Angeline Quinto Reveals She Almost Gave Up Singing

After turning 23 last November 26, Angeline Quinto granted Kris Aquino an exclusive tell-all interview on Kris TV along with both her biological mother and her adoptive mother. The talented singer, who grew up under the care of her then 48-year-old adopted mother, Sylvia “Mama Bab” Quinto, shared how she discovered she was an adopted child.

“Yung ipinagtataka ko dati nung elementaryako kasi nakikita ko yung mga nanay nung mga kaklase ko parang ang babata. Hanggang sa meron ngang isang bata na nakaaway ko noon na away bata lang naman pero sabi niya sa akin, ‘Ampon ka naman eh!’ So alam pala nung mga kapitbahay. Nung sinabing ampon ako nagulat ako, inisip ko, ‘Bakit niya nasabi yun?’ So nagtanong ako sa lola ko,” she told Kris.

Angeline said her lola did not want her to find out the truth right away. “Nung una hindi. Umiiwas siya sa mga tanong ko tuwing kakausapin ko siya. Hanggang sa mga nine years old na siguro ako inamin na niya sa akin,” she recalled.

Angeline’s Mama Bab also shared on Kris TV how she found out about her daughter’s singing talent. “Mga seven years old, kanta ng kanta yan. Pag may pinabili ako diyan sa palengke, pagbalik niya sabi niya, ‘Hindi na pinabayaran sa akin, pinakanta na lang ako, ganun,’” she shared.

Angeline said that she grew up joining various singing contests, but it was her loss on a now-defunct singing competition that almost made her quit pursuing a career in showbiz. “Nagsimula kasi yun saStar For a Night nung natalo ako kay Sarah Geronimo. 12 years old ako nun. Eh parang hindi naman natanggap ng tatay ko, ng kuya ko, ng lola ko na hindi ako nanalo. Pinapliwanag ko naman sa kanila na ganun naman ang contest ‘di ba? May nananalo, may natatalo. Parang lahat sila nag-iba po sa akin. Parang disappointed sila. Pero si Mama Bab hindi. Dun nagsimula, nabarkada ako, natuto ako uminom, ganyan. Aminado naman ako dun,” she admitted.

Mama Bab admitted Angeline went through a difficult phase that year. “Kasi maraming nang-iinis sa kanya. Sinasabi, ‘Ang boses mo pang-piyesta piyesta lang.’ Parang nawawalan na siya ng gana. Sabi ko, ‘Ay hindi para sa ‘yo yan. May star pang naghihintay sa yo.’ Nung nabarkada siya, masakit sa loob ko pero kami ni Angeline, hindi ko yan pinapgalitan eh. Kasi pag papagalitan ko ito, hindi na uuwi. Pero hindi ko kinikibo, mga two years yun,” she said on Kris TV.

After emerging as the top winner in Star Power last year, Angeline said she never stopped hoping that one day she would finally get to meet her biological mother. Although several women came forward claiming Angeline as their daughter, it was Rose Marie “Susan” Mabao who turned out to be the real deal. Before she came forward, other women also claimed to be her mother which was proven untrue via DNA testing. “Naawa po ako kay Aling Veronica (one of the women who claimed to be her mother) kasi pakiramdam ko naman na parang nawawalan siya ng dalawang anak. Pero nagdasal na lang ako na alam ko na darating din ang araw na makikilala ko yung nanay ko talaga,” she said. By wanderer || Full Story: Kapamilyalogy