At the age of 14, Morissette competed on
TV5's
Talentadong Pinoy. In 2011, she recorded 14 songs by producers
Jaye Muller and Ben Patton. These songs were not officially released at the time, but a decade later they were released in two volumes, titled
Morissette at 14, on November 20, 2020, and March 21, 2021. Following Talentadong Pinoy, Morissette joined the new Artista Search of TV5,
Star Factor, progressing to the finals in Manila. She finished as the first runner-up to
Eula Caballero. In 2012, Morissette played the lead role of Mitchie Torres in the
Repertory Philippines stage adaptation of Disney's
Camp Rock. The production ran at Onstage, Greenbelt 1,
Makati City, from November 16 until December 16, 2012. Rehearsing and performing in the musical took its toll on Morissette's voice, and she was diagnosed with
vocal cord nodules.
2013: The Voice of the Philippines Morissette's work at TV5 supported her family financially, but she wanted to pursue a singing career. She decided to join
ABS-CBN's new singing competition,
The Voice of the Philippines. During the blind auditions aired in June 2013, Morissette sang "
Love On Top", and
Sarah Geronimo selected her to be part of her team. Morissette progressed into the live shows, as Geronimo chose her over teammate Lecelle Trinidad when they both sang "
No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" during the show's Battle Rounds. During the first live show, Morissette sang "
Jar of Hearts". She received the highest percentage of votes in Geronimo's team, with 57.16%, and advanced to the next level of the competition. In the second live show, Morissette sang "
What About Love", and Geronimo scored her 60% for her performance. Added to her public vote of 50.41%, her total score of 110.41 points advanced her to the semifinals. On the first night of the semifinals in September 2013, Morissette and teammate
Klarisse de Guzman both sang "
The Voice Within" as a battle song. Morissette sang "
Who You Are" on the second night, and at the end of the show, she was eliminated after losing to de Guzman. For the drama series
Moon of Desire, she recorded the self-titled theme song by
Trina Belamide. This was followed by more theme songs on ABS-CBN's "
teleseryes". Together with her former teammate from
The Voice of the Philippines, de Guzman, and
Angeline Quinto, she was given a segment on
ASAP called "HD" or "Homegrown Divas". She also started performing in
''It's Showtime'', ABS-CBN's noontime variety show, where she was allowed to sing solo numbers. This show provided Morissette an opportunity to demonstrate both her singing and dancing skills. She was accused of lip-syncing
Ariana Grande's "
Break Free" after the hosts of the show praised her for keeping her voice steady while dancing across the stage. Morissette denied the accusation. In May 2014, Morissette gave her first solo concert entitled
This Is Me, which doubled as her 18th birthday celebration. Her repertoire included international pop hits as well as those from Philippine singers such as Regine Velasquez. She even paid homage to her namesake by singing her own versions of Alanis Morissette's "
Ironic" and "
You Learn". Morissette performed with
Jessie J at her concert on July 14, 2014, at
Smart Araneta Coliseum. She was interviewing Jessie J for the music channel
Myx and mentioned that she sang one of her songs on
The Voice of the Philippines. Jessie J then requested Morissette to sing for her, and Morissette sang part of "Who You Are". Jessie J immediately invited Morissette to join her onstage during her concert. In September 2014, Morissette performed in the 2014 finals of
Himig Handog P-Pop Love Songs, the country's most popular songwriting and music video competition. She interpreted "
Akin Ka Na Lang", an original song written by Francis Louis "Kiko" Salazar which was chosen as one of the 15 finalists out of more than 6,000 entries submitted since November 2013.
2015–2019: Morissette In 2015,
Filipino Star Magazine called her "The Next Big Diva". The carrier single "
Di Mapaliwanag" was used as a theme song for the
Koreanovela My Lovely Girl on Kapamilya ABS CBN and won as Asianovela Themesong of the Year (2015). The album was launched at
Shangri-La Plaza EDSA in April 2015 and eventually reached
platinum certification in the Philippines. Morissette sang theme songs for
Star Cinema movies, including a cover of Starship's hit song "
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" with
Daniel Padilla for the film
Crazy Beautiful You and "Someone's Always Saying Goodbye" for the film ''
You're Still the One. In 2016, she performed a duet with Piolo Pascual entitled "Something I Need" for the movie Everything About Her''. In mid-2015, she was cast in
Chuva Choo Choo – Mr. Kupido Musicale, featuring the songs of Vehnee Saturno. She played Darla, a talented amateur singer hoping to break into the entertainment business. Morissette was awarded as the Best New Female Recording Artist at the
7th PMPC Star Awards for Music. She was also recognized by the ''National Consumer Affairs Foundation's Seal of Excellence Awards'' as the 2015 Outstanding Female Performing Artist of the Year through a Gawad Musika Award and a Top Filipino Excellence Award. In December 2015, she performed a mini-concert at the 26th St. Bistro, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, produced by Stages Sessions. Morissette was also part of the concert Confessions: A Night of Secrets, Stories and Songs in February 2016 at the Music Museum by Stages Sessions. At the 1st
Wish 107.5 Music Awards (WMA) she won Female Artist of the Year and Wishers' Choice - Female Artist of the Year. Winners in WMA's major award categories were allowed to choose beneficiaries of financial assistance worth thousand. Morissette's choice was Home for the Angels in
Santa Ana, Manila, a crisis center for abandoned infants. For the second time, she performed in the 2016
Himig Handog P-Pop Love Songs competition. She interpreted "
