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Former child singer reintroduces himself on 'Tawag' as queer for first time

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/11/07/20181107-enzo-almario.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Enzo Almario, a former child singer, reintroduced himself as a queer singer when he joined &#x27;Tawag ng Tanghalan&#x27; this Tuesday</figcaption></figure></div><p>Enzo Almario got his first taste of fame when he was just nine. </p><p>His stint as a member of a 2006 singing group made him a child star, but he soon found that he needed to sort himself out first --confusion over his sexuality, attitude problems-- and quit. </p><p>Now, more assured of himself and ready to claim his second shot at the spotlight, Almario reintroduced himself on &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime&quot; this Tuesday for the first time as a queer singer. </p><p>He explained that he joined &quot;Tawag ng Tanghalan&quot; because he wants to inspire young LGBT members still struggling with their identities through his &quot;voice and wisdom.&quot; </p><p>&quot;Mas credible ako na mag-inspire ng tao [kasi] naging totoo ako sa sarili ko,&quot; he said after performing his cover of &quot;Stay with Me&quot; by Sam Smith, himself an openly gay singer. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9VdbBo7COHk?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Almario, who even brought along his boyfriend and father to watch him perform, was declared the contest&#x27;s daily winner, but failed to dethrone the defending champion. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mWt0_J_4haA?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>On his Twitter account, he wrote: &quot;Hindi man pinalad na masungkit ang golden mikropono ay para na rin akong nanalo sa mga taong na-inspire sa aking kuwento.&quot; </p><p>He also clarified the meaning of &quot;queer&quot; and its difference from gay or bisexual, explaining that he just did not want to be labeled as either of those because &quot;our gender identity and expression is ever-changing.&quot; </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Here’s a better explanation of what QUEER is. Thanks to my bestfriend <a href="https://twitter.com/jadensity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jadensity</a>, who’s a QUEER too. Queer means that you are one of those letters (LGBT), but you could be all of those letters and not knowing is OK.</p>— Enzo Almario (@enzoalmarioo) <a href="https://twitter.com/enzoalmarioo/status/1060024303251480578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">That’s why we don’t want to be labelled as one of those letters, kasi naka-umbrella tayo. Our gender identity and expression is ever-changing. 🙂</p>— Enzo Almario (@enzoalmarioo) <a href="https://twitter.com/enzoalmarioo/status/1060024341063131136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>