Charma Gal too expensive for Soul Fill Up
Monday, April 04, 2022 | 12600 Views |
NOTABLE ABSENTEE AT SOUL FILL UP: Charma Gal PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Many Rhumba fans and people who love live performance expected to see Charma Gal on the line-up especially since Franco and the latter have a long-standing relationship.
But Charma Gal, a proven crowd puller, was a surprise absentee because her services are deemed too expensive. When Franco assembled around 25,000 fans in the stadium, Charma Gal was busy on her country tour up in the north. She charges around P45,000 for live performance and P30,000 for back track so the figures were too high for Franco to consider.
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