Mau Marcelo releases album
|  | | Mau Marcelo | | Mau Marcelo, the first Philippine Idol grand winner, still couldn't believe her good fortune. As Philippine Idol winner, she earned a considerable sum of money, now has a steady stream of good-paying jobs, and what more, she has realized her long-time dream of recording her own album. Her CD-Lite "On My Own" featuring her winning piece "Try It On My Own", a Whitney Houston original, has hit the stores nationwide. Released by Sony BMG Music Entertainment, the CD-Lite also includes Mau's version of " Love Takes Time", her song piece during the finals, and the Ariel Rivera hit "Minsan Lang Kitang Iibigin" plus minus ones of the said singles.
Mau started singing at age seven and she said she was influenced by her idols Mariah Carey, ABBA and Bob Marley. After her "graduation" from amateur singing contests, Mau started performing with a band called Chemical Syndrome in Lucena. She also had the chance to perform abroad, but her dream of being recognized by a wider audience remained elusive. Until Philippine Idol announced it was holding auditions. (The Manila Bulletin Online - Richard Allan Aquino)
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