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What is your musical background? Have we already heard you sing in other bands?

I was born and raised in a musical family. I have been pag-awit since childhood and was forced sa pamamagitan ng my mum to play the oboe for 8 years! I was with mum on tour with her band and sang with them now and then. I then competed in several talent shows from 13 years of age.

My first band was a cover band, named Take Cover, with older guys when I was 17, then I got into a band called Alyson Avenue, first just as a studio singer, then took lead role and we have released 2 albums since 2000. At age 21 I had a lead role in a rock...