SB19’s Stell unaffected by Jake Zyrus’ mom’s ‘All by Myself’ remark

SB19’s Stell. Image: screengrab from YouTube/Ogie Diaz Showbiz Update

Stell Ajero of SB19 appealed to netizens to stop the bashing toward Jake Zyrus’ mom, Raquel Pempengco, as he stressed he was not hurt by the latter’s remark about his “All by Myself” rendition.

Stell earlier earned the praise of award-winning composer-producer David Foster after the singer belted the song at Foster’s “Hitman” concert in Manila.

Raquel then gave her two cents on Stell’s performance, saying he was good but that he shouldn’t be compared to Charice Pempengco (now Jake Zyrus).

Stell was asked about the comparison between him and then-Charice on social media by actor-showbiz reporter Ogie Diaz, as seen in a vlog on the latter’s YouTube channel on Wednesday, July 3.

“Ewan ko nga po sa mga Pinoy, hindi po nila maiwasan magkumpara,” Stell lamented. “Sa totoo lang po, ang bawat isang artist, may kanya-kanyang galing and parang something special to offer. ‘Yung pagkukumpara, dapat po ata alisin na natin sa isip natin ‘yon.”

“Si Charice, si Charice na po ‘yon. Nagawa na niya ‘yon. Nakapag-iwan na siya ng mark,” he continued. “At kung ano naman po ‘yung ginawa ko, ‘yun naman po ang sarili kong interpretasyon. ‘Yun po ‘yung skill na kaya kong i-deliver.”

Stell affirmed that his performance was somehow similar to then-Charice’s, but noted that it all happened very suddenly and that he just went with the flow.

Speaking about Raquel’s remark, Stell said, “Syempre, nanay po siya. Para sa mga mata ng nanay, anak nila ‘yung pinakamagaling. Hindi ko naman po siya masisisi do’n sa nasabi niyang salita kasi opinyon niya naman po ‘yon e.”

“Basta ako, ayoko lang pong mag-spread ng anything negative kahit sa ibang tao,” he stated, adding that he was even flattered because he was still somehow “recognized” by Raquel. “But for me, hindi naman po ako na-hurt or anything.”

He also addressed netizens and said, “Tsaka do’n sa mga nambabash, kung kaya niyong iwasan na lang para hindi kayo mag-away-away.”

“Sa mata rin naman po ng nanay ko ako ang pinakamagaling,” Stell then quipped.