‘Feliz Navidad’ Singer José Feliciano Shares About His Faith, Pro-Life Conversion
By Movieguide® Staff
The singer José Feliciano, known for his Christmas classic “Feli Navidad,” revealed that the birth of his child changed his mind from pro-abortion to pro-life: “even if all there is a heartbeat, that’s life.”
Feliciano, who is blind, talked with the National Catholic Register and said that it was the sound of his daughter’s beating heart that changed his opinion.
“I used to be pro-abortion many, many years ago,” Felciano said. “But then when I had my daughter Melissa, I went the other way… when I heard Melissa’s little heartbeat on the monitor, I said, ‘Well, wait a minute. Even if all there is a heartbeat, that’s life.”
The 75-year-old also shared that his faith in God affected how he chose to pursue his career. Feliciano shared how his faith helped influence his career choice.
“It seemed to me that before my parents read the Bible or did other things with me, God was pushing me into the music area,” Feliciano said. “God was showing me the light ever since I was born.”
“Somehow at that age when I would hear my uncles playing music [in Puerto Rico], it seemed that God was sending me a message, that he was steering me in that direction,” he added.
Feliciano said he remains thankful to God, despite his blindness.
“In one sight being blind helped because if I would have been sighted, I probably would have been playing stickball in the streets and not listening to the message that God was giving which was music all the time,” Felciano said.
Feliciano said that his parents also showed great faith and supported him throughout his life. Feliciano’s father gave him a harmonica at the age of 4, and he knew that he had an ear for music.
“My mother would go in the kitchen and sob uncontrollably because it really looked like a miracle. When she was crying, someone said, ‘Listen, this has to be a sign from God,” Feliciano recalled.
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