MANILA, Philippines – Karla Estrada, the mother of popular teen actor-singer Daniel Padilla, auditioned to be part of the ABS-CBN reality singing show “The Voice of the Philippines”
However, the mom of the teen star, who sang “What's Up” by 4 No Blondes, was not able to get a chair turn from “The Voice” judges Lea Salonga, Sarah Geronimo, Bamboo Manalac, and apl.de.ap.
But she was nonetheless happy with her “The Voice” experiencing, describing the experience as a dream come true.
Karla described herself as a “kontesera” who started joining singing contests when she was nine years old.
“Gusto ko talaga, pangarap ko talaga na sumali sa 'The Voice' dahil kontesera ako. Itong competition na ito, ito na 'yung height ng singing contests for me na kailangan kong matupad na salihan,” she said.
Explaining why she did not turn for Estrada during her audition, Lea said: “That was good. Sa diction, wala naman problema. But I guess we're looking for something na hindi namin ma-describe. 'Yung mapapatalon ka talaga at mapapapindot sa button.”
It can be remembered that Lea received flak from Daniel's fans during penultimate episode of “The Voice Kids” after telling a contestant, “Yung mga DJ (Daniel Padilla's nickname) na yan, wala. Their names are going to be erased once you get to that age because ang charm mo nagamit sa number na ito.”
“What you did was just inspiring. Yung dedication n'yo, yung passion n'yo sa music, yung humility ninyo para talagang sumali sa competition at maging ready sa kung anuman ang magiging resulta,” Sarah said.
Karla, a 90s movie star, recently appeared on TV shows such as “Galema, Anak ni Zuma” and “Kailangan Ko'y