Still feeling on cloud 9. SB19 member Stell Ajero couldn’t believe his luck that wolrdclass songwriter David Foster gave him the greenlight to sing a popular Celine Dion song, All By Myself at his Hitman concert at the Araneta Coliseum recently.
On his Facebook account, Stell recalled his rehearsal experience with the famous songwriter.
“I’m still shocked. Hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala na nabigyan ako ng ganitong opportunity to perform on stage with the hitman, Mr. David Foster,” Stell recalled.
To his surprise, David asked him to rehearse All By Myself.
“So pag akyat ko ng stage dapat mag soundcheck na ako for my spot, pero nagulat ako Sir David is playing the piano. Then he ask me kung suot ko na inears ko kasi pwede daw namin itry yung song. Nagulat ako sabi ko sa utak ko “what song?” So na pa “huh” ako then sabi niya all by myself give it a try daw. Bilang lutang ako sa sobrang gulat kinanta ko lang siya kung pano ko siya kinakanta. After iplay yung arrangement nung song sabi niya “do you want to perform this song tonight?” nasabi ko nalang “if it’s ok with you sir” biglang BOOOM ayun na ang nangyare,” he said.
What was it like to him? It was like he went through an audition.
“Para akong nag audition talaga. Namanifest ko yata. Grabe ‘yung kaba ko. Akala ko pinatry nya lang sa’kin. Syempre sino na naman ako para tumanggi diba? Minsan lang yung ganong pagkakataon kaya Binigay ko talaga yung best ko,” he said.
The applause backstage was what made the difference for Stell.
“Pagkatapos kong magperform, grabe din sigawan ng team and staff sa likod! Para kaming nanalo sa contest tapos talon kami ng talon. Grabe,” he said.
“Ayun lang. Ang haba ng kwento pero solid ang experience,” he said, after which he thanked everyone for appreciaring his performance which has since gone viral.
“Thank you sa lahat ng sumuporta. Thank you Sir David Foster and to the whole team. Sana nagustuhan niyo po yung performance ko. Thank you Lord kayo po talaga yung boses ko kagabi, Salamat po!” he said. (NIGEL CHAVEZ DE ESTRADA)
