Gretchen Espina came from the political family of Espinas of Biliran.
11 Facts About Gretchen Espina
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Gretchen Espina's father Rogelio Espina, is a former governor and the current representative of the lone district of Biliran, while her grandfather Gerardo Espina, Sr.
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Gretchen Espina was born in Quezon City, Metro Manila, where she spent her early years studying in School of the Holy Spirit before transferring to Naval Central School where she finished elementary level with honors.
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Gretchen Espina had her secondary education in Cathedral School of La Naval, where she graduated as a salutatorian.
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Gretchen Espina pursued college in University of the Philippines Diliman campus in Quezon City, with a major in European Languages.
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Gretchen Espina is a member of The University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors and represented UP in the Inter-Collegiate Singing Contest held in Shantou University, Guangdong, China, where she won the first prize as a solo performer.
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Gretchen Espina was in Philippine Idol's top 40, but was cut from getting into the top 24.
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News about Gretchen Espina included was among 179 aspirants who passed the auditions was passed around in Biliran through SMS.
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Gretchen Espina was never among the finalists with the lowest number of votes, known as "The Bottom Group", during the competition.
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The finale was described as a competition among the Philippines' three major island groups, with Gretchen Espina representing Visayas while runners-up Jayann Bautista of Pampanga representing Luzon and Ram Chaves of Cagayan de Oro representing Mindanao.
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Gretchen Espina was slated to record her first single under Sony-BMG Philippines with "To You", the Pinoy Idol coronation song.