Tala (song)

"Tala" (transl. Star) is a song by Filipino singer and actress Sarah Geronimo co-written with Nica del Rosario and Emmanuel Sambayan with music and production by Jumbo De Belen and Alisson Shore of Flip Music Production.^[1] It was released as the lead single from Geronimo's platinum album The Great Unknown.

"Tala"
Official music video thumbnail
Single by Sarah Geronimo
from the album The Great Unknown
Released	January 2016 (January 2016)
Recorded	2015
Genre	Pop Dance
Length	4:05
Label	Viva Records
Songwriter(s)	Emmanuel Sambayan Nica del Rosario
Producer(s)	Emmanuel Sambayan Bojam
Sarah Geronimo singles chronology
"Dulo" (2016) "Tala" (2016) "The Great Unknown" (2016)
Music video
"Tala" on YouTube

The single won “Song of the Year” at the 2017 Myx Music Awards.^[2] In 2018, Geronimo performed the song at the ASEAN-Japan Music Festival held in Tokyo.^[3] In 2019, CNN Philippines named the song as the Best OPM song of 2010s.^[4] A sleeper hit, "Tala" gained considerable popularity three years after its release in 2019.^[5][6] In 2020, the song have earned a total of almost two hundred million views.^[7]

Live performances

Sarah Geronimo premiered Tala on her From the Top concert in December 2015. She also performed the song on various album mall tour for The Great Unknown in the Philippines. On ASAP stage, the popstar performed the hit four times. She also made an acoustic version of the song for her The Great Unknown Unplugged concert. It also became one of the highlights of her This 15 Me concert in Smart Araneta Coliseum. In 2018, Geronimo performed the song along with her other hit Kilometro at the ASEAN-Japan Music Festival. In 2023, the Popstar Royalty performed it and Dati-Dati at the FIBA World Cup Draw held in Manila. ^{[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]}

Music video

The music video shows Sarah Geronimo's sexier side as she shows off her Georcelle Dapat-Sy Choreographed dance moves along with the G-force while performing the song. It was directed by Paul Basinilio. The music video was premiered on Myx, and posted on Viva Records official YouTube Channel on June 11, 2016. As of November 2019, the video has garnered over 15 million views. The video reached the 25 million mark on the first day of 2020.^[15] The music video throned the most viewed OPM music video by a female solo act in March 2020 with over 100 million views, beating Yeng Constantino's Ikaw which had over 104 million views. It is also the most liked and most viewed OPM music video of all time with 158 million views, surpassing Buwan by Juan Karlos and Kung 'Di Rin Lang Ikaw by December Avenue and Moira Dela Torre.

Notable covers

 

Glaiza de Castro

• The song was covered by PBB Teen Housemate, Vivoree.^[16]
• Encantadia’s Glaiza de Castro made a dance cover of the song.^[17]
• Ella Cruz uploaded a dance cover of the song on her YouTube channel, she also performed the song along with Julian Trono during the 2017 Myx Music Awards.^[18][19]
• Filipina singer-songwriter Donnalyn Bartolome made a dance cover of the song, it was uploaded on her YouTube channel.^[20]
• AC Bonifacio performed the hit numerous times, she also made a dance cover of the song with The Voice winner Jason Dy.^[21]
• Diva Montelaba made a dance cover of the song.^[22]
• The Addlib made a dance cover of the song and was uploaded to their YouTube channel.^[23]
• In May 2018, Geronimo was impersonated in Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids by contestant Sheena Belarmino and performed the hit song.^[24]
• Filipina girl group After 5 performed the song live on Wish FM Bus.^[25]
• Anne Curtis performed the song with Geronimo on her "AnneKulit: Promise, Last Na 'To!" concert held in Smart Araneta Coliseum.^[26]
• South Korean boy band WINNER surprised fans in Manila by dancing to Sarah Geronimo's "Tala" during their concert in the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on Saturday January 25, 2020.^[27]
• Purple Kiss, a South Korean female girl group, had a short cover of the viral song in November 2020. It was included in their video "TOP Female Vocalists of Each Country" which highlights songs from Geronimo, Hwasa, Ariana Grande, Adele, Shakira, Tones And I, and more. ^[28]
• In February 2021, Geronimo was impersonated in Your Face Sounds Familiar by contestant Vivoree and performed the hit song.^[29]

Media usage

• A version of the song with modified lyrics was used in a Jollibee advertisement featuring Anne Curtis.^[30]
• Award-winning Filipino magazine show Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho used the song as the theme for its "Selos Sa Peryahan" feature.^[31]
• The song was used for the first lip-sync battle on Season 1 of the Philippines’ version of Rupaul’s Drag Race.

Charts

Chart (2020)	Peak Position
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[32]	12
Global Top 100 Music Videos (YouTube)^[33]	18
Global Viral 50 (Spotify)^[34]	40

Awards

Year	Awards ceremony	Award	Results
2016	Parangal Paulinian	Awit (Song of the Year)	Won
	PMPC Star Awards for Music	Song of the Year	Nominated
	LionheartTV RAWR Awards	Song of the Year	Nominated
	Awit Awards	Song of the Year	Nominated
2017	Myx Music Awards	Favorite Song	Won
		Favorite Music Video	Won
2020	Popnable WorldVision Music Contest	Best Song	Won

References

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