Sampaguita had released several albums and songs that went successful and are now considered classics.
Sampaguita started out as a model under then-First Lady Imelda Romualdez-Marcos' Bagong Anyo.
Her stage name was coined by the percussionist Nick Boogie, after the species of jasmine locally known as sampaguita, which is also the national flower.
[2] Her first performance was at the New Moon Concert in 1977 at the Folk Arts Theater in Pasay, Metro Manila.
[3] On December 3, 2010, she went onstage again at the Ugat, The Legends of Pinoy Folk Rock concert held at the Araneta Coliseum.