Nicole Laurel Asensio
| Nicole Laurel Asensio | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 7, 1986 |
| Genres | Symphonic rock, progressive rock, classical |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, producer, recording artist, model |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Associated acts | General Luna, Crowjane, Ira Cruz, Mike Swift, Ian Tayao, Gabby Alipe, Ebe Dancel, Abra (rapper), Marc Abaya |
Nicole Laurel Asensio is a Filipino singer-songwriter. After providing lead vocals for all-girl rock band General Luna, she began a solo career and released her first album Schizoprano in 2015.
Nicole Laurel Asensio is "the daughter of singer Iwi Laurel, first cousin of actress Denise Laurel, niece of theater artist Cocoy Laurel, and granddaughter of famed opera singer Fides Cuyugan-Asensio." She is also the great-granddaughter of President of the Philippines Jose P. Laurel, granddaughter of Vice President of the Philippines Salvador Laurel, granddaughter of singer Celia Diaz Laurel and first cousin of fashion designer Rajo Laurel.
Asensio began singing as a child, but "didn’t undergo formal voice lessons like most heirs [of] musical legends do. Instead, living with her grandmother, mother, and uncle, was enough for her to discover her musicality."
She graduated from De La Salle University in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in literature.
Asensio got her professional start in musical theatre. At the age of five, while with Repertory Philippines, she got the chance to sing for French record producer, actor, singer, songwriter, and musical theatre composer Claude-Michel Schönberg, best known for creating Les Misérables and Miss Saigon, and was offered the role of Cosette in the 1990 production. "I wasn't ready to leave the country or adjust schooling at age five," she said in an interview with MEGA Magazine. In 1998, at age twelve, Asensio performed as one of the orphans in her first major production Annie with Repertory Philippines. The following year she performed in another musical (The Magic Staff) with her grandmother.
By age 15, she had recorded radio ads and jingles for various brands. She grew up listening to different genres but her main influences are Pink Floyd and Skunk Anansie. She has performed in theater productions with Repertory Philippines, Okasaki Theaterworks, Everyman Presents, and 9Works Theatrical.
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