SB19's Stell opens up about life before fame, current love status, acting plans

Stell Ajero is one of the fastest-rising music artists in the Philippines because of her incredible talent for performing, especially singing.

Just like everybody else, Stell Ajero was also a simple boy from Las Piñas City who dreamed of becoming a successful singer in the country.

While juggling all his duties as a working student, Stell Ajero, unfortunately, almost had a pulmonary edema.

“Sa kasamaang palad po muntik na po akong magkaroon ng tubig sa baga. So 'yung kinita ko po doon sa pinagtrabahuhan ko doon din po napunta sa hospital bills po,” he shared on his previous interview with Karen Davila.

To support his family and his education, despite the trigger to his health, Stell Ajero used to teach dance classes in a school for children with special needs.

In an interview with Toni Gonzaga-Soriano, Stell Ajero claimed that they were trained for four years and gave up their regular careers before becoming SB19. Many of his colleagues had already left, but he decided to stay since he was determined to become a professional performer.

SB19 debuted in 2018 as the newest P-pop boy group at the time. Their first single was "Tilaluha," and while many people supported them, others seemed unimpressed with their group. But they persisted, not allowing any discouragement to demotivate them.

SB19 has grown in popularity in the country over the years for its trending and hit songs.

SB19 is the first Filipino and Southeast Asian artist to be nominated for Top Social Artist at the Billboard Music Awards in April 2021, alongside Korean superstars BTS.

In an interview with GMANetwork.com, Stell Ajero revealed that his SB19 co-members were the ones who pushed him to say, “Yes,” to The Voice Generations and become Coach Stell.

He shared, “I think wala naman akong reason to say, 'No,' kasi even my friends, colleagues, family, and SB19 members, nung nalaman nila 'yung news na 'yun, talagang sila 'yung number one na nagsabing, 'O, Stell kapag 'yan pinalampas mo pa, hindi na namin alam kung anong gagawin sa'yo.' So parang sa kanila pa nanggaling na excited sila for me para sa project na 'to. So isa rin 'yun sa naging reason para maging positive ako about this kaya sabi ko, 'Game.'”

Stell Ajero will undoubtedly become one of the country's top musicians in the next few years.

Stell revealed that his debut single is like "coming out of his shell," which relates to his personality as a performer. He said. "Dapat tanggalin ko 'yung hiya. Tanggalin ko 'yung takot para magawa ko and ma-showcase ko 'yung talent ko, kung sino talaga ako."