Flor Augustin Keeping Faith in her Dreams   

In just a few short days, Belizeans all over the country will tune in for the finale of KTV the Remix Season Six. With just three contestants remaining, the competition is more tense than ever, as fans have until Sunday to cast their vote for the winner. On Thursday, we brought you the story of finalist Elijah Noralez and how he is preparing for next week’s big show. Tonight, we feature two other finalists who are eagerly awaiting that day.  We travelled all the way to San Pedro to speak with contestant Flor Augustin. Here’s News Five’s Britney Gordon with that story.

 

Britney Gordon, Reporting

Flor Augustin’s love for music began, like most things in her life, with her mom. She was just eleven years old when she began singing at church. And since that moment, she has never stopped.

 

Flor Augustin, KTV the Remix Finalist

“My mom was actually the one that gave me that little push. She asked me to, you know what, canta conmigo. She was Spanish, so sing with me, sing this beautiful hymn with me. So I was like, okay, why not? Which I was really scared ’cause it was in front about 40, 40 persons I think in church. But, we did a precious him. And that’s where it all started from there to school, to high school, and now to KTV.”

 

Marion Ali

“And that’s where you said you discovered the talent?”

 

Flor Augustin

“Yes. That’s where I said, you know what, my mom, actually my mom and she had always believed. Believed a lot in God. Me too. She said, you know what? I think. You’re given a gift and you should use it. And it hits me a lot lately cause I think I should use it.”

 

 

 

Making it to KTV the Remix has been on Flor’s bucket list since she first watched the show back in high school and, as she explains, this year was her year to take the stage.

 

Flor Augustin

“It’s like a goal that I had to try out. Which I did last year. With my online audition because I was busy at work, so I couldn’t attend the live ones So I sent my online audition, but unfortunately, I didn’t make it but that didn’t stop me I was like no next year I’m going to the live ones and I will tell them I came back just to prove you guys that you know I think I got the voice and I deserve a shot.”

 

 

Flor spends most of her days working as a restaurant supervisor at Margaritaville Resort in San Pedro. She is here, all the way from Independence Village in Stann Creek, where she visits her five-year-old son Juliyan whenever she can. All that travelling is arguably Flor’s greatest challenge. Her support team has been there every step of the way. As a friend, Luis Diaz describes what it’s like being her fan and critic.

 

 

 

Luis Diaz, Flor’s Friend

“I’m not the only one that comes together and listens to her when it comes to her singing her rehearsal We have other servers and bartenders that also join in and listen to her and then everyone we sit around the bar She sings at the other side and at the end of her music everyone just tell her like we are the judges to her and then we let her know what we think about this where she can do better where and then we debate among each other. So that’s the process for most of the weeks.”

 

 

If Flor were to win KTV the Remix Season Six, the money, she says, would go towards building her home in Independence. The love and support she’s received has been overwhelming so she sends a message to all her supporters that the road through life may be difficult, but it is worth the journey.

 

 

 

Flor Augustin

“It’s tough. We will meet our challenges and a lot of people will leave us. A lot.  And it’s gonna be hard, but we just have to have faith in God and never give up.  Because we have other people that, you know that love us and that they don’t, they wouldn’t want to see us giving up or crying all the time or feeling sad. They want to, they want the best in us too. So for those other special holding on to life and be grateful for every single person you have around you.”

 

Britney Gordon for News Five.