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Francesca Bathan

Marife Erocido Bathan (born May 22, 1994 in Mandaue, Cebu, Philippines) known professionally as Francesca Bathan, is a Filipino singer, songwriter, composer, musician and actress. She is known as "The Queen of International Pop" and is considered one of the biggest hit makers in the Philippine music industry. In 2011, she won the title of "Grand Teen Champion" in the second inaugural season of Pinoy Teen Autism Star on the Philippine music talent variety television show on NET25.

Biography
Bathan was born in Barangay Salibagyo, Pilit, Cabancalan, Mandaue, Cebu, Philippines to her father Demetrio Cinco Bathan from Canduman, Cebu (trycicle driver), her mother Melangeline "Gelyn" Erocido-Bathan from Negros Occidental (housewife) and her siblings are Joseph Bathan and Shiela Marie Bathan-Sapugay. In 2002, she was an autistic students from REACH Autistic Scholarship at 8 years old. She was a another student and special child in Mandaue City School SPED Center at 9 years old.

Early Career
Bathan was a talented like singing at 1 year old. Now, she was a singing talent in audition from the Filipino musical talent variety television show on NET25's "Pinoy Teen Autism Star Season 2" which she's a performance and she was a young teenager at 17 years old. When she is a good talent like singing, dancing and acting.

Influences
Bathan's music and voice between a "high notes" is her early influences include by artist such as Canadian singer Celine Dion; American singers Demi Lovato, Kelly Clarkson, Hayley Williams and Chaka Khan; Australian singers Tina Arena; Chinese singers Coco Lee, Jane Zhang, G.E.M., Rainie Yang, Zhu Zhu, Faye Wong and Miu Chu; American pop punk/rock bands Paramore, Hoobastank, Hey Monday, Breaking Benjamin, The Cranberries, Sum 41 and Yellowcard; Filipino singers Regine Velasquez and Rachelle Ann Go