She's young, she's spunky and fun! Janux "Gigi" Vasquez is only 11 years old and already taking New York City as her own stage! She is already known by many in her neighborhood of Washington Heights for her singing being that she performs yearly at her Church's "Our Lady of Esperanza" outdoor festivities.
This little lady has been singing since the age 6, at this young age she began by performing for her family and family friends by putting little shows together for them and this is something that she still does. Janux is involved in many extracurricular activities at school and out of school such as glee club, choir, and piano, guitar and voice lessons. Janux is definitely a busy bee. At 9 years old she practically begged her mother Francisca to take her busking to the subway station. At first her mother was hesitant about it but Janux was so persistent that after getting some family input Francisca gave in and gave it a go. Her reason for allowing Janux to do this was because she wants to be supportive with her daughter's dreams, however only if it is within reason. Around that time they only went a couple of times because although her mom agreed to take her she was still not very comfortable with it even though she did see how it helped Janux to be more outgoing.
Later after Janux turned 10 she explained to her mother how great she felt singing at the subway station and believed and still believes that one day she will get discovered. During the interview Janux said that she doesn't busk for money but since she knows some people have tried to and have given her money she decided to take a little box and she saves every penny she gets. It's clear that anyone that see's Janux and watches her fearlessly perform would be blown away especially because she is so young.
Janux explained that this time was special because she was actually busking for a cause, she was raising money for her family's team for this year's Autism Speaks walk. First Janux and Francisca went to Times Square and then Penn Station. Janux enjoyed going to Penn Station the most that night. There she had a fan named Britney who watched and then joined Janux to sing a couple of songs before having to run off to catch her train. People clapped, some gave money, others would do a double-take as they walked by. They didn't last very long here because not too long after arriving an officer said to wrap it up. Despite of that moment it was crystal clear that Janux felt rewarded in her performance and her mother was very proud of her. Janux definitely loves to sing for people and will continue to do so.
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