ONCE UPON TIME AND ONCE UPON A KIEL ALO...

kiel: there was love, once upon a time

kiel: from far afar

kiel: joining the veterans

He might not know it, but someone was looking at him from far-away, in one dark lonely corner, as he chatted with his manager and friends.

He was looking rather suave, dignified and almost like a James Bond. His ways were gentle and sweet. His smiles could reach the farthest millennial of stars.

Once upon a time, someone did love him- but that love somehow faded-out, upon the advice and the concern of his manager- who's a friend of them both.

Once upon a time and once upon a Kiel Alo, there was a moment of tenderness and longing. But in existing upon the harsh realities of life and the world we live in, things needed some compromising tasks and wills, in order to survive, in order to outlast some pretty selfish tests of time.

There was Kiel Alo that night at the Historia bar, in a concert wherein he was among the Finale acts, in support to his friends from the media- The Entertainment Arts Media (or TEAM, for short). Because you see, right from the very start, Kiel and his manager Jobert Sucaldito, had always been nice and good to members of the working Media. They will always be there for them.

Seated beside Kiel at that night of the party, a blogger felt the 'hangover' of Kiel's recently-concluded concert together with some veterans and great singers from the Entertainment scene. He performed there with the likes of Ms. Carmen Soriano, Pilita Corrales, Jun Polistico, Janno Gibbs and Hajji Alejandro. He was the only young person in the group. Oh, my.

"Yes, Kuya Robert, until now I am feeling the hangover", Kiel answered back to the blogger seated beside him. "It happened at the the Manila Hotel, the venue of that concert of ours- with me singing along with Pilita Corrales, Carmen Soriano, Jun Polistico, Janno Gibbs and the rest. I felt so blessed and inspired to be among with them on that concert. They all welcomed me warmly and almost like a family, and with that, the more I felt so touched.

"Grabe, inalalayan talaga ako nina Jun Polistico at Janno Gibbs", Kiel further added. "Even Tita Carmen and Tita Pilita. They guided me while I was singing the songs. They all lifted me up. They all wanted to bring out the very best of me."

It was Ms. Daisy Romualdez, a veteran actress during Sampaguita days, who got Kiel perform on that Manila Hotel concert. Ms. Romualdez got so enthralled upon hearing Kiel sang on his Music Box concert last February of this year, that's why she got him this time on that Manila Hotel concert.

"I sang songs like To Love Somebody, A Song For You and My Love on that Manila Hotel concert of ours", Kiel revealed. "And my repertoire blended well with the others. I know I still have a lot to learn, and singing alongside with these bunch of great and veteran singers, it made me feel on top of the world."

Right now, Kiel and his manager Jobert Sucaldito are both preparing for his next solo concert on the month of August. Kiel is also out to record his very first single, which will be the third part of the "Pare, Mahal Mo Ba Ako" series of songs. After "Pare, Mahal Mo Ba Ako?", the second single "Pare, Mahal Naman Kita" was released. Now, it's Kiel's part. The answer on that second part of song, he will soon record.

"And it's going to be my very first recording single, finally", Kiel said. "They are now arranging everything. It's going to be direk Joven Tan who will compose the song."


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Yes, once upon a time, there was once upon a Kiel Alo.

In the merging of old and new

in the presence of many other different new breed of male singers and male celebrities.

One Kiel Alo stood above the rest.

And somehow conquered

the heart

and the soul



of you and me-



FOREVER.






(as written by robert manuguid silverio)

kiel: a first single soon

kiel (left) with jun polistico and janno gibbs in their last concert at the Maniola Hotel

(left to right): ms. carmen soriano, kiel, ms. pilita corrales, and janno gibbs