Sam Smith reacted to the performance of Ex-TNT Finalist Carl Malone Montecido
English singer-songwriter Sam Smith noticed the performance of former Tawag ng Tanghalan finalist Carl Malone Montecido inside a grocery.
Carl Malone joined the singing competition as one of the popular segments in the Kapamilya noontime show It’s Showtime in 2016. Luckily, he entered the grand finals even though it is a known fact to many people that he is blind. Apparently, through his hearing, he memorizes the lyrics and familiarizes himself with the tune.
Just recently, his video singing in a grocery went viral on social media. He was singing the song Too Good At Goodbyes and this caught the attention of the singer who popularized it – Sam Smith.
The English singer shared the said viral video of Carl Malone on his Twitter account. Obviously, his caption showed how amaze he is to the performance of the former TNT finalist. “WHO IS THIS KID!!!!!? YOU ARE OUT OF THIS UNIVERSE WHOEVER YOU ARE (heart emoji)” the singer-songwriter wrote.
With this, several Pinoy netizens introduced Carl Malone Montecido to Sam Smith. Some of them even shared several videos of other song covers of the blind singer. In addition, there were netizens who are tagging TV host Ellen DeGeneres in their comments so that she can also notice the talent of the blind singer.
Meanwhile, here are some other comments from netizens who are amazed after seeing Carl Malone’s performance.
“I would bet money this kid is from the Philippines. Every time there’s a phenomenal kid singing karaoke in a store – they are from the Philippines.” – Twitter user @almiba5
“Sam please find him. I definitely feel like he needs to be found. He’s so nervous and shy but shines brighter than the North Star- he is the next sam Smith- Sam this is now your mission if you choose to accept” – Twittet user @chloeclover5
As of press time, the post of Sam Smith already received over 400 thousand likes, over 100 thousand retweets and the video of Carl Malone Montecido that he shared has 3.6 million views.
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