When Marcelito Pomoy received an email from The Ellen DeGeneres Show, at first he thought it was a scam. But when a staff of the US talk show called him to tell him that he’s being invited by Ellen DeGeneres herself to fly to LA and perform, he got nervous and excited at the same time.

With a help of an interpreter, Pomoy shared with Ellen his humble beginnings before performing “The Prayer” and part of “Beauty and the Beast.”

Check it out:

Marcelito Pomoy singing part of “Beauty and the Beast”: