Nora Aunor recalls botched operation that took away her voice

“They broke it, eh. It seems intentional.”

Nora Aunor

In an interview with Maricel Soriano, Nora Aunor recounts the unsuccessful operation that cost her voice: “When I arrived there, they laid me down, put me to sleep, when I woke up, I no longer had a voice. That’s what really happened there. Until now, I have no voice.”
PHOTO/S: Maricel Soriano / YouTube

Nora Aunor still feels regret after losing her singing voice following cosmetic surgery in Japan 14 years ago.

The Superstar claims that the botched job was done “on purpose” to ruin her voice.

In an interview uploaded on Maricel Soriano’s YouTube account on August 17, 2024, Nora narrated what happened to her in Japan in 2010:

“What I really love the most is singing. If it weren’t for singing, I wouldn’t be able to help my family and people wouldn’t recognize me.”

“That’s why when my voice broke…”

The Superstar then said without naming names, “They ruined it, eh. It seems intentional. That’s why until now, I can’t sing.”

Nora Aunor and Maricel Soriano

(L-R) Nora Aunor and Maricel Soriano
Photo/s: Maricel Soriano / YouTube

NORA AUNOR: LOSING HER VOICE

The 2022 National Artist for film and broadcast arts recalled that she was brought to Japan in order to endorse a facial clinic.

“I was in the States, eh. Someone came to me and said they would take me to Japan because they were going to hire me to endorse a [facial clinic].

“When I got there, they made me lie down, put me to sleep, when I woke up, I had no voice. That’s what really happened there. To this day, I have no voice.”

Maricel asked if she filed a lawsuit against the clinic.

“I sued but my voice never [returned],” said Nora about her golden voice.

Maricel asked if there is still a possibility for doctors to repair the damage.

Nora explained: “It’s not like when I went back to the Philippines and then when I came back, they didn’t do the surgery either. It’s a shame, huh.”

“Not now. The doctor said before, the vocal cords weren’t hit, but they hit me deeply.”

Nora admitted that she still misses singing. “It’s a shame, because when I see someone singing, it’s like…”

Maricel answered for her, “It seems like you want to join, right?”

Nora agreed by saying, “I want to sing.”

Back in 2010, Nora said in an interview with ABS-CBN North American News Bureau that her lawyers filed a malpractice suit against the Japan clinic, but she did not elaborate on the details then.