sentences:  While still at her first year of college at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, Aicelle joined ABS-CBN's Season 1 of "Star in a Million" (2003), her first take on a nationwide televised singing competition.The competition opened many doors for Aicelle.Although she sometimes struggled, she eventually struck a balance between attending university and focusing on her blossoming singing career.