Pop Goes Standards is the debut album by Filipino singer Paolo Onesa, released February 14, 2014 by MCA Music, Inc. The songs are a collection of covers of classic pop songs and two originals sung in the standard style that became the signature of Onesa in his performances as a crooner in the live shows of The Voice of the Philippines. The album was produced by Francis Guevarra. Onesa received an Awit Award for Best Performance by a Male Recording Artist and Best Performance by a New Male Recording Artist at the 28th Awit Awards for his recording of âÂÂLucky In LoveâÂÂ, the first single from the album.
Onesa grew up listening to standards with his father. He entered The Voice of the Philippines as a contestant and was chosen by Coach Bamboo Mañalac to join his team. Prior to the show, Onesa performed songs in various genres, without having a definitive style. As Onesa's mentor, Bamboo encouraged Onesa to pursue singing cover songs in the standard style, with his own brand of crooning. He covered the Joe Cocker song âÂÂYou Are So BeautifulâÂÂ, The Temptations âÂÂJust My ImaginationâÂÂ, and the James Bond theme, âÂÂSkyfallâ among them, along with two originals, âÂÂLucky in Loveâ and âÂÂWhich Way, Robert Frost?âÂÂ.
The album was released on ValentineâÂÂs Day, February 14, 2014, with an official launch held at Cucina ni Bunso in Quezon City.
Music videos of two singles from the album were released: