GORGY RULA: Kinikilig ang America’s Got Talent (AGT) Season 20 grand winner na si Jessica Sanchez kapag natatanong siya sa kanyang bagong role bilang isang ina.
“I love it!” bulalas ni Jessica sa Zoomcon noong Marso 13, 2026, Biyernes.
“It’s the most amazing thing! It’s the biggest challenge I think I’ve ever gone through. It taught me how to be a stronger woman.
"And I just love it. I love my baby girl, and I love being a mom."
Kabuwanan niya nang sumalang siya sa AGT S20 finale noong Setyembre 24, 2025, at ramdam na raw niya noon ang tuwa ng kanyang baby kapag kumakanta siya.
Oktubre 13 nang iluwal ni Jessica ang baby nila ni Rickie Gallardo na si Eliana Mae.
Read: Jessica Sanchez is America's Got Talent Season 20 grand winner
JESSICA SANCHEZ ON DAUGHTER'S FAVORITE SONGS
Ngayong abala siya sa pag-aalaga sa kanyang baby daughter, kinakantahan pa niya ito na madalas ay naipo-post niya sa social media.
“It’s so funny because there’s a little story. When I was on AGT and I sing 'Golden Hour,' that’s the song that she would really kick inside my belly to all the time — every time I sing it,” pagsisiwalat ni Jessica.
“Now that she’s here, when we play it on YouTube, she calms down. Everytime she’s screaming, when we play it, she stops crying.
“Actually, she really enjoys my singing which is really sweet.”
Nakasanayan ni Baby Eliana na kinakantahan ni Jessica ng favorite song nitong "Golden Hour."
Pero may iba pa raw itong type na kanta.
“But also, there’s song that I sing to her. And it’s the Olivia Dean song,” at sinampol ni Jessica ang kantang "So Easy (To Fall In Love)"
"That one. She loves that! Everytime I sing that to her, she just like… she just stops and stares. She giggles, and she loves that.
“Yeah! Now, she’s screaming, so I think she’s trying to sing. Ha! Ha! Ha!Ha!” masayang kuwento ni Jessica.
So, puwede talagang maging singer in the future si Baby Eliana?
“Yeah! I feel like she’s a natural one to sing because I’m always singing to her and I’m always playing music,” sagot ni Jessica.
“Whether she wants to be a singer professionally, like that’s up to her. But I think she’s gonna love music.”
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JESSICA SANCHEZ CONCERT
Last year pa naibulong sa amin ni RS Francisco na binubuo nilang homecoming concert ni Jessica Sanchez. Pinamagatan iyong Seasons: The Jessica Sanchez PH Homecoming Concert na gaganapin sa Mayo 16, 2026 sa Araneta Coliseum, Cubao, Quezon City.
May kakantahin ba siyang OPM (Original Pilipino Music) song sa concert?
“Yeah! This concert is really to kinda showcase my appreciation and like give honor to the Filipino community and all the Filipino greats that came before me,” tugon ni Jessica. “So definitely you will hear me sing.”
JERRY OLEA:
Ano ang pakiramdam niya noon na may baby bump siya sa singing competition?
“Omigod, very hard!” natatawang pagbabalik-tanaw ni Jessica.
“It was so hard. I feel like I had to learn how to sing again because you know, you sing with the diaphragm and she would all… all up in the diaphragm. Hi! Hi! Hi!
“So it was very, very hard. But I think that also showed me how strong I am, and navigating through these new challenges.
“And like I said, I’m very proud of myself no matter what the outcome was gonna be.
“I was like you know, I took a chance. I did something that I… I pushed myself!
“So I’m super proud and I hope everybody sees that, and they did and I won it and I took it home.
“And I took it home for my Filipino communities. So I’m so honored.”
MUSIC PLANS
Ngayong isa na siyang ina, paano naapektuhan ang pagpili niya ng mga kakantahin?
“I think, I’ve always been more of an emotional singer. And I’ve been kinda trying to dive deeper into that,” tugon ni Jessica.
“For a while, I was confused with, you know, I’m young. Should I release pop music? Should I release, you know, this kind of stuff?
“I think now, becoming a mom, I’m just embracing my emotional side and I’m just, you know, I really want to give my supporters what they’ve been asking for which is the vocals and just the deeper lyrics.
