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Christopher Diwata, SB19 team up for 'Mapa' performance

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Clarence Roi Gillego

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<p>Viral sensation Christopher Diwata, the man behind the “What hafen vella” trend, recently collaborated with P-pop kings SB19 for a performance of the latter’s song “Mapa.” </p><div> </div><p>In the video shared by Sony Music Philippines on Monday, March 26, the social media personality channeled a different version of himself through singing.</p><div> </div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKHePE0pGKh/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=630&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A3157621.3999999985%2C%22ls%22%3A261699.5%2C%22le%22%3A261704.3999999985%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1005" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div> </div><p>“What haffen vellaaaaaa-ta-ra-ta-ra, la-ta-ra-ta-ra,” Sony Music PH captioned its Instagram post.  </p><div> </div><p>Christopher sang the song’s first verse. SB19 members Justin, Pablo, Josh, Ken, and Stell sang with him when he reached the song’s chorus.  </p><div> </div><p>Surprised by Christopher’s ability to sing, they clapped for him after they sang the song.  </p><div> </div><p>The viral sensation earned the praise of SB19 member Pablo as seen in the one-minute video.  </p><div> </div><p>“Napahusay niyo po pala kumunta,” Paolo remarked.  </p><div> </div><p>Netizens were quick to react to the unexpected collaboration  </p><div> </div><p>“Ang seryoso... nanibago ako,” one netizen wrote.  </p><div> </div><p>Another netizen commented: “Wow ang ganda ng boses ni sir, pwede na 6th member ng SB19.” </p><div> </div><p>Aside from the “Mapa” duet, Christopher also did a dance collaboration with SB19 members to their latest song “Dungka” which now has its own dance craze. </p><div> </div><div><br/></div><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@officialsb19/video/7507610132365217042" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7507610132365217042" id="v3793160316290456" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><iframe name="__tt_embed__v3793160316290456" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7507610132365217042?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-05-27T11%3A56%3A59.506386%3A0c624fbe-de1b-4577-9076-5b17738091f7%26action%3Dedit" style="width:100%;height:739px;display:block;visibility:unset;max-height:739px"></iframe></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div> </div><p>“Dungka with Taylor laughter @Christopher Diwata,” SB19 captioned its TikTok post. </p><div> </div><p>Prior to this, Christopher also surprised Filipino indie folk-pop band Ben&amp;Ben who delightedly shared their encounter on social media last May 17. </p><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/5/17/ben-ben-shares-surprise-encounter-with-christopher-diwata-sobrang-blown-away-kami-2005" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Ben&amp;Ben shares surprise encounter with Christopher Diwata: &#x27;Sobrang blown away kami&#x27;</strong></a></div><div> </div><p>“Minsan lang kami i-surprise tapos ganito pa. Grabe hahahah salamat sa pakana @sonymusicphl!!! Sobrang random pero sobrang special,” Ben&amp;Ben captioned its Instagram post.  </p><div> </div><p>Christopher delivered his lines taken from Hollywood actor Taylor Lautner’s dialogue in the Twilight movie series.  </p><div> </div><p>“Sobrang random. We can’t believe na mapapanood namin ‘to [nang] live,” Ben&amp;Ben reacted.  </p><div> </div><p>Christopher rose to fame due to his iconic impersonation of Taylor for the Kalokalike segment of <em>It’s Showtime</em> in 2013.  Clips of his performance resurfaced and went viral recently. </p><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div>

<p>Viral sensation Christopher Diwata recently collaborated with P-pop kings SB19 to perform the latter's "Mapa."</p>

Viral sensation Christopher Diwata recently collaborated with P-pop kings SB19 to perform the latter's "Mapa."