Apart from showcasing the different kinds of music that he loves, Matteo’s three-hour show also served as the celebration of his 10th anniversary in the business. What made his concert special was the fact that it was for the benefit of the Kythe Foundation.
The new singer’s “dream team” composed of director Rowell Santiago and musical director Louie Ocampo put the show together along with guests Martin Nievera, KZ Tandingan and the G-Force.
a concert in Cebu
The “Ipapadama Na Lang” singer also had Cebuano singer Kurt Fick as one of his guests. Although they weren’t physically present on the show, Matteo also shared a song with two of his favorite singers namely Randy Santiago and Rico J. Puno, both on screen.
Much to Matteo’s fans delight, his girlfriend Sarah Geronimo was on the front row. His Dolce Amore co-star Ruben Soriquez also enjoyed the show.
Matteo showed his talent in singing songs in different languages and of different genres for all types of audiences who came to see his show.
In honor of his most recent teleserye role as Gian Carlo in Dolce Amore, Matteo sang its theme song “Your Love.” He also performed his hit carrier single “Ipapadama Na Lang” and a couple of modern hits like “Cake By the Ocean” and “Secret Love Song,” among others.
But Matteo particularly soared during his duets. Matteo proved that his Bisaya-speaking skills were spot on when he sang the Bisaya song “Hahaha Hasula” together with its original singer Kurt Fick.
His balladeer side came out further when he performed “Wag Ka Nang Umiyak” with KZ, especially since he changed the lyrics to “Hindi ko siya pababayaan” much to the audiences’ kilig.
It was his duet with the Martin Nievera, which he totally looked forward to, that made him shine the most as he sang portions of the former’s hit “Say That You Love Me” in Italian with so much ease.
Aside from displaying his skills, Matteo also showed his soft side by dedicating songs to his family, to his grand mother and to his ladylove.
The actor also teased the crowd during the Ricky Martin medley together with Sinulog dancers donning colorful and bejeweled outfits as he showed his chiseled arms and abs while wearing an unbuttoned denim vest.
He concluded the party with a Maroon 5 medley where he thanked the Cebuanos for enjoying the night with him and his guests.