MANILA, Philippines — Singer-actor Christian Bautista had the time of his life as he performed with Irish boyband Boyzone during the Manila leg of their Asian farewell tour in Mall of Asia Arena recently.
Christian was a front act at the concert together with another proudly Filipino talent, girl group 4th Impact, fifth place winners of “X Factor UK.”
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“I’m a big fan myself,” Christian said of Boyzone at the concert. “I met them backstage and they were so nice and friendly. We’re so lucky to have them in our country!”
The Manila audience was surprised when Boyzone called Christian again onstage to sing the parts of the group’s late member, Stephen Gately, in their hit song “No Matter What.”
“Christian can really, really sing,” Boyzone member Ronan Keating said before performing their “Manila-Irish version” of “No Matter What.”
“What a voice! What a talent! One of your own!” Ronan said of Christian after their number.
On his Instagram account, Christian posted a video clip of their performance and captioned it “Singing ‘No matter what’ with @boyzoneofficial. What a very talented and kind and generous group they are.”
In another post, Christian said he used to sing Boyzone songs in an acapella group in high school, so his duet with the group is unimaginable.
“I used to sing in an acapella group back in high school. We had a lot of boy band songs in our rep, including songs from @boyzoneofficial. I never imagined i would be given an opportunity to actually sing with them onstage. This was a great night. Thank you,” he wrote.
The Irish group is composed of Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham and Shane Lynch. Apart from “No Matter What,” they are known for their hit songs “Everyday I Love You,” Love Me For a Reason,” and their own rendition of “Words.”
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