Ataska Mercado Explained

Ataska Mercado
Birth Name:	Atascha Chloe Mercado
Birth Date:	2 February 2002
Birth Place:	Quezon City, Philippines
Years Active:	2015–present

Atascha Chloe "Ataska" Mercado is a Filipino actress, singer and VJ.^[1] In 2009, she was crowned as Lil' Earth Angel-Eco Tourism during Miss Lil' Earth Angels 2009 at Miss Philippines Earth 2009.^[2] She joined The Voice Kids (Philippine season 2) and got a three-chair turn.^[3] She was a theater actress for plays such as Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan and Annie where she played as Pepper.^{[4] [5]} She is Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission Ambassador from 2018 to the present.^[6] She is a member of the girl group, SNTA,^[7] managed by Viva Artists Agency.

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Ref
2015	The Voice Kids Philippines (season 2)	Herself (contestant)	ABS-CBN	^[8]
2017	Taddy Taddy Po	Paige	Sari-Sari Channel	^[9]
2018	One Song	Rose	Studio Viva	^[10]
2019	OPM TV	VJ Ataska		^[11]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Ref
2023	Secret Campus	Andi	Vivamax	^[12]
	Halo-Halo X	Melissa		^[13]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Film Studio	Ref
2018	Miss Granny	Hana		^[14]
2021	Sensitive and in Love	Ataska	The Global Touch Group
2022	How to Love Mr. Heartless	Amy		^[15]
2023	Bugaw	Lydia		^[16]
	Bisyo!	Lisa		^[17]
2024	Mapanukso	Tanya		^[18]
	Sweet Release	Rian
	Elevator	Erika	Viva Films / Cineko Productions
	Sisid Marino	Flor	Vivamax
	Uhaw	Rejoice
	Lamas

Discography

Singles^[19]

• Atras Abante Ka (2016)
• If I Fall in Love (2016)
• Pana (2017)
• Ilog Pasig (2017)
• Pangarap na Bituin (OST Miss Granny and Bula) (2018)
• Kelan Kaya? (for PhilPop) (2018)
• 18 (2020)
• Kahit Sandali (2021)
• Marupok (OST The Ship Show and Kamadora) (2022)
• Kahit Na (OST Haliparot) (2023)
• Dilim (OST Katas) (2024)

Concerts

• Padayon benefit concert for Caritas^[20]
• The Voice Kids Boses Ng Bulilit Muling Bibirit

Awards

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee(s)/work(s)	Result	Ref
Wish 107.5 Music Awards	2017	Wish Young Artist of the Year			^[21]
Philippine Popular Music Festival	2018	Song Interpreter	Kelan Kaya	Semi-Finalist	^[22]
30th Awit Awards	2018	Best Performance by a New Female Recording Artist	If I Fall in Love		^[23]
Lustre Awards 2024	2024	Most Promising Actress of the Year			^[24]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019 . MORE MUSIC SHOWS FROM VIVA TV . 2024-04-02 . Inquirer Bandera . en.
2. Web site: 2009 . ME Philippines 2009: Beautiful Sisters . 2024-03-28 . Woman of Earth . https://web.archive.org/web/20090501060714/http://www.womanoftheearth.tv/2009/news/news-me-philippines-2009-playing-the-role-of-elder-sisters-to-the-lil-ones.html. 1 May 2009. en.
3. Web site: Umbao. Ed. 2015-06-08 . Ataska Mercado: Three-Chair Turner of The Voice Kids Season 2 (Performance Video) . 2024-03-28 . PhilNews PH . en.
4. Web site: 2016-06-08 . Get to Know Annie's Cast of Orphans!. 2024-03-28 . TheaterFansManila . en.
5. Web site: February 6, 2017 . Ataska at V81 Radio . 2024-04-04 . V81 Radio . en.
6. Web site: 2015-06-08 . Ataska Mercado . 2024-03-28 . SensitiveAndInLove . en.
7. Web site: 2024 . SNTA D-DAY . 2024-06-08 . stayhappening.com . en.
8. News: VIDEO: Atascha Mercado turns 3 chairs on 'The Voice Kids' Season 2. Summit Express. en.
9. News: Gil. Baby. Taddy Taddy Po. Planet Store. en.
10. News: Viva TV Website under Schedule. Viva TV. March 9, 2018. en.
11. News: MORE MUSIC SHOWS FROM VIVA TV. Inquire Bandera. 2019. en.
12. News: Akting ni Ataska Mercado, pasabog sa 'Secret Campus'. Tribune. August 17, 2023. en.
13. News: Review of 'Grade Sex,' the final episode in the Vivamax series, 'Halo Halo X'. Journal News. November 5, 2023. en.
14. Web site: An Honest Review Of 'Miss Granny'. Cosmopolitan PH. August 28, 2018. en.
15. Web site: CC. Je. 2022-10-22 . 'How to Love Mr. Heartless' Review: Hopeful Sentimentality . Lionheartv. en.
16. Web site: 2023-07-04 . Young woman forced into prostitution finds a turning point in 'Bugaw' . Manila Standard. en.
17. Web site: Bautista. Mario. 2023-07-14 . Vices Ataska and Angelika find hard to drop . Journal News PH. en.
18. Web site: 2024-03-14 . Entertainment Ataska . Abante Tonite. en.
19. News: Viva Records Corporation Artists. Viva Vicor. March 20, 2020. en.
20. Web site: Gil. Baby. 2022-03-01 . Sarah and Matteo lead Padayon benefit concert for Caritas . 2024-03-28 . Philippines Star . en.
21. News: 3rd Wish 107.5 Music Awards Nominations Revealed. Wish107.5. December 13, 2017. en.
22. News: Sakurako. Celene. 2018 PhilPop Song Interpreters was Announced. Inquirer. 2018. en.
23. News: Gil. Baby. Acapellago tops Awit Awards with 7 nominations. Philippines Star. August 17, 2017. en.
24. News: Lustre Awards 2024. Philippines Star. November 28, 2024. en.