Today’s younger generation may be more familiar with Randy Santiago’s work as a director and producer, but in 1998, his first hit single “Babaero“ was all over the airwaves, followed by “Hindi Magbabago” in 1994. Today, the OPM singer, who is most recognizable for his signature shades, just released his latest song “Loverboy”, as announced on his Instagram account last March 29. For his new song, Randy talked about working closely with multi-awarded composer and record producer Vehnee Saturno. 

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In his post, Randy wrote, “I am just so excited to share with you my newest song composed by our Platinum Composer, Mr .Vehnee Saturno. I gave him to work on the title LOVER BOY and he instantly delivered the song in less than a day. We were just so stimulated to work on the song and record it right away. Thank You to our musical arranger Iean Iñigo and# guitarist, Janno Queyquep for the great playing and pop rock feel. Please enjoy my new song LOVER BOY on Vehnee Saturno Youtube Channel and soon on Spotify and other platforms.”

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In an earlier post, Randy shared his excitement prior to the launch of the single, which is about a man’s passionate and loyal love to the object of his affection. “May bago akong kanta mula sa panunulat ng Platinum Composer na si Vehnee Saturno. Excited na kaming i launch at iparinig sa inyo very very soon. Sana ay tangkilikin at magustuhan ninyo,” Randy wrote. 

Randy’s longtime friend and OPM president Ogie Alcasid also showed support for the singer in a recent Instagram post. He wrote, “Let go kuys!!! @randysantiagoofficial with his new song!!! Tsalap!!”

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Last month, Randy also shared an unexpected moment running into The Voice Season 26 winner, Sofronio Vasquez. He wrote, “So nice to see you brother. Congratulations and may you continue to showcase your beautiful voice and great music all over the world. Mabuhay ka Sof. Pinoy Pride🇵🇭”

Randy had preciously shared with ABS-CBN plans of coming out with more songs and his plans for the future. In 2022, he shared, ““Ang uso kasi ngayon ‘di ba ‘yung mga collab, so I’m thinking, aside from having ‘yung mga co-generation ko, ang gusto kong mangyari ‘yung mga ka-collab ko ‘yung mga bata.”

“Ang gusto ko nga gumagawa ako ng mga kanta para sa mga bata. Kasi ‘yung mga kinakanta ko medyo novelty na, and minsan nararamdaman ko na parang hindi na bagay sa akin ‘yung mga ganun. So ‘yung naughty side ko lalo na when I write songs, gusto ko nang ibigay sa mga bata,” he said.

Known for his signature shades, the Sing Galing host revealed he would also love to collaborate on a song with the Diamond Star, Maricel Soriano, who he starred in the comedy film Taray at Teroy in 1988, a film which was directed by his father Pablo Santiago. “Gusto kong makagawa ulit kami ni Maria (Maricel Soriano). May concept na nga ako for that. Dahil long time ago na rin ’yun kaya ‘yung mga anak na namin bale ang parang magkakagustuhan,” he added.

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Last year, Randy produced the Eye-Con concert where he shared that he was far from having any plans of retirement from showbiz. “No, no, no retirement. I’m saying that I’m getting old. I’ll be turning 64 and of course ‘yung nakasanayan nilang galaw ko eh siyempre hindi naman magandang kumakanta pa akong may edad na ako pero ganun pa rin ‘yung galaw ko. Hindi naman po. As long as they’re still there to watch me. At saka medyo maikot tayo ngayon eh. We do a lot of concerts abroad also. So medyo maikot tayo.” he said. “Aside from concerts kasi, alam naman natin na television is there so medyo may mga nagpaparamdam na bumalik tayo ng television. Maraming mga ganun.”