A well-known Jesus Nazarene devotee, singer Angeline Quinto recalled in her recent interview with Maricel Soriano that she was already a devotee when she was seven years old.
“Seven years old po kasi ako, si Mama Bob po at ‘yung mga kapitbahay namin sa Sampaloc kung saan ako lumaki, talagang every year ‘pag January 9, pumupunta po kami sa Quiapo ng nakapaa, naglalakad kami, sumasabay sa prosesyon,” she revealed
She recalled what her first prayer was.
“Dinasal ko po kasi dati na sana magkaroon po ako ng regular na trabaho sa pagkanta kasi gusto ko pong magkaroon ng ipon. Para ‘pag kumikita na po ako, ‘pag may regular na ako na trabaho, matutulungan ko po ‘yung nanay ko sa mga gastusin namin. ‘Yun ang unang-unang dinasal ko sa Kanya,” she recalled.
Angeline was initially frustrated when she was prevented from singing at hotel lounges because of her age
“Kaya lang kasi nu’ng time na ‘yun hindi ako tinanggap ng ilang mga hotels kasi underage pa po ako, wala pa po akong 18 years old. So hindi ako nagkaroon ng work na maging lounge singer sa mga hotel,” she said
Left with no choice, Angeline started joining amateur singing competitions back then.
“So ang ginawa ko, sumali po ako ng mga contests. At least kung mananalo ako ng contest, sa ‘yo lang ‘yung pera mo. Dun po nag-start,’ she revealed.
Eventually, God smiled at Angeline when she became the grand winner in Star Power in 2011. (NIGEL CHAVEZ DE ESTRADA)
