"Sirena" () is a Tagalog-language song by Filipino rapper

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. It was released as the lead single from the rapper's sixth album, '' MKNM: Mga Kwento Ng Makata''. The song features Ebe Dancel, the former vocalist of Sugarfree.

Composition

The song is about the life of a gay person ("

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"), from his childhood to his teenage years until the deathbed of his father. In a 2024 interview, Gloc-9 revealed that he initially expressed hesitancy to release the song fearing that it might offend some people. He also revealed that "Sirena" is dedicated to his son Sean Daniel who eventually

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as gay in 2022, more than a decade after the song's release.

Music video

The

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for "Sirena" was directed by J. Pacena II (who also directed Gloc-9's "Lando", "Balita", "

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" among others). The video also features prominent gay personalities like members of the

Ladlad Ladlad ( Tagalog for "coming out," "The Unfurled", from the swardspeak ''pagladlad ng kapa'' unfurling one's cape), formerly Ang Ladlad LGBT Party Inc. and sometimes colloquially known as "the LGBT party", is a Filipino lesbian, gay, bisexua ...

Party List such as

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and

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. The uploaded music video of this song on YouTube reached 2 million views in less than a month. It tells the narration of the events of the song, where the "Sirena" was portrayed by Abner Delina, Jr.

References

External links

Official music video via YouTube
{{Gloc-9 2012 singles LGBTQ-related songs Gloc-9 songs Universal Records (Philippines) singles 2012 songs Songs written by Gloc-9 Songs about domestic violence Songs about child abuse Songs in Tagalog Homophobia in fiction LGBTQ-related mass media in the Philippines

Composition

Music video

See also

References

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