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Adrienne Bailon-Houghton appeared on SiriusXM's Page Six Radio on the Feb. 12 episode
Bailon-Houghton, 42, told hosts Danny Murphy and Evan Real about her connection to Ricky Martin
The singer explains how Martin helped her experience a moment that cemented singing was in her future
Adrienne Bailon-Houghtonis thankful toRicky Martinfor playing a pivotal role in her music career.
Appearing onSiriusXM's Page Six Radio, the entertainer, 42, talked about her connection to Martin, 54, as she celebrated his guest appearance duringBad Bunny's Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show.
Bailon-Houghton explained how Martin, 54, helped snag her a huge opportunity at a young age.
"I always loved music. I grew up singing in church. I actually was the only like young kid in my church's mass choir. Like they let me sneak in. I sang in children's choir and I also sang in the mass choir," she began.
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"I got to do a church conference at Madison Square Garden. It was maybe like the day or two before Ricky Martin was doing his concert at MSG for his Vuelve tour. And I guess he was just like there, or maybe one of his people were there and they were like, 'Oh my gosh, whoever that choir is, we should have them join us at the end of the concert. They do the song "Vuelve" and we could have a choir behind us.' "
The hundred-plus-person choir was narrowed down to around 30 people, one of whom was Bailon-Houghton.
"Because I was the shortest, they had us in like size order. I was the first one that had to walk out. We were, you know, when you come out like this, like from both sides and you meet in the middle," she recalled.
"So I was coming out on this side and guys, Heineken was the sponsor. And I remember the little blue, they had on green buttons and all you could see was just this sea of flickering green. And I was like, 'Oh my gosh, this is such a rush. This is a high, do I wanna be a singer? Is this something I wanna do?' And that was my first moment."
Bailon-Houghton laughed that the moment was "not too shabby, as a New Yorker."
Whenever she runs into Martin, she makes sure to share her gratitude for that introduction to performing on stage.
"I've seen him many places and just been like, 'Oh my gosh, thank you for that opportunity.' Because he handpicked who he wanted."
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