Life in General

He is popularly called “Concert King” in the Philippines but in Las Vegas, Martin Nievera is just another artist trying to make it big in the United States.

For over a month now, Nievera has been performing at the Steve Wyrick Theater at the Aladdin Hotel and he said it's been a real challenge packing this 445-seat theater. After a conflict with his Filipino-American producer, he has to make sacrifices such as performing with no talent fee just “to keep the show going.”

"I've taken my own resources, I've sold my car, I've sold watches. I've done everything possible to keep the show going with no talent fee to me," he said.