"Tala" () is a song by

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singer and actress

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co-written with Nica del Rosario and Emmanuel Sambayan with music and production by Jumbo De Belen and Alisson Shore of Flip Music Production. It was released as the lead single from Geronimo's platinum album ''The Great Unknown''. The single won “Song of the Year” at the 2017

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. In 2018, Geronimo performed the song at the ASEAN-Japan Music Festival held in

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. In 2019,

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named the song as the Best OPM song of 2010s. A

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, "Tala" gained considerable popularity three years after its release in 2019. In 2020, the song have earned a total of almost two hundred million views.

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

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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

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, and posted on Viva Records official

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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. The music video throned the most viewed OPM music video by a female solo act in March 2020 with over 100 million views, beating

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'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

* The song was covered by PBB Teen Housemate, Vivoree. *

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made a dance cover of the song. *

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uploaded a dance cover of the song on her YouTube channel, she also performed the song along with

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during the 2017 Myx Music Awards. * Filipina singer-songwriter

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made a dance cover of the song, it was uploaded on her YouTube channel. *

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performed the hit numerous times, she also made a dance cover of the song with

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. *

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made a dance cover of the song. * The Addlib made a dance cover of the song and was uploaded to their YouTube channel. * In May 2018, Geronimo was impersonated in Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids 2 by contestant

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and performed the hit song. * Filipina girl group After 5 performed the song live on Wish FM Bus. * Anne Curtis performed the song with Geronimo on her "''AnneKulit: Promise, Last Na 'To!"'' concert held in Smart Araneta Coliseum. * South Korean boy band

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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.

Media usage

* A version of the song with modified lyrics was used in a

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'' used the song as the theme for its "Selos Sa Peryahan" feature. *The song was used for the first lip-sync battle on Season 1 of the Philippines’ version of Rupaul’s Drag Race.

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Awards

References

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