Martin V.
AS early as five years old, Martin V. (or Martin Luigie Venegas in real life) was already in television commercials.
He was also a Viva child actor who appeared in films like “The Gifted” (2014), “Bahay Ampunan” (2015), “Moron 5 and the Crying Lady” (2012).
Today at 15 years old, he is trying to establish a name in the music industry by signing up with Star Music last January.
Martin V. was in Cebu City last Thursday for his first radio tour outside Manila to promote his latest single, “My One and Lodi.” Available in Spotify and ITunes, the song is composed by Director Joven Tan.
“Tungkol po siya (My One and Lodi) sa isang babaeng hinahabol. Parang laway na laway po sa babae,” he told the reporters in a press conference.
The “chinito” looking and 5’9 tall singer gave the Cebu media a preview of the song by singing a few lines.
Martin V., however, pointed out that the title of his latest single does not describe him in real life. He said he is too young to focus on love. In fact, he hasn’t had a girlfriend since birth.
For now, he wants to give his time to his singing career and his home schooling as he is now in 9th grade.
To hone his skills, he underwent several singing workshops.
“Mahirap mag-adjust (transition from acting to singing) kasi mas sanay ako sa acting,” Martin V. said.
Martin V. is also working for his album and he hopes to release it next month.
As of now, he has no specific music genre that he wants to be identified with but said his target market will be the millennials.
He admitted that he is a fan of international singer Justin Bieber and Kapamilya stars James Reid and Iñigo Pascual but assured his fans that he will not copy the musical style of these artists.