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Blind guy grabs karaoke mic inside store and sounds just like famous celebrity when he starts to sing
I did NOT see that coming! He is phenomenal!
Laura Shallcross
10.21.20

Getting the likes of pianos and karaoke machines installed in public places is always a bit of a risk. In the wrong hands, this musical equipment can cause serious eardrum issues to unfortunate passers-by.

But when a talented person takes to the makeshift stage, amazing things can happen.

Rather than horrify everyone with tone-deaf singing, they have the opposite effect โ€“ stopping people in their tracks and almost hypnotizing them with their incredible performance.

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Carl Malone Montecido is one young boy who knows how to put on a show.

The blind schoolboy surprised fellow shoppers when he sang his version of Sam Smithโ€™s โ€˜Too Good At Goodbyesโ€™ on a karaoke machine at a mall in Bacolod City, the Philippines.

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The impromptu performance, which was filmed on 5 February, quickly reached viral status when it was shared across social media. Itโ€™s currently on YouTube, where it has more than a quarter of a million views.

Amazingly, the video reached such dizzying heights of popularity that it caught the attention of Sam Smith himself.

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He re-shared the video, and wrote:

โ€œWho is this kid!!!!!? You are out of this universe whoever you are.โ€

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According to a Ladbible article, one onlooker said that everyone who was passing by stopped in their tracks when they heard how good the teenโ€™s voice was.

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She added:

โ€œWe stopped and listened to him with the other people in the mall. The song was almost finished when I remembered to take a video.โ€

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Carl isnโ€™t just a random schoolkid who hasnโ€™t been recognized for his talents.

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Heโ€™s actually one of the Philippinesโ€™ representatives in the World Championship of Performing Arts, which was set to take place in July, pre-COVID.

Heโ€™s also been on an amateur singing competition, finishing in fifth place, so heโ€™s no stranger to performing in front of a crowd.

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Across the internet, the video of Carlโ€™s impromptu Sam Smith performance was viewed more than 5 million times.

People took to the comments beneath the YouTube video to praise the youngster for his incredible talent. One person wrote:

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โ€œLadies and gentlemen, these [sic] is why Social Media was created. For moments like this. I donโ€™t know what happens next for him but at least heโ€™ll always have this moment..๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฟโ€

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Someone else added:

โ€œI wanna meet this kid and give him the claps he deserved like wtf, there was like 2 claps. His voice is GOLD.โ€

But one person suggested that nobody clapped for the youngster when heโ€™d finished his song because they thought they were hearing the radio version.

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Carl can certainly hit an impressive range of high notes like Sam Smith, so we wouldnโ€™t be surprised if this was true.

If you hear Carlโ€™s singing and decide youโ€™re a big fan, youโ€™ll be happy to know that he has his own YouTube channel.

Along with the typical postings of a teenage lad, including prank calls and family dinners, Carl has also posted a few covers of other songs.

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His cover of โ€œHeavenโ€ by Brian Adams is just as beautiful as his Sam Smith cover. Heโ€™s also done a cover of Adeleโ€™s โ€œAll I Askโ€, which is well worth a listen.

But if youโ€™re a complete newbie to Carlโ€™s singing, check out his Sam Smith cover first!

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Weโ€™ve shared it in this article โ€“ just scroll down and click โ€œplayโ€ to give it a listen.

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