- up ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁reality ▁show . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁▁ 2 0 0 2 – 1 5 : ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁beg inn ings ▁Y l ona ▁J ade ▁Nav alle ▁Gar cia ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁to ▁Filip ino ▁parents , ▁Peter ▁Gar cia ▁and ▁Car idad ▁Nav alle - G ar cia ; ▁both ▁of ▁whom ▁are ▁pract ition ers ▁in ▁the ▁medical ▁field ▁based ▁in ▁Australia . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁among ▁five ▁sib lings . ▁At ▁a ▁very ▁young ▁age , ▁Gar cia ▁has ▁performed ▁as ▁a ▁front ▁act ▁for ▁several ▁Filip ino ▁sing ers ▁and ▁song writ ers ▁such ▁as ▁Martin ▁Nie vera , ▁Sarah ▁Ger on imo ▁and ▁River m aya ' s ▁former ▁lead ▁vocal ist ▁B am bo o ▁Ma ñ al ac ▁during ▁their ▁Australian ▁concert ▁t ours . ▁Gar cia ▁also ▁performed ▁Z ed d ▁and ▁Ari ana ▁Grande ' s ▁song ▁" Bre ak ▁Free " ▁at ▁the ▁Filip ino ▁F i esta ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁with ▁a ▁video ▁of ▁the ▁performance ▁uploaded ▁on ▁her ▁YouTube ▁channel . ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁participated ▁in ▁numerous ▁singing ▁compet itions ▁and ▁won ▁two ▁notable ▁compet itions ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Urban ▁Star ▁Sydney ▁Championship ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁for ▁which ▁she ▁received ▁the ▁" M ost ▁Prom ising ▁Tal ent " ▁award ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁month ; ▁and ▁Fast