Nicole Laurel Asensio is "the daughter of singer Iwi Laurel, first cousin of actress Denise Laurel, niece of theater artist Cocoy Laurel, and granddaughter of famed opera singer Fides Cuyugan-Asensio."[REF]
Asensio began singing as a child,[REF] but "didn't undergo formal voice lessons like most heirs [of] musical legends do.