A cappella group Straight No Chaser (SNC) is finally coming to the Philippines for the first time, and they&rsquo;re excited to perform, try local food, and meet their fans.
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In an exclusive online interview with DJ Andre Jordan on June 9, the group shared their excitement about visiting the country. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re excited for things we don&rsquo;t even know about yet,&rdquo; they said with a laugh. &ldquo;And definitely the incredible food!&rdquo;
The group started in 1996 as part of a college show choir. &ldquo;We were just singing for food and girls,&rdquo; they joked. After college, they went their separate ways, but got back together in 2008 when their version of &lsquo;The 12 Days of Christmas&rsquo; went viral on YouTube. Since then, they&rsquo;ve been performing around the world under the name Straight No Chaser. Some fans may remember them by their earlier name, &lsquo;Another Round.&rsquo;
Even with their success, SNC stays close to their fans. After each show, they go to the lobby to meet people, take pictures, and thank them in person. They also post behind-the-scenes videos online to give fans a look at what goes on backstage and during tours.
The group said they&rsquo;re interested in covering &lsquo;Creep&rsquo; by Radiohead, though it&rsquo;s a bit more difficult than their usual songs. They want to give it a fresh sound with a choral style. SNC performs many genres and always adds their own unique twist to each song.
They also said they would love to try karaoke &ldquo;the Filipino way,&rdquo; since they&rsquo;ve heard how popular it is here.
At their concerts, fans can expect a mix of popular songs and new ones they may not have heard before, all done in SNC&rsquo;s signature style.
Before ending the interview, they gave a fun performance of Pharrell Williams' &lsquo;Happy&rsquo; and invited everyone to join the fun. &ldquo;We hope you enjoy what we&rsquo;re doing with SNC music,&rdquo; they said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re here for a good time, and everyone is welcome to sing and dance with us.&rdquo;
We can surely catch Straight No Chaser live in Manila as part of PJJazzfest 2025, happening at the Asia Pacific College Auditorium in Makati on Saturday, June 14, at 6:00 PM.
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