Bruno Mars notices Filipino ‘Kalokalike’ from ‘It’s Showtime’
Bruno Mars and “It’s Showtime’s” “Kalokalike” contestant Kent Villarba. Image: Instagranm/@brunomars; screengrab from YouTube/ABS-CBN It’s Showtime
Bruno Mars seemed delighted over the performance of Filipino singer Kent Villarba, who joined the “Kalokalike” segment of “It’s Showtime” and impersonated the Grammy-winning singer.
Villarba sang Mars’ hit songs including “Just the Way You Are,” “Grenade,” “When I Was Your Man” and “Die with a Smile,” sending fans and the noontime show hosts in awe, as seen in the program’s episode aired last Friday, Oct. 4.
An Instagram reel of Villarba’s performance shared by ABS-CBN was then reposted by Mars on his Instagram Stories last Saturday, Oct. 5.
Mars’ post has since expired but has already been re-uploaded by the Kapamilya network on its Instagram page.
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Villarba then gave more glimpses of his impersonation of Mars via the former’s Instagram page, thanking the latter for noticing him. Villarba also expressed his gratitude to the noontime show and the network for the TV exposure.
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Mars is a Filipino-American Puerto Rican award-winning singer-songwriter. His other hit songs include “Talking to the Moon,” Locked Out of Heaven,” “Leave the Door Open” and “24k Magic.”
Mars last visited the Philippines in June 2023 for his two-day concert.
