 Vienna
was born and raised in the Philippines. She is the 7th child in a
family of 10. Coming from a third world country, Vienna has lived
her life looking at the face of poverty. She’s lived in a place
where most people are dying to live and dreams are discouraged.
Vienna joined a small town singing contest at the age of 9, she
didn’t win first prize but a fire in her heart was lit and a dream
was born.
She struggled to reach for her dreams. And with faith, perseverance
and countless practice and polish, Vienna finally found her voice.
Vienna debuted on stage as a female Judas on the Rock Opera “Jesus
Christ Superstar” when she joined Repertory Philippines
(Philippines’ Broadway). After a year in Musical theatre, she
discovered her talent for song writing.
Vienna’s passion for music led her to produce album after album
which included her last two CD’s (Double Meaning and
Vienna: Neon Green Light). Vienna also produced and wrote nine
of the songs for a Philippine boy band called DNA with their So
Real album.
In
2003, Vienna’s journey in the music biz began when she was
discovered by an Independent record label in the Philippines,
Imagine Productions, Inc. She did a TV show with them called
BPM which lasted for one season. She also made 14 music videos and
did several concert tours and TV appearances around the Philippines.
Vienna also landed a music deal with Ani21 co. ltd. (a
South Korean film-based company) to write and sing the theme song
for their upcoming international 3-D animation movie, "Rosemarine”.
Vienna continued to write songs for animations like she did with
Initial D, a popular anime in Japan. They released the
album SUPER EUROBEAT: Initial D fourth Stage D Selection
which included two of Vienna’s original compositions.
Vienna made a big leap in her music career when she flew to the US
in 2005. She was discovered by an Artist management company in
America and was granted the O-1 Visa (a special visa granted to
Scientists with awards or Artist with extra ordinary abilities).
“It was a tough decision I have to make. It’s hard to leave my
family and my friends and all my loved ones back in the Philippines.
My fans I will miss so much too. But I believe God is pointing me
towards this direction. It’s a real challenge for my singing career
and my growth as a person…and I’m willing to take it because this is
my ministry and if it takes for me to go to America to have the
voice I needed to help my fellow Filipinos back home, then be it”
,Vienna stated on a recent interview.
Year 2006, she released her latest album Vienna: Revolution
at a Benefit Concert at the
J.W. Marriott
Resort in Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve.
She recently performed at the Mahalia Jackson Hall in Oregon and was
featured as a special guest singer at a World Premiere show held in
Paragould, Arkansas.
When asked what her plans are for the future, “I’m the kind of
person who lives for the moment. Everyday I’m grateful to God for
all the wonderful blessings He has given me. Life is too short to
even worry about tomorrow, I let tomorrow worry about itself”,
Vienna said in a closing statement.
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