Sampaguita (singer)
Tessy Alfonso, better known by her stage name Sampaguita, is a Pinoy rock singer from the Philippines during the 1970s and 1980s.
Origins
Sampaguita started out as a model under then First Lady Imelda Romualdez-Marcos' Bagong Anyo.[1] She was discovered by her then husband Nilo Santos. Her first performance was at the New Moon Concert in 1977 at the Folk Arts Theater. Sampaguita's screen name was coined by the percussionist Nick Boogie, after the species of jasmine locally known as sampaguita.[2]
Present day
In 1994, Alfonso retired from the Philippine music scene when according to her own words "[Life became] too dangerous, with sex, drugs and rock and roll, rock until you drop."[3] She is the mother of three children and currently lives with Miguel Romero in Parañaque City with their daughter Jacinta Romero.
On December 3, 2010, she went onstage again at the Ugat, The Legends of Pinoy Folk Rock concert held at the Araneta Coliseum. She performed along with other Filipino rock artists from the 1970s and 1980s.[4]
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