Diamante", composed by Jungee Marcelo. She won Female Artist of the Year at ABS-CBN's M.O.R. Pinoy Music Awards in 2016. Her first major concert was at the Music Museum on August 13, 2016. Her performance of "I'm Here" from the musical
The Color Purple garnered praise from
Lea Salonga. Prior to the concert, Morissette stated that she wanted to break free from her stereotype as a
belter and show her dance skills and her softer side. in 2017 In 2016, Morissette was a regular on ABS-CBN's Sunday afternoon show
ASAP as one of the "Birit Queens". The group staged its first concert in March 2017 at the
SM Mall of Asia Arena, followed by shows in
Abu Dhabi, Canada, and United States. The group disbanded in late 2017. In the same year, she co-hosted with Bolton a talent-search show called
Bolt of Talent on
STAR World Asia and
Fox TV. She also topped the 2017 2nd Wish 107.5 Music Awards with a total of eight awards, more than any other artist nominated. She won all six categories in which she was nominated and joined the Wishclusive Elite Circle with two Bronze Awards for her version of
Mariah Carey's "
Against All Odds" and
Little Mix's "
Secret Love Song". These are awarded to any
Wish 107.5 artist garnering at least 10 million YouTube views. Four of her awards were for her cover of "Secret Love Song". Morissette has often been referred to as "Asia's Phoenix" since her performance at the 14th
Asia Song Festival in
Busan, South Korea in September 2017, where she represented the Philippines. She returned to the same festival to represent the Philippines in the succeeding 15th Asia Song Festival in Busan in October 2018. She was the first Filipino artist to have her own
V Live channel, a popular South Korean live video streaming service for celebrities. In February 2018, at Morissette's concert "Made",
Regine Velasquez joined her for a duet of "Akin Ka Na Lang". Morissette's performance of Secret Love Song garnered over 100 million views on Wish's YouTube channel, the first time a female OPM singer reached that milestone. In August and October, Morissette experienced vocal problems and was advised to observe strict vocal rest, interfering with some concerts. She has said that she needed steroids to be able to perform. In November 2018, she was included in and served as the sole Filipino mentor and judge in the Filipino reality show
Hello K-Idol. In 2019, Morissette and
Darren Espanto recorded the song "
A Whole New World" for Disney's Philippine release of the live-action film adaptation of
Aladdin. Later that year, Morissette was a judge for the
Himig Handog 2019 and recorded the song "This Is Christmas" with
Ben Adams, released in November 2019.
2020–present: Signature EP; film debut In May 2020, she took part in
One Love Asia, an online charity musical event to aid Asia in its fight against
COVID-19. In August 2020, Morissette was a judge, with
Michael Bolton, in an international talent competition,
Asian Dream, of
AXN Asia. In November 2020, Morissette released her first co-written and co-produced single "Love You Still" through the Stages Sessions' label Underdog Music PH, co-written with her husband (then fiancé)
Dave Lamar and co-produced with Lamar and Xergio Ramos. In December 2020, she released a music video for the song. Morissette appeared at number 7 on
Billboards Next Big Sound chart. In February 2021, she released another single, "Phoenix", through Underdog, co-written with Lamar and co-produced with Lamar and Ramos. In May 2021, Morissette released a 25th anniversary recording of "
Shine", which reintroduced "Shine's" original lyrics composed by
Trina Belamide. At the
2021 State of the Nation Address by the 16th
president of the Philippines,
Rodrigo Duterte, on July 26, 2021, at the Session Hall,
Batasang Pambansa Complex, Morissette sang the
Philippine national anthem. In August 2021, Morissette released an EP,
Signature, with her lead single "Trophy". This was her first EP as a singer-songwriter and co-producer along with Lamar and Ramos and was released under Underdog PH. The EP held the highest position achieved by an OPM artist on iTunes USA in 2021. In October 2021, Morissette became part of the Christian music label from
Sony Music Philippines, Waterwalk Records. She then released her first single from that record label, "Waterwalk", written by Jungee Marcelo. Morissette celebrated her tenth anniversary in the music industry through a virtual concert titled "Phoenix", held on KTX on January 23–24, 2022. The concert highlighted her performances through the years. In February 2022, Morissette's rendition of "Gusto Ko Nang Bumitaw" appeared on the soundtrack of the TV series
The Broken Marriage Vow. It won the "Best Theme Song (or Title Theme)" award at the
Asian Academy Creative Awards for the Philippines and was nominated for the grand finals. In April 2022, Morissette,
Christian Bautista, and
Erik Santos gave a tour together titled "Threelogy" in the US. In August 2022, Morissette released her first English-Bisaya track entitled "Undangon Ta Ni", under Underdog, composed and produced by Cebu-based songwriters Relden Campanilla, Carlisle Tabanera, and
Ferdinand Aragon, along with Morissette and Lamar. Her rendition of
Christian Bautista's "Colour Everywhere" was released in October 2022. In December 2024, Morissette performed a two-night solo concert at
Hong Kong Disneyland. She made her feature film debut in 2025 as Alma Taldo, the female protagonist of the musical film
Song of the Fireflies. The film was shown on March 6, 2025, at the
TCL Chinese Theatre in
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, as part of the
2nd Manila International Film Festival; she received the festival's Best Actress award. The film was also screened at the
58th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival in May 2025, where Morissette was nominated for Best Actress. The film was released in theatres in the Philippines in June 2025. She is set to headline a solo concert titled
Ember at the
Smart Araneta Coliseum on October 28, 2025. Morissette is set to star as Middle Allie in the musical
The Notebook in the Philippine production beginning in September 2026. == Personal life ==