Jona Viray

"When I was a child, at 10 years old, I was a victim of molestation from my father. After the incident, our mother left. At that time, I didn't know how to react because I didn't know those things,"

"“It happened more than once. It only happened last year, after that it didn't happen again. Unconsciously, you tell yourself that you're worthless because you've been abused, that you're not pure anymore, that you're worthless. My self-esteem is so low,”"

"No one knows about my siblings. I didn't tell them because I didn't know how they would receive it. No one knows other than my current manager,"

"There were times when I was a teenager, I lost my way because I was looking for validation because it was not at home,"

"“People don't understand where I'm coming from, why I have to be choosy. I don't want to have a broken family again or I'll be abused. If I'm going to enter a relationship, I want it as a whole.”"

"“I prayed about what happened to me. I said, ‘Lord, I surrender everything that happened to me. You take care of me. Give me comfort, courage. You created me, so please make me whole again.’ My healing journey began when our father passed away,”"

"“Maybe it was just the grace of God (that's why I was able to forgive),”"

"In the early stages of my singing career, I was called the Soul Princess because I sang emotionally, but after that stage I was called the Fearless Diva because I sang so fearlessly on stage. But now, I realize that there is a purpose to why I am called fearless."

"Now, I feel fearless and I feel strong enough to share my journey from the past that for a long time, I hid it even from myself, I denied it, I hid it under the rug because the pain of that incident was so great, I didn't want to remember that it had become a part of my entire life."