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‘Out of this universe’: Sam Smith reacts to Pinoy student’s viral cover of his hit

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<p>MANILA -- &quot;WHO IS THIS KID!!!!!?&quot; </p><p>This was what Grammy winner Sam Smith asked on Twitter Saturday night after watching the viral video of a Filipino student singing an incredible cover of his hit &quot;Too Good at Goodbyes.&quot; </p><p>Smith added: &quot;YOU ARE OUT OF THIS UNIVERSE WHOEVER YOU ARE.&quot; </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">WHO IS THIS KID!!!!!? YOU ARE OUT OF THIS UNIVERSE WHOEVER YOU ARE ❤️ <a href="https://t.co/4zHfaXVSw0">pic.twitter.com/4zHfaXVSw0</a></p>— Sam Smith (@samsmith) <a href="https://twitter.com/samsmith/status/1226156712236929025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The amazing young singer, as it turned out, is Carl Malone Montecido, a report from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TVPATROLNEGROS/videos/588496155327506/">TV Patrol Negros</a> confirmed.</p><p>He is best known for his stint in the first season of the &quot;Tawag ng Tanghalan&quot; reboot on &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime&quot; back in 2016. He managed to reach the finals and finish in a highly-respectable fifth place. </p><p>He was referred to as the &quot;Blind Balladeer,&quot; referring to his condition and astounding voice, which many were reminded of when a video of him performing inside a grocery went viral this past week. </p><p>The video was taken by Facebook user Trixie Madison who shared her admiration for Montecido&#x27;s voice by uploading it on the social media site. It has now garnered more than 7.7 million views. </p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/tricia.papats/videos/537434726873087/" data-width="auto"> </div>