Written by Ricardo Villafan, Staff Writer
If students have ever wondered who that little kid singing at some of the Indian Trail High School & Academy’s football games is, it’s Mr. Blue. He is one energetic, kind-hearted, and talented 6-year-old that just wants to make the people that hear him happy.
“My mom used to sing me little songs when I used to be a baby,” said Skylar- Blue Maravilla, also known as Mr. Blue.
Mr. Blue started singing when he was about 1 year old, recalled his mom, Ashley Maravilla. But he didn’t start to sing in front of an audience until much later. After singing in just his house for so long, he wanted to start performing in front of a larger audience. So he told his mom and she became a sort of manager for him.
He has performed at the Kenosha County Fair and placed first against about 40 other contestants. Mr. Blue has also sung in nursing homes for the senior citizens of Kenosha and put on shows at many Indian Trail football games performing the national anthem.
Multiple staff members at Indian Trail have encouraged the young boy and many students highly praise him. Rodney Nixon, an Indian Trail security guard, said Mr. Blue boosts school spirit in students that hear him sing, and he helps build the school community.
“I enjoy his singing. I thank him so much for participating, and we will see him during basketball season,” Nixon said.
Mr. Blue can also be seen as an inspiration to people who want to try and perform and put themselves out there.
Most people know who he is, and al- most all of the football team has grown to know his name. When he sings, that audience is a huge inspiration to him.
“They’re all be clapping and saying ‘Woo woo’,” Mr. Blue said. Who wouldn’t be inspired by all that attention? Especially at the young age he is.
Mr. Blue would like to sing as a job one day. Maravilla, his mom, has noticed something very special about her son, and that’s the fact that at just 6 years old he knows who and what kind of person he is.
“If he takes pictures and if he performs, he likes wearing bow ties because that’s who he is. He’s been like that since he was a baby,” Ms. Maravilla said. “I always dressed him really really well. He went to a new school and a parent actually told him, ‘Oh you don’t have to dress fancy like that.’ And he was like ‘Oh that’s who I am.’”
As for all the energy that Mr. Blue has, he does a lot more than just sing. He’s a pretty athletic kid, so he plays basketball, dances, and of course sings. He memorizes monologues and songs in just about two days, Maravilla said. So not only is he very talented, but he’s also very smart.
As of right now, he’s focusing more on school rather than performances. But he insists he most de nitely will not lose his passion for music.
“He’ll just get better,” Maravilla said.
His mom believes that Mr. Blue will al- ways have that drive to sing and to make his audience feel joy.
To see more from Mr. Blue, he has a Facebook page called Mr. Blue Sings. He also will perform with KUSD theater as a munchkin in “The Wizard of Oz” in January at Indian Trail.
His mom expressed gratitude for those who have overwhelmingly embraced her son’s talents.
“Thank for you supporting him. Come and see him,” Ms. Maravilla said.