BEFORE he became popular, singer Daryl Ong said he had a long and colorful journey in order to make it in showbiz.
With the help of another singer, he finally got on track with singing.
“Nung 17 years old ako nag-audition ako sa ‘Pinoy Pop Superstar’ tapos after nun nga ‘Pinoy Idol.’ Mailap (‘yung panalo) eh. So nag-animator na ako. Tapos nakabalik ako sa music scene dahil kay Thor Dulay. One time may gig siya na na-tiyempuhan namin. Naki-jam ako. Natuwa siya sa akin. sabi niya, ‘Hindi ka singer? Ano trabaho mo?’ Sabi ko cartoonist. sabi niya, ‘Sayang dapat mag-singer ka.’ Sabi ko sa kanya nag-try na ako dati pero hindi nag-work. Sabi niya, ‘Hindi, baka hindi sayo yung contest. Baka pang-banda.’ Ni-refer niya ako sa isang band. Tapos since then nag-tuloy tuloy na hanggang sa nag-audition na ako sa The Voice,” he shared.
Daryl admitted that with his background in Fine Arts, he actually worked as an animator on the ABS-CBN series, “Super Inggo at ang Super Tropa” while waiting for a chance to sing in the network.
Daryl shared that singing songs for teleseryes really helped his career take off.
Although he misses working with his hands, the 32-year-old singer says it’s been a while since he did work as an animator.
This month, Daryl teams up with Bugoy Drilon and Michael Pangilinan for a one-night only concert on March 20 at the Newport Performing Arts theater and he admits that being part of their group “Budakhel” has really changed his life. (ABS-CBN)
