>> reporter: 27-year-old anna lisa in western beijing has been singing her way across asia for years.malaysia, and then china, shanghai, here. taiwan. >> reporter: the philippines, it seems, is the world's leading supplier of lounge singers. and it's not exactly a surprise when you consider that singing is practically a national sport here. this is the homeland of the new lead singer of journey, discovered on youtube. ♪ i'm forever yours faithfully ♪ >> reporter: it can be soul or rock or pop. good or bad or just plain ugly. ♪ >> reporter: but someone here is always singing. ♪ >> i think that's because filipinos really, really love to sing. >> reporter: for many aspiring stars it all starts here. we've arrived at the center for pop here, which claims it can bring out the star in you. i'm seriously considering the star born express package, which for 150 bucks seems to be a bargain. run by the self-titled sir butch, the center for pop is the alma mater of stars like sharise tampenko, who wowed audiences with her performance on "ellen." ♪ >> center for pop music philippines. aiming to b