12 Philippine Showbiz Today
November 8 - 21, 2018
Marcelito Pomoy gets
standing ovation on
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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Another Filipino talent drew
international attention through
the generosity of popular talk
show host Ellen DeGeneres.
“Pilipinas Got Talent Season
2” grand winner Marcelito Pomoy
received a standing ovation from
the audience of DeGeneres’”The
Ellen Show” on Tuesday (Manila
time) after showcasing his singing
ability in both a male and female
voice.
Pomoy performed Celine
Dion’s “The Prayer” and “Beauty
and the Beast” which impressed
the world-famous talk show host.
In the interview, Pomoy told
DeGeneres that he didn’t expect
that he will get the chance to be
invited to appear on the show
until he received the ticket for him
to fly to the US.
“Actually, hindi ko po talaga
ini-expect. Tapos one time may
nag-message po sa akin sa
Facebook (yung) EllenTV.com.
Hanggang dumating po yung
nag-Skype kami, hindi pa rin ako
naniniwala. Then dumating sa
akin yung ticket going to Ellen,”
Pomoy said.
“Here you are because you
are amazing,” DeGeneres told
Pomoy.
Asked when did he discover
that he could sing both the male
and female parts, Pomoy told
DeGeneres, “Hindi ko rin alam sa
sarili ko. Siguro ito na ang bigay
ni God so ipinagpatuloy ko na
lang.”
Pomoy also shared the
story of his humble beginnings
and recalled how he was able to
become a famous singer in the
Philippines. According to him,
he started singing at the age of
seven and further discovered that
he can switch his voice and sing
in a higher range when he was 18
while doing chores at a poultry
farm. This talent of his paved
the way for him to join different
contests in both amateur and
professional leagues.
“First time ko kasing lumayas
seven years old, tapos nagtrabaho
na ako (bilang) pin boy. Then,
ang kita ko sa pin boy ay P50 in
US dollars ay $1 yun ang nagpa-
survive sa akin na pangkain ko sa
araw-araw at natulog na ako sa
kalye,” said Pomoy.
Pomoy added that he was
initially hesitant to join Pilipinas
Got Talent in 2011, the show
where he got discovered, at
first since he did not believe in
his talent. However, he decided
to join the contest hoping that
appearing on television will help
fulfill his lifelong dream to reunite
with his family.
As a gift to Pomoy, DeGeneres
gave the Filipino singer tickets to
Celine Dion’s Las Vegas show and
set up a meet and greet with the
pop diva. ●
- I. Iglesias, TMT
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