Ataska Mercado

Not to be confused with Atasha Muhlach.

Ataska Mercado
Born	Atascha Chloe Mercado (2002-02-02) February 2, 2002 (age 23) [1] Quezon City, Philippines
Occupations	Actress television personality singer songwriter host
Years active	2011–present
Agent	Viva Artists Agency and Viva Records (2015–present)

Atascha Chloe "Ataska" Mercado (born February 2, 2002) is a Filipino actress, host, songwriter and singer. ^[2] She is dubbed as the "Vivamax Princess" by the industry. ^[3] In 2009, she was crowned as Lil' Earth Angel-Eco Tourism during Miss Lil' Earth Angels 2009 at Miss Philippines Earth 2009. ^[4] She joined the second season of The Voice Kids Philippines and got a three-chair turn. ^[5] She was a theater actress for plays such as Wizard of Oz , Peter Pan and Annie where she played as Pepper. ^{[6] [7]} She is Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission Ambassador from 2018 to the present. ^[8] She is a member of the girl group, SNTA, ^[9] managed by Viva Artists Agency.

Filmography

Television show / series

Year	Title	Role	Ref
2011	Time of My Life	Young Zaira	[10]
2015	The Voice Kids Philippines (season 2)	Herself (contestant)	[11]
2016	Letters and Music	Herself (celebrity guest)	[12]
2017	Taddy Taddy Po	Paige	[13]
2018	One Song	Rose	[14]
2019	OPM TV	VJ Ataska	[15]
2024	It's Showtime	Herself (Expecially For You segment)	[16]
2024	Family Feud	Herself (celebrity contestant)	[17]
2024	The Boobay and Tekla Show	Herself (celebrity guest)	[18]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref
2023	Secret Campus	Andi	[19]
	Halo-Halo X	Melissa	[20]

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Ref
2016	Annie	Pepper	[6]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref
2018	Miss Granny	Hana	[21]
2021	Sensitive and in Love	Ataska	[8]
2022	How to Love Mr. Heartless	Amy	[22]
2023	Bugaw	Lydia	[23]
	Bisyo!	Lisa	[24]
2024	Mapanukso	Tanya	[25]
	Sweet Release	Rian	[26]
	Elevator	Erika
	Sisid Marino	Flor	[27]
	Uhaw	Rejoice	[28]
	Lamas	Mona	[29]
2025	Teresa (Short Film)	Ms. Joan Alvarez	[30]

Discography

Singles ^[31]

• 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 ^[32]
• The Voice Kids Boses Ng Bulilit Muling Bibirit

Awards and Recognition

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee(s)/work(s)	Result	Ref
Wish 107.5 Music Awards	2017	Wish Young Artist of the Year		Nominated	[33]
Philippine Popular Music Festival	2018	Song Interpreter	Kelan Kaya	Semi-Finalist	[34]
30th Awit Awards	2018	Best Performance by a New Female Recording Artist	If I Fall in Love	Nominated	[35]
Lustre Awards 2024	2024	Most Promising Actress of the Year		Won	[36]

References

1. "Ataska". Viva Artists Agency.
2. "MORE MUSIC SHOWS FROM VIVA TV". Inquirer Bandera. 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
3. Laurena, Adam (2024). "Ataska, masayang napagsabay ang acting, singing, at songwriting sa "Uhaw"". Pika Pika.
4. "ME Philippines 2009: Beautiful Sisters". Woman of Earth. 2009. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
5. Umbao, Ed (8 June 2015). "Ataska Mercado: Three-Chair Turner of The Voice Kids Season 2 (Performance Video)". PhilNews PH. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
6. "Get to Know Annie's Cast of Orphans!". TheaterFansManila. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
7. "Ataska at V81 Radio". V81 Radio. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
8. "Ataska Mercado". SensitiveAndInLove. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
9. "SNTA D-DAY". stayhappening.com. 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
10. Gabinete, Jojo. "Ataska, nag-transition from child actress to Vivamax star". pep.ph.
11. "VIDEO: Atascha Mercado turns 3 chairs on 'The Voice Kids' Season 2". Summit Express.
12. "Ataska on Letters and Music". Net 25.
13. Gil, Baby. "Taddy Taddy Po". Planet Store.
14. "Viva TV Website under Schedule". Viva TV. 9 March 2018.
15. "MORE MUSIC SHOWS FROM VIVA TV". Inquire Bandera. 2019.
16. Entertainment.ABS-CBN.com. "Ataska, sinunod ang payo ng magulang na hiwalayan si Sandro It's Showtime".
17. "Durano, Chloe Jenna, Ataska, and Janelle Tee sumalang sa Family Feud".
18. "TBATS: Ataska, Angelica Hart, Julia Victoria, abangan sa 'TBATS' (Episode 290)".
19. "Akting ni Ataska Mercado, pasabog sa 'Secret Campus'". Tribune. 17 August 2023.
20. "Review of 'Grade Sex,' the final episode in the Vivamax series, 'Halo Halo X'". Journal News. 5 November 2023.
21. "An Honest Review Of 'Miss Granny'". Cosmopolitan PH. 28 August 2018.
22. CC, Je (22 October 2022). "'How to Love Mr. Heartless' Review: Hopeful Sentimentality". Lionheartv.
23. "Young woman forced into prostitution finds a turning point in 'Bugaw'". Manila Standard. 4 July 2023.
24. Bautista, Mario (14 July 2023). "Vices Ataska and Angelika find hard to drop". Journal News PH.
25. "Entertainment Ataska". Abante Tonite. 14 March 2024.
26. "Ataska, Dyessa Garcia, Mhack Morales unveil 'Sweet Release' on Vivamax". Cinema Bravo. 6 April 2024.
27. "DIREK JOEL, INAMING NAG-VIVAMAX DAHIL KAILANGAN NG PERA". People's Balita. 17 June 2024.
28. Amoyo, Aster (7 September 2024). "Ataska malaki ang potensyal". Journal News PH.
29. "Angeli, Ataska grabe magpatakam: Boss Vic ibinida VMX". Abante. 19 December 2024.
30. Medina, Oggie (3 August 2025). "Elia Ilano Bibida sa Pelikulang "Teresa"". Police Files Tonite. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
31. "Viva Records Corporation Artists". Viva Vicor. 20 March 2020.
32. Gil, Baby (1 March 2022). "Sarah and Matteo lead Padayon benefit concert for Caritas". Philippines Star. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
33. "3rd Wish 107.5 Music Awards Nominations Revealed". Wish107.5. 13 December 2017.
34. Sakurako, Celene (2018). "2018 PhilPop Song Interpreters was Announced". Inquirer.
35. Gil, Baby (17 August 2017). "Acapellago tops Awit Awards with 7 nominations". Philippines Star.
36. Severo, Jan Milo (19 December 2024). "From singing contests to Vivamax: Singer Ataska explains transition to sexy roles". Philippines Star.