“So, I’m excited to, you know, release more music and release those kind of songs. That’s gonna be great.”
NO REGRETS WITH AMERICA'S GOT TALENT AND AMERICAN IDOL
Looking back sa lahat ng performances niya sa AGT at American Idol, babaguhin ba niya kung paano niya pinerform ang mga iyon, o wala siyang regrets?
“Oh, yeah, I live my life with no regrets,” sambit ng 30-anyos na mang-aawit.
“I feel like everything happens for a reason. All the mistakes that I’ve made have brought me to exactly where I’m supposed to be here today.
“I’ve learned, you know, from my mistakes. So I believe that yeah, I have no regrets for everything.
“I’m super proud of myself, you know, singing when I was ten years old on AGT, singing 16 years old on [American] Idol, and even to this day, you know, I’m still learning.
“I am not a perfect singer at all but I’m still learning and I love to, you know, also look to the legends of the Philippines, the massive artists that have come from the Philippines and learn
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NOEL FERRER:
Kumusta ang pag-aaral niya ng Filipino language? Nahihirapan ba siya?
“You know I always feel like it’s the same thing with Spanish because I’m half-Mexican, half Filipino,” pagtatapat ni Jessica.
“I feel like because I… well now, it’s a lot harder because I have the baby and I’m like trying to do all the things at once.
“But I am, you know, I want her to know Tagalog, too. So we’ll learn together. Me and the baby are learning together.
“But it’s so funny because when I’m around, like, my friends that speak Tagalog or speak Spanish, they’re always saying the crazy things, you know.
“So I know all the crazy stuff and not the proper stuff,” natatawang saad ni Jessica.
“So the journey has been, you know, it’s been a long one but I do want my daughter to learn Tagalog so we are learning together!”
WRITING FILIPINO SONGS?
Sinusubukan din ni Jessica na sumulat ng kanta na may Filipino lyrics…
“It is good! I’m actually working on a Tagalog EP,” pagbabalita ni Jessica.
“So I’m very, very excited. I feel like, you know, it’s been a long time coming for that. And I really want to give that to, you know, back to the Philippines.
“And back to the Filipino community that has supported me for such a long time. I’m super-excited for it.
“And maybe I’m not like you know ahh really knowledgable with the language yet but I have some amazing people that are gonna be helping me write it.
“So I’m very, very excited.”
Ano ang messages ng mga songs sa Tagalog EP [extended play] na ginagawa niya?
“You know, like I said, growing up, I feel like… you know, these Filipinos are chameleons with songs,” pagmamatwid ni Jessica.
“Like we can just sit up and we can like hone in on that emotion from whatever the lyrics are.
“And I feel like that’s something I’ve carried throughout my whole career. But I do want to dive deeper into the emotional stuff, and maybe even some fun stuff, too.
“So it’s gonna be a little variety of some stuff. So I’m excited to share with you guys very, very soon.”
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COMING TO PH IN APRIL
Babalik si Jessica sa Pilipinas sa Abril para sa promo ng homecoming concert niyang Seasons. Concert tour ang Seasons, at hindi pa mai-announce ni Jessica kung saan-saang bansa pa siya magtatanghal.
“I really want to start with the Philippines, so I’m super excited to kick it up in the Philippines,” sambit ni Jessica.
“It’s gonna be an amazing show. I’m super, super, super excited!”
Kumusta ang preparation niya para sa Seasons concert tour considering na meron siyang baby?
“Yeah, yeah, preparation is crazy, you know. I thought it was crazy that I was singing, you know, nine months pregnant on AGT,” pahayag ni Jessica.
“This is like a whole new level! Ha! Ha! Ha! Being a new mom like has really, you know, strengthened me as a woman.
“And so this is really fun and exciting and also crazy, just trying to figure how to navigate my days.
“Because not only am I a new mom, but I’m also working on an album and a Tagalog EP and getting ready for the concert, and also other gigs that are going on.
“So I’m just trying to do my best. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! It’s been real crazy but I’m so grateful and so blessed to be able to have these opportunities, and I just cannot wait to land in the Philippines, give you guys an amazing show, and celebrate with you guys!”