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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/05/24/mariahcarey-aldrichtalonding-052418.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>American superstar Mariah Carey reacts to Filipino duo James Bucong and Aldrich Talonding&#x27;s (in photo) cover of her song &quot;Hero.&quot;<em> Screengrab/YouTube</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>&quot;This kid is amazing!&quot; These were the words of American superstar Mariah Carey upon being shown a video of Filipino music duo Aldrich Talonding and James Bucong covering one of her most enduring hits, &quot;Hero.&quot;</p><p>Carey was the latest guest featured on Glamour Magazine&#x27;s &quot;You Sang My Song&quot; YouTube series, where music artists are made to react to various fan renditions of their songs.</p><p>After seeing and commenting on YouTube covers of &quot;Always Be My Baby,&quot; &quot;We Belong Together,&quot; &quot;Touch My Body,&quot; &quot;Heartbreaker,&quot; and &quot;My All,&quot; Carey last watched the Pinoy duo&#x27;s version of &quot;Hero,&quot; with Talonding singing and Bucong on guitar.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LnABB53pYWE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Calling Talonding&#x27;s vocals &quot;amazing,&quot; Carey went on to reflect on the phenomenal success of &quot;Hero,&quot; which she first released in 1993.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s interesting because when I first wrote &#x27;Hero,&#x27; I wasn&#x27;t even writing it for myself. There is something special about it, especially when you see such a wide range of people doing the song -- different ages, different places in the world. It&#x27;s really a nice feeling as a songwriter,&quot; she said.</p><p>Addressing both Talonding and Bucong, she added: &quot;I loved the rendition. Amazing.&quot;</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CuSnGeg99t4?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>The video of the duo shown to Carey was originally uploaded in 2014 on YouTube. </p><p>At the time, Talonding was 15, and Bucong, 19. That was a year after their cover of &quot;Dance with My Father&quot; went viral with nearly 8 million views, leading to their appearance on the US talk show &quot;Ellen&quot; within just weeks.</p><p>The B&#x27;laan performers then made it to local TV shows, including &quot;ASAP,&quot; where they reprised &quot;Dance with My Father&quot; alongside Kapamilya singer Angeline Quinto.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uQMeeIvSsDw?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/03eRqX2KC9E?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Today, Talonding and Bucong continue to regularly update their YouTube channel with covers of various songs, notably Christian tunes.</p><p>Carey&#x27;s appearance on &quot;You Sang My Song&quot; follows the likes of Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, and Pink, who all similarly gave comments on fan renditions of their hits. </p><p>The celebrities&#x27; reactions are then usually shown to the artists behind the covers, often resulting in emotional moments.</p>

<p>"This kid is amazing!" These were the words of American superstar Mariah Carey upon being shown a video of Filipino music duo Aldrich Talonding and James Bucong covering one of her most enduring hits, "Hero."</p>

"This kid is amazing!" These were the words of American superstar Mariah Carey upon being shown a video of Filipino music duo Aldrich Talonding and James Bucong covering one of her most enduring hits, "Hero."