Mikaela Bautista’s audition for Season 23 of American Idol will air throughout the upcoming Sunday, March 16, episode, per photographs launched by ABC. Earlier this yr, the aspiring star revealed on Instagram that she obtained her singing expertise from her dad by posting a video of them singing collectively.
Upon additional investigation, Mikaela’s dad is definitely a longtime artist himself, and TV Insider dug a little bit deeper to search out out extra about him. Scroll down to search out out what we discovered!
Who’s Mikaela Bautista’s dad?
Mikaela’s dad is Vhen Bautista, who additionally goes by the stage title Chino Romero. In accordance with his Instagram bio, he has been a recording artist since 1990.
Vhen could be very lively on YouTube the place he posts movies of himself singing unique songs, tributes, covers, and giving common updates to his followers and followers. Vhen is an Amit Award winner, taking house the glory for Greatest Regional Recording twice for his songs “Kantaanka” and “Kaasi a Puso.”
The place is Mikaela Bautista’s dad from?
Vhen is from the Philippines and infrequently acknowledges his heritage by singing Ilocano songs.
What music has Vhen Bautista launched?
Vhen’s most up-to-date album was launched in January 2025. His venture Authentic Ilocano Songs 35 Years” options 50 tracks. On the quilt, he’s dubbed because the “prince of Ilocano songs.” He additionally launched a Christmas album in 2024, in addition to data in 2019 and 2017.
Earlier than that, Vhen seems to have been on a little bit of a hiatus from recording unique music, as he beforehand hadn’t launched a brand new file since 2001.
Vhen and Mikaela have carried out collectively earlier than. He additionally as soon as launched a music known as “Mikaela” as a tribute to her, and he or she lined it herself again in 2019. Mikaela and her brother, Keanu, have been additionally each featured on Vhen’s 2017 album.
American Idol, Season 23, Sundays, 8/7c, ABC