but once she opens her mouth and start a few notes, you cannot avoid not to look at her. Nanggagaling ba sa kanya 'yung boses na yun? She has this amazing voice. Big voice in a tiny frame. That’s how amazing it is,” she said.

“Ito namang batang ito, being only 17, alam naman nating lahat na hindi naman siya tatawaging total performer kung hindi niya mapu-prove 'yung moniker. Yung boses niya, parang hindi galing sa 17-year-old young man. 'Yung quality ng boses niya, meron siyang bitbit na emotion. Ang sarap pakinggan. Malamig pero may depth,” she added.