MetroVanIndependent.com
August 2015
entertainment
ON SPOTLIGHT
MetroVan Independent News featured Fil-Can artist.
Lana Roi
Professional Singer, Entertainer, Performer, Songwriter,
Former Beauty Queen, Dancer, Actress, Fashion Model and
Host.
By Luisa Marshall
Among the artists who donated
their time and talent to participate in the
colorful celebration of the 7th Annual
Surrey Philippine Independence Day
Festival last June 6th at the Peace Arch
Park was the beautiful singer, songwriter,
actress Lana Roi. Born to parents Ewald
Fenger (originally from Germany) and
Virginia Fenger (originally from Davao
City, Philippines), the former beauty queen
titlist grew up in a northern small BC town
of Terrace. In 2005, her family moved to
Prince George, BC, then lived and worked
in Vancouver.
Ever since she was a little girl, her heart
was set in singing and performing. Now,
she has been pursuing her entertainment
career in Manila, Philippines since 2008.
Lana experienced real stardom while
sharing the stage with international top
singers such as Neyo and Leanne Rhimes.
She was also the opening act for Jennifer
Lopez in her 2012 World Tour Concert in
the Philippines.
In 2002, at age 13, she recorded two
albums in Nashville, Tennessee and which
were later released in Canada. She also
headlined her former group, Manila’s all girl
pop group Eurasia and successfully toured
and performed in cities in Europe and Asia,
mainly Malaysia and Singapore
In 2014, Lana performed in Resort
World Manila and in Singapore. Recently,
she released her latest Pop Album - Inner
Base distributed by PolyEast Records now
on iTunes, Amazon, Deezer and Spinnr.
Roi received accolades and awards
such as "Outstanding Female International
Performer and Songwriter" and "Asia's
Entertainment Diva” from People’s Choice
Awards in the Philippines.
Below are excerpts of an e-mail
interview with Lana:
How do you like Vancouver?
Vancouver is one of my favorite places
to be in the world. Especially when it's
summer. We have everything here -nature, fresh air, friendly people, different
cultures all together. It's so beautiful and
fun to be here.
We missed your performance
at the Surrey Philippine
Independence Day Festival. Was
that your first time to perform in
Metro Vancouver? How was that
experience?
It's been about 7 years since I last
performed in Metro Vancouver. It's great
to be back again! I had a blast with the
audience. They got up and started dancing
too.
Where were you born? Do you
speak Tagalog?
I was born in Nova Scotia but moved to
BC when I was very young. I've lived in the
Philippines since 2008. Siempre kailangan
ko magsalita ng Tagalog.
"Do what makes you happy, you
have to love what you do. Hard
work does pay off. If you really
want something go for it and
give it your 110%."
- Lana Roi
You’re so talented