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Born | Las Piñas, Philippines | June 16, 1995
Alma mater | STI College |
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Years active | 2018–present |
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Instruments | Vocals |
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Member of | SB19 |
Stellvester Quitales Ajero (born June 16, 1995), known professionally as Stell, is a Filipino singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for his wide vocal range, he is the main vocalist, lead dancer and main choreographer of the Filipino boy band SB19 managed under 1Z Entertainment.
Stell was born on June 16, 1995, in Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines. [1] He studied Hotel and Restaurant Management at STI College. Before joining SB19, Stell was a member of an internationally competitive dance group called SE-EON, along with future bandmate Josh. Stell's music inspirations include Filipino singers Jed Madela and Morissette, Filipino-American singer Bruno Mars and the South Korean boy band VIXX. [2]
In 2016, Stell auditioned for ShowBT Philippines. He is the only member who choose to stay in the training before some members returned and continued what they started and debuted as SB19. [3] As a former member of a dance cover group, he became the lead dancer and main choreographer. Also, Stell is the only sopranist member of SB19 dubbed as "Heavenly Voice," as he became the band's main vocalist.[ citation needed ]
On October 26, 2018, Stell debuted as a member of SB19, with fellow members Pablo, Josh, Justin, and Ken, with the single "Tilaluha". [4] [5]
Stell choreographed the dance routine of "What?", the first single of their extended play Pagsibol .[ citation needed ] He was also responsible for the choreography of their single "Where You At?". [6]
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 streaming platform Disney+ in the Philippines. He sang his rendition of "Circle of Life" originally performed by Elton John, which was an original soundtrack for the 1994 film The Lion King . [7]
He became part of GMA Network's adaptation of The Voice franchise in the country, as one of the coaches in The Voice Generations (2023), [8] and The Voice Kids (2024). [9]
On June 14, 2024, Stell released his debut single "Room" as a solo artist under the management of 1Z Entertainment and signed with the record label Warner Music Philippines. On August 2, 2024, Stell released his first EP, also named Room, which includes the titular song and four other tracks. He then went on a four-city tour to promote the Room EP, performing in Cebu, Davao, Cagayan de Oro and Taguig. Other than his own, many vocally demanding songs such as "Defying Gravity" from the musical "Wicked" or "My heart will go on" by "Celine Dion" were on the track list of theses shows.
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Room |
Track listing
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Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s)/work(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Myx Music Awards | 2024 | Pop Video of the Year | "Room" | Pending | [10] |
PPOP Awards | 2022 | Main Vocal of the Year | Stell | Won | [11] |
2023 | Top Male Vocalist of the Year | Won | [12] [13] | ||
Village Pipol Choice Award | 2023 | Male TikTok Face of the Year | Stell | Won | [14] |
Gawad Lasallianeta | 2023 | Most Influential Filipino Celebrity | Stell of SB19 | Pending | [15] [16] |
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