MANILA – One week after “The Vampire Diaries” used her song for its 16th episode this season, Carol Banawa shared how the people in charge of the American TV series reached out to her.

In an interview with “Rated K” which aired on Sunday, Banawa said she got an email from someone from the show in late February.

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“Ang title nung email was ‘Bakit Di Totoohanin, The Vampire Diaries Episode 716’. Sabi ko, ‘Why my song? Why a Tagalog song for a US TV series.’ Tapos sumagot siya, kasi mayroon nga daw scene for that episode na 'yung dalawang characters are in the Philippines,” she narrated.

“They wanted to make the scene sound and look authentic. That’s why they decided they wanted to use a Tagalog song,” she added.

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Asked how she felt when she finally saw the episode, the former Kapamilya singer said: “I’m just lucky. All I can think of is it’s God’s work kasi parang out of all the songs, kanta ko pa.”

Since she left the Philippines, Banawa has been living in Washington D.C. with her family.

“I can leave without the fame and fortune. Okay lang po sa akin kasi napaka-homebody ko po talaga,” she said. “I am a mom of two beautiful kids and I’m also a wife. I’m a licensed practical nurse but I’m working on becoming an RN.”