Anaya Go
Anaya Go | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jemaina Marie Pangilinan Gonida |
| Born | October 5 Quezon City, Philippines |
| Genres | adult contemporary |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Thespian |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2010 - present |
Born Jemaina Marie Pangilinan Gonida on October 5, better known by her stage name Anaya Go, is a Filipina-Chinese singer and musical theater actress. She started her professional career in musical theater in 2010 under
Early life
Family
Anaya Go was born at Jesus Delgado Memorial Hospital on October 5 in Kamuning, Quezon City to Jeffrey Gonida and Mary Ann Pangilinan-Gonida. She is the eldest of five children.
Education
She began her voice and stage training at the Center for Pop Music Philippines, Inc. when she became one of the Luzon finalists of Search for a Star in a Million in 2005. During the same year, Go decided to focus on finishing her college degree before pursuing a career in music. Go entered college and took up
Music career
Stage name
Her siblings call her "Achie" which means eldest sister in Fukkien, while her relatives and childhood friends call her Jemaina, Meejay or Gigi. In school, Go's classmates gave her the nicknames Jem, Chai, Ania and Ianne. Go had used many nicknames until the night of her graduation in college. A barista handed Go a cup of coffee that has the name Anaya (misspelled Ania), hence, the birth of her stage name.
Teatro Expedicion de Filipinas
Go discovered her passion in singing and acting when she joined a summer
Her musical theatre debut was in May 2010, during TEDF's summer workshop recital at
Dream Sirens
In 2015, she became part of Dream Sirens, an all-female and homegrown musical sensation of City of Dreams Manila.
Filmography
Theatre
| Title | Role |
|---|---|
| The Hunchback of Notre-Dame The Musical | Belle Marie |
| Pepe, Ang Talambuhay at Panaginip ni Jose Rizal | Maria Clara/O Sei San/Leonor Rivera/Josephine Bracken/Donya Victorina |
| Sara, Ang Munting Prinsesa, Isang Musika-Novela | Miss Amelia/Miss Minchin/Lavinia |
| Borrowed Parts | Martha |