Canadian-Filipino recording artist soars through music

Soaring in the sky – that’s where you used to find Lou Celestino back when he was a flight attendant.

But when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit in 2020, the Montrealer lost his job, making him experience turbulence with this change of lifestyle.
Yet when one career landed, another took off. It is then when he gravitated back towards his love for music.

“Just being in the booth and singing these songs, that’s when I found that I was at peace,” said Celestino, Canadian-Filipino recording artist. “At that very moment, I knew, like, this is something I want to do.”

Canadian-Filipino recording artist, Lou Celestino. (Credit: Lou Celestino)

Today, he is back in flight, but as a passenger now. Working on music from Montreal to Los Angeles.

“I’ve always been singing, my whole entire life,” he recalled.

Using music to heal from losses, Celestino describes his style as “filled with emotion.”

“A lot of my music, it’s just me being really real with my feelings and being vulnerable,” he said. “I feel like there’s a lot of men that still has that stigma of like, being vulnerable makes you look, kind of weak.”

“I know some men will hide their feelings,” he added. “When they listen to me, they’ll probably think ‘wow, I know how that feels.'”

Local Montreal artist, Lou Celestino. (Credit: Lou Celestino)

Celestino recently released his debut single One More Chance, a track that expresses his heartbreak, the act of moving on from experiences that came from the pandemic.

“I feel like when I sing, I’m very like, I try to really hit the soul.”

Inspired by Montreal, L.A., and notably his parents, Celestino looks forward to seeing where music will bring him – hoping to mentor the younger generation along the way – because he knows we were all meant to fly.

“Just always be willing to learn and just take that leap of faith,” he said. “At the end of the day you don’t want to live with any regret.”