- Mau Marcelo gave her reaction to daughter Trish Bonilla’s elimination from Idol Philippines
- She revealed her personal choice for the Idol Philippines winner
- Mau was hailed as the first-ever Philippine Idol Champion in 2006
Former singer and first-ever Philippine Idol Champion Mau Marcelo reacted to her daughter Trish Bonilla’s elimination from Idol Philippines on its second week of live performances.
Trish performed an upbeat version of Erik Santos’ “Pagbigyang Muli” but she, unfortunately, forgot the lyrics of the song.
In an exclusive interview with PUSH, Mau gave her reaction about her 16-year-old daughter’s elimination from the reality competition. Is she disappointed with her performance?
“Hindi po,” Mau said.
“Naniniwala pa rin kasi ako na hindi lang dun natatapos lahat ng pangarap niya. Napakabata pa ni Trish. At saka para isipin kong ma-disappoint ako sa pagkatanggal niya noon, hindi, eh. Kasi kahit naman ang anak ko ay aminadong nagkamali talaga siya kaya technically, matatanggal talaga siya. Unfair naman don sa iba na hindi nagkamali, di ba? Kahit alam kong mas maganda pa rin ang voice quality ng anak ko, move on na lang kami sa nangyari,” Mau explained.
She admitted that she felt sad about it for Trish possesses a good voice quality.
“Napakalakas talaga ng laban ni Trish lalo na sa kung kalidad ng boses ang pagbabatayan. Kaya lang, yon nga, medyo nasayangan ako kasi nando’n na siya, eh. Sabi ko na lang sa kanya noon after niyang mag-perform, ‘sana ma-save ka pa at maghimala si Lord.’ Pero sadly, natanggal din siya,”she admitted.
Mau revealed her personal choice for the first Idol Philippines Champion.
“Para sa akin, kasi lahat naman sila deserving. Pero ako, personally, gusto kong manalo si Lance (Busa),”she said.
Meanwhile, Mau still maintained her positive outlook for her daughter’s singing career despite her defeat in Idol Philippines.
Mau rose to prominence in 2006 when she was hailed as the first winner of Philippine Idol hosted by Ryan Agoncillo with Ryan Cayabyab as one of the judges.
She was dubbed as the “Soul Idol” and “The Black Belter” at the competition for her R&B-style vocals.
Mau also joined the 2003 contest Star For A Night, aired on IBC-13 with Regine Velasquez as a judge. Sarah Geronimo won the competition.
In December 2007, Mau was part of Asian Idol, held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Asian Idol gathered the winners of Idol franchises across Asia. However, she lost to Hady Mirza of Singapore Idol.
Just recently, Mau also joined It’s Showtime‘s ‘Tawag ng Tanghalan.’
