Belle Mariano Shines at Her First Ever Solo Concert

'Beloved' actress Belle Mariano marks her singer-songwriter era with a sold-out solo concert that showcased her versatile brand of musicality and talent.

Grace C. Diez

<div><br/></div><p>“<strong>Beloved: Belle</strong>” lives up to its title as <strong><a href="https://metro.style/people/celebrities/belle-mariano-metro-x-star-magic-30/34489" target="_blank">Belle Mariano</a></strong> proves how much she is well-lovedby her fans and how she loves her supporters in return by gifting them a concert night offun, electric, heartwarming, nostalgic and even <em>kilig</em>-inducing musical performances.</p><div><br/></div><p>In a YouTube interview, Belle once shared to <strong>ABS-CBN</strong> news anchor <strong>Karen Davila</strong> thatas a kid, she’s used to taking the family event spotlight because she loves entertainingand performing. This time around, Belle turns that childhood fantasy and memory intoan absolute reality by taking on the centerstage at <strong>New Frontier Theater</strong> as a solo artist.</p><div><br/></div><p>The excitement was palpable when the countdown to the opening began and thescreaming fans signaled the atmosphere for the whole night. Belle entered the stage,resplendent in a pink gown, serenading the audience with the song “<strong>Sigurado</strong>,” off<strong>DonBelle</strong>’s massive hit TV series <em><strong><a href="https://metro.style/people/digital-covers/donny-pangilinan-belle-mariano-hes-into-her-2/32809" target="_blank">He’s Into Her</a></strong></em>. Then she transformed her gown into ashimmering pink pantsuit to get everyone dancing to her cover of <strong>Dua Lipa</strong>’s “<strong>Levitating</strong>.”</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/2bab520e-d486-4a10-b33e-6db596852218_beloved belle-7.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Belle Mariano Shines at Her First Ever Solo Concert"/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>During the opening spiels, the venue was filled with loud “Belle Mariano! Belle Mariano!”fanchants that Belle had to take the moment in and jokingly commented that the fansshould stop or else she would already cry at the beginning of the concert.</p><div><br/></div><p>From her sophomore album, Belle performed acoustic versions of her sentimental andmoody songs “<strong>Road Trip</strong>” and “<strong>Session Road</strong>” and went on to introduce her collaborator<strong>Cesca</strong> onstage to sing “<strong><em>Pansamantala</em></strong>” together. The concert was also an opportunity forBelle to share the stage with <strong>Trisha Denise</strong>, fellow artist and collaborator she admires,and perform a duet for the song “<strong>Running Out of Time</strong>.” </p><div><br/></div><p>To fans’ delight, Belle maximized her vocals’ emotional range by singing a <em>hugot</em>medley singing her version of <strong>Olivia Rodrigo</strong>’s “<strong>Driver’s License</strong>,” <strong>The Script</strong>’s “<strong>The ManWho Can’t Be Moved</strong>” and Paula Cole’s “<strong>I Don’t Want to Wait</strong>.” The young actress-singeralso treated the crowd with classics like “<strong>Time After Time</strong>” and “<strong>Dancing Queen</strong>.”</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/819afa82-dc57-46b1-8c89-da7b4a823e2d_beloved belle-18.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Belle Mariano Shines at Her First Ever Solo Concert"/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>Among the highlights of the concert was when special guest <strong>Darren Espanto</strong> and Belleelectrified the set with their version of the <strong>Sam Concepcion</strong>-<strong>Tippy Dos Santos</strong> OPM hit“<strong>Dati</strong>” complete with jaw-dropping dance break showcasing Belle’s superb dancing skillstoo.</p><div><br/></div><p>Belle also managed to wow and add another surprise to fans by showing up with aguitar onstage to intro and perform her song Rise. Truly, this self-confessed <strong>Taylor Swift</strong>fan is living her dream.Final moments of the concert saw Belle singing “<strong>Somber and Solemn</strong>,” one of the songsshe co-wrote and produced for her latest album.</p><div><br/></div><p>The night may have been all about Belle but <strong><a href="https://metro.style/people/celebrities/donny-pangilinan-metro-x-star-magic-30/34487" target="_blank">Donny Pangilinan</a></strong>, one half of thephenomenal <strong><a href="https://metro.style/people/celebrities/donbelle-documentary-their-moment/34360" target="_blank">#DonBelle</a> </strong>tandem, was in attendance to show his all-out support for hisbeloved partner. Earlier at the concert, Belle jokingly gifted Donny with the popular toy<em><strong>lato-lato</strong></em> as a so-called souvenir of the night. As Belle marks the concert finale with<strong>Selena Gomez</strong>’s empowering female anthem “<strong>Who Says</strong>,” Donny was seen in theaudience cheering her on, standing up and encouraging the crowd to hype her up andsing and dance along to the song. He later went onstage to congratulate the actress-singer with flowers and to tell her how proud he is of her.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/6dcd745b-fd65-49f2-b9a1-c400be0e007b_beloved belle-38.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Belle Mariano Shines at Her First Ever Solo Concert"/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>Belle ended the night with an encore performance of <strong>Walk the Moon</strong>’s “<strong>Shut Up andDance</strong>” bringing everyone dancing and making a massive dance floor out of the NewFrontier Theater.</p><div><br/></div><p>To cap it all off: it’s been a wonder-filled night of music, talent and awesomeperformances for Belle Mariano who successfully made her debut as a live solo concertartist. It was an even more wild night for DonBelle fans who witnessed how Donnywillingly and supportively took a step back to be in the audience to just watch Belleshine on her own. Belle is truly beloved in every sense of that word.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/57eb4dec-d0dd-42dc-b2d7-a0c0d40be589_beloved belle-47.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Belle Mariano Shines at Her First Ever Solo Concert"/></span></span></div><div class="article-content" itemProp="articleBody"><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/7ac0e516-a29c-4b68-b702-7e0b111441b0_belle mariano beloved concert landscape.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/a6447539-11d2-483b-97d1-c10a49f24190_beloved belle-3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" 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