SB19 member Stell Ajero reacted to Raquel Pempengco’s comparison of him and her child, Jake Zyrus.
In an interview with Ogie Diaz, Stell said he couldn’t understand why people must compare to artists despite their different talents.
He said it would be better if netizens stopped comparing him to Charice.
“For me naman po, ewan ko po sa mga Pinoy pero hindi po nila maiwasang magkumpara. Sa totoo lang po, bawat isang artist may kani-kaniya naman po ‘yang galing, something special to offer. And ‘yong pagkukumpara, parang dapat alisin na po natin sa isip natin ‘yon kasi si Charice, si Charice na po ‘yon. Nagawa niya na po ‘yon, nakapag-iwan na po siya ng mark, at kung ano po ‘yong ginawa ko, ‘yon naman po ‘yong sarili kong interpretasyon,” said Stell.
He also understood why Raquel was rooting for Jake since it was her child.
“Siyempre nanay po siya, siyempre para sa mga mata ng nanay, anak nila ‘yong pinakamagaling. Pero hindi ko naman po siya masisisi doon po sa nasabi niyang salita, kasi sa kaniya po ‘yon eh, opinyon niya po, and wala naman akong magagawa ro’n,” he stated.
It can be recalled that Raquel went viral on social media after he compared Stell’s performance of “All By Myself” to Charice’s version.
“Gulatin mo din ang mga tao, mag Charice Pempengco ka ulit,” said Raquel. “Pero infairness magaling si Stell Ajero, mala Jed Madela din, but still don’t compare with Charice,”
“Oops just saying lang ha, it’s my own opinion dadami na naman basher ko,” she added.