MANILA — Miguel Odron, one of the top five finalists of the first season of “Idol Philippines,” came out as gay to his fans on Tuesday.
The singer took to Instagram on the last day of Pride Month to share his truth and apologized to those who might “feel hurt” or “feel lied to” because of his announcement.
He wrote that he decided to keep it a secret, particularly during the time he wast first introduced on “Idol Philippines,” because he wanted people to focus on his voice, but is now ready to celebrate his sexuality as he hopes to be an inspiration for others.
“I made that choice on ‘Idol’ not because I wanted to present a fake version of myself to all of you, but because I wanted your focus to be on my voice, my music and my writing,” Odron explained. “These are the things I truly value about myself. Being gay is as interesting to me as the number of hairs on my head or the size of my feet. I thought it would just be a distraction from the music.”
Continuing his post on embracing being gay, he said: “As I release more songs, I’m finding it harder and harder to stay quiet about this [as] my music is very autobiographical.”
“A few of you have picked up on the little hints and have asked me questions. It makes me happy to know you guys are really picking apart the words I wrote, but it also made me realize how irresponsible it is for me to stay silent about this.”
He went on to apologize to his fans who might feel offended, but made it clear that he “never lied” about it.
“I never pretended to be straight. I chose to stay quiet about a very small but very personal part of me,” he said, before concluding with a hope that his supporters would continue to listen to his music, even after coming as gay.
Odron is signed with Star Music, and earlier this year released his first single with the ABS-CBN label, titled "Chevy Cruze."
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