Stellvester Ajero (born June 16, 1995), better known by his stage name Stell, is a Filipino singer, songwriter, dancer, and choreographer. Known for his wide vocal range, he is the main vocalist, lead dancer and main choreographer of the Filipino

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managed under ShowBT Philippines.

Early life

Stell was born on June 16, 1995 in Las Piñas City,

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, Philippines. He studied Hotel and Restaurant Management at the

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. Before joining SB19, he is a member of a dance cover group called ‘SE-EON together with his fellow SB19's member, Josh. Stell's inspirations were Filipino balladeer

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, the first Filipino to win the World Championships of Performing Arts title and the Filipina vocalist, singer and producer Morissette. He also admired Filipino TV host-actress

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, and the style of Maris Racal. His music inspirations are the

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and South Korean boy band,

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Career

2018-2021: ''SB19''

In 2016, Stell auditioned for ShowBT Philippines. He is the only member who chose to stay in the training before some members returned and continued what they started and debuted as SB19. As a former member of a dance cover group, he became the lead dancer and main choreographer. Also, Stell is the only

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member of SB19 dubbed as "Heavenly Voice," as he became the band's main vocalist. On 26 October 2018, Stell debuted with fellow members Pablo, Josh, Justin, and Ken with "Tilaluha" written by Pablo himself. Stell choreographed the dance routine of " What?", the first single of their

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2022''–''present

Stell was chosen as one of the performers in the musical show called "A Night of Wonder with Disney+" in November 2022 during the launch of

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in the Philippines. He sang his rendition of "

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" originally performed by

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, which was an original soundtrack for the 1994 film ''

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''.

Discography

Production credits

All song credits are adapted from the

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, unless otherwise noted.

Awards and nominations

References

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