Gretchen Espina
Gretchen Espina | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Mayor of Naval, Biliran | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Gerard Roger M. Espina |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gretchen Stephanie Mendiola Espina January 8, 1988 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop, OPM |
| Occupations | Singer, politician |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2008–2011 |
| Label | Sony Music Philippines |
Gretchen Stephanie Mendiola Espina (born January 8, 1988, in Quezon City, Philippines) is a Filipino singer and politician who rose to notability after winning Pinoy Idol, an interactive reality-based singing competition. Although she is credited as the first Pinoy Idol, Espina is technically the second winner of a Philippine Idol franchise, after Mau Marcelo of Philippine Idol in 2006. She came from the political family of Espinas of Biliran. Her father Rogelio Espina, is a former governor and the current representative of the lone district of Biliran, while her grandfather Gerardo Espina, Sr. is a former representative and mayor of Naval, Biliran and her uncle Gerardo Espina, Jr is a former representative and current governor of Biliran.