All she wanted was to sing.
So when Roseanne Magan heard about GMA-7's audition for eight- to ten-year-old kids, she joined without hesitation.
The nine-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Juanito Magan recalled, "Napatalastas po siya sa TV po...Pinilit ko si Mama na sumali po. Kahit si Papa pa po, nagagalit sa 'min."
She sang two songs, "Isang Lahi" and "Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin," and as Direk Maryo J. delos Reyes put it, "Dumaan siya sa butas ng karayom."
Out of more than a thousand kids, this young lady—who can sing the high notes of Regine Velasquez with the clarity of Carol Banawa's voice—was chosen to become the next Biritera.
In a soft voice, the latest Kapuso discovery said, "Sa akin po, kung napili po ako ngayon, ahm, siyempre po tuwa.
"Kung napili po ako ngayon, nag-audition po ako, medyo kinakabahan pero nilakasan ko po yung loob ko na alam ko kaya ko po.
"Kasi, hindi ko puwedeng sabihin na di ko po kaya."
She admitted to feeling shy and nervous. What gave her strength was the thought: "Para ito sa pamilya ko."
WHO IS ROSEANNE? The Grade 3 pupil of Eulogio Rodriguez Integrated School is the sixth of seven children of Juanito, a factory worker, and Rosemarie, a housewife.
Her family, she said, is "mahirap."
She elaborated, "Nakatira po kami sa bahay na ang may-ari, yung amo po ni Papa sa trabaho.
"Ahm, minsan po mangungutang ganyan...sa kapitbahay.
"Pag wala po kaming pagkain, tiis po, natutulog, ganun po.
"'Tapos, kapag po...kapag po bibigyan po kami ng kapitbahay namin, hahatiin po namin para magkasya po sa 'min."
