“Pilipinas Got Talent” grand prize winner Jovit Baldivino could hardly believe his eyes upon seeing Journey frontman Arnel Pineda right before him on the set of “The Buzz” last June 20.
Baldivino has long been a fan of Pineda. The former even chose the Journey song, “Faithfully,” as his audition piece for the talent search last February. Many have said the two sound alike when they sing and Baldivino had always dreamt of singing a duet with his idol.
This came true Sunday when they sang “Too Much Love Will Kill You,” a Brian May-original that was Baldivino’s winning piece. The young singer and the international artist traded verses and even sang in unison in some parts of the song.
“Yung opportunity na dumating sa yo, sana mahalin mo,” Pineda advises Baldivino, adding, “Buti ka pa at age 16 [ay] nakuha mo ang fame mo. Ako, it took me 25 years…”
Pineda released mediocre-selling albums in the Philippines in the ‘90s prior to being discovered by the original Journey members. Way before that, and for many years, he performed regularly at several hole-in-the-wall venues outside Manila.
Pineda is not at all bothered that Baldivino is being touted as the “next Arnel Pineda.” He, in fact, supports the young Batangueno all the way.
“Syempre, kababayan natin yan," Pineda was quoted as saying by abs-cbnNEWS.com during an outreach program in Quezon City.
On June 21, Baldivino set the ball rolling for yet another dream of his – that of making a movie with KC Concepcion as his leading lady. He did so by appearing as guest on her morning show, “Simply KC.”
Given Baldivino’s lucky streak, that dream movie with Concepcion could not be far away. --By JOJO P. PANALIGAN ( June 21, 2010 )
Source: Manila Bulletin
