Gretchen Stephanie Mendiola Espina (born January 8, 1988 in Quezon
City, Philippines) is a Filipino singer and actress who rose to
notability after winning Pinoy Idol, an interactive reality-based
singing competition. Although she is credited as the first Pinoy Idol,
Espina is technically the second winner of a Philippine Idol
franchise, after Mau Marcelo of Philippine Idol in 2006. She came from
the political family of Espinas of Biliran. Her father Rogelio Espina,
is a former governor and the current representative of the lone
district of Biliran, while her grandfather Gerardo Espina, Sr. is a
former representative and mayor of Naval, Biliran and her uncle
Gerardo Espina, Jr is a former representative and current governor of
Biliran.Espina came from a musically-inclined family who is also the
prominent political family in Biliran, with her father, Congressman
Dr. Rogelio "Roger" J. Espina, Representative of the Lone District of
Biliran, described as a "good piano player and singer." Her mother,
Cecil, works as a pediatrician; while her grandfather, Gerry, was a
Mayor of Kawayan, Biliran. Her uncle, Gerry (Gerryboy) Espina Jr. is
the present Governor of Biliran.Espina was born in Quezon City, Metro
Manila, where she spent her early years studying in School of the Holy
Spirit before transferring to Naval Central School where she finished
elementary level with honors. She had her secondary education in
Cathedral School of La Naval, where she graduated as a salutatorian. Gretchen Espina Